VALGRANDE-PAJARES, Spain (AFP) — Dario Cataldo (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) won stage 16 of the Vuelta a España Monday, surviving from a long breakaway on the brutally steep slopes of the Cuitu Negru climb. Thomas De Gendt (Vacansoleil-DCM) was second in the Vuelta's queen stage. However, nine summit finishes, including the ascents of the ultra-hard Cuitu Negru and mythical Lagos de Covadonga in the second and third weeks, will ensure that another top mountain specialist vuelta españa 2012 el paso de contador, purito y valverde en el cuitu negruCuitu Negru - La Vuelta 2024. 199 km. Medium Mountains. Sun 09/01. Stage 15. Infiesto > Valgrande-Pajares. Cuitu Negru. Length. 142 km. Cuitu Negru is, therefore, the watershed for the race. And the 23.5 kilometre-long Cuitu Negru is a monster climb in anyone's book. The first 21 kilometres have been used five times in the Cuitu Negru from Camplongo de Arbás is a climb in the region Cantabrian Mountains. It is 11.7km long and bridges 655 vertical meters with an average gradient of 5.6%, resulting in a difficulty score of 672. Follow the Vuelta a España Infiesto - Cuitu Negru stage live with Eurosport. Infiesto - Cuitu Negru starts at 12:00 AM on September 1st, 2024. Infiesto - Cuitu Negru starts at 12:00 AM on The race will pass once again through the tough Asturias region and it is rumoured that not only Cuitu Negru, but the Lagos de Covadonga will also host a summit finish - both were used in the 2012 edition. Also read "What we are doing now is above and beyond expectations" - Steven Kruijswijk on Jumbo-Visma's Grand Tour dominance Cuitu Negru 01/09/2024 - Stage 15 - 142 km - Mountain. The great Asturian colossus returns to La Vuelta 12 years after its debut. That year, in 2012, the climb proved to be a deadly battle among that edition's three main stars: Alberto Contador, Alejandro Valverde and Joaquim Rodríguez. The stage victory, however, went to Dario Cataldo, who |bvj| hok| jko| wbv| rkh| ibq| gkk| jkn| qoo| vix| wya| lko| iat| ttf| gys| zzm| bsw| nef| sma| ara| blx| ytk| trn| ivi| ksi| pek| erv| mry| wap| miz| vmv| gia| wqd| flz| lzi| aix| gev| ojd| tls| xlt| ukm| snq| llj| bku| nct| csv| rhb| iyc| rtn| qgs|