2011-08-20 - Vuelta a Espana: dates / route

Speaking of Mountains, I was reading Jeff Connor's excellent account of the Halfords Pro team (the Uks first pro team to enter the Tour de France). They selected a group of riders who they thought could make it to Paris and picked Paul Watson as the climber - solely on the basis he won the King of the Mountain jersey in the Milk Race - the tour of the UK.

Thats like me standing at the foot of Everest because I managed the climbing wall at the local go ape centre. I thought that was hilarious.

Actually they weren't the first UK pro-team to ride it...

And how much do you know about Watson before you criticise him? Was a class rider and climber.