Stage 11 preview
Verín - Estación de Esquí Alto de la Manzaneda
Summit finish debut
Often bypassed by the Vuelta, Galicia is back on the race route with a cluster of tough stages, starting with this one that concludes with a first ever summit finish at the Manzaneda ski station. Rather like the Covatilla stage, there are rugged but not overly testing mountain sections early on, but the main interest comes right at the end of the day. Rising at an average of 6 per cent for 19km, the climb’s steepest sections come just before the resort, where the road drops then ramps up again to the summit’s TV masts. Given the length of this climb, a breakaway is unlikely to survive.
Vuelta flashback 1986, Pino triumphs over one of the race’s best fields
One year on from his controversial defeat at the hands of Pedro Delgado, Britain’s Robert Millar finished runner-up again
to another Spaniard in equally dubious circumstances. This time the Scot’s conqueror was Galicia’s Álvaro Pino, who rode the race of his life. However, key to Pino’s success was the assistance of compatriots when he had been dropped by Millar on the climb to Sierra Nevada. Particularly important was the pacing of Pino undertaken by Marino Lejarreta of the rival Seat team. The Basque led Zor’s Pino back up to Millar, who ended up losing the race by just 66 seconds.
Details
Distance: 167.0km
Highest point: 1,750m
Category: Mountains
Igor Antón says...
"This was one of the stages I looked at in July. It’s a real leg-breaker that’s up and down all day. The final climb is not the toughest summit finish but it ramps up as it approaches the top and the accumulation of climbing will take a toll."
Map
Profile
Thank you for reading 5 articles in the past 30 days*
Join now for unlimited access
Enjoy your first month for just £1 / $1 / €1
*Read any 5 articles for free in each 30-day period, this automatically resets
After your trial you will be billed £4.99 $7.99 €5.99 per month, cancel anytime. Or sign up for one year for just £49 $79 €59
Join now for unlimited access
Try your first month for just £1 / $1 / €1
Get The Leadout Newsletter
The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!
Most Popular
Latest on Cyclingnews
-
Itzulia Women past winners
Champions 2022-2023 -
La Vuelta Femenina 2024 – Analysing the contenders
After Annemiek van Vleuten's retirement is Demi Vollering an inevitable victor or will a new challenger rise? -
Tour of the Gila: Wilmar Paredes climbs to victory ahead of Tyler Stites on stage 1
Team Medellín scores opening win plus Vargas in third and Sevilla in fifth -
EF Education-Cannondale one of five Tour de France Femmes wildcards
Arkea-B&B Hotels, St. Michel-Mavic-Auber93 earn a berth