fbpx
Wikipedia

Lakes of Covadonga

The Lakes of Covadonga (el. 1134 m.) (Spanish: Lagos de Covadonga) are composed of two glacial lakes located on the region of Asturias, Spain. These lakes, often also called Lakes of Enol or simply Los Lagos, are Lake Enol and Lake Ercina located in the Picos de Europa range and they are the original center of the Picos de Europa National Park, created in 1918. They are near Covadonga Sanctuary.

Lagos de Covadonga
LocationPicos de Europa, Asturias, Spain
Coordinates43°17′N 4°57′W / 43.283°N 4.950°W / 43.283; -4.950
TypeGlacial lakes
Surface elevation1,134 meters (3,720 ft)
Lago Enol seen from La Picota
Lago Ercina.
Ercina Lake

Vuelta a España edit

The road ascending from Covadonga to the lakes is a popular climb in professional road bicycle racing, having been used by Vuelta a España many times in the last 25 years.

Together with Alto de l'Angliru, Lagos de Covadonga is the most important climb in the modern history of the Vuelta. The road that leads to the lakes starts at Covadonga and is 12.6 kilometres long at an average gradient of 7.3% (height gain: 1056 m). The most demanding section is La Huesera, 7 kilometres from the top of the climb, with an average gradient of 15% during 800 meters. It was featured for the first time in 1983 with the victory of Marino Lejarreta, who was in a fierce battle with Bernard Hinault for overall victory. This was the same Vuelta that saw Hinault, Greg LeMond and Laurent Fignon all riding on the same team. Stage 7 of the 2023 La Vuelta Femenina ended at Lagos de Covadonga, with Dutch cyclist Demi Vollering placing first.

Winners of the Lakes of Covadonga stage - Men edit

Winners of the Lakes of Covadonga stage - Women edit

Year Name Country
2023 Demi Vollering   Netherlands

External links edit

  • Lagos de Covadonga climb details (in Spanish)
  • Information and profile of the Covadonga by Climbbybike.com
  • Cycling up to Lagos de Covadonga: data, profile, map, photos and description

43°16′31″N 4°59′07″W / 43.27528°N 4.98528°W / 43.27528; -4.98528

lakes, covadonga, 1134, spanish, lagos, covadonga, composed, glacial, lakes, located, region, asturias, spain, these, lakes, often, also, called, lakes, enol, simply, lagos, lake, enol, lake, ercina, located, picos, europa, range, they, original, center, picos. The Lakes of Covadonga el 1134 m Spanish Lagos de Covadonga are composed of two glacial lakes located on the region of Asturias Spain These lakes often also called Lakes of Enol or simply Los Lagos are Lake Enol and Lake Ercina located in the Picos de Europa range and they are the original center of the Picos de Europa National Park created in 1918 They are near Covadonga Sanctuary Lagos de CovadongaLocationPicos de Europa Asturias SpainCoordinates43 17 N 4 57 W 43 283 N 4 950 W 43 283 4 950TypeGlacial lakesSurface elevation1 134 meters 3 720 ft Lago Enol seen from La Picota Lago Ercina Ercina Lake Contents 1 Vuelta a Espana 1 1 Winners of the Lakes of Covadonga stage Men 1 2 Winners of the Lakes of Covadonga stage Women 2 External linksVuelta a Espana editThe road ascending from Covadonga to the lakes is a popular climb in professional road bicycle racing having been used by Vuelta a Espana many times in the last 25 years Together with Alto de l Angliru Lagos de Covadonga is the most important climb in the modern history of the Vuelta The road that leads to the lakes starts at Covadonga and is 12 6 kilometres long at an average gradient of 7 3 height gain 1056 m 1 The most demanding section is La Huesera 7 kilometres from the top of the climb with an average gradient of 15 during 800 meters It was featured for the first time in 1983 with the victory of Marino Lejarreta who was in a fierce battle with Bernard Hinault for overall victory This was the same Vuelta that saw Hinault Greg LeMond and Laurent Fignon all riding on the same team Stage 7 of the 2023 La Vuelta Femenina ended at Lagos de Covadonga with Dutch cyclist Demi Vollering placing first Winners of the Lakes of Covadonga stage Men edit Year Name Country 1983 Marino Lejarreta nbsp Spain 1984 Raimund Dietzen nbsp Germany 1985 Pedro Delgado nbsp Spain 1986 Robert Millar nbsp United Kingdom 1987 Lucho Herrera nbsp Colombia 1989 Alvaro Pino nbsp Spain 1991 Lucho Herrera nbsp Colombia 1992 Pedro Delgado nbsp Spain 1993 Oliverio Rincon nbsp Colombia 1994 Laurent Jalabert nbsp France 1996 Laurent Jalabert nbsp France 1997 Pavel Tonkov nbsp Russia 2000 Andrei Zintchenko nbsp Russia 2001 Juan Miguel Mercado nbsp Spain 2005 Eladio Jimenez nbsp Spain 2007 Vladimir Efimkin nbsp Russia 2010 Carlos Barredo nbsp Spain 2012 Antonio Piedra nbsp Spain 2014 Przemyslaw Niemiec nbsp Poland 2016 Nairo Quintana nbsp Colombia 2018 Thibaut Pinot nbsp France 2021 Primoz Roglic nbsp Slovenia Winners of the Lakes of Covadonga stage Women edit Year Name Country 2023 Demi Vollering nbsp NetherlandsExternal links editLagos de Covadonga climb details in Spanish Information and profile of the Covadonga by Climbbybike com Cycling up to Lagos de Covadonga data profile map photos and description 43 16 31 N 4 59 07 W 43 27528 N 4 98528 W 43 27528 4 98528 nbsp This article about a location in the Principality of Asturias Spain is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This cycling related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lakes of Covadonga amp oldid 1204622421, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

article

, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games.