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Linked articleStage 18: El Puerto Santa María to Jerez de la Frontera | Vuelta a España 2026 Preview
The penultimate time trial of the 2026 Vuelta runs 32.5 kilometers from El Puerto Santa María to Jerez de la Frontera, crossing the flat, exposed terrain between the Bay of Cádiz and the sherry capital of Andalusia. It arrives on the second Saturday of the race, late enough that fatigue will be visible in every pedal stroke but early enough to reshape the general classification before the final mountain stages. This is not a short prologue or a ceremonial spin. It is long enough to cost a climber two minutes if the legs are gone, and flat enough that a pure time trialist can finally make the terrain work in…
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