Vuelta a España 2026, Stage 16: Cortegana → La Rábida
Hilly, 8 September 2026. 186.0 km with 2,244 m of climbing.
- Distance
- 186.0 km
- Climbing
- 2,244 m
- Highest point
- 831 m
- Steepest km
- 8.6% at km 20
- Start
- Cortegana 653 m
- Finish
- La Rábida 25 m
The wind on the day
Averaged along the route between 12:30 and 17:15 local time: 14 km/h from the west, gusting to 29 km/h on average. Dry.
- Average wind
- 14 km/h
- Direction
- West 285°
- Average gust
- 29 km/h
- Temperature
- 34°C 27 to 39°C
Historical weather for 8 September 2026, sampled at 56 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
186.0 km with 2,244 m of climbing. The road rises at more than 3% for 29.0 km of it and is above 8% for 3.2 km, so the climbing comes in repeated efforts rather than one long ascent.
The high point is 831 m at km 26. The steepest kilometre on the profile averages 8.6%, at km 20. 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 16 against a pro in ProPace. Every stage and every feature is free.
