A Challenging Mountain Route for Pogačar and His Team
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After the stage was canceled due to hail at the end of the third day, today's stage of the Vuelta a España is scheduled for 4th, which brings three first-category passes and a total of almost 3,000 meters of altitude gain.
Font Romeu was supposed to be the first uphill test in this Vuelta, but a storm decided otherwise. Today in Andorra, just like Monaco a Valhalla for professional cyclists, another storm is instilling fear: Tadej Pogacar. There is a fear that he will already definitively lock down the race. “When you see that in Manosque he first follows Van Aert’s attack and then still finishes third...”
Tadej Pogačar will compete with his other competitors for a high ranking in the overall standings in the demanding fourth stage of the Tour of Spain. The caravan will have a total of 104.8 km of route, which will include three first-category climbs and a total of 3,000 meters of elevation gain.
The best cyclists in the 81st Tour of Spain are already looking forward to a new mountain stage with a start and finish in the capital of Andorra, where many professionals reside.
The Andorra climbs are a must-see for the Vuelta: even though the race plan calls for them very early this year, the menu remains the same: plenty of climbing. Stage four, start...
The 4th stage of the Vuelta, which will be contested on Tuesday 25 August, will take the peloton on 104.9 km between Andorra la Veille and Andorra la Veille. Departure at 14:49 for an arrival scheduled at 17:30.
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