2021 Vuelta a España Stage 10 Live Coverage
Welcome to our live coverage of Stage 10 of the 2021 Vuelta a España! Our live profile and commentary are below, followed by a preview of the technical aspects of the route.
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At 190 kilometres, the 10th stage of La Vuelta runs almost entirely along the Mediterranean coastline of southern Spain. But the route turns inland with 35 kilometres remaining to enter a 5 kilometres climb at 8% before a flying descent leads into Rincón de la Victoria.
Three years ago Roquetas de Mar hosted a stage finish at La Vuelta. It was a race through the middle mountaisn and Simon Clarke won from the breakaway ahead of Bauke Mollema and Alessandro De Marchi.
This time the coastal town acts as the starting point of a race along the Mediterranean sea. The roads are virtually flat until the route leaves the coast to turn inland near Velez-Málaga.
Shortly after moving through most important city in the Axarquía region the route climbs false flat onto 1 kilometre at 10%. The route then continues at shallow gradients before the last 5 kilometres climb at 8%. The Puerto de Almáchar totals 10.9 kilometres and averages 4.9%.
The Almáchar climb peaks out with 15.1 kilometres remaining. The finale is flying descent back to the coast.
Rincón de Victoria never before hosted a stage finish at La Vuelta
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