The ascent we are talking about is the Alto de la Madera, an obstacle of 8 kilometres long with an average gradients of 3.5%. Compared to some of the uphill drags the riders have to endure in Spain, that’s shallow. On the other hand, no matter how shallow the gradients, if you tackle a climb at a high pace it is going to hurt. So expect the teams with tough sprinters to speed up on the Madera to try to get rid of the pure sprinters.
The riders descend the Alto de la Madera to continue onto a pan-flat finale.
Sam Bennet is on a roll. He continued his winning streak on the BinckBank Tour (three stages) with a clear victory on the 3rd stage of La Vuelta. Yet, young Fabio Jakobsen bested him the next day in a millimetre sprint.
Favourites 14th stage 2019 Vuelta a España
*** Sam Bennett
** Fabio Jakobsen, Fernando Gaviria
*** Marc Sarreau, Max Walscheid, Edward Theuns, Luka Mezgec
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Vuelta a España 2019 stage 14: profile and finale
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