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Vuelta a España 2024

DATES: August 17 to September 8
STAGES: 21
REST DAYS: 2
START: Lisboa
FINISH: Madrid

Vuelta a España recent winners

  • 2023: Sepp Kuss (Jumbo-Visma)
  • 2022: Remco Evenepoel (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl)
  • 2021: Primož Roglič (Jumbo-Visma)
  • 2020: Primož Roglič (Jumbo-Visma)
  • 2019: Primož Roglič (Jumbo-Visma)
  • 2018: Simon Yates (Mitchelton-Scott)
  • 2017: Chris Froome (Team Sky)
  • 2016: Nairo Quintana (Movistar Team)
  • 2015: Fabio Aru (Astana)
  • 2014: Alberto Contador (Tinkoff–Saxo)
  • 2013: Chris Horner (RadioShack–Nissan)

Latest Vuelta a Espana News

10 years ago

Dumoulin stays cool under pressure as he nears Vuelta win

Tom Dumoulin brings a small lead into the final three days of racing in the Spanish grand tour.


10 years ago

Aru running out of asphalt as he chases Vuelta victory

The Astana rider remains 3 seconds out of first place at the Spanish grand tour entering Friday's stage 19.


10 years ago

Oh-so-close Rodriguez faces another heartbreaking Vuelta

Joaquim Rodríguez has a hard fight to keep his podium spot in the Vuelta a España, as another grand tour win slips through his grasp.


10 years ago

Roche saves Sky’s Vuelta after Froome abandon

In a Vuelta that saw Sky lose GC leader Froome to a crash, Nicolas Roche shined in stage 18 with a much-needed stage win.


10 years ago

Gallery: 2015 Vuelta a Espana, stage 18

Nicholas Roche celebrates his first win of the season while the GC riders launch attacks on final climb, failing to dislodge Dumoulin.


10 years ago

Results: 2015 Vuelta a Espana, stage 18

Nicholas Roche wins a two-up sprint to claim his first win of 2015, while Tom Dumoulin defends his overall lead by a thin margin.


10 years ago

Craddock on Dumoulin: ‘We’re just as surprised as everyone else’

Lawson Craddock says Tom Dumoulin "was an unknown" in terms of GC riders entering the Spanish grand tour.


10 years ago

Astana manager: ‘I hope that Dumoulin will have some bad legs’

Giuseppe Martinelli is hoping race leader Tom Dumoulin falters so Fabio Aru can claim the red jersey.


10 years ago

Dumoulin: ‘I didn’t know what to expect’

Tom Dumoulin finds himself with a chance to win his first-ever grand tour after a brilliant time trial and steady riding in mountains.


10 years ago

Gallery: 2015 Vuelta a Espana, stage 17

Tom Dumoulin rides an exceptional time trial to take over the Vuelta lead, but will it be enough for him to hold red to Madrid?


10 years ago

Vuelta not over yet — Dumoulin’s rivals will go down swinging

Danger lurks in the Vuelta's closing days as Dumoulin clings to a three-second lead and climbers Aru and Rodriguez vow to attack.


10 years ago

Results: 2015 Vuelta a Espana, stage 17

Tom Dumoulin dominates Vuelta's big time trial, winning the day and claiming red, but not by much.


10 years ago

Photo Essay: Week 2 at the Vuelta

BrakeThrough Media captures the action during the second week of the Vuelta a Espana, which included several steep climbs.


10 years ago

Rodriguez, Aru on back foot ahead of time trial

After failing to distance Dumoulin in the mountains, Joaquim Rodriguez needs the time trial of his life to keep the Vuelta lead.


10 years ago

Bikes are inspected over weekend at Vuelta

UCI officials test for hidden bike motors at the Vuelta, checking the bikes of Quintana, Aru, Schleck, and others.


10 years ago

Dumoulin in bonus round at Vuelta

Tom Dumoulin's standout performance in the Vuelta is changing the course of his career as he now may aim for more GC success.


