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CLASH OF THE CANTABRIAN MOUNTAINS

Lagos de Covadonga Vs Alto de l’Angliru

LAGOS DE COVADONGA

Height gain 1,056m

Summit height 1,134m

Length 16km

Average gradient 7.4%

Max gradient 15%

Grand Tour visits 21

Named after the two lakes that sit at its summit, this climb is maybe the most famous of all the great Vuelta climbs. Used first in 1983, it has

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