Vuelta a España 2026, Stage 18: El Puerto de Santa María → Jerez de la Frontera
Individual time trial, 10 September 2026. 32.5 km with 178 m of climbing.
- Distance
- 32.5 km
- Climbing
- 178 m
- Highest point
- 56 m
- Steepest km
- 3.0% at km 20
- Start
- El Puerto de Santa María 9 m
- Finish
- Jerez de la Frontera 53 m
The wind on the day
Averaged along the route between 13:00 and 17:00 local time: 15 km/h from the south-west, gusting to 29 km/h on average. Dry.
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
- Direction
- South-west 218°
- Average gust
- 29 km/h
- Temperature
- 27°C 25 to 29°C
Historical weather for 10 September 2026, sampled at 10 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
32.5 km against the clock, 178 m of climbing, and 0.5 km of road above 3%. Pacing the rises matters as much as raw speed.
The high point is 56 m at the finish. The steepest kilometre on the profile averages 3.0%, 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 18 against a pro in ProPace. Every stage and every feature is free.
