The most important information about stage 7 of the Vuelta a España 2025
- Friday, 29 August: Andorra la Vella.Andorra - Cerler.Huesca La Magia
- Length: 188 kilometres (mountainous)
- Altitude metres: 4211
- Sharp start: 12:17 p.m.
- Arrival at the finish: ~17:13-17:48
- TV broadcast: from 11:45 a.m. Eurosport 1
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Route of the 7th stage of the Tour of Spain 2025
With a total of 4211 metres in altitude, this is the second consecutive mountain stage and therefore represents a considerable challenge for the riders. Immediately after the start in Andorra la Vella, the route heads downhill into Spain before the first big climb of the day awaits after around 10 kilometres. The Port del Cantó stretches over 24.7 kilometres with an average gradient of 4.4 per cent and is classified as a first category mountain. From the summit of Port del Cantó, a 19-kilometre descent leads to Sort, followed by a 27-kilometre descent to the next climb.
After crossing the valley, the Puerto de Creu de Perves is another climb awaiting the riders. At 5.7 kilometres long, it is similar in length to the Port del Cantó, with an average gradient of 6.3 percent. This second category climb marks around half of the stage. The subsequent descent is interrupted by a short climb before heading down into the valley. There the road begins to climb again, only slightly at first, but eventually it leads into the Coll d'Espina, a 7.1 kilometre long climb with an average gradient of 5.5 per cent, which is also classified as a second category mountain. After the mountain prize, there is a short descent to Castejón de Sos, from where the riders still have to cover around 30 kilometres to the finish.
With 12.1 kilometres and an average gradient of 5.8 per cent, the final climb to Cerler is a worthy conclusion to this challenging stage.
Sporting assessment of stage 7 of the Vuelta a España 2025
This seventh stage of the Vuelta a España 2025, with its demanding profile and tough final climb, offers ideal conditions for the classification riders to carve out time differences. The long but not overly steep Port del Cantó at the start could favour a strong breakaway group, while the middle climbs will further thin out the peloton. The irregular final climb to Cerler with its steep ramps of almost 10 per cent will favour the pure climbers. The favourites will play to their strengths here. There is also a chance for breakaway riders with good climbing skills to win the stage, provided they can pull out a sufficient lead before the final climb. However, the general classification riders will certainly try to gain time on the steep sections of the final climb, which could make this stage a small, pre-decisive moment of the Vuelta 2025.
Leon Weidner
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