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SPG Stage 17


The last uphill finish, short but nasty

Stage Map:

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Stage Profile:

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Vuelta screams:

 

Bodegas Faustino, in the Alava region of La Rioja, will mark the start of the stage  that last year sealed the fate of Igor Anton in La Vuelta when a fall at the start of the climb to Cabarga Peña made him drop out of the race.

The winding route of the stage, with a single category 3 mountain pass in the first half, may lead to a dangerous breakaway that the teams that are already taking positions for the general classification will have to watch for. The second half is more complicated with two mountain passes, Sía and Alisa. In addition the Peña Cabarga finish will force cyclists to save some energy, since the final climb is about six kilometres and has an average gradient of nearly 10%, with ramps that reach as high as 18%.

 

Time to make prediction: 12:16 CET; 6:16am ET; 3:16am PT

Stage Scores:

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Overall Scores:

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Uphill-32

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full scores

images via lavuelta.com