Correos will, for the fifth consecutive year, be the Official Logistics Operator for La Vuelta 24. Pedro Saura, the President of Correos, and Javier Guillén, the General Director of Unipublic, today renewed the alliance that exists between the companies since 2020, consolidating the postal delivery company as La Vuelta’s Official Logistics Operator.
Once again, Correos will be responsible for transporting the key infrastructures of the 79th edition of the Spanish Tour, to be held from the 17th of August to the 8th of September 2024 – an enormous logistical challenge.
Correos will move over 400 tonnes of materials required for the race to take place without logistical complications in each of its 42 headquarters (21 departures and 21 finish-lines), including those located in Portugal. The company will make 27 towing vehicles, two trailers, one rigid truck and 15 platforms available to La Vuelta in order to travel 3,265 km carrying the materials necessary to hold the race.
The materials include barriers and signage as well as various finish-line mobile infrastructures such as the podium, the Press Room, the signature podium, the anti-doping and catering truck, among others.
Besides being the Official Logistics Operator, Correos will also be a main partner of La Vuelta 24 by sponsoring the Team Classification that rewards the leading team during each stage and the leading team in the General Classification at the end of La Vuelta. This ranking is obtained by adding the top 3 individual times of each team’s riders, the winner being the team with the lowest total time.
Each stage’s best team will be presented with their award at the signature podium the following day prior to the stage departure. Likewise, the team leading the General Classification will wear a red jersey featuring the Correos logo to distinguish its members from the rest of the peloton.
This renewed partnership with La Vuelta will also be visible this year at each stage’s Parque Vuelta where a Correos tent will be located, featuring a quiz consisting of two roulettes and questions about Correos (Correos Market, Correos Frío, Sustainability, Logistical Challenge in La Vuelta, etc.) – its objective being to raise awareness about the company’s products, services and actions.
As a new feature this year, visitors to the Parque Vuelta during the first and last stages departing from Lisbon and Madrid will be able to send postcards to their friends and families from a mailbox located in the Correos tent. Special stamps dedicated to both stages of La Vuelta will be available for purchase at specially installed ATM machines.
Through the renewal of the partnership agreement established five years ago with Unipublic, the organiser of La Vuelta, Correos shows it support and commitment to Spanish sports.
