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 | 0 | Prologue | Lisbon - Lisbon | |
| 2 | 0 | Stage 1 | Lisbon - Sintra | |
| 3 | 0 | Stage 2 | Sintra - Alpiarça | |
| 4 | 0 | Stage 3 | Alpiarça - Portalegre | |
| 5 | 0 | Stage 4 (ITT) | Portalegre - Portalegre | |
| 6 | 0 | Stage 5 | Portalegre - Torre - Serra da Estrela | |
| 7 | 0 | Stage 6 | Manteigas - Gouveia | |
| 8 | 0 | Stage 7 | Celorico da Beira - Tondela | |
| 9 | 0 | Stage 8 | Tondela - Maia | |
| 10 | 0 | Stage 9 | Maia - Tarouca | |
| 11 | 0 | Stage 10 | Tarouca - Macedo de Cavaleiros | |
| 12 | 0 | Stage 11 | Macedo de Cavaleiros - Senhora da Graça | |
| 13 | 0 | Stage 12 | Mondim de Basto - Monte Faro | |
| 14 | 0 | Stage 13 (ITT) | Valença - Valença | |
| 15 | 0 | Stage 14 | Valença - Vila Nova de Gaia |
Stages sorted by profileScore
| # | Stage | ProfileScore | Stage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | Prologue | Lisbon - Lisbon | |
| 2 | 0 | Stage 1 | Lisbon - Sintra | |
| 3 | 0 | Stage 2 | Sintra - Alpiarça | |
| 4 | 0 | Stage 3 | Alpiarça - Portalegre | |
| 5 | 0 | Stage 4 (ITT) | Portalegre - Portalegre | |
| 6 | 0 | Stage 5 | Portalegre - Torre - Serra da Estrela | |
| 7 | 0 | Stage 6 | Manteigas - Gouveia | |
| 8 | 0 | Stage 7 | Celorico da Beira - Tondela | |
| 9 | 0 | Stage 8 | Tondela - Maia | |
| 10 | 0 | Stage 9 | Maia - Tarouca | |
| 11 | 0 | Stage 10 | Tarouca - Macedo de Cavaleiros | |
| 12 | 0 | Stage 11 | Macedo de Cavaleiros - Senhora da Graça | |
| 13 | 0 | Stage 12 | Mondim de Basto - Monte Faro | |
| 14 | 0 | Stage 13 (ITT) | Valença - Valença | |
| 15 | 0 | Stage 14 | Valença - Vila Nova de Gaia |