Vuelta 2021 Route stage 12: Jaén - Córdoba

Slideshow 1/8
Thursday 26 August - Running from Jaén to Córdoba, the 12th stage of La Vuelta amounts to 175 kilometres. The finale features the Alto del14% before a 8 kilometres descent leads onto 10 flat final kilometres in the third largest city Andalucía.
The most recent stage winners in Córdoba are Peter Sagan and John Degenkolb. In 2011 and 2014, respectively, the Slowak and German were the fastest finishers in a bunch sprint.
The first 10 kilometres of the race are hilly before a long and gradual descent leads onto an more undulating phase. The riders continue on the flat to Córdoba and after the first passage in the city with the highest summer temperatures in Europe there are still 69 kilometres remaining.
Two laps around Córdoba – both featuring one climb – round out the route. The first climb begins in Medina Azahara, a fortified palace-city that was built in the 10th century and lies 8 kilometres west of Córdoba. The riders climb roughly 400 vertical metres to continue on rolling roads to the actual summit, the Alto de San Jerónimo. It’s a 13.3 kilometres test at 3.3%
The route descends back into Cordóba before the last climb of the day. The Alto del 14% peaks out at – what’s in a name – 14%, while the average gradient of the 7.2 kilometres ascent sits at 5.6%. The hardest kilometre appears almost 3 kilometres before the summit and goes up at 11%. A flat section with 1.5 kilometres left to climb leads onto a false flat run-up to the summit.
It’s a 8 kilometres descent from the Alto del 14% to the last 10 kilometres on the flat.
The first three riders on the line gain time bonuses of 10, 6 and 4 seconds. Furthermore, 3, 2 and 1 seconds are available at the top of the Alto del 14%.
Another interesting read: results 12th stage 2021 Vuelta.
Vuelta a España 2021 stage 12: route, profiles, more
Click on the images to zoom
+ Click for more images (4)
Watch the highlights of recent races here:
Related articles Favourites stage 12: Attackers with fast descent - Vuelta 20 The Route - Vuelta 20 Riders - Vuelta 20 Withdrawals - Vuelta 20 Route and stages - Vuelta 20 GC Favourites - Vuelta 20 More articles Dwars door Vlaanderen 2025: Live race report
Dwars door Vlaanderen 2025: The Route
Dwars door Vlaanderen 2025: Riders
Dwars door Vlaanderen 2025: Favourites
Tour of Flanders 2025: The Route
Tour of Flanders 2025: Riders
Tour of Flanders 2025: Favourites
Tour of the Basque Country 2025: Route
Tour of the Basque Country 2025: Riders
Tour of the Basque Country 2025 Route stage 1: Vitoria-Gasteiz - Vitoria-Gasteiz
Tour of the Basque Country 2025 Route stage 2: Pamplona - Lodosa
Tour of the Basque Country 2025 Route stage 3: Zarautz - Beasain
Tour of the Basque Country 2025 Route stage 4: Beasain - Markina-Xemein
Paris - Roubaix 2025: The Route
Paris - Roubaix 2025: Riders
Tour de France 2025: The Route
Tour de France 2025 Route stage 1: Lille - Lille
Tour de France 2025 Route stage 12: Auch - Hautacam
Tour de France 2025 Route stage 14: Pau - Superbagnères
Tour de France 2025 Route stage 16: Montpellier - Mont Ventoux
Tour de France 2025 Route stage 18: Vif - Col de la Loze
Cycling Calendar 2025
Volta a Catalunya 2025: Sprint triumph Brennan, Ayuso reclaims GC lead
Giro 2025: The Route
Giro 2025 Route stage 1: Durazzo - Tirana