Elevation profile of Vuelta a España 2025 stage 13, Cabezón de la Sal to El Angliru: 202.7 km with 3,958 m of climbing, highest point 1,569 m.
Route profile from ProPace's route data. Darker shading is steeper road.
Distance
202.7 km
Climbing
3,958 m
Highest point
1,569 m
Steepest km
17.4% at km 201
Start
Cabezón de la Sal 111 m
Finish
El Angliru 1,556 m

The wind on the day

Averaged along the route between 12:30 and 17:45 local time: 14 km/h from the east, gusting to 36 km/h on average. Mostly dry, with rain recorded at some points.

Average wind
14 km/h
Direction
East 70°
Average gust
36 km/h
Temperature
21°C 14 to 25°C

Historical weather for 5 September 2025, sampled at 57 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 hilly 202.7 km carrying 3,958 m of climbing: 35.6 km of the route is above 3%, 15.3 km above 8%. Not a mountain stage, but nothing about it is flat for long.

The high point is 1,569 m at the finish. The steepest kilometre on the profile averages 17.4%, at km 201. The last 3 km to the line climb at 10.6% 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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