Stage 12 · Vera → Calar Alto Vuelta a España 2026 · Mountain · Sep 3
166.5km Distance
4,460 m Climbing
Mountain Profile
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 3 Puerto Los Barrancos 5.6 km · 4.8%
- Cat 3 Alto Cóbdar 4.3 km · 5.2%
- Cat 2 Collado García 6.8 km · 4.9%
- Cat 1 Alto de Velefique 13.2 km · 7.3%
- ESP Calar Alto 15.5 km · 6%