The first mountainous stage of the Vuelta comes early in the race and there are three nasty climbs on the day's parcours. The two previous times that the Vuelta has visited the ski resort of Covatilla has been in the last week, so this will shake up the GC early in the race. The peloton will have to negotiate the first category Piornal and Honduras before the 12 percent slopes of the Covatilla. Roberto Heras has won here in 2004, so it's one for the pure climbers.
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Unpopular opinion: Alpe d'Huez is on the limit, and it wasn't even the best atmosphere at this Tour de France
My best guess would be that social media has accelerated the glorification and fetishization of the Alpe d’Huez atmosphere, and more and more people are heading up with the primary focus of seeking out the hot-spots where the music is loudest, and the costumes are wildest. -
Tour de France penalties, fines and yellow cards – five irregular feeding fines handed out on stage 19
XDS Astana sports director was also fined for failing to respect the instructions of the commissaires. -
'I was dead there' - 2022 Alpe d'Huez winner Tom Pidcock suffers badly on same ascent in 2026 Tour de France
Running on empty Briton finishes 20th, drops to ninth on overall classification -
Tour de France abandons – Edoardo Affini climbs into team car on stage 19 to Alpe d'Huez
Tracking all the riders who have crashed out or otherwise left this year's Tour between Barcelona and Paris
