Route and profile of stage 18 of the Vuelta a España 2023: Pola de Allande-La Cruz de Linares (179 km)
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The eighteenth stage of the 2023 Vuelta a España disputes the Thursday September 14with the race already fully immersed in its final and decisive section, and has a route of 179 kilometerswhich participants must travel after leaving Pola de Allande and before reaching The Cross of LinaresIn asturias.
Cyclists will have to face five scoring climbsalthough one of them, The Cross of Linares, which is 1st category, will be climbed twice, the second in the final kilometers of the stage. It is a port where the Vuelta a España has never been before, and it will require the runners to make an effort of 8.3 kilometers, with an average slope of 8.6%; a difficulty for the strongest, especially at this stage of the race.
Before beginning the first ascent to La Cruz de Linares, cyclists must overcome the pass of The Stakesof the 2nd category, that of San Lorenzo1st, with almost 10 kilometers at 8.6%, and the Tenebredo3rd.
Whoever wants or intends to turn around their situation in the general classification or achieve that stage victory that resists them, therefore, must show a high level, on a day that promises to be a show.
STAGE PROFILE
Profile of the 18th stage of the Vuelta a España. Photo: lavuelta.es
DATA SHEET:
Stage: 18th stage (September 14, Thursday)
Route: Pola de Allande-La Cruz de Linares
Distance: 179km
Closing hour: 12:47
Arrival schedule: 17:16 (41 km/h) | 17:30 (39 km/h) |17:45 (37 km/h)
Mountain Award: The Stakes (2nd category), at kilometer 48.8; San Lorenzo (1st category), at kilometer 88.6; Tenebredo (3rd category), at kilometer 121.2; The Cross of Linares (1st category), at kilometer 153.9; The Cross of Linares (1st category), at kilometer 178.9.
Source: Eitb
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