Thursday 5 September 2024 at 11:20

La Vuelta Ciclista a España '24 / Stage 18

Vitoria-Gasteiz - Maeztu-Parque Natural de Izki

Classification: 2.UWT - Category ME

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The stage

Stage 18 of the 2024 La Vuelta Ciclista a España is a hilly stage that will take place on Thursday 5 September 2024 at 11:20.The stage starts in Vitoria-Gasteiz and finishes in Maeztu-Parque Natural de Izki. Start time is 11:20 with an expected finish at 15:30 (average speed of 43 km/h).

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Weather and forecast

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Points of interest

The stage includes 2 categorized climbs and 1 intermediate sprint.

PM Alto de Rivas de Tesero

PM Alto de Rivas de Tesero is a KOM cat. 2 climb, which starts at 70.4 km (109.1 km to go) and ends at 81.5 km (98 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

Puerto Herrera is a KOM cat. 1 climb, which starts at 128.8 km (50.7 km to go) and ends at 134.4 km (45.1 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

Puerto Herrera is a Bonus sprint at 134.4 km (45.1 km to go).

Villafría

Villafría is a Sprint at 157.6 km (21.8 km to go).

Final 3k

The final 3 km for this stage starts at 176.5 km, has an average gradient of -2.5%, and reaching 667 m of altitude.