Vuelta a España 2026, Stage 3: Gruissan → Font-Romeu
Hilly, 24 August 2026. 166.7 km with 2,596 m of climbing.
- Distance
- 166.7 km
- Climbing
- 2,596 m
- Highest point
- 1,930 m
- Steepest km
- 8.1% at km 142
- Start
- Gruissan 32 m
- Finish
- Font-Romeu 1,930 m
The wind on the day
Averaged along the route between 12:30 and 16:45 local time: 22 km/h from the south-east, gusting to 50 km/h on average. Rain recorded on parts of the route.
- Average wind
- 22 km/h
- Direction
- South-east 139°
- Average gust
- 50 km/h
- Temperature
- 29°C 13 to 35°C
Historical weather for 24 August 2026, sampled at 52 points 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
A hilly 166.7 km carrying 2,596 m of climbing: 33.8 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 1,930 m at the finish. The steepest kilometre on the profile averages 8.1%, at km 142. It finishes uphill, the final 3 km averaging 5.1%.
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 3 against a pro in ProPace. Every stage and every feature is free.
