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Linked articleStage 15: Palma del Río to Córdoba | Vuelta a España 2026 Preview
Stage 15 of the Vuelta a España 2026 covers 181.2 kilometers from Palma del Río to Córdoba, the last meaningful effort before the second rest day. The route crosses the Sierra Morena, a range that never announces itself with a single defining climb but instead wears riders down through accumulated elevation and heat. By the time the race reaches the uphill drag into Córdoba, legs will know exactly how hard the previous two weeks have been. This is medium-mountain terrain in the official classification, but the label undersells the difficulty. The Sierra Morena rolls and pitches across southern Andalusia, and the climbs here are rarely steep enough to split the…
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