Alfaro - Estación de esquí de Valdezcaray
Stage 9 of the 2025 La Vuelta Ciclista a España is a mountain stage that will take place on .
The stage starts in Alfaro and finishes in Estación de esquí de Valdezcaray, starting at with an expected finish at (average speed of 39 km/h).
The total distance of the stage is 195.3 km. The stage includes 1 categorized climb(s) and 1 intermediate sprint(s), and has a total elevation gain of 3085 m, and a total descent of -1848 m.
The stage includes 1 categorized climb(s) and 1 intermediate sprint(s).
The neutral start for this stage is 6.8 km long with an average gradient of 0.3%.
Sprint is a Sprint at 166 km (22.5 km to go).
Sprint is a Bonus sprint at 166 km (22.5 km to go).
Valdezcaray is a KOM cat. 1 climb, which starts at 182.1 km (6.4 km to go) and ends at 195.3 km (-6.8 km to go). It has total distance of 13.2 km, and an average gradient of 5.1%, going from 851 to 1527 meters of altitude.
The final 3 km for this stage starts at 192.3 km, has an average gradient of 2.4%, reaching 1527 m of altitude.