Early climb, late flat
Officially billed as a medium-mountain stage, this one starts hard with the Puerto de los Guájares climb, still 160 kilometres from the finish. Survive that and there's a largely flat run to a finale in Loja.
A stage for the all-rounders
The final twenty kilometres are close to flat, which could open the door to either a small group sprint or a bunch finish. A genuine swing-state stage for the points classification.