Euskaraz irakurri: Espainiako Vueltako 5. profila stage from ibilbidea: Morella-Burriana (186.5 km)

The fifth stage of the Vuelta a España in 2023 will be held on Wednesday, August 30, it will come out of Morella (Castellón) and will end in burriana (Castellón) and has a route of 186 kilometers. After the hard layout that several of the stages of the previous days have presented, this day could be decided to sprint, since it presents an adequate profile for that to happen.

The cyclists, yes, they are going to meet with a scoring port for the mountain classification, the Collado de la Ibola, 2nd category. It is an ascent whose average gradient is 3.9%, not excessively hard, but long, since it will require an effort of 11.4 kilometers from the runners. The organization of the Vuelta has placed the banner indicating the end of the climb at kilometer 132.5 of the stage, that is, more than 50 from the conclusion.

This being the case, and taking into account, moreover, that the Vuelta has just begun and that the forces, although not intact, do still respond to a large extent to the ambition of the participants, the massive sprint could determine, in Burriana , who is the winner. The teams of sprinters will try and work for it.

STAGE PROFILE

Profile of the 5th stage of the Tour of Spain. Photo: lavuelta.es

Source: Eitb

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