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Vuelta a España 2026 Stage 8: Puçol to Xeraco
171.3 km from Puçol to Xeraco with 1,269 m of climbing, measured along the official Komoot track.
Climbs on stage 8
| Climb | Category | Summit at | Length | Gradient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barx | Category 3 | km 143.8 | 4.7 km | 5.6% |
Intermediate sprints
- Simat de la Valdigna — km 137.6
How this stage was measured
The course comes from the official Komoot tour embedded on the organiser’s stage page, not from a route planner joining towns. VeloWorkout measures 171.3 km against the 171.0 km the roadbook prints, and 1,269 m of climbing against a published 1,280 m. Elevation is carried by the official track itself.
Distance is unusually contested for this stage; it is also the stage on which Pogacar crashed and abandoned. The route track labels a marker 'Barx' at km 148.6 while the roadbook puts that climb at km 143.6; the roadbook position is used. Sources disagree on distance: official 171.0 km, PCS 161.0 km, Wikipedia 176.4 km. The official roadbook figure is used here. La Vuelta publishes no official climbing total; 1280 m is ProCyclingStats' figure and the official Komoot track gives 1271 m.