Vuelta a España 2026 · Stage 8 · Saturday, 29 August 2026 · FlatPuçol → Xeraco
Climbs on stage 8
| Climb | Category | Top | Length | Gradient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barx | 3 | km 144.4 | 4.8 km | 5.6% |
Intermediate sprints
| Simat de la Valdigna | km 138.1 |
How it 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 171.9 km from Puçol to Xeraco 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.