{"id":1448,"date":"2021-08-23T20:09:33","date_gmt":"2021-08-23T20:09:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/?p=1448"},"modified":"2026-01-25T11:50:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T10:50:10","slug":"the-top-5-fiercest-climbs-in-the-vuelta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/en\/verhalen\/de-top-5-heftigste-beklimmingen-in-de-vuelta","title":{"rendered":"The top 5 fiercest climbs in the Vuelta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Anyone who has the <a data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"www.lavuelta.es\" href=\"http:\/\/www.lavuelta.es\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a<\/a> has ever seen knows the picture. The final kilometres of a climb that is little more than a glorified goat track. It characterises this grand tour, which has always lost out to the Tour, but has also been surpassed by the Giro d'Italia, with its mythical <a href=\"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/en\/stories\/classic-ride-stelvio-from-prato\/\">Stelvio<\/a>, Mortirolo, Gavia, <a href=\"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/en\/stories\/cycling-in-the-majestic-dolomites\/\">Passo Giau <\/a>and Zoncolan. The Vuelta has long tried its best to make the finishes and climbs spectacular. It seems to have succeeded in doing just that. Because these days, whoever thinks of a bizarre uphill finish thinks of the <a href=\"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/en\/classic-rides\/classic-ride-alto-de-langliru\/\">Angliru<\/a>, La Covatilla and more such goat trails. As an ode to this type of climb, we have snapped up the top 5 fiercest climbs in the Vuelta (with a little dessert). In no particular order (but with that one resounding name at number 1).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Alto de L'Angliru<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Drop the name Angliru to any cyclist and the porridge shoots straight into the legs. And rightly so. Since 1999, this climb has been in the Tour of Spain with some regularity. Many riders prefer to take a bus ticket that day. It is the Monster of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.turismoasturias.es\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"www.turismoasturias.es\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Asturias<\/a> and THE climb of the Vuelta. Go figure. 12.5 kilometres according to the official signs, 10.1% average and almost half a kilometre at 23%. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The steepest kilometre is 17.3% and with 5 kilometres at an average of 13.8%, no one will be looking forward to a ride up to the top of this monster with much pleasure. In 2020, Hugh Carty was the most recent winner. Any rider, amateur or pro, who comes up here whole deserves respect!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" data-id=\"3777\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Angliru-696x522-1.gif\" alt=\"One of the fiercest climbs in the Vuelta, Angliru\" class=\"wp-image-3777\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Santuario de la Virgen de Arrate<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This climb will also give fear shivers to many. Not because this climb, one of the most important in the <a href=\"https:\/\/tourism.euskadi.eus\/en\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/tourism.euskadi.eus\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Basque Country<\/a>, is so enormously long. The longest variant measures 'only' 6.4 kilometres. No, the main issue here is the gradient. 20% maximum, a kilometre long 15.6% and almost the entire climb averaging 9%. Painful, painful, painful. Yet this climb cannot be attributed only to light featherweights. For even friend of the show Miguel Indurain once came out on top here as a winner. But yes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"575\" height=\"425\" data-id=\"1452\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ib4010.jpg\" alt=\"one of the most intense climbs in the Vuelta: Santuario de la Virgen de Arrate\" class=\"wp-image-1452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ib4010.jpg 575w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/ib4010-300x222.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Lagos de Covadonga<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This year (2021) this climb is back in the Vuelta. Located in the <a href=\"https:\/\/parquenacionalpicoseuropa.es\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/parquenacionalpicoseuropa.es\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Picos de Europa National Park<\/a>, also in Asturias, this is one that makes for very picturesque pictures. The lakes of Covadonga look stunning on the postcard, but meanwhile from the town of Covadonga uphill is a painful agony. If you are going to do this climb, it is useful to say a quick prayer at Covadonga cathedral.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is actually bizarre that a climb that 'only' rises to 1120m and that at 5.4% on average causes so much anxiety. It is probably due to the long stretch (almost 700m) at 15% and above <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"371\" data-id=\"1450\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/enol2.jpg\" alt=\"The beautiful Lagos de covadonga\" class=\"wp-image-1450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/enol2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/enol2-300x139.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/enol2-768x356.