2020 Vuelta a Burgos

The 2020 Vuelta a Burgos was a men's road bicycle race which took place from 28 July to 1 August 2020 in the Spanish province of Burgos. It was the 42nd edition of the Vuelta a Burgos stage race, which was established in 1946. The race was rated as a 2.Pro event and formed part of the 2020 UCI Europe Tour and the 2020 UCI ProSeries. The race was made up of five stages.^[1]

2020 Vuelta a Burgos

2020 UCI Europe Tour 2020 UCI ProSeries
Race details
Dates	28 July – 1 August 2020
Stages	5
Distance	797[1] km (495.2 mi)
Winning time	19h 14' 42"
Results
Winner  Remco Evenepoel (BEL) (Deceuninck–Quick-Step)   Second  Mikel Landa (ESP) (Bahrain–McLaren)   Third  João Almeida (POR) (Deceuninck–Quick-Step) Points  Mikel Landa (ESP) (Bahrain–McLaren) Mountains  Gotzon Martín (ESP) (Euskaltel–Euskadi) Youth  Remco Evenepoel (BEL) (Deceuninck–Quick-Step)   Team Mitchelton–Scott
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Teams

Twenty-three teams participated in the race, including 14 of the 19 UCI WorldTeams, six UCI Professional Continental teams, and three UCI Continental teams. Each team entered seven riders except for Israel Start-Up Nation, which entered only six, for a starting peloton of 153 riders. 127 riders finished the race.^[2][3]

UCI WorldTeams

• Astana
• Bahrain–McLaren
• Bora–Hansgrohe
• CCC Team
• Deceuninck–Quick-Step
• Groupama–FDJ
• Israel Start-Up Nation
• Mitchelton–Scott
• Movistar Team
• NTT Pro Cycling
• Team Ineos
• Team Jumbo–Visma
• Trek–Segafredo
• UAE Team Emirates

UCI Professional Continental Teams

• Arkéa–Samsic
• Bingoal–Wallonie Bruxelles
• Burgos BH
• Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
• Gazprom–RusVelo
• Nippo–Delko–One Provence

UCI Continental Teams

• Equipo Kern Pharma
• Euskaltel–Euskadi
• Kometa Xstra Cycling Team

Route

Stage characteristics and winners^[1]

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Stage winner
1	28 July	Burgos to Mirador del Castillo	157 km (98 mi)		Hilly stage	Felix Großschartner (AUT)
2	29 July	Castrojeriz to Villadiego	168 km (104 mi)		Flat stage	Fernando Gaviria (COL)
3	30 July	Sargentes de La Lora to Picón Blanco (Espinosa de los Monteros)	150 km (93 mi)		Mountain stage	Remco Evenepoel (BEL)
4	31 July	Gumiel de Izán to Roa de Duero	164 km (102 mi)		Hilly stage	Sam Bennett (IRL)
5	1 August	Covarrubias to Lagunas de Neila [es]	158 km (98 mi)		Mountain stage	Iván Sosa (COL)
Total		797 km (495 mi)

Stages

Stage 1

28 July 2020 – Burgos to Mirador del Castillo, 157 km (98 mi)

Stage 1 Result[4][5][6] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Felix Großschartner (AUT) Bora–Hansgrohe 3h 40' 21" 2  João Almeida (POR) Deceuninck–Quick-Step + 8" 3  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Movistar Team + 8" 4  Alex Aranburu (ESP) Astana + 8" 5  Mikel Landa (ESP) Bahrain–McLaren + 8" 6  David Gaudu (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 8" 7  Jon Aberasturi (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 8" 8  Jay McCarthy (AUS) Bora–Hansgrohe + 8" 9  Matteo Trentin (ITA) CCC Team + 8" 10  Remco Evenepoel (BEL) Deceuninck–Quick-Step + 8"

General classification after Stage 1[4][5][6] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Felix Großschartner (AUT) Bora–Hansgrohe 3h 40' 21" 2  João Almeida (POR) Deceuninck–Quick-Step + 8" 3  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Movistar Team + 8" 4  Alex Aranburu (ESP) Astana + 8" 5  Mikel Landa (ESP) Bahrain–McLaren + 8" 6  David Gaudu (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 8" 7  Jon Aberasturi (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 8" 8  Jay McCarthy (AUS) Bora–Hansgrohe + 8" 9  Matteo Trentin (ITA) CCC Team + 8" 10  Remco Evenepoel (BEL) Deceuninck–Quick-Step + 8"

