La Farrapona
Asturias, Principado de Asturias, Spain
La Farrapona
Distance: 18.78 km
Elevation Gain: 1098 m
Elevation Loss: 35 m
Difficulty:
886 (Hard)
FIETS Index: 6.15 FIETS
Avg Grade: 5.75 %
Max cat climb: HC
Min elevation: 640 m
Max elevation: 1709 m
Ride Category:
Climb
Despite being a relative newcomer to the Vuelta a España, La Farrapona has quickly become a favourite among cycling fans. Coming immediately after the Puerto de San Lorenzo, the Farrapona offers the chance for long range attacks, with a gradient which gets steeper towards the top. In 2014, Alberto Contador all but won the race on La Farrapona, following Chris Froome up the climb before riding away from his rival in the final kilometre. The main reason for La Farrapona’s fame, however, is not so much its slopes as its location set inside the stunning Somiedo Natural Park - surely the most wild and undiscovered part of Western Europe. The mountains here are dotted with just a few small villages, and the surrounding countryside is home to numerous brown bears, wolves, vultures, golden eagles and lynx - making the Somiedo a truly unique ecosystem in Europe. In terms of both its challenge as a climb and its unique scenery, La Farrapona is hard to beat.
| Rank | Rider | Date | Time | Power | W/kg | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Michiel Vaal | Apr 02, 2024 | 00:54:53 | 247 W | 4.94 w/kg | 20.52 km/h |
| 🥈 | Tom Smeets | Jan 04, 2024 | 00:58:04 | 308 W | 4.22 w/kg | 19.40 km/h |
| 🥉 | Silvano Turati | Sep 25, 2025 | 00:58:19 | 224 W | 4.57 w/kg | 19.32 km/h |
| 4 | Chris | Feb 24, 2024 | 01:01:55 | 287 W | 3.84 w/kg | 18.19 km/h |
| 5 | Patrick BERNARD | Feb 22, 2024 | 01:03:42 | 299 W | 3.74 w/kg | 17.68 km/h |
| 6 | Gunnar Tojren | Mar 07, 2024 | 01:03:53 | 280 W | 3.73 w/kg | 17.63 km/h |
| 7 | Raul Grüneberg | Mar 05, 2024 | 01:04:01 | 261 W | 3.84 w/kg | 17.60 km/h |
| 8 | SmP | May 21, 2026 | 01:05:02 | 219 W | 3.78 w/kg | 17.32 km/h |
| 9 | Jacob Stang | Nov 20, 2025 | 01:05:37 | 252 W | 3.60 w/kg | 17.17 km/h |
| 10 | D Speelman | Feb 24, 2024 | 01:06:03 | 279 W | 3.67 w/kg | 17.05 km/h |
| 11 | Tigo Star | Feb 23, 2023 | 01:06:26 | 260 W | 3.63 w/kg | 16.96 km/h |
| 12 | Tristan Kramers | Feb 01, 2023 | 01:06:55 | 257 W | 3.57 w/kg | 16.83 km/h |
| 13 | Юрий Ермолаев | Sep 21, 2024 | 01:07:22 | 254 W | 3.53 w/kg | 16.72 km/h |
| 14 | Douglas Forer | Nov 11, 2025 | 01:09:12 | 283 W | 3.41 w/kg | 16.28 km/h |
| 15 | Geir Skaugen | Mar 05, 2024 | 01:10:35 | 279 W | 3.28 w/kg | 15.96 km/h |
| 16 | Roman Mospan | Jan 30, 2025 | 01:10:35 | 252 W | 3.36 w/kg | 15.96 km/h |
| 17 | Bernhard Henrich | Feb 23, 2024 | 01:12:29 | 252 W | 3.23 w/kg | 15.54 km/h |
| 18 | filip degryse | Mar 03, 2024 | 01:13:04 | 262 W | 3.12 w/kg | 15.42 km/h |
| 19 | Andy Bowie | Mar 17, 2024 | 01:13:33 | 204 W | 3.24 w/kg | 15.32 km/h |
| 20 | Rainer Klee | Sep 17, 2025 | 01:14:13 | 262 W | 3.07 w/kg | 15.18 km/h |
| 21 | Volker Scheid | Oct 17, 2025 | 01:14:43 | 213 W | 3.13 w/kg | 15.08 km/h |
