Elevation profile of Vuelta a España 2025 stage 2, Alba to Limone Piemonte: 159.6 km with 1,910 m of climbing, highest point 1,388 m.
Route profile from ProPace's route data. Darker shading is steeper road.
Distance
159.6 km
Climbing
1,910 m
Highest point
1,388 m
Steepest km
8.7% at km 161
Start
Alba 171 m
Finish
Limone Piemonte 1,388 m

The wind on the day

Averaged along the route between 12:30 and 16:30 local time: 7 km/h from the north, gusting to 22 km/h on average. Rain recorded along most of the route.

Average wind
7 km/h
Direction
North 8°
Average gust
22 km/h
Temperature
20°C 14 to 24°C

Historical weather for 24 August 2025, sampled at 49 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 159.6 km carrying 1,910 m of climbing: 17.5 km of the route is above 3%, 1.9 km above 8%. Not a mountain stage, but nothing about it is flat for long.

The high point is 1,388 m at the finish. The steepest kilometre on the profile averages 8.7%, at km 161. The last 3 km to the line climb at 7.2% 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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