{"id":16354,"date":"2023-02-28T21:04:08","date_gmt":"2023-02-28T21:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/28\/la-vuelta-femenina-the-womens-vuelta-a-espana-to-finish-atop-lagos-de-covadonga\/"},"modified":"2023-02-28T21:04:08","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T21:04:08","slug":"la-vuelta-femenina-the-womens-vuelta-a-espana-to-finish-atop-lagos-de-covadonga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/28\/la-vuelta-femenina-the-womens-vuelta-a-espana-to-finish-atop-lagos-de-covadonga\/","title":{"rendered":"La Vuelta Femenina, the women&#8217;s Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, to finish atop Lagos de Covadonga"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p>Organisers of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/la-vuelta-femenina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">La Vuelta Femenina<\/a> by Carrefour.es have given the women&#8217;s peloton a serious challenge for 2023, announcing a seven-stage, 730.3-kilometre long route that starts in Torrevieja and ends in Lagos de Covadonga, a proper high mountain grand finale.<\/p>\n<p>This 16-kilometre brute of a climb averages 7.4% and is similar to Alpe d&#8217;Huez in length and difficulty. The Lagos de Covadonga has been used 22 times in the Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a, with climbers Primo\u017e Rogli\u010d, Thibaut Pinot, and Nairo Quintana the most recent stage winners at its summit.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"hawk-nest paywall\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\"\/>\n<p class=\"paywall\">It&#8217;s a Grand Tour climb that will produce a worthy La Vuelta Femenina champion and will celebrate the 40th anniversary of its appearance as one of the Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a&#8217;s signature ascents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/annemiek-van-vleuten\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Annemiek van Vleuten<\/a> (Movistar), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/races\/tour-de-france-femmes-2022\/stage-7\/results\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">winner of the Tour de France Femmes<\/a> and the Ceratizit Challenge by La Vuelta in 2022, praised the organisers for including this iconic climb as the race finale.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">&#8220;To end in such a famous location is essential for the race&#8217;s media impact as it results in more coverage for the event. I&#8217;m glad La Vuelta Femenina by Carrefour.es has chosen such as well-known climb,&#8221; Van Vleuten said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">&#8220;I&#8217;m excited, I know what to expect, it&#8217;s a very tough climb. It&#8217;s also good that we have some flat stages, as they also help to make the race very exciting. It&#8217;s a very complete Vuelta.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">The women&#8217;s peloton have a version of the Giro d&#8217;Italia and Tour de France, and, now that the Vuelta has expanded to a full week, the set of Grand Tours is complete. With two hours of daily broadcast coverage, the race also approaches the Tour de France in terms of exposure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">The race grew out of the Challenge by La Vuelta, which originated as a one-day race in 2015. Organisers added a second stage in 2018, a third in 2020, a fourth in 2021 and a fifth last season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">La Vuelta Femenina opens with a 14.5-kilometre team time trial before riders tackle three flat stages. Stage 2 to Pilar de la Horadada has one small climb 20km from the finish, likely one of a reduced bunch sprint. A pan-flat stage 3 to La Roda is even better suited to the sprinters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">The overall contenders get a warm-up for the mountains ahead on stage 4 to Guadalajara, which climbs over the Alto de Hurche, a 4km ascent averaging around a 4.5% grade. The climbs get far more serious on stage 5 with the category 1 Puerto de Navafr\u00eda mid-stage a finish on the 5km long Mirador de Pe\u00f1as Llanas at 1483 metres in altitude.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\">The penultimate stage is just 106.7 kilometres long with two category 2 climbs, the Alto de Fuente de las Baras and Puerto de Campo el Hayal. However, organisers have saved the best for last: a 93.7km stage with the category 2 Collado Moandi mid-stage and the summit finale on the Lagos de Covadonga.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/news\/la-vuelta-femenina-the-womens-vuelta-a-espana-to-finish-atop-lagos-de-covadonga\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Organisers of the La Vuelta Femenina by Carrefour.es have given the women&#8217;s peloton a serious challenge for 2023, announcing a seven-stage, 730.3-kilometre long route that starts in Torrevieja and ends in Lagos de Covadonga, a proper high mountain grand finale. 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