Vuelta a España 2024, Stage 4: Plasencia → Pico Villuercas
Mountain, 20 August 2024. 170.5 km with 3,519 m of climbing.
- Distance
- 170.5 km
- Climbing
- 3,519 m
- Highest point
- 1,568 m
- Steepest km
- 14.8% at km 162
- Start
- Plasencia 315 m
- Finish
- Pico Villuercas 1,568 m
The wind on the day
Averaged along the route between 12:30 and 17:15 local time: 9 km/h from the north-west, gusting to 26 km/h on average. Dry.
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
- Direction
- North-west 312°
- Average gust
- 26 km/h
- Temperature
- 35°C 27 to 39°C
Historical weather for 20 August 2024, sampled at 47 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
A mountain stage: 170.5 km, 3,519 m of climbing, 51.8 km of the route above 3% and 4.1 km above 8%.
The high point is 1,568 m at the finish. The steepest kilometre on the profile averages 14.8%, at km 162. It finishes uphill, the final 3 km averaging 8.0%.
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 4 against a pro in ProPace. Every stage and every feature is free.
