The peloton faces this Saturday a demanding mountain day through Extremadura in La Vuelta that will be very tough during much of the route before reaching one of the great unpublished peaks of this edition: Pico Villuercas.
Before, the runners will have to face the climb to a pass that is reminiscent of the mythical heights of the great classics due to its percentage, the Puerto Collado de Ballesteros, also known as Ascent to Acebadillas, of the first category with its 2.8 kilometers at 14% that will crown at 1,415 meters of altitude. 364 athletes have dared this climb on Strava for a total of 627 attempts that have been completed on average in 27:03 to 9:15 per kilometer, and in which there is no data for professional cyclists.
The cyclist Fernando Navas has the KOM or best time of the climb on Strava since March 24, 2021 with a record of 14:52 at an average of 11.7 km / h, while the QOM o The best women’s time is for the cyclist Paloma Ortega since March 14, 2021 with a record of 23:15. It takes four efforts to be a Local Legend on Strava at Puerto Collado de Ballesteros or the Ascent to Acebadillas.
The fireworks to this beautiful day in Extremadura will come with the final climb to Pico Villuercas, first class with its 14.5 kilometers at 6.2% that will crown at 1,580 meters of altitude. 250 athletes have dared to climb on Strava for a total of 339 attempts that they have completed on average in 1:15:28 to 5:11 per kilometer, and in which there is no data for professional cyclists.
The Lizarte rider Pablo Carrascosa has the KOM or best time of the climb on Strava since last March 7 with a record of 44:08 at an average of 20.3 km / h, while the QOM or The best female time is for the cyclist Guada Sánchez from August 8, 2020 with a time of 1:13:57. It takes 3 efforts to be a Local Legend at Pico Villuercas, the new peak of La Vuelta in Extremadura.