The peloton faces this Friday an ideal mid-mountain day for escapes and, why not, for those teams that want to break the race in these last stages before the clock. And it is that the initial section presents several ideal climbs for ambushes and that are little known by the squad.
The first climb will be the Alto de Sela de Entorcisa, third category with its 9.9 kilometers at 3.9% that will crown at 433 meters of altitude. 470 athletes have dared to climb on Strava for a total of 1,652 attempts that they have completed on average in 33:54 to 3:33 per kilometer.
The user Nenon de Bres has the KOM or best time on Strava in the climb to Alto de Sela de Entorcisa since April 6, 2016 with a time of 23:55 at an average of 23.9 km / h, Meanwhile he QOM or best female time is for the MTB cyclist Tere Barreira with a time of 25:13. It takes 13 efforts to be a Local Legend in Alto de Sela de Entorcisa.
The harshness of the day will increase with the rise to the Alto da Garganta, second category with its 10.3 kilometers at 5.6% that will crown at an altitude of 900 meters. 138 runners have dared this climb on Strava for a total of 212 attempts that they have completed in 44:01 to 4:22 a kilometer.
The cyclist Jairo Uriz has the KOM or best time on Strava in the climb to Alto da Garganta since July 13, 2019 with a time of 29:24 at a speed of 20.6 km / h, while the QOM or best female time goes to user Lulu AFull with a record of 42:28. It takes 3 efforts to be a Local Legend on the climb to Alto da Garganta.
The last great difficulty of the day is the Alto de Barbeitos, second category with its 11.8 kilometers at 3.8% that will crown at an altitude of 927 meters. 232 athletes have dared to climb on Strava for a total of 433 attempts that they have completed in 44:09 to 3:30 a kilometer.
The triathlete Javier López has the KOM or best time on Strava in the climb to Alto de Barbeitos since December 26, 2020 with a time of 31:46 at an average of 23.9 km / h, while the cyclist Sonia Cebrián has the QOM or best female time with a record of 44:18. It takes 4 efforts to be a Local Legend in Alto de Barbeitos, the last great trap of the nineteenth stage of La Vuelta.