Vuelta a España Angliru climbing time

[Red Rick]

Historic climbing times for reference. Fastest time of every year highlighted in red.

1. 2000: 41:55 Roberto Heras 18.32 km/h
2. 2023: 42:27 Primoz Roglic 18.09 km/h
3. 2023: 42:27 Jonas Vingegaard 18.09 km/h
4. 2023: 42:46 Sepp Kuss 17.96 km/h
5. 2023: 42:46 Mikel Landa 17.96 km/h
6. 2013: 43:06 Chris Horner 17.82 km/h
7. 2023: 43:11 Wout Poels 17.78 km/h
8. 2008: 43:12 Alberto Contador 17.78 km/h
9. 2000: 43:24 Pavel Tonkov 17.70 km/h
10. 2000: 43:24 Roberto Laiseka 17.70 km/h
11. 2023: 43:25 Joao Almeida 17.69 km/h
12. 2013: 43:34 Alejandro Valverde 17.63 km/h
13. 2013: 43:34 Vincenzo Nibali 17.63 km/h
14. 2020: 43:34 Hugh Carthy 17.63 km/h
15. 2023: 43:47 Cian Uijtdebroecks 17.54 km/h
16. 2023: 43:47 Santiago Buitrago 17.54 km/h
17. 2020: 43:50 Aleksandr Vlasov 17.52 km/h
18. 2020: 43:50 Enric Mas 17.52 km/h
19. 2020: 43:50 Richard Carapaz 17.52 km/h
20. 2008: 43:54 Alejandro Valverde 17.49 km/h
21. 2002: 43:55 Roberto Heras 17.49 km/h
22. 2011: 43:57 Juan Jose Cobo 17.47 km/h
23. 2020: 44:00 Primoz Roglic 17.45 km/h
24. 2020: 44:00 Sepp Kuss 17.45 km/h
25. 2020: 44:00 Dan Martin 17.45 km/h
26. 2023: 44:09 Juan Ayuso 17.40 km/h
27. 2008: 44:10 Joaquim Rodriguez 17.39 km/h
28. 2023: 44:10 Enric Mas 17.39 km/h
29. 2000: 44:13 Raimundas Rumsas 17.37 km/h
30. 2008: 44:17 Levi Leipheimer 17.34 km/h
31. 2000: 44:22 Txema Del Olmo 17.31 km/h
32. 2013: 44:25 Joaquim Rodriguez 17.29 km/h
33. 2013: 44:29 Thibaut Pinot 17.26 km/h
34. 2017: 44:38 Wout Poels 17.21 km/h
35. 2017: 44:38 Christopher Froome 17.21 km/h
36. 2000: 44:43 Fernando Escartín 17.17 km/h
37. 2008: 44:44 Carlos Sastre 17.17 km/h
38. 2023: 44:44 Steff Cras 17.17 km/h
39. 2011: 44:45 Wout Poels 17.16 km/h
40. 2011: 44:45 Denis Menchov 17.16 km/h
41. 2011: 44:45 Christopher Froome 17.16 km/h
42. 2017: 44:46 Alberto Contador 17.16 km/h
43. 1999: 44:50 José M. Jimenez 17.13 km/h
44. 1999: 44:50 Pavel Tonkov 17.13 km/h
45. 2013: 44:50 Domenico Pozzovivo 17.13 km/h
46. 2013: 44:56 Daniel Moreno 17.09 km/h
47. 2017: 44:56 Ilnur Zakarin 17.09 km/h
48. 1999: 44:58 Manuel Beltran 17.08 km/h
49. 2013: 45:06 Samuel Sanchez 17.03 km/h
50. 2008: 45:08 Robert Gesink 17.02 km/h

 

[Red Rick]

I'll go first.

Vingegaard will do 41:13

 

[Peyroteo94]

41'29"

 

[Netserk]

I doubt he's as strong as on Ventoux, so close to the record.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

I doubt he's as strong as on Ventoux, so close to the record.

I also don't think Vingo is as strong here as he was during his best stages of the Tour (but we'll see tomorrow, maybe he will be super-prepared for this particular stage). OTOH he should go faster than in 2023 (due to clinical reasons). Let's say 41'57'', close but no cigar.

 

[Red Rick]

First weather predictions I'm seeing is nice, clear weather and a crosswind on the easy part and then a bloc tailwind on the steep section.

 

[Rou]

40:30. Thermobiblical.

 

[Netserk]

I think the gap to 2nd will be 30-45".

 

[Krzysztof_O]

First weather predictions I'm seeing is nice, clear weather and a crosswind on the easy part and then a bloc tailwind on the steep section.

Tailwind? At elevation a light southern wind is expected so, due to switchbacks, mostly crosswind.

 

[Red Rick]

Tailwind? At elevation a light southern wind is expected so, due to switchbacks, mostly crosswind.

That would be disappointing.

 

[YavorD]

Vingegaard 40'59"

Come on Jonas, don't disappoint me. I have a reputation to defend.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

That would be disappointing.

In Oviedo it's indeed more like tailwind (E or NE) but I see southern wind on 850 hPa prediction maps (around 1500 m ASL). It's not strong so it won't affect the climb much.

 

[Red Rick]

For me the primary reason I think it should be way faster than 2023 is that 2023 was paced by Wout Poels until 2km under the top. Perfect pacing is much more aggressive than that imo. And riders should be better than in 2025

The only problem I see is the stage is much longer than the usual Angliru stages, but Contador did 43'12 on the prehistoric year of 2008 after a 200km stage with even more climbing than this.

 

[theyoungest]

For me the primary reason I think it should be way faster than 2023 is that 2023 was paced by Wout Poels until 2km under the top. Perfect pacing is much more aggressive than that imo. And riders should be better than in 2025.

The only problem I see is the stage is much longer than the usual Angliru stages, but Contador did 43'12 on the prehistoric year of 2008 after a 200km stage with even more climbing than this.

Vingegaard will travel ahead in time and be better than his current self? Wow, expectations are high for this one

 

[Valv.Piti]

Joao Almeida, clean 40.00

 

[Charlyghoul]

Assuming slight tailwind/negligible tailwind Pidcock will do this in 41. 48

 

[King Of The Wolds]

Yeah, I expect Jonas to beat the record. Suits him perfectly, so no doubt he'll have Tullett, Kuss and Matteo to drill the bottom part until drafting doesn't matter and it's mano a mano.

 

[Didinho]

Ayuso in 40’34”.

 

[King Of The Wolds]

Ayuso in 40’34”.

Absolute scenes if he did.

 

[Andre]

42'15

 

[SHAD0W93]

41’33”

 

[Eyeballs Out]

Conditions look good. 41:21

 

[Devil's Elbow]

41:35. Pidcock and Almeida will be in between Heras and Roglic.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

I also don't think Vingo is as strong here as he was during his best stages of the Tour (but we'll see tomorrow, maybe he will be super-prepared for this particular stage). OTOH he should go faster than in 2023 (due to clinical reasons). Let's say 41'57'', close but no cigar.

Apparently 41'57''. Close but no cigar

 

[Devil's Elbow]

We'll see if Mihai agrees, but seemingly one second off the record.

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