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Linked articleStage 12: Vera to Calar Alto | Vuelta a España 2026 Preview
Stage 12 of the Vuelta a España 2026 runs 166.5 kilometers from Vera to the summit of Calar Alto, deep in the Almería province of Andalusia. This is the first proper mountain stage of the race's Spanish leg, and it arrives with the kind of profile that separates climbers from the rest: two categorized ascents, the second of which finishes at an astronomical observatory more than 2,100 meters above sea level. The stage page remains the most reliable place to track route updates and start times as the race approaches. Calar Alto is not a climb built for spectacle. It is a working research facility reached by a long, grinding…
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