Elevation profile of Vuelta a España 2024 stage 9, Motril to Granada: 178.5 km with 4,486 m of climbing, highest point 1,673 m.
Route profile from ProPace's route data. Darker shading is steeper road.
Distance
178.5 km
Climbing
4,486 m
Highest point
1,673 m
Steepest km
14.0% at km 151
Start
Motril 242 m
Finish
Granada 671 m

The wind on the day

Averaged along the route between 12:30 and 17:30 local time: 11 km/h from the south-west, gusting to 33 km/h on average. Dry.

Average wind
11 km/h
Direction
South-west 204°
Average gust
33 km/h
Temperature
32°C 26 to 37°C

Historical weather for 25 August 2024, sampled at 34 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

178.5 km with 4,486 m of climbing. On the route profile 54.8 km of the road rises at more than 3%, and 17.0 km of it is steeper than 8%.

The high point is 1,673 m at km 156. The steepest kilometre on the profile averages 14.0%, at km 151. 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?

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