Poio - Mos.Castro de Herville
Stage 16 of the 2025 La Vuelta Ciclista a España was a medium mountain stage that took place on .
The stage started in Poio and finished in Mos.Castro de Herville, starting at with an expected finish at (average speed of 39 km/h).
The total distance of the stage was 167.7 km. The stage included 4 categorized climb(s) and 1 intermediate sprint(s), and had a total elevation gain of 3153 m, and a total descent of -2656 m.
The stage included 4 categorized climb(s) and 1 intermediate sprint(s).
The neutral start for this stage is 2.4 km long with an average gradient of 0.6%.
Alto de San Antoñino is a KOM cat. 3 climb, which starts at 73.9 km (91.4 km to go) and ends at 82.8 km (82.5 km to go). It has total distance of 8.9 km, and an average gradient of 4.1%, going from 41 to 403 meters of altitude.
Alto da Groba is a KOM cat. 1 climb, which starts at 98.4 km (67 km to go) and ends at 109.6 km (55.8 km to go). It has total distance of 11.2 km, and an average gradient of 5.5%, going from 14 to 626 meters of altitude.
Couso is a Sprint at 136.6 km (28.7 km to go).
Alto de Prado is a KOM cat. 2 climb, which starts at 140.1 km (25.2 km to go) and ends at 144.3 km (21 km to go). It has total distance of 4.2 km, and an average gradient of 7.5%, going from 123 to 439 meters of altitude.
Alto de Prado is a Bonus sprint at 144.3 km (21 km to go).
Castro de Herville is a KOM cat. 2 climb, which starts at 158.2 km (7.1 km to go) and ends at 167.7 km (-2.4 km to go). It has total distance of 9.5 km, and an average gradient of 5%, going from 30 to 505 meters of altitude.
The final 3 km for this stage starts at 164.7 km, has an average gradient of 4.8%, reaching 505 m of altitude.