# Stage 8: Puçol → Xeraco · Vuelta a España 2026

Saturday, August 29 (2026-08-29) · 176.4 km · Flat Stage

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A flat stage ideal for sprinters, with minimal elevation gain throughout the route.

**Stages shaped like this ended in a sprint 59 of 100 times.** (aggregated from the closest 2011–2025 WorldTour lookalikes in the Parcours similarity corpus)

Total elevation gain: 606 m · Max elevation: 386 m


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Data by Parcours (https://parcours.sh) — elevation profiles, key climbs and watch windows for the 2026 WorldTour season.