{"product_id":"vuelta-a-espana-2003-heras-the-soft-spoken-hero-3-disc-set","title":"Vuelta A Espana 2003: Heras: The Soft Spoken Hero 3-Disc Set","description":"Vuelta A Espana 2003: Heras: The Soft Spoken Hero DVD VIDEO MOVIE world cycling \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003eType: \u003c\/label\u003e Movie \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003ePlatform: \u003c\/label\u003e DVD \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/label\u003e World Cycling Productions \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003eReleased: \u003c\/label\u003e 2003 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"proAttr productType\"\u003e\u003clabel\u003eMedia: \u003c\/label\u003e DVD \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cshortdescription\u003e\u003c\/shortdescription\u003eThe Vuelta a España is the third Grand Tour on the cycling calendar, with 2003's edition running from September 6-28, and though it tends to attract less attention than the Tour de France, it has consistently been a very exciting race. In fact, from a cycling fan's point of view, the organizers of the Vuelta have exactly the right goals: to make the race exciting to watch from the first stage to the very last. The 2003 Vuelta is a perfect example of an outstanding race design, with the result being a hotly contested race in which the overall winner wasn't determined until the last moment. \u003cbr\u003eIf we ask the question, \"What makes a stage race exciting?\" the answer will likely be this: mountain-top finishes and individual time trials. What did the organizers of the 2003 Vuelta do? They put in lots of each! The route includes nine mountain stages (including six uphill finishes), one team time trial, two individual time trials, and, to finish off with a real bang, an uphill individual time trial on the next-to-last stage. The mountain stages feature eleven first-category climbs and five \"special category\" climbs, including the famous Col d'Aubisque during the Vuelta's venture into France. Furthermore, the eight flat stages are varied, not all of them pancake-flat... which means that sometimes the finish ends up as a bunch sprint, sometimes a breakaway succeeds, and sometimes a breakaway is caught within scant meters of the finish line. The result? Individual stages that are lots of fun to watch even when the general classification isn't in question. \u003cbr\u003eSo how was the 2003 Vuelta? In a word, fantastic: certainly equaling the 2003 Tour de France and exceeding the 2003 Giro d'Italia in the level of drama and excitement to be had from beginning to end\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor DVD Player (North American NTSC)","brand":"World Cycling Productions","offers":[{"title":"Used In Sleeve","offer_id":46953023963414,"sku":"46569","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0083\/0377\/1710\/products\/201534145152889ELIP2263EL.jpg?v=1700770377","url":"https:\/\/www.neverdiemedia.com\/products\/vuelta-a-espana-2003-heras-the-soft-spoken-hero-3-disc-set","provider":"NeverDieMedia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}