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 | 2 | Stage 1 | Torres Vedras - Odivelas | |
| 2 | 1 | Stage 2 | Seixal - Santiago do Cacém | |
| 3 | 1 | Stage 3 | Santiago do Cacém - Loulé | |
| 4 | 1 | Stage 4 (TTT) | Loulé - Tavira | |
| 5 | 1 | Stage 5 | Tavira - Évora | |
| 6 | 3 | Stage 6 | Reguengos de Monsaraz - Cabeço do Mouro (Portalegre) | |
| 7 | 5 | Stage 7 | Portalegre - Torre | |
| 8 | 5 | Stage 8 (ITT) | Manteigas - Piornos | |
| 9 | 1 | Stage 9 | Celorico da Beira - Águeda | |
| 10 | 2 | Stage 10 | Águeda - Vila Real | |
| 11 | 5 | Stage 11 | Vila Real - Senhora da Graça | |
| 12 | 2 | Stage 12 | Mondim de Basto - Fafe | |
| 13 | 3 | Stage 13 | Fafe - Lordelo | |
| 14 | 1 | Stage 14 (ITT) | Maia - Maia |
Stages sorted by profileScore
| # | Stage | ProfileScore | Stage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Stage 1 | Torres Vedras - Odivelas | |
| 2 | 1 | Stage 2 | Seixal - Santiago do Cacém | |
| 3 | 1 | Stage 3 | Santiago do Cacém - Loulé | |
| 4 | 1 | Stage 5 | Tavira - Évora | |
| 5 | 3 | Stage 6 | Reguengos de Monsaraz - Cabeço do Mouro (Portalegre) | |
| 6 | 5 | Stage 7 | Portalegre - Torre | |
| 7 | 5 | Stage 8 (ITT) | Manteigas - Piornos | |
| 8 | 1 | Stage 9 | Celorico da Beira - Águeda | |
| 9 | 2 | Stage 10 | Águeda - Vila Real | |
| 10 | 5 | Stage 11 | Vila Real - Senhora da Graça | |
| 11 | 2 | Stage 12 | Mondim de Basto - Fafe | |
| 12 | 3 | Stage 13 | Fafe - Lordelo | |
| 13 | 1 | Stage 14 (ITT) | Maia - Maia | |
| 14 | 1 | Stage 4 (TTT) | Loulé - Tavira |