Vuelta a España 2024, Stage 16: Luanco → Lagos de Covadonga
Mountain, 3 September 2024. 181.5 km with 4,085 m of climbing.
- Distance
- 181.5 km
- Climbing
- 4,085 m
- Highest point
- 1,109 m
- Steepest km
- 12.5% at km 173
- Start
- Luanco 55 m
- Finish
- Lagos de Covadonga 1,064 m
The wind on the day
Averaged along the route between 12:30 and 17:45 local time: 9 km/h from the north-west, gusting to 22 km/h on average. Rain recorded along most of the route.
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
- Direction
- North-west 327°
- Average gust
- 22 km/h
- Temperature
- 17°C 12 to 19°C
Historical weather for 3 September 2024, sampled at 40 points along the route and pre-computed before the app shipped. It is not a live forecast and the app makes no weather calls. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0).
Riding it
181.5 km with 4,085 m of climbing. On the route profile 43.2 km of the road rises at more than 3%, and 17.5 km of it is steeper than 8%.
The high point is 1,109 m at km 179. The steepest kilometre on the profile averages 12.5%, at km 173. It finishes on flat or gently rolling road.
In ProPace the stage runs with this wind along the route, resolved into headwind, tailwind and crosswind at each point, and the app puts your own numbers on it against the pro reference. The reference profile and how the simulation works are set out in How much slower than a pro are you?
Ride Vuelta a España 2024 stage 16 against a pro in ProPace. Every stage and every feature is free.
