- Start time: 12:55 CEST
- Finish time: 17:18 CEST
- How to watch stage 10 of the Vuelta a España
- Favourites to win the stage: Jay Vine, Juan Ayuso, Raúl García, David Gaudu, Pablo Castrillo, Bruno Armirail, Lorenzo Fortunato, Jonas Vingegaard, João Almeida
The second week in the Vuelta a España kicks off with a bang. Stage 10 returns to Navarre, a foral autonomous community and province in Spain, with a winding uphill stage towards the French border.
A further 25 kilometres, the intermediate sprint will take place in Isaba before the riders tackle the final ascent. Just like Sunday’s Valdezcaray climb, the Larra-Belagua (9.4km at 6.3%) is steeper on the bottom and flattens out in the final 1.5 kilometres.
The race's third Pyrenean summit finish, last visited in 2023 by the Vuelta when Remco Evenepoel dropped fellow breakaway Romain Bardet to gain some redemption after the Belgian's stinging defeat on the slopes of the Tourmalet the day before.
This time round, the approach is not as difficult, but coming straight after a rest day, Belagua could well cause significant damage once again.
On paper, the stage should be one for the breakaway riders going for a stage win. But the same was said for stage 9, where Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) put in a surprise solo attack to take the win.
Climbs
- Alto de las Coronas (cat.3) 127.7km - time bonus
- Larra-Belagua (cat.1) 175.3 km
Sprints
- Isaba, km. 153
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