Elevation profile of Vuelta a España 2026 stage 21, Granada to Granada: 99.4 km with 1,193 m of climbing, highest point 846 m.
Route profile from ProPace's route data. Darker shading is steeper road.
Distance
99.4 km
Climbing
1,193 m
Highest point
846 m
Steepest km
7.8% at km 65
Start
Granada 662 m
Finish
Granada 779 m

The wind on the day

Averaged along the route between 12:30 and 15:00 local time: 4 km/h from the north-west, gusting to 12 km/h on average. Dry.

Average wind
4 km/h
Direction
North-west 302°
Average gust
12 km/h
Temperature
29°C 26 to 32°C

Historical weather for 13 September 2026, sampled at 16 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

A hilly 99.4 km carrying 1,193 m of climbing: 11.2 km of the route is above 3%, 2.2 km above 8%. Not a mountain stage, but nothing about it is flat for long.

The high point is 846 m at km 28. The steepest kilometre on the profile averages 7.8%, at km 65. 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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