10 years ago

Gallery: 2015 Vuelta a Espana, stage 16

Fränk Schleck was the first rider across the line at the Vuelta's final summit finish


10 years ago

Results: 2015 Vuelta a Espana, stage 16

Schleck wins the Vuelta's 16th stage, while Rodríguez takes the overall race lead ahead of Aru by the slimmest of margins


10 years ago

Rodriguez takes red, but for how long?

Rodriguez slipped into the Vuelta's leader's jersey in stage 16, but Dumoulin's GC hopes are still alive as Wednesday's time trial looms


10 years ago

Dombrowski gets go-ahead to shoot for Vuelta stage wins

The 24-year-old American is "getting experience" in the first grand tour of his career.


10 years ago

Gallery: 2015 Vuelta a Espana, stage 15

Joaquim Rodriguez made his move on Sunday, and it brought him a stage win and nearly netted the red leader's jersey


10 years ago

Gerrans hopes to go from black and blue to rainbow

"This season has been full of comebacks," says the Orica rider, who has broken a collarbone, elbow, and wrist this year


10 years ago

Rodriguez rolls the dice, and he may come up a big winner

Katusha's Mr. Consistent says he's in an ideal position to win the Vuelta, but he's not betting the ranch on it yet


10 years ago

Results: 2015 Vuelta a Espana, stage 15

Purito Rodriguez takes a big step forward as both Movistar and Astana come up empty on stage 15


10 years ago

Results: 2015 Vuelta a Espana, stage 14

Alessandro De Marchi wins the Vuelta's 14th stage as Fabio Aru holds on to the leader's red jersey


10 years ago

Aru takes confidence out of battle on the slopes as Quintana rebounds

Aru still leading the Vuelta after a challenging stage 14


10 years ago

Injuries take their toll on BMC, but De Marchi turns things around

Samuel Sánchez joins Tejay van Garderen on the list of Vuelta abandons, but Alessandro De Marchi delivers for BMC with a stage victory


10 years ago

Preview: Four days to decide who wins the Vuelta

Four upcoming stages at the Vuelta a Espana will most likely decide who wins the overall title. Andrew Hood previews the action.


10 years ago

Quintana tumbles down Vuelta GC with fever

The two-time Tour de France runner-up is now more than 3 minutes out of first in the Spanish grand tour.


10 years ago

Gallery: 2015 Vuelta a Espana, stage 13

Photos from stage 13 at the Vuelta a Espana, which saw Portugal's Nelson Oliveira snag the first grand tour win of his career.


10 years ago

Spain finds successor to ‘golden generation’ in Mikel Landa

With Contador, Valverde, and Rodríguez near the end of their careers, Mikel Landa could be the next Spanish rider to carry the torch.


10 years ago

Gallery: Vuelta a Espana, stage 12

The breakaway nearly makes it, but the sprinters have their day and young Danny van Poppel shines in the bunch finish.


10 years ago

Results: 2015 Vuelta a Espana, stage 12

Young Danny van Poppel wins his first-ever grand tour stage as Aru remains comfortably in red leader's jersey.


10 years ago

Warbasse on the hunt for Vuelta breakaways, and a contract

Larry Warbasse is looking for breakaways at the Vuelta to show off his form, with the hope of securing a contract for 2016.


10 years ago

Froome exits Vuelta with broken foot following stage 11 crash

The two-time Tour de France champion went down early in Wednesday's stage 11, and scans later showed a broken bone.


10 years ago

Ian Boswell set free in Vuelta’s queen stage

With Sky leader Froome struggling, Boswell is free to fly in the Vuelta's queen stage and earns a podium finish after riding in the break.


10 years ago

On-board footage of the Vuelta’s hardest day

Ride along with the peloton as it faces one of the toughest grand tour stages in recent history, stage 11 of the Vuelta.


10 years ago

Peloton licks its wounds after brutal Vuelta stage across Andorra

The brutal stage across Andorra that saw many riders and teams lose all hope of winning the Vuelta overall.


10 years ago

Froome at hospital for x-ray following Vuelta crash

Concerned about the state of Chris Froome's foot, Sky takes the Tour champ to hospital for x-rays after Vuelta stage 11.


