Vuelta a España 2026, Stage 1: Monaco → Monaco
Individual time trial, 22 August 2026. 9.6 km with 224 m of climbing.
The route stored for this stage does not match the official course exactly: it measures 10.5 km against the official 9.6 km. The distance and climbing above are the official figures; the profile and the gradient figures measured on it come from the stored route, so read them as indicative of the terrain rather than an exact reproduction of the stage.
- Distance
- 9.6 km
- Climbing
- 224 m
- Highest point
- 86 m
- Steepest km
- 3.1% at km 0
- Start
- Monaco 49 m
- Finish
- Monaco 11 m
The wind on the day
Averaged along the route between 13:00 and 17:00 local time: 9 km/h from the south, gusting to 27 km/h on average. Dry.
- Average wind
- 9 km/h
- Direction
- South 166°
- Average gust
- 27 km/h
- Temperature
- 27°C 27 to 28°C
Historical weather for 22 August 2026, sampled at 1 point 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
9.6 km against the clock, 224 m of climbing, and 1.7 km of road above 3%. Pacing the rises matters as much as raw speed.
The high point is 86 m at km 1. The steepest kilometre on the profile averages 3.1%, at km 0. 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?
Ride Vuelta a España 2026 stage 1 against a pro in ProPace. Every stage and every feature is free.
