Euskaraz irakurri: Espainiako Vueltako 17. stageren profila eta ibilbidea: Ribadesella – Angliruko gaina (124.5 km)

In the 17th stage We reach the halfway point of the last week and the countdown begins for the end of the week. Back to Spain. It is a special day, in which it is the turn of one of the most legendary climbs of the test: the Alto del Angliru.

A climb of 12.4 km with an average gradient of 9.8%, with ramps above 20%, makes it one of the toughest passes in the world, in a special category. With the first five relatively easy kilometers, the hardness begins once we reach the Viapará area. From here, sections and curves with slopes greater than 10% begin to follow one another until reaching a turn that leads to the terrible Cueña Les Cabres with its painful slope.

Before, the runners will have to test their strength with two other first-class ports: Colladiella (7.5 km and 7.1% inclination) and Tailpiece (5.4 km and 9.2%). The great climbers have, without a doubt, the opportunity to be crowned winners of one of the most important stages of the Vuelta.

STAGE PROFILE

Profile of stage 17 of the Vuelta a España

Source: Eitb

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