Vuelta a España 2024, Stage 3: Lousã → Castelo Branco
Hilly, 19 August 2024. 191.2 km with 2,620 m of climbing.
- Distance
- 191.2 km
- Climbing
- 2,620 m
- Highest point
- 856 m
- Steepest km
- 6.5% at km 74
- Start
- Lousã 194 m
- Finish
- Castelo Branco 393 m
The wind on the day
Averaged along the route between 12:30 and 17:30 local time: 11 km/h from the north-west, gusting to 28 km/h on average. Dry.
- Average wind
- 11 km/h
- Direction
- North-west 301°
- Average gust
- 28 km/h
- Temperature
- 31°C 25 to 37°C
Historical weather for 19 August 2024, sampled at 49 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
191.2 km with 2,620 m of climbing. The road rises at more than 3% for 35.6 km of it and is above 8% for 0.3 km, so the climbing comes in repeated efforts rather than one long ascent.
The high point is 856 m at km 85. The steepest kilometre on the profile averages 6.5%, at km 74. 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 3 against a pro in ProPace. Every stage and every feature is free.
