La Vuelta 2023, Stage 14 (Sauveterre-de-Béarn - Larra-Belagua), course, route, profile, animation

“Saturday, 9 September The 14th stage of the Vuelta leads partly through the French and partly through the Spanish Pyrenees. After three climbs on the route, the race heads uphill in the Larra-Belagua ski area. The race is 156.9 kilometres long, with a total of more than 4,500 metres of uphill. After the start in the French town of Sauveterre-de-Béarn, the riders ride on almost flat roads for one hour before the Col Hourcère, the first of two special category climbs, awaits them. Over 11.1 kilometres, the road climbs at an average of 8.7%. Via a long descent, the riders reach the foot of the second climb of the special category. This is the Puerto de Larrau, which leads the riders back to Spain. For the first 10 kilometres - it is the Col d’Erroyment - the road climbs in double digits. It then flattens out for 3 kilometres and then climbs again at 10.3% for the last 2 kilometres. From the foot to the summit of Puerto de Larrau it is 14.9 kilometres with an average gradient of 8 %. The summit marks the border between France and Spain. And 6, 4 and 2 bonus seconds await the first three riders. The riders descend to the foot of Puerto de Laza, an intermediate climb of 3.4 kilometres at 6.3%, and then they continue down to the town of Isaba. A left turn takes you back up into the mountains. For the first 11 kilometres, the riders follow the Río Belagua upstream. This is a false flat, and the last 9.5 kilometres are steeper again. This section climbs at an average of 6.3% and flattens out considerably in the last 3 kilometres to the summit. The finish climb is just before the Spanish-French border in the winter sports resort of Larra-Belagua. “ ( & Routes ’n’ Maps ’n’ Flags) Creating cycling stage animations requires a lot of work and computing power. You are welcome to support me with a donation: