La Camperona has won the competition organised by Unipublic to determine “The most viral high-altitude finale' of La Vuelta 18, beating Les Praeres, Nava, in the final. Two VIP access bracelets to see the 13th stage of La Vuelta, to be held on the 7th of September, will be raffled among all those who participated. 6500 users have voted through La Vuelta's Facebook page.
Cycling fans have voted and have chosen La Camperona as ‘The most viral high-altitude finale' of La Vuelta 18. The Leon summit beat one of the 73rd edition's unprecedented mountain passes in the final: Les Praeres, in Nava, in a very close final where more than 2000 users voted through La Vuelta's Facebook page.
The summit, located in the heart of the Sabero Valley, has won a competition that began in February and has beaten seven other high-altitude finales in the race. In the face-offs, La Camperona directly beat another Asturian summit, Lagos de Covadonga, and its Castilian “neighbour”, La Covatilla.
During the three months of voting, over 6500 users participated in the seven rounds of face-offs. The localities near the mountain passes, deeply committed to the competition, also became involved and called for fans to vote.
All the voters now have the chance to win two VIP access bracelets to see the 13th stage, with the finish-line at La Camperona, to be held on the 7th of September. The winner will be chosen through a raffle among all the voters and his/her name will be announced next week on La Vuelta's Facebook page.
SLOPES WITH AN INCLINATION OF 25%
La Camperona is a first category climb that La Vuelta is already very familiar with. This year, we will climb the Leon summit for the third time in the Spanish tour, after the 2014 and 2016 editions, where victories were obtained by Canadian rider Ryder Hesjedal and Russian rider Sergey Lagutin, respectively.
The Sabero Valley summit is one of the most spectacular high-altitude finales in La Vuelta 2018. Along its 8.5 km route, the average inclination is around 7.4%, with slopes reaching a maximum of 25%. This year, La Camperona is well within the Asturias-Leon triptych that it forms with the Lagos de Covadonga and Les Praeres de Nava, in three consecutive stage finales, just before the second rest day.
