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Linked articleStage 16: Cortegana to La Rábida. Palos de la Frontera | Vuelta a España 2026 Preview
Stage 16 of the Vuelta a España 2026 runs 186 kilometers from Cortegana in the Sierra de Aracena to La Rábida, a monastery perched above the Tinto estuary where Columbus prepared his first voyage. The route drops out of the hills and crosses the flatlands of western Andalusia before finishing near the coast at Palos de la Frontera. It is classified as hilly, but the profile tells a more specific story: lumpy early roads that favor a breakaway, then a long, exposed run to the sea where positioning and wind become the deciding factors. This is the third week of the race, and the general classification contenders will have Monaco,…
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