The day after a disguised transition stage, it’s time for a monstrous mountain stage in the Vuelta a España on Sunday! The GC could already be in a definitive state here, which is why IDLProCycling.com is happy to tell you more about it! Route stage 15 Vuelta a España 2024
The fifteenth stage of the Tour of Spain is an intense climbing feast of no less than 142.9 kilometers, ending on the grueling climb of the Cuitu Negru. But before we get there, plenty of other climbing awaits!
After a relatively straightforward approach of about 35 kilometers, we start with the Alto de la Colladiella, a first-category climb of 6.4 kilometers at an average of 8.2 percent. It’s a nice climb to get into the rhythm!
Not too long after that comes the Alto de Santo Emiliano, which is much easier. This third-category climb is 5.6 kilometers long, and the road climbs an average of 4.9 percent. After that, it is time for the Alto de la Colladiella, which will be passed twice.
And then the icing on the cake is yet to come! The Ciutu Negru col is a tough one, it has to be said. On top of the Cuitu Negru is the Pajares ski area; you take a ski elevator or bike to get there. The riders do the latter, so they ride uphill for 18.9 kilometers at an average gradient of 7.4 percent.
That percentage is tough in itself, but then we haven’t even mentioned the immensely tricky final […]
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