Vuelta a España 2026, Stage 15: Palma del Río → Córdoba
Hilly, 6 September 2026. 181.2 km with 2,853 m of climbing.
- Distance
- 181.2 km
- Climbing
- 2,853 m
- Highest point
- 786 m
- Steepest km
- 6.9% at km 147
- Start
- Palma del Río 63 m
- Finish
- Córdoba 98 m
The wind on the day
Averaged along the route between 12:30 and 17:15 local time: 7 km/h from the south-east, gusting to 17 km/h on average. Dry.
- Average wind
- 7 km/h
- Direction
- South-east 142°
- Average gust
- 17 km/h
- Temperature
- 36°C 31 to 41°C
Historical weather for 6 September 2026, 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. For this stage the wind is forecast-derived rather than measured: the file was prepared before the weather archive covered the race day, and it will be replaced when it does. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0).
Riding it
181.2 km with 2,853 m of climbing. The road rises at more than 3% for 41.6 km of it and is above 8% for 0.9 km, so the climbing comes in repeated efforts rather than one long ascent.
The high point is 786 m at km 69. The steepest kilometre on the profile averages 6.9%, at km 147. 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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