# Stage 2: Monaco → Manosque · Vuelta a España 2026

Sunday, August 23 (2026-08-23) · 215.2 km · Hilly Stage

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A challenging hilly stage with significant elevation gain and a likely sprint finish in Manosque.

**Stages shaped like this went to the breakaway or a solo attacker 54 of 99 times — 22 from the day's break, 32 late attacks.** (aggregated from the closest 2011–2025 WorldTour lookalikes in the Parcours similarity corpus)

## Key climbs

- **Alto Châteauneuf-Grasse** — Cat 3, at km 71.7, 11.5 km long, avg 3%
- **Col de Saint-Andrieu** — Cat 3, at km 121.4, 4.3 km long, avg 5.2%

Total elevation gain: 2614 m · Max elevation: 856 m


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