Vuelta 2024 Route stage 12: Ourense - Cabeza de Manzaneda

Ourense is famous for its hot springs and for promotional reasons the race sets off from one of the most famous spas in town. It’s the twentieth visit of la Vuelta. The last time was in 2020, when Tim Wellens took the stage win from the breakaway.

No finish in Ourense this time. The riders set off in easterly direction for a lumpy day in the saddle. The hills are not tough in themselves, it’s the sheer repetition of uphill drags that will wear the riders out until the long climb to the line finishes it all off.

Starting in Manzaneda, it’s a 22 kilometres long drag to the ski station at the summit. The average gradient sits at 6.4%, while the hardest kilometre goes up at 10.2%. This section appears exactly halfway.

The Estación de Montaña Manzaneda featured once before on La Vuelta. In 2011 it was David Moncoutié who climbed to victory, more than 1 minute ahead of his breakaway companions Beñat Intxausti and Luis León Sánchez.

The first three riders on the line gain time bonuses of 10, 6 and 4 seconds, while the intermediate sprint comes with 6, 4 and 2 seconds.

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