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Stage 3 · Gruissan → Font-Romeu Vuelta a España 2026 · Mountain · Aug 24

166.7km Distance
2,600 m Climbing
Mountain Profile
Elevation profile for Vuelta a España 2026 stage 3, Gruissan to Font-Romeu. 166.7 km.500m1000m1500m2000m2500mCol de Mont-LouisKM 157 · CAT 1 · 1580mFont-RomeuKM 167 · CAT 2 · 1750mSTART

The route

Pan-flat across the Aude plain for 70 km, then the road tips up and barely relents: Mont-Louis and Font-Romeu merge into 27 sustained kilometres of climbing to the first mountain finish. No brutal ramps — just a long war of attrition at altitude.

Key climbs

  • Cat 1 Col de Mont-Louis 19.1 km · 5%
  • Cat 2 Font-Romeu 9.8 km · 4.9%