Shortened for heat
189.7 km → 110.2 km raced
La Vuelta's Extreme Weather Protocol was invoked for forecast extreme heat; the neutral start was delayed roughly two hours. The route followed the original plan for its first 52 km (through Puerto de la Forestal), then cut directly to Santa María de Trassierra instead of continuing north through Villaviciosa de Córdoba and Espiel, skipping that ~80 km loop and the Alto de Villaviciosa de Córdoba climb entirely before rejoining the original route's finish via Puerto Artafi into Córdoba.
Observed conditions from the ERA5 reanalysis archive.
+7.0°Cvs the 1974-2023 average at this location (ERA5): 32.7°C
40.3°Cpeak in the race window
High-risk · 31°C WBGT (est.)Schematic — real elevation, approximate route between known points, not survey-accurate. Fill colored by temperature.
Decade trend — deviation from the 50-year mean at this location
A day this hot (≥39.7°C, ERA5 at this location) occurred 0× in 1974-1983 vs. 4× in 2014-2023.
WBGT is an estimate — see methodology. Data as of 2026-09-14T01:03:51.841Z.