Elevation profile of Vuelta a España 2024 stage 6, Jerez de la Frontera to Yunquera: 185.5 km with 3,711 m of climbing, highest point 1,101 m.
Route profile from ProPace's route data. Darker shading is steeper road.
Distance
185.5 km
Climbing
3,711 m
Highest point
1,101 m
Steepest km
8.8% at km 89
Start
Jerez de la Frontera 29 m
Finish
Yunquera 732 m

The wind on the day

Averaged along the route between 12:30 and 17:45 local time: 10 km/h from the west, gusting to 28 km/h on average. Mostly dry, with rain recorded at some points.

Average wind
10 km/h
Direction
West 249°
Average gust
28 km/h
Temperature
30°C 22 to 35°C

Historical weather for 22 August 2024, sampled at 50 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: 185.5 km, 3,711 m of climbing, 49.8 km of the route above 3% and 5.6 km above 8%.

The high point is 1,101 m at km 67. The steepest kilometre on the profile averages 8.8%, at km 89. The last 3 km to the line climb at 4.4% on average.

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?

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