La Covatilla | |
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Location | La Hoya |
Nearest major city | Béjar, Spain |
Coordinates | 40°21′15″N 5°41′24″W / 40.3541°N 5.6901°W |
Top elevation | 2,368 m (7,769 ft) |
Base elevation | 2,000 m (6,600 ft) |
Website | www |
La Covatilla is a ski resort in the Central System of the Province of Salamanca, in Castile and León, Spain. The resort is in the municipality of La Hoya.
The resort is known for having held a stage finish, on several occasions, of the Vuelta a España. The climb, that begins in Béjar, is over a distance of 19.9 km (12.4 mi) at an average gradient of 5.8%,[1] with sections of up to 16.4%.
Edition | Winner |
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2002 | Santiago Blanco (ESP) |
2004 | Félix Cárdenas (COL) |
2006 | Danilo Di Luca (ITA)[2] |
2011 | Dan Martin (IRL)[3] |
2018 | Benjamin King (USA)[4] |
2020 | David Gaudu (FRA)[5] |