Stage 2

29 July 2020 – Castrojeriz to Villadiego, 168 km (104 mi)

Stage 2 Result[7][8][9] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Fernando Gaviria (COL) UAE Team Emirates 3h 55' 38" 2  Arnaud Démare (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 0" 3  Sam Bennett (IRL) Deceuninck–Quick-Step + 0" 4  Matteo Trentin (ITA) CCC Team + 0" 5  Jon Aberasturi (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 0" 6  Jasper Stuyven (BEL) Trek–Segafredo + 0" 7  Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) NTT Pro Cycling + 0" 8  Edward Theuns (BEL) Trek–Segafredo + 0" 9  Pascal Eenkhoorn (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma + 0" 10  Mikel Aristi (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi + 0"

General classification after Stage 2[7][8][9] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Felix Großschartner (AUT) Bora–Hansgrohe 7h 35' 59" 2  Jon Aberasturi (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 8" 3  Matteo Trentin (ITA) CCC Team + 8" 4  Jasper Stuyven (BEL) Trek–Segafredo + 8" 5  Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) NTT Pro Cycling + 8" 6  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Movistar Team + 8" 7  Mikel Landa (ESP) Bahrain–McLaren + 8" 8  George Bennett (NZL) Team Jumbo–Visma + 8" 9  Esteban Chaves (COL) Mitchelton–Scott + 8" 10  Richard Carapaz (ECU) Team Ineos + 8"

Stage 3

30 July 2020 – Sargentes de La Lora to Picón Blanco (Espinosa de los Monteros), 150 km (93 mi)

Stage 3 Result[10][11][12] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Remco Evenepoel (BEL) Deceuninck–Quick-Step 3h 59' 09" 2  George Bennett (NZL) Team Jumbo–Visma + 18" 3  Mikel Landa (ESP) Bahrain–McLaren + 32" 4  Esteban Chaves (COL) Mitchelton–Scott + 35" 5  João Almeida (POR) Deceuninck–Quick-Step + 45" 6  Ben Hermans (BEL) Israel Start-Up Nation + 52" 7  Richard Carapaz (ECU) Team Ineos + 52" 8  Fabio Aru (ITA) UAE Team Emirates + 1' 03" 9  Joel Nicolau (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 1' 20" 10  Mikel Nieve (ESP) Mitchelton–Scott + 1' 20"

General classification after Stage 3[10][11][12] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Remco Evenepoel (BEL) Deceuninck–Quick-Step 11h 35' 16" 2  George Bennett (NZL) Team Jumbo–Visma + 18" 3  Mikel Landa (ESP) Bahrain–McLaren + 32" 4  Esteban Chaves (COL) Mitchelton–Scott + 35" 5  João Almeida (POR) Deceuninck–Quick-Step + 45" 6  Ben Hermans (BEL) Israel Start-Up Nation + 52" 7  Richard Carapaz (ECU) Team Ineos + 52" 8  Fabio Aru (ITA) UAE Team Emirates + 1' 03" 9  David de la Cruz (ESP) UAE Team Emirates + 1' 32" 10  Mikel Nieve (ESP) Mitchelton–Scott + 1' 35"

Stage 4

31 July 2020 – Gumiel de Izán to Roa de Duero, 164 km (102 mi)

Stage 4 Result[13][14][15] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Sam Bennett (IRL) Deceuninck–Quick-Step 3h 51' 19" 2  Arnaud Démare (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 0" 3  Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) NTT Pro Cycling + 0" 4  Davide Cimolai (ITA) Israel Start-Up Nation + 0" 5  Lionel Taminiaux (BEL) Bingoal–Wallonie Bruxelles + 0" 6  Biniam Girmay (ERI) Nippo–Delko–One Provence + 0" 7  Jon Aberasturi (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 0" 8  Martin Laas (EST) Bora–Hansgrohe + 0" 9  Alex Edmondson (AUS) Mitchelton–Scott + 0" 10  Rick Zabel (GER) Israel Start-Up Nation + 0"

