The Vuelta a España 2023 will visit, in its 17th stage, one of the most iconic mountains in the world of professional cycling. A place where many idols emerged and where many idols failed.
The Alto de L’Angliru, with 12.5 kilometers, ranging from 340 to 1,575 meters in altitude, and an average gradient of 10.1%. During the initial part, the climb features gradients of up to 11.2%. The last six kilometers are extremely challenging.
The toughest section is known as Cueña las Cabres, where the gradient steepens to an impressive 23.5%. After this, there are still a few kilometers left to the summit, followed by a short descent toward the finish line.
On September 12, 2000, Roberto Heras set an almost unbeatable record. The Spanish cyclist completed the mythical ascent in 41 minutes and 55 seconds. This time is over 1 minute faster than the second-best time to date, held by Chris Horner in 2013, with a time of 43 minutes and 6 seconds.
Here are the top 25 times in the ascent to Angliru:
