Elevation profile of La Vuelta Femenina 2026 stage 6, Gijón to Les Praeres: 106.5 km with 2,027 m of climbing, highest point 747 m.
Route profile from ProPace's route data. Darker shading is steeper road.
Distance
106.5 km
Climbing
2,027 m
Highest point
747 m
Steepest km
17.0% at km 103
Start
Gijón 10 m
Finish
Les Praeres 747 m

The wind on the day

Averaged along the route between 12:30 and 15:30 local time: 8 km/h from the north-west, gusting to 22 km/h on average. Rain recorded along most of the route.

Average wind
8 km/h
Direction
North-west 316°
Average gust
22 km/h
Temperature
15°C 14 to 17°C

Historical weather for 8 May 2026, sampled at 24 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

106.5 km with 2,027 m of climbing. On the route profile 27.9 km of the road rises at more than 3%, and 3.3 km of it is steeper than 8%.

The high point is 747 m at the finish. The steepest kilometre on the profile averages 17.0%, at km 103. It finishes uphill, the final 3 km averaging 12.8%.

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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