Puerto de El Purche is a Category 1 climb in Sierra Nevada — 8.83km at 7.7% average gradient, cresting at 1,483m. It's climbed twice on Stage 20 of La Vuelta a España 2026 (La Calahorra → Collado del Alguacil, 186.8km) — 92.5km and then 61.3km from the finish. Set your groupset — Shimano, SRAM, Campagnolo or a custom setup — and see exactly which gears get you up it, kilometre by kilometre.
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