Hardest stages
The hardest stages in Volta a Portugal are sorted by the number of vertical meters and profileScore.
Most vertical meters
| Pos. | # | Vertical meters | Stage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prologue | Lisbon - Lisbon | ||
| 2 | Stage 1 | Lisboa - Caldas da Rainha | ||
| 3 | Stage 2 | Caldas da Rainha - Tomar | ||
| 4 | Stage 3 | Tomar - Castelo Branco | ||
| 5 | Stage 4 | Castelo Branco - Guarda | ||
| 6 | Stage 5 | Guarda - Viseu | ||
| 7 | Stage 6 | Viseu - Braga | ||
| 8 | Stage 7 | Braga - Arcos de Valdevez | ||
| 9 | Stage 8 | Arcos de Valdevez - Povoa de Varzim | ||
| 10 | Stage 9 | Povoa de Varzim - Porto |
Stages sorted by profileScore
| # | Stage | ProfileScore | Stage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stage 9 | Povoa de Varzim - Porto | ||
| 2 | Stage 10b | Figueira da Foz - Leiria | ||
| 3 | Stage 16 | Setubal - Lisboa | ||
| 4 | Stage 15 | Beja - Setubal | ||
| 5 | Stage 14 | Loulé - Beja | ||
| 6 | Stage 13 | Tavira - Loulé | ||
| 7 | Stage 12 | Evora - Tavira | ||
| 8 | Stage 11 | Leiria - Evora | ||
| 9 | Stage 10a | Porto - Figueira da Foz | ||
| 10 | Prologue | Lisbon - Lisbon |