Vuelta 2024 Favourites stage 4: Attackers in first mountain stage

As it’s still early in the Vuelta, the most likely scenario is that the breakaway will battle it our for the stage honours. Chances are that there is also a red jersey up for grabs on the Pico Villuercas.

The riders tackle the Puerto de Cabezabellosa (9.2 kilometres at 5.4%) and Pico de Piornal (13.9 kilometres at 5.6%) early in the race. The Puerto de Miravete throws in 8 kilometres at 4.5% with kilometres remaining before the Pico Villuercas rounds out the route with 14.6 kilometres of climbing at 6.2%. The finish climb is pepped up with 2.9 kilometres at 13.4% within the last 6 kilometres.

Favourites 4th stage 2024 Vuelta a España

*** Michael Woods, Jesús Herrada, Valentin Paret-Peintre
** Marc Soler, Thomas De Gendt, Louis Meintjes, Matthew Riccitello
* George Bennett, Dylan Teuns, Welay Hagos Berhe, Max Poole, Lorenzo Fortunato

Another interesting read: route 4th stage 2024 Vuelta.

Vuelta a España 2024 stage 4: route & profiles

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Alto de Piornal

Pico Villuercas

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