2022 Vuelta a España Stage 17 Live Coverage
Welcome to our live coverage of Stage 17 of the 2022 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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Stage 17 travels from Aracena and Monasterio de Tentudía. A day for the attackers is the most likely scenario on the 162.3 kilometres long route with a 10.3 kilometres climbs to the line. The race is played out on the hot roads of Andalcía and Extremadura.
Aracena is your typical Andalucia village with its special attraction hidden underground. La Gruta de la Maravillas – or, Cave of Wonders – is subterranean complex that stretches for around 2,130 metres. The network of limestone caverns is a natural underground monument with subterranean lakes, stalactites, stalagmites, and dripstone curtains. The temperatures in the cave is always 16°Celsius to 19°Celsius, with around 98% humidity.
Once on the road the riders will yearn for a cool cave, as this part of Spain is notorious for being extremely hot in summer. The route is ‘Spanish flat’, which means that it goes up and down all day without any real climbing.
That is, until the finale. The Montasterio de Tentudía is a hilltop monastery. The road starts to climb at kilometre 152. The first 2.3 kilometres rise at 7.1% before it levels out and even descends for a bit. The dash for the top is 4.1 kilometres at 7.5%. Taken from base to finish, the ascent to the monastery is 10.3 kilometres long and averages 5%.
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