Vuelta 2025 Route stage 10: Sendaviva

Vuelta 2025 Route stage 10: Sendaviva - Larra-Belagua

Tuesday, 2 September - Stage 10 of La Vuelta is a 168-kilometre race featuring 3,317 metres of elevation gain, capped off by a summit finish at the Larra-Belagua ski resort. The finish climb is 9.3 kilometres long, with an average gradient of 6.3%.

The riders set off from the Parque de la Naturaleza Sendaviva, a unique blend of theme park and zoo. The animals enjoy plenty of space to roam, as Sendaviva covers a sprawling 120 hectares, making it the largest theme park in Spain.

Doubtless, the riders won’t be paying much attention to it. They’ll head north along rolling roads. The Alto de Lerga – 3.7 kilometres at 4.8% – is the most notable obstacle in the early phase of the race. Midway through, they’ll tackle a similar climb – 3.6 kilometres at 5.1% -, followed shortly by the Alto de Iso, which ascends or 2.6 kilometres at 4.5%.

None of these climbs are classified. The first KOM of the day is the Alto de las Coronas: 7.2 kilometres at 4.7%, crested after 120 kilometres of racing. From there, the riders descend to a gradual incline that stretches for tens of kilometres, eventually transitioning into the climb to the finish line.

The last 9.3 kilometres take the riders up to the Larra-Belagua ski resort, located at an altitude of 1,590 metres. The average gradient of the finish climb sits at 6.3%. As the riders near the finish, the gradient eases in the final 3 kilometres.

Larra-Belagua, which lies close to the Spanish-French border, also hosted a stage finish two editions. Although the approach was different that year, the finish climb is a replica. That day, Remco Evenepoel delivered an unassailable solo victory. The day before, he had spectacularly fallen out of contention after losing nearly half an hour on the way to the Tourmalet. But in Larra-Belagua, he bounced back in emphatic style with a dominant win.