Saturday 31 August 2024 at 10:37
La Vuelta Ciclista a España '24 / Stage 14
Villafranca del Bierzo - Villablino
Classification: 2.UWT - Category ME
The stage
Stage 14 of the 2024 La Vuelta Ciclista a España is a mountain stage that will take place on Saturday 31 August 2024 at 10:37.The stage starts in Villafranca del Bierzo and finishes in Villablino. Start time is 10:37 with an expected finish at 15:30 (average speed of 41 km/h).
The total distance of the stage is 200.5 km. The stage includes 2 categorized climbs and 1 intermediate sprint. The stage has a total elevation gain of 2680.8 m with the highest altitude of the stage being 1521 m. The total descent of the stage is -2147.4 m.
Weather and forecast
- The race will have temperatures between 16 and 26°C, with an average of 22°C.
- 1 mm of rain expected at some point in the race
- The wind will come mainly from NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW, N with an average of 6 km/h wind. The maximum wind speed will be 10 km/h with gusts of up to 36 km/h.
Points of interest
The stage includes 2 categorized climbs and 1 intermediate sprint.
Puerto de Cerredo
Puerto de Cerredo is a KOM cat. 3 climb, which starts at 95.5 km (105 km to go) and ends at 102.5 km (98 km to go). It has total distance of 7 km, and an average gradient of 4.5%, going from 1038 to 1356 meters of altitude.
Cangas de Narcea
Cangas de Narcea is a Sprint at 150.5 km (50 km to go).
Cangas de Narcea
Cangas de Narcea is a Bonus sprint at 150.5 km (50 km to go).
Puerto de Leitariegos
Puerto de Leitariegos is a KOM cat. 1 climb, which starts at 161 km (39.5 km to go) and ends at 183.8 km (16.7 km to go). It has total distance of 22.8 km, and an average gradient of 4.5%, going from 501 to 1519 meters of altitude.
Final 3k
The final 3 km for this stage starts at 197.6 km, has an average gradient of 0.8%, and reaching 1001 m of altitude.
