La Vuelta Ciclista a España '24 / Stage 4
Plasencia - Pico Villuercas
Classification: 2.UWT - Category: ME
The stage
Stage 4 of the 2024 La Vuelta Ciclista a España was a mountain stage that took place on .
The stage started in Plasencia and finished in Pico Villuercas, starting at with an expected finish at (average speed of 42 km/h).
The total distance of the stage was 170.4 km. The stage included 4 categorized climb(s) and 1 intermediate sprint(s), and had a total elevation gain of 3305 m, and a total descent of 2152 m.
Map and Profile
Points of interest
The stage included 4 categorized climb(s) and 1 intermediate sprint(s).
Puerto de Cabezabellosa
Puerto de Cabezabellosa is a KOM cat. 2 climb, which starts at 14.8 km (155.6 km to go) and ends at 24 km (146.3 km to go). It has total distance of 9.2 km, and an average gradient of 5.2%, going from 447 to 931 meters of altitude.
Alto de Piornal
Alto de Piornal is a KOM cat. 1 climb, which starts at 40.2 km (130.2 km to go) and ends at 54.1 km (116.3 km to go). It has total distance of 13.9 km, and an average gradient of 5.5%, going from 426 to 1189 meters of altitude.
Puerto de Miravete
Puerto de Miravete is a KOM cat. 3 climb, which starts at 115.5 km (54.9 km to go) and ends at 123.2 km (47.1 km to go). It has total distance of 7.8 km, and an average gradient of 4.5%, going from 309 to 657 meters of altitude.
Puerto de Miravete
Puerto de Miravete is a Bonus sprint at 123.2 km (47.1 km to go).
Roturas
Roturas is a Sprint at 154.9 km (15.4 km to go).
Pico Villuercas
Pico Villuercas is a KOM cat. 1 climb, which starts at 155.8 km (14.6 km to go) and ends at 170.4 km (0 km to go). It has total distance of 14.6 km, and an average gradient of 6.1%, going from 637 to 1535 meters of altitude.
Final 3k
The final 3 km for this stage starts at 167.4 km, has an average gradient of 8%, reaching 1535 m of altitude.