Stage 12 · Vera → Calar AltoVuelta a España 2026 · Mountain · Sep 3

The route

The Almería queen stage: a rolling desert approach, then a savage final 44 km chaining the Velefique — double-digit ramps early, 15% in its last kilometre — into the summit finish at the Calar Alto observatory, 2,168 metres up among the telescopes.

Key climbs

• Cat 3Puerto Los Barrancos5.6 km · 4.8%
• Cat 3Alto Cóbdar4.3 km · 5.2%
• Cat 2Collado García6.8 km · 4.9%
• Cat 1Alto de Velefique13.2 km · 7.3%
• ESPCalar Alto15.5 km · 6%