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Lagos de Covadonga: published power figures
Spain · Power figures for Lagos de Covadonga as printed by the press, shown on a race broadcast or taken from a rider's own file, each with its source. None of them is our estimate.
The climb
Asturias, Spain
| Side | Start | Length | Elevation gain | Average | Max | Summit | Hairpins | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cangas de Onís | Cangas de Onís | 14 km | 1038 m | 7.4 % | 15.9 % | 1124 m | 9 | climbfinder.com |
Each side from one source, linked. A dash: the sources we opened disagree or give no figure, so we leave it out.
Race history since 1996 14
| Year | Race | Stage | Type | Stage winner or first over the top | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Vuelta a España | 16 | Summit finish | Marc Soler | en.wikipedia.org |
| 2023 | La Vuelta Femenina | 7 | Summit finish | Demi Vollering | en.wikipedia.org |
| 2021 | Vuelta a España | 17 | Summit finish | Primož Roglič | en.wikipedia.org |
| 2018 | Vuelta a España | 15 | Summit finish | Thibaut Pinot | en.wikipedia.org |
| 2016 | Vuelta a España | 10 | Summit finish | Nairo Quintana | en.wikipedia.org |
| 2014 | Vuelta a España | 15 | Summit finish | Przemysław Niemiec | en.wikipedia.org |
| 2012 | Vuelta a España | 15 | Summit finish | Antonio Piedra | en.wikipedia.org |
| 2010 | Vuelta a España | 15 | Summit finish | Carlos Barredo | en.wikipedia.org |
| 2007 | Vuelta a España | 4 | Summit finish | Vladimir Efimkin | en.wikipedia.org |
| 2005 | Vuelta a España | 14 | Summit finish | Eladio Jiménez | en.wikipedia.org |
| 2001 | Vuelta a España | 5 | Summit finish | Juan Miguel Mercado | en.wikipedia.org |
| 2000 | Vuelta a España | 14 | Summit finish | Andrei Zintchenko | en.wikipedia.org |
| 1997 | Vuelta a España | 15 | Summit finish | Pavel Tonkov | en.wikipedia.org |
| 1996 | Vuelta a España | 13 | Summit finish | Laurent Jalabert | en.wikipedia.org |
How long would it take you?
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How this is calculated
P × 0.977 = ½ · ρ · CdA · v³ + v · m · g · (sin θ + Crr · cos θ), θ = arctan(average gradient), m = rider + bike, g = 9.81; solved for the speed v, time = length / v. Air density ρ: NASA GRC troposphere: T=15.04-0.00649*h; p=101.29*((T+273.1)/288.08)^5.256; rho=p/(0.2869*(T+273.1)); h = mean of start and summit altitude. Sources: Martin et al. 1998, J Appl Biomech 14(3):276-291 — https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6jd5f71; Defraeye et al. 2010, J Biomech 43(7):1262-1268 (upright position, cyclist+bike 0.270 m2) — https://lirias.kuleuven.be/retrieve/232736; NASA Glenn Research Center, Earth Atmosphere Model (metric) — https://www.grc.nasa.gov/www/k-12/airplane/atmosmet.html. Climb geometry: the side's source in the table above.
Published power figures 1
| Rider | Effort | Figure | Duration | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enric Mas | Vuelta a España 2024, stage 16, Lagos de Covadonga (8.4 km, 9.44%) 2024-09-03 | 6.64 W/kg W/kg (estimate, ᵉW/kg) | 25:29 | Analyst estimate | Lanterne Rouge Kārlis Ozols, 2024-09-03“Mas on Covadonga (8.4 km, 9.44%) averaged 6.64 ᵉW/Kg for 25:29 min” |
As published, with no conversion: each figure is labelled by what it is, and links to where it was printed. All published power figures →