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Pico Valeta<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This climb in the Sierra Nevada, in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.andalucia.org\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"www.andalucia.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Andalusia<\/a>, definitely belongs in the list of most beautiful goat trails. Although the Vuelta caravan never actually drives all the way up (because it won't work with all those cars). It is the highest paved road in Europe, at over 3300 metres. The longest route has an altitude difference of 2800 metres! The southern variants are quite steep at the start and then weaken a bit. On average, the climb maxes out at 6.7%, but it is mainly the length of over 40 kilometres to the summit that makes the sweat bead over the forehead here. It is often very warm at the foot, but also quite chilly at the top. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Vuelta often stops around 2500 - 2600 metres. Still a climb to be proud of, especially since the average then goes up considerably (as the last kilometres to the top are not the steepest).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Alto d'el Gamoniteiru<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For true followers of the Vuelta, this one doesn't actually fit the list. After all, this one is new. But it's in there anyway and here's why: It's almost next to the Angliru and has a similarly painful profile map. Looks like the Vuelta organiser has found another new goat trail!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This climb is 9.7% average over 15 kilometres, with 5 kilometres at an average of 11.4. The outlier is not as extreme as the Angliru, but this is definitely going to hurt. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"1453\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/danielhughesuk_Epic-Cols_Gaomniteiro88-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"magnificent climb to alto d&#039;el Gamoniteiru\" class=\"wp-image-1453\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/danielhughesuk_Epic-Cols_Gaomniteiro88-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/danielhughesuk_Epic-Cols_Gaomniteiro88-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/danielhughesuk_Epic-Cols_Gaomniteiro88-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/danielhughesuk_Epic-Cols_Gaomniteiro88-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/danielhughesuk_Epic-Cols_Gaomniteiro88-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>(c) Daniel Hughes UK<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bonus climb: Pe\u00f1a Cabarga<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This climb has been climbed fairly often, but for many it may just not be long enough. Still, this 6 km long calf bite near Santander is one to sit up and take notice of. Especially the last kilometre at 15% is painful and provides a lot of spectacle even among the pros. Froomey won here twice, but also (remarkably) Vasiliy Kyrienka. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/pena-cabarga-santiago-de-cudeyo-1024x512.png\" alt=\"Route profile of Pe\u00f1a Cabarga\" class=\"wp-image-1458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/pena-cabarga-santiago-de-cudeyo-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/pena-cabarga-santiago-de-cudeyo-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/pena-cabarga-santiago-de-cudeyo-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/pena-cabarga-santiago-de-cudeyo-1536x768.png 1536w, https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/pena-cabarga-santiago-de-cudeyo-2048x1024.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>(c) Climbfinder.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Iedereen die de Vuelta a Espa\u00f1a wel eens heeft gezien kent het beeld. De laatste kilometers van een beklimming die niet heel veel meer zijn dan een veredeld geitenpad. Het tekent deze grote ronde, die het altijd al af moest leggen tegen de Tour, maar die ook door de Giro d&#8217;Italia voorbij gestreefd werd, met [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1451,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"iawp_total_views":1950,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,8],"tags":[198,719,506],"class_list":["post-1448","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-spanje","category-verhalen","tag-cols","tag-ronde-van-spanje","tag-vuelta"],"acf":[],"featured_image_url":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/lagos-covadonga-asturias-s525542617-150x150.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/lagos-covadonga-asturias-s525542617-300x200.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/lagos-covadonga-asturias-s525542617-768x512.jpg","large":"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/lagos-covadonga-asturias-s525542617-1024x683.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/lagos-covadonga-asturias-s525542617.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/lagos-covadonga-asturias-s525542617.jpg","trp-custom-language-flag":"https:\/\/cyclingdestination.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/lagos-covadonga-asturias-s525542617.jpg"},"post_author":"Sander","assigned_categories":"Spanje, Verhalen","yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>De top 5 heftigste beklimmingen in de Vuelta - Cycling Destination<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"De top 5 heftigste beklimmingen in de Vuelta van 2021 zijn hier even op een rijtje gezet. 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