La Vuelta Femenina 2026 stage 7 preview

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The queen stage of this race will begin in La Pola Llaviana / Pola de Lavianna, and the peloton will contest 132km, which is the longest stage of this year's race. The field will tackle three categorised ascents before the final: category 3 Alto de Santo Emiliano at the 15.2km mark, category 3 Alto de la Tejera at the 75.1km mark and the category 2 Alto del Tenebredo at the 97.7km mark. The race will finish atop the fearsome L'Angliru, 13km in length with an average gradient of 9.7%, but it's closer to 13% in the second half, where the winner of the 2026 La Vuelta Femenina will be crowned.

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Alto de Santo Emiliano at the 15.2km mark
Alto de la Tejera at the 75.1km mark
Alto del Tenebredo at the 97.7km mark
Mountaintop finish at L'Angliru

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