Vuelta a Espana
Vuelta a Espana coverage from Cycling Weekly, with up to date race results, rider profiles and news and reports.
The Vuelta a España 2024, the 79th edition of the race, will be the final Grand Tour of the season, with the race following the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France in the WorldTour calendar.
The route for the 2024 Vuelta a España includes just one flat stage, and promises to pack in the climbing, with two short time trials bookending the race, which opens in Lisbon, Portugal on 17 August.
Sepp Kuss, the American cyclist who won the general classification in 2023, is on the start list for the Spanish Grand Tour, but he'll face competition from three-time winner Primož Roglič(Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe), among others.
Here's all you need to know ahead of the last Grand Tour of the season.
Vuelta a España 2024: Overview
Date | 17 August 2024 to 8 September 2024 |
Total distance | 3265km (2,029 miles) |
Number of stages | 21 |
Start location | Lisbon, Portugal |
Finish location | Madrid, Spain |
UCI Ranking | WorldTour |
Edition | 79th |
Total climbing | TBC |
2023 winner | Sepp Kuss (USA) |
TV coverage (UK) | Eurosport, Discovery+ |
TV coverage (US) | Peacock |
Vuelta a España 2024: The route
The Vuelta a España 2024 route brings the mountains to centre stage once again. The first stage in Lisbon and the last stage in Madrid will be short individual time trials. Between the two ITTs, there is only one day for the sprinters, which comes early in the race, on day five.
Vuelta a España 2024: Stage-by-stage
Stage | Date | Start location | Finish location | Distance | Terrain |
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One | 17 August 2024 | Lisboa | Oeiras | 12km | ITT |
Two | 18 August 2024 | Cascais | Ourém | 191km | Hilly |
Three | 19 August 2024 | Lousã | Castelo Branco | 182km | Hilly |
Four | 20 August 2024 | Plasencia | Pico Villuercas | 167km | Mountain |
Five | 21 August 2024 | Fuente del Maestre | Sevilla | 170km | Flat |
Six | 22 August 2024 | Carrefour Jerez Sur. Jerez de la Frontera | Yunquera | 181km | Mountain |
Seven | 23 August 2024 | Archidona | Córdoba | 179km | Hilly |
Eight | 24 August 2024 | Úbeda | Cazorla | 159km | Medium mountains |
Nine | 25 August 2024 | Motril | Granada | 178km | Mountain |
Ten | 27 August 2024 | Ponteareas | Baiona | 160km | Mountain |
11 | 28 August 2024 | Campus Tecnológico Cortizo. Padrón | Campus Tecnológico Cortizo. Padrón | 164km | Medium mountains |
12 | 29 August 2024 | Ourense Termal | Estación de Montaña de Manzaneda | 133km | Hilly |
13 | 30 August 2024 | Lugo | Puerto de Ancares | 171km | Mountain |
14 | 31 August 2024 | Villafranca del Bierzo | Villablino | 199km | Medium mountains |
15 | 1 September 2024 | Infiesto | Valgrande-Pajares. Cuitu Negru | 142km | Mountain |
16 | 3 September 2024 | Luanco | Lagos de Covadonga | 181km | Mountain |
17 | 4 September 2024 | Monumento Juan de Castillo. Arnuero | Santander | 143km | Medium mountains |
18 | 5 September 2024 | Vitoria-Gasteiz | Maeztu-Parque Natural de Izki | 175km | Medium mountains |
19 | 6 September 2024 | Logroño | Alto de Moncalvillo | 168km | Hilly |
20 | 7 September 2024 | Villarcayo | Picón Blanco | 188km | Mountain |
21 | 8 September 2024 | Madrid | Madrid | 22km | ITT |
Vuelta a España: The jerseys
The red jersey of the Vuelta's general classification leader is now well established (it was previously gold, but changed in 2010). The leader of the mountains classification wears a polka-dot jersey, but its large blue spots mean it's very different to the one that riders in the Tour de France wear. The points leader's green jersey is lime green, while the jersey for best young rider (born after 1 January 1998), is white – familiar from the Tour de France.
There are other awards on offer as well, including the teams classification and a daily combativity award. Embellished jersey numbers, rather than jerseys, are on offer for this.
Riders in the general classification in particular will be interested in the bonus seconds that are available throughout the race. There are 10, 6 and 4 seconds for finishing first, second and third on a stage, plus 3, 2 and 1 seconds at nine different intermediate sprints throughout the race and 10 separate bonus uphill sprints.
Vuelta a España 2024: The teams
There will be 22 teams riding the 2024 Vuelta a España, including all 18 WorldTour teams and four second-tier ProTeams. Full details are yet to be confirmed.
Vuelta a España: Past winners
2013: Chris Horner (USA) RadioShack–Leopard
2014: Alberto Contador (Esp) Tinkoff–Saxo
2015: Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana
2016: Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team
2017: Chris Froome (GBr) Team Sky
2018: Simon Yates (GBr) Mitchelton–Scott
2019: Primož Roglič (Slo) Team Jumbo-Visma
2020: Primož Roglič (Slo) Team Jumbo-Visma
2021: Primož Roglič (Slo) Team Jumbo-Visma
2022: Remco Evenepoel (Bel) Quick Step-Alpha Vinyl
2023: Sepp Kuss (USA) Jumbo-Visma
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Primož Roglič crowned Vuelta a España champion as Stefan Küng wins the final stage time trial
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Kaden Groves seals hat-trick with victory on stage 17 of the Vuelta a España
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Pablo Castrillo claims mammoth stage 15 victory atop Cuitu Negru as O'Connor keeps red
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Wildcard Pablo Castrillo denies Max Poole to take Vuelta a España stage 12 victory
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