10 years ago

Astana wreaks its revenge on Vuelta with Landa-Aru one-two

In the Vuelta's stage 11, Astana stamps its authority on the race, winning the day, taking red, and eliminating many GC rivals,.


10 years ago

Gallery: 2015 Vuelta a Espana, stage 11

The Vuelta's queen stage serves up a heaping plate of hard climbs, blowing apart the GC standings with a hard summit finish.


10 years ago

Results: 2015 Vuelta a Espana, stage 11

Fabio Aru attacks into overall lead, finishing right behind his teammate, climbing ace Mikel Landa.


10 years ago

Paulinho out of Vuelta after another moto incident

Tinkoff-Saxo's Vuelta woes continue as a second rider abandons the race due to a crash caused by a race motorcycle.


10 years ago

Froome’s Vuelta hopes crumble in Andorra

An early crash took the wind out of the sails of Chris Froome, and the Sky captain lost all hope of winning the 2015 Vuelta a España


10 years ago

Tinkoff-Saxo’s open letter to UCI and CPA

Tinkoff-Saxo team pens an open letter to the UCI and CPA to address concerns about the crash that took Sagan out of the Vuelta.


10 years ago

Q&A: Inside Movistar with Rory Sutherland

The veteran Australian rider talks to VeloNews about Wednesday's brutal stage 11, racing in the Vuelta on a Spanish team, and more.


10 years ago

Photo Essay: 2015 Vuelta a Espana, week one

The first 10 days of the Vuelta a España offer up thrilling finishes, hot weather, and several surprise winners.


10 years ago

Can Tom Dumoulin hang on?

No one expected Dumoulin to hold red going into the hardest stage of the race in Andorra, but the Dutchman is ready to fight.


10 years ago

Preview: ‘Dramatic’ Vuelta stage 11 features six rated climbs

Wednesday's stage 11 in the Spanish grand tour has six major climbs and could play a crucial role in who wins the overall crown.


10 years ago

Gallery: 2015 Vuelta a Espana, stage 10

Scenes from the Vuelta's 10th stage, won by Kristian Sbaragli in a sprint


10 years ago

Results: 2015 Vuelta a Espana, stage 10

Kristian Sbaragli takes the Vuelta's 10th stage ahead of John Degenkolb and José Joaquín Rojas, as Tom Dumoulin maintains his overall lead


10 years ago

Resurgent Froome reshuffles Vuelta’s deck of GC riders, again

Stages 8 and 9 at the Vuelta saw a reshuffling of the GC standings, with crashes and a steep finale leaving their mark.


10 years ago

Gallery: 2015 Vuelta a Espana, stage 9

Tim De Waele is on hand as Tom Dumoulin attacks into the leader's red jersey at the Vuelta a España


10 years ago

Results: 2015 Vuelta a Espana, stage 9

Tom Dumoulin surges into the overall lead at the Vuelta after winning a two-up sprint against Chris Froome


10 years ago

Peter Sagan calls it a Vuelta after incident with moto

The Tinkoff-Saxo star, the latest high-profile withdrawal from the Vuelta due to injury, says moto drivers don't take rider safety seriously


10 years ago

Gallery: 2015 Vuelta a España, stage 8

Jasper Stuyven was the strongest rider in the sprint that closed out a messy stage 8


10 years ago

Results: 2015 Vuelta a Espana, stage 8

Jasper Stuyven earns his first professional victory in the Vuelta's eighth stage, while Esteban Chaves retains his race lead


10 years ago

Boeckmans sustains serious injuries in Vuelta crash

Kris Boeckmans in medically-induced coma after suffering broken bones, concussion in stage 8 pileup


10 years ago

Motorbike hits Sagan in Vuelta’s eighth stage

Peter Sagan didn't have a chance at victory after a neutral support motorcycle took him out late in Saturday's stage


10 years ago

Vuelta crash takes out van Garderen, Martin

A massive crash in the Vuelta's eighth stage knocks several riders out of the race


10 years ago

Gallery: 2015 Vuelta a Espana, stage 7

Lindeman wins his first-career grand tour stage as Chaves defends red despite attack from Aru on final climb.