General classification after Stage 4[13][14][15] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Remco Evenepoel (BEL) Deceuninck–Quick-Step 15h 26' 35" 2  George Bennett (NZL) Team Jumbo–Visma + 18" 3  Mikel Landa (ESP) Bahrain–McLaren + 32" 4  Esteban Chaves (COL) Mitchelton–Scott + 35" 5  João Almeida (POR) Deceuninck–Quick-Step + 45" 6  Richard Carapaz (ECU) Team Ineos + 52" 7  Ben Hermans (BEL) Israel Start-Up Nation + 52" 8  Fabio Aru (ITA) UAE Team Emirates + 1' 03" 9  David de la Cruz (ESP) UAE Team Emirates + 1' 32" 10  Mikel Nieve (ESP) Mitchelton–Scott + 1' 35"

Stage 5

1 August 2020 – Covarrubias to Lagunas de Neila [es], 158 km (98 mi)

Stage 5 Result[16][17][18] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Iván Sosa (COL) Team Ineos 3h 47' 56" 2  Mikel Landa (ESP) Bahrain–McLaren + 9" 3  Remco Evenepoel (BEL) Deceuninck–Quick-Step + 11" 4  João Almeida (POR) Deceuninck–Quick-Step + 38" 5  Lennard Kämna (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe + 43" 6  Rafał Majka (POL) Bora–Hansgrohe + 44" 7  David Gaudu (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 58" 8  Esteban Chaves (COL) Mitchelton–Scott + 1' 02" 9  Simon Yates (GBR) Mitchelton–Scott + 1' 10" 10  David de la Cruz (ESP) UAE Team Emirates + 1' 12"

General classification after Stage 5[16][17][18] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Remco Evenepoel (BEL) Deceuninck–Quick-Step 19h 14' 42" 2  Mikel Landa (ESP) Bahrain–McLaren + 30" 3  João Almeida (POR) Deceuninck–Quick-Step + 1' 12" 4  Esteban Chaves (COL) Mitchelton–Scott + 1' 26" 5  George Bennett (NZL) Team Jumbo–Visma + 1' 40" 6  Richard Carapaz (ECU) Team Ineos + 1' 58" 7  Ben Hermans (BEL) Israel Start-Up Nation + 2' 25" 8  David de la Cruz (ESP) UAE Team Emirates + 2' 34" 9  Fabio Aru (ITA) UAE Team Emirates + 2' 36" 10  Mikel Nieve (ESP) Mitchelton–Scott + 3' 00"

Classification leadership

Classification leadership by stage

Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Young rider classification	Team classification
1	Felix Großschartner	Felix Großschartner	Felix Großschartner	Gotzon Martín	João Almeida	Bora–Hansgrohe
2	Fernando Gaviria				Eddie Dunbar
3	Remco Evenepoel	Remco Evenepoel	João Almeida		Remco Evenepoel	Mitchelton–Scott
4	Sam Bennett		Sam Bennett
5	Iván Sosa		Mikel Landa
Final		Remco Evenepoel	Mikel Landa	Gotzon Martín	Remco Evenepoel	Mitchelton–Scott

• On stage 2, Alex Aranburu, who was fourth in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first placed Felix Großschartner wore the violet jersey as leader of the general classification, second placed João Almeida wore the white jersey as leader of the young rider classification, and third placed Alejandro Valverde wore the Spanish national champion's jersey as the defending Spanish national road race champion.
• On stage 3, Fernando Gaviria, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first placed Felix Großschartner wore the violet jersey as leader of the general classification.
• On stage 4, Óscar Rodríguez, who was third in the young rider classification, wore the white jersey, because first placed Remco Evenepoel wore the violet jersey as leader of the general classification, and second placed João Almeida wore the green jersey as leader of the points classification.
• On stage 5, João Almeida, who was second in the young rider classification, wore the white jersey, because first placed Remco Evenepoel wore the violet jersey as leader of the general classification.

Classification standings

Legend
	Denotes the winner of the general classification		Denotes the winner of the mountains classification
	Denotes the winner of the points classification		Denotes the winner of the young rider classification

General classification

Final general classification (1–10)^[16][17][18]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Remco Evenepoel (BEL)	Deceuninck–Quick-Step	19h 14' 42"
2	Mikel Landa (ESP)	Bahrain–McLaren	+ 30"
3	João