“Lagos de Covadonga” Details (Zwift Climb Portal)
Key Details
- Category: HC
- Length: 14.5 km (9.0 miles)
- Elevation Gain: 976 m (3,202‘)
- Average Gradient: 6.2%
- Country: Spain
- Watopia Climb Segment
- Watopia Descent Segment
- France Climb Segment
- France Descent Segment
- 5 W/kg: 40 minutes
- 4 W/kg: 50 minutes
- 3 W/kg: 63 minutes
- 2 W/kg: 91 minutes
Strava Segments
Time Estimates
This HC climb was first included in La Vuelta in 1983, making 2024’s stage 16 inclusion its 23rd appearance in La Vuelta. It was most recently the race finale for La Vuelta Femenina in 2023, where Demi Vollering took the race win. Past men’s winners include Primoz Roglic in 2021 but also Marino Lejarreta, Pedro Delgado, Laurent Jalabert, Luis Herrera, Nairo Quintana, and Thibaut Pinot, the current Strava KOM holder.
Officially a 12.5km climb at 6.9% according to La Vuelta, this climb’s average gradient belies its true feel, with the vast majority of the climb being closer to 10%, with some 20% ramps.
What’s in a name? This climb is located in Covadonga, an area in Northwestern Spain within the province of Asturias. And when you conquer it you’ll find two lakes at its terminus: Lake Enol and Lake Ercina.
Here’s the IRL Strava segment:
Strava Watopia Descent Link not working 🙁
Ah, the Lakes of Cow Dung!
I found that tough – new phone and I think my settings have changed – out of the saddle on 20% gradient and could barely get above 180 watts of power.
Average watts up the climb was poor – maybe me, but something didn’t feel right on this climb – even though I enjoyed the portal climb.
Something seems to have changed for me, too. I looked in settings and nothing seems off. But, over the past week my average power, average speed, average everything is lower than what it has been in recent weeks and month. I do track it on every ride and can do one-to-one comparisons of the same course. Everything took an almost immediate step-function downward.
Pardon me for being so obtuse. I’m would like to climb Lagos de Covadonga today, Sept 19. This ride is served through the World of France which is not accessible today. There are suggestions to create a Workout or schedule a Meet-up as a work around but Lagos de Covadonga is not presented as an available route in either scenario. Furthermore, Zwift advertises Lagos de Covadonga as an available climb from September 17 through the end of the month yet there are only 2 days where France is the scheduled World and Lagos de Covadonga is available through a Climb Portal. So why then is Lagos de Covadonga promoted as available through a Climb Portal when the World, (France), isn’t even available?
On the homescreen on Zwift… scroll down. Click on the box for this climb. Done!