10 years ago

Results: 2015 Vuelta a Espana, stage 7

Lindeman wins first mountain stage as Chaves defends overall lead.


10 years ago

Vuelta still wide-open after first major climb

The Vuelta is still very much anyone's race after the first major mountain stage, something that was not the case in the Tour this summer.


10 years ago

Vuelta podium in Dan Martin’s reach, if that’s his goal

The Cannondale-Garmin rider says he's not entirely sure of his goals at the Spanish grand tour, whether it's stage wins or the overall.


10 years ago

Rules stop Nibali from racing until Vuelta’s over

UCI rules prevent Vincenzo Nibali, who was ejected from the Vuelta for an illegal tow, from racing until the Spanish grand tour is over.


10 years ago

Irizar tests disc brakes in Vuelta, but some pros wary of danger

Markel Irizar rides Shimano disc brake system in the Vuelta stage 6, says he believes the peloton will eventually prefer the quicker stop.


10 years ago

Results: 2015 Vuelta a Espana, stage 6

Esteban Chaves reclaims the lead with a late attack on the steep finish climb, winning stage 6 in the process.


10 years ago

Gallery: 2015 Vuelta a Espana, stage 6

Esteban Chaves attacked to win another stage at the Vuelta and reclaimed the red leader's jersey.


10 years ago

Top-10 things you don’t know about the Vuelta

Think you know a lot about the Vuelta a Espana? Here are 10 surprising facts to help you bone up on your grand tour trivia.


10 years ago

Results: 2015 Vuelta a Espana, stage 5

Orica and Giant each enjoy ups and downs — Ewan wins, but Degenkolb loses, and Dumoulin claims GC lead at Chaves' expense.


10 years ago

Gallery: 2015 Vuelta a Espana, stage 5

Caleb Ewan, 21, earns the biggest win of his young career in the Vuelta's Wednesday sprint stage, and Dumoulin takes the red jersey.


10 years ago

Van Garderen: ‘Froome beatable’

Tejay van Garderen seeks a measure of redemption at the Vuelta and believes he'll have his chance to take on Tour champ Froome.


10 years ago

2015 Vuelta a Espana, stage 4 highlights

Velon's on-board footage from stage 4 of the Vuelta a España, which includes the crash that took down Tejay van Garderen (BMC Racing).


10 years ago

Chaves growing by the day in Vuelta leader’s jersey

The 5-foot-5, sub-120-pound Orica-GreenEdge rider has been the race leader since stage 2.


10 years ago

Nibali plots return to racing after Vuelta DQ, team says it will decide

The Astana rider was kicked out of the Vuelta a Espana after holding onto his team car during stage 2.


10 years ago

Gallery: 2015 Vuelta a Espana, stage 4

It's Valverde's day at the Vuelta as the ageless Movistar veteran sprints to his first stage win in this year's Vuelta.


10 years ago

Valverde bangs fist on table with Vuelta stage win

Alejandro Valverde's emphatic stage 4 win shows that he's on great form, but will he ride for his teammate, Nairo Quintana?


10 years ago

Vuelta spectator tries to ride King’s bike

Ben King got tangled up in a crash during stage 4 of the Vuelta a España — to make matters worse, a spectator almost rode off on his bike.


10 years ago

Results: 2015 Vuelta a Espana, stage 4

Valverde victorious in Tuesday's punchy sprint finish, and Chaves hangs onto leader's red jersey.


10 years ago

2015 Vuelta a Espana, stage 3 highlights

Velon's footage of inside the peloton during stage 3 of the Vuelta, which includes riders battling for position coming into a bunch sprint.


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Vuelta a Espana Writers

Andrew Hood

Andrew Hood, aka “EuroHoody,” is European editor for Velo. Since joining the title in 2002, he’s been chasing bike races all over the world. He’s covered dozens of editions of the spring classics and the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia, and Vuelta a España, as well as numerous world championships in road, track, and mountain biking. He’s also covered six Olympic Games and reported on bike races across six continents. Beyond the Outside cycling network, his work has appeared in The New York Times, Sports Illustrated, ESPN, Outside, SKITraveler Magazine, Washington Post, Dallas Morning News, and Denver Post. He’s a voting member of the Velo d’Or prize committee, and he’s appeared on CNN, NBC, NPR, and BBC. Chances are, if there’s a bike race, EuroHoody’s been to it, or will be going soon.

