Elevation profile of Vuelta a España 2025 stage 16, Poio to Castro de Herville: 167.9 km with 3,476 m of climbing, highest point 628 m.
Route profile from ProPace's route data. Darker shading is steeper road.
Distance
167.9 km
Climbing
3,476 m
Highest point
628 m
Steepest km
13.0% at km 144
Start
Poio 18 m
Finish
Castro de Herville 500 m

The wind on the day

Averaged along the route between 12:30 and 17:15 local time: 10 km/h from the south-west, gusting to 26 km/h on average. Rain recorded on parts of the route.

Average wind
10 km/h
Direction
South-west 226°
Average gust
26 km/h
Temperature
18°C 14 to 21°C

Historical weather for 9 September 2025, sampled at 37 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: 167.9 km, 3,476 m of climbing, 41.9 km of the route above 3% and 8.6 km above 8%.

The high point is 628 m at km 110. The steepest kilometre on the profile averages 13.0%, at km 144. The last 3 km to the line climb at 4.2% 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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