Vuelta 2025 Favourites stage 10: Breakaway artists to the fore

The key difference is that the opening of stage 10 is slightly flatter than in stage 9, while the climbing that follows is harder. In the run-up to the final ascent, the riders face a series of climbs: 3.7 kilometres at 4.8% (after 63 kilometres), 3.6 kilometres at 5.1% (after 85 kilometres), 2.6 kilometres at 4.5% (after 104 kilometres) and 8.3 kilometres at 4.4% (after 127.7 kilometres).

From the top of that last climb, Alto de las Coronas, the route drops onto a 30-kilometre false flat before the final climb features 9.4 kilometres at 6.3%. The average gradient eases considerably in the last 3 kilometres.

That not-too-daunting finale, much like in stage 9, seems to favour the day’s breakaway. For a real GC battle, the finish would need to be tougher. Although, as ever, it all depends on how the race unfolds.

Favourites 10th stage 2025 Vuelta a España

*** Jay Vine, Marco Frigo, Lorenzo Fortunato, Juan Ayuso
** Tom Pidcock, Giulio Ciccone, João Almeida, Jonas Vingegaard
* Marc Soler, Wout Poels, Michal Kwiatkowski, Sean Quinn, Pablo Castrillo

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Vuelta a España 2025 stage 10: routes & profiles

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