Jim Cotton

Jim is a UK-based editor and reporter focusing on road racing, training, and nutrition. He’s developed a bank of experience working on the ground at all three grand tours, Paris-Roubaix, Tour of Flanders, Strade Bianche, road worlds, and many more prestigious races. Additionally, Jim writes the ‘Behind the Ride’ series of features that digs into how riders in the pro peloton have become the best in the world. It’s a wide-ranging column that’s covered diet, training, recovery, altitude camps, and a lot more. And when he’s not working? After a few decades of mostly dismal results, he’s hung up the wheels on his bike racing career. Instead, now, he’s a trail / ultra racer… but don’t hold that against him.

Shane Stokes

Shane Stokes has written about pro cycling for over 25 years, covering grand tours, world championships, Classics and other major events during that time. He’s been the Irish Times cycling correspondent for over two decades, appeared regularly on that country’s national broadcaster RTE in analyzing the sport, and contributed to Velo and many of the sport’s international outlets. When not writing about cycling he’s happiest in nature on a sunny day, particularly with a dog or two in tow.

Betsy Welch

Betsy writes about off-road racing, culture, and personalities for Outside’s cycling group. As a rider, she loves big adventures on the bike. Some of her most memorable reporting/riding trips include the Migration Gravel Race in Kenya, bikepacking the Colorado Trail, and riding from Torino to Nice after the inaugural Tour de France Femmes. In the summer, she loves to run, ride, and hike through the Elk Mountains in her backyard; in the winter, she skis uphill.

Will Tracy

Will Tracy is a San Francisco based editor interested in all things cycling. Since getting his start in cycling journalism with Peloton Magazine, he has reported from the Tour de France; the Taipei Cycle, Eurobike, and Sea Otter trade shows; and covered the biggest events in gravel racing including Unbound and SBT GRVL. When not biking, he stays active with climbing and running and likes to take photos, cook, and serially dabble in new hobbies.

Alvin Holbrook

Alvin is a tech editor for Velo, where he covers road, gravel, and e-bikes after nearly a decade in the bike industry. In addition, he uses his background in urban planning to cover stories around active transportation, policy, tech, and infrastructure through the Urbanist Update series. He currently lives in the Bay Area with his wife and an ever-growing stable of bikes and kitchen utensils. Meet Alvin

Josh Ross

Josh hails from the Pacific Northwest but when it’s time to ride, hot and dry is better than cold and wet. He will happily talk for hours about the minutiae of cycling tech but understands most people just want things to work. He is a road cyclist at heart and doesn’t care much if those roads are paved, dirt, or digital. Although he rarely races, if you ask him to ride from sunrise to sunset, and beyond, the answer is always yes.

How to watch the Vuelta a España

Grand tour season comes to a spectacular close in the next month with the 2023 Vuelta a España. Primož Roglič is back to hunt a fourth red jersey after having to withdraw after stage 16 last year. But a deep field will be standing in his way. Simon Yates, Richard Carapaz, João Almeida, Jai Hindley, Nairo Quintana and Enric Mas are just a selection of the riders racing with an eye on the maillot rojo.

How to watch the 202e Vuelta a España in the United States and Canada

U.S. cycling fans, NBC has got your back. Live coverage and highlights will be available through the broadcaster, with the NBC-owned Peacock streaming service providing online coverage. FloSports will provide a live streaming service in Canada.

How to watch the 2023 Vuelta a España in Europe

European fans can tune in to the Vuelta online via GCN+ or on the partner Eurosport streaming service. Eurosport will also cover the race on its Freeview channel. You can see schedules and details of territory restrictions here.

RTVE (Spain), TV2 (Denmark and Norway), Sporza (Belgium) and NOS (Netherlands) will cover the race in their respective countries.

How to watch the 2023 Vuelta a España in Australia

Fans Down Under can set their alarms early for a live broadcast via SBS On Demand.