Route, profile and schedule of stage 13 of the Vuelta a España 2023: Formigal – Col du Tourmalet (135 km)
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On Friday, September 8ththe 13th stage of the Tour of Spain 2023, the queen day of this editionthrough some of the most famous peaks of the Pyrenees.
It is a short stage, barely 135 kilometersbut very hard, since it accumulates 4,000 meters of unevenness and in which the cyclists will not have a single breath, since the descent of each port will be immediately followed by the ascent of the next.
The peloton will depart from formigal to face a route marked by four great summits: the first of them will be the portalet port, of 3rd category, whose ascent will mean the start of the day (4.4 km at 5.4%). Then the cyclists will enter French lands to climb the Col d’Aubisque of special category (16.5km at 7.1%), the Col de Spandelles (1st category, 10.3 km at 8.3%) and, finally, the famous Col du Tourmalet also special category (18.9 km at 7.4%).
A stage in which favorites they can’t afford to fail and that will help make things clearer in the general classification.
STAGE PROFILE
Profile of the 13th stage of the Tour of Spain. Photo: lavuelta.es
DATA SHEET:
Stage: 13th stage (September 8, Friday)
Route: Formigal. Huesca the Magic-Col du Tourmalet
Distance: 135km
Closing hour: 1:50 p.m.
Arrival schedule: 5:20 p.m. (40 km/h) | 5:30 p.m. (38 km/h) | 17:42 (36 km/h)
Mountain Prize: Portalet (3rd category), at kilometer 4.4; Col d’Aubisque (special category), at kilometer 48.7; Col de Spandelles (1st category), at kilometer 82; Col du Tourmalet (special category), at kilometer 134.7.
Source: Eitb
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