Vuelta 2026: Full Route Announced, Race Starts in Gruissan, France
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The Vuelta is a big bike race in Spain. It happens every year. The full route for 2026 is now known.
The Vuelta 2026 will start in Gruissan. Gruissan is a small town in France. This is not usual, because the Vuelta is a Spanish race.
After Gruissan, the cyclists will ride to Narbonne. Narbonne is also in France. Many roads will close for the race.
Cars will not use some motorway exits. A ring road near Narbonne will also close. This will change traffic for many people.
The team Cofidis also gave news. Cofidis picked its eight riders for a race. This is a French cycling team.
People in Narbonne must plan travel carefully. The race will make roads busy and slow.
Vocabulary15 words
- Vuelta
- a famous bike race in Spain
- route
- the path or way a race follows
- cyclists
- people who ride bikes
- motorway
- a big fast road for cars
- ring road
- a road that goes around a town
- Cofidis
- the name of a French cycling team
- traffic
- cars and people moving on roads
- disrupted
- stopped or changed from normal
- circulation
- the movement of cars on roads
- departure
- the start of a trip
- riders
- people who ride in a race
- team
- a group of people who work together
- France
- a country next to Spain
- Spain
- a country in Europe
- close
- to stop people using something
Quiz
Answer key
1. Gruissan 2. Motorway exits and a ring road 3. True
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The _____ is a big bike race in Spain. It happens every year. The full _____ for 2026 is now known.
The Vuelta 2026 will start in _____. Gruissan is a small town in France. This is not usual, because the Vuelta is a Spanish race.
After Gruissan, the _____ will ride to Narbonne. Narbonne is also in France. Many roads will close for the race.
Cars will not use some _____ exits. A _____ near Narbonne will also close. This will change traffic for many people.
The team _____ also gave news. Cofidis picked its eight riders for a race. This is a French cycling team.
People in Narbonne must plan travel carefully. The race will make roads busy and _____.