| 22 | Fabio Zanirato | Sep 03, 2025 | 01:14:53 | 182 W | 3.25 w/kg | 15.04 km/h |
| 23 | Indalecio Lekerika | Feb 23, 2024 | 01:15:34 | 175 W | 3.30 w/kg | 14.91 km/h |
| 24 | Rasmus Olsen | Mar 10, 2024 | 01:16:23 | 242 W | 3.03 w/kg | 14.75 km/h |
| 25 | SandstormBRVR | Mar 11, 2024 | 01:16:24 | 207 W | 3.09 w/kg | 14.74 km/h |
| 26 | Rene van Leeuwen | Jan 21, 2025 | 01:16:51 | 246 W | 2.96 w/kg | 14.66 km/h |
| 27 | David Descamps | Mar 24, 2024 | 01:17:34 | 208 W | 3.06 w/kg | 14.52 km/h |
| 28 | Lars Ivan Johnsen | Feb 22, 2026 | 01:18:58 | 221 W | 2.95 w/kg | 14.26 km/h |
| 29 | Jean-Pierre Santa-Maria | Mar 21, 2024 | 01:19:36 | 227 W | 2.84 w/kg | 14.15 km/h |
| 30 | Thomas Beich | Feb 22, 2024 | 01:21:15 | 216 W | 2.84 w/kg | 13.86 km/h |
| 31 | JJosef Kluson | Mar 24, 2025 | 01:22:30 | 208 W | 2.77 w/kg | 13.65 km/h |
| 32 | Ralph Schumann | Sep 29, 2025 | 01:23:08 | 192 W | 2.87 w/kg | 13.55 km/h |
| 33 | Francis Chalmers | Feb 23, 2024 | 01:23:09 | 164 W | 2.93 w/kg | 13.55 km/h |
| 34 | Frederik Vanrietvelde | Mar 05, 2024 | 01:23:35 | 192 W | 2.74 w/kg | 13.48 km/h |
| 35 | Mesozoid | Feb 27, 2026 | 01:24:40 | 186 W | 2.82 w/kg | 13.30 km/h |
| 36 | Jesús de Miguel González | Oct 24, 2024 | 01:25:06 | 213 W | 2.63 w/kg | 13.24 km/h |
| 37 | John Gaasbeek | Mar 15, 2024 | 01:26:30 | 233 W | 2.56 w/kg | 13.02 km/h |
| 38 | Jan Theron | Jan 29, 2023 | 01:27:04 | 184 W | 2.63 w/kg | 12.94 km/h |
| 39 | Louis Veltmeijer | Mar 08, 2024 | 01:27:06 | 174 W | 2.81 w/kg | 12.93 km/h |
| 40 | Dorus De Leeuw | Mar 05, 2024 | 01:27:32 | 214 W | 2.55 w/kg | 12.87 km/h |
| 41 | philippe fadi | Mar 09, 2024 | 01:27:32 | 177 W | 2.64 w/kg | 12.87 km/h |
| 42 | Beatrice Schueler | Sep 29, 2024 | 01:29:47 | 128 W | 2.72 w/kg | 12.55 km/h |
| 43 | Thomas Kjær-Andersen | Feb 24, 2024 | 01:30:37 | 194 W | 2.49 w/kg | 12.43 km/h |
| 44 | Manfred Schwarz | Mar 05, 2024 | 01:30:48 | 171 W | 2.59 w/kg | 12.41 km/h |
| 45 | J F | Mar 10, 2024 | 01:32:43 | 209 W | 2.38 w/kg | 12.15 km/h |
| 46 | Roel-Jan Mouw | Mar 15, 2024 | 01:34:49 | 203 W | 2.31 w/kg | 11.88 km/h |
| 47 | Fred Gaidies | Dec 18, 2024 | 01:35:25 | 191 W | 2.36 w/kg | 11.81 km/h |
| 48 | Rik Lukey | Sep 05, 2025 | 01:38:26 | 159 W | 2.36 w/kg | 11.44 km/h |
| 49 | Yann Matthews | May 22, 2024 | 01:38:35 | 173 W | 2.31 w/kg | 11.43 km/h |
| 50 | Markus Geiger | Mar 06, 2024 | 01:41:35 | 171 W | 2.19 w/kg | 11.09 km/h |
| 51 | Mike 8008 | Feb 27, 2024 | 01:43:30 | 184 W | 2.16 w/kg | 10.88 km/h |
| 52 | jack66 | Feb 23, 2024 | 01:44:52 | 158 W | 2.11 w/kg | 10.74 km/h |
| 53 | Maurizio Gaudino | Feb 27, 2024 | 01:45:00 | 172 W | 2.10 w/kg | 10.73 km/h |
| 54 | Daniel Nicklaus | Jan 30, 2026 | 01:45:34 | 168 W | 2.07 w/kg | 10.67 km/h |
| 55 | Lucile CHAZAUX | Sep 05, 2025 | 01:48:06 | 150 W | 2.08 w/kg | 10.42 km/h |
| 56 | Cumbriancyclist | Feb 23, 2024 | 01:52:16 | 150 W | 2.00 w/kg | 10.03 km/h |
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