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Vitoria-Gasteiz - Maeztu-Parque Natural de Izki
Stage 18 of the 2024 La Vuelta Ciclista a España was a medium mountain stage that took place on .
The stage started in Vitoria-Gasteiz and finished in Maeztu-Parque Natural de Izki, starting at with an expected finish at (average speed of 43 km/h).
The total distance of the stage was 179.3 km. The stage included 2 categorized climb(s) and 1 intermediate sprint(s), and had a total elevation gain of 2629 m, and a total descent of -2505 m.
The stage included 2 categorized climb(s) and 1 intermediate sprint(s).
PM Alto de Rivas de Tesero is a KOM cat. 2 climb, which starts at 70.3 km (108.9 km to go) and ends at 81.4 km (97.8 km to go). It has total distance of 11.1 km, and an average gradient of 3.3%, going from 566 to 937 meters of altitude.
Puerto Herrera is a KOM cat. 1 climb, which starts at 128.7 km (50.6 km to go) and ends at 134.2 km (45 km to go). It has total distance of 5.6 km, and an average gradient of 8.2%, going from 632 to 1092 meters of altitude.
Puerto Herrera is a Bonus sprint at 134.2 km (45 km to go).
Villafría is a Sprint at 157.5 km (21.8 km to go).
The final 3 km for this stage starts at 176.3 km, has an average gradient of -2.5%, reaching 667 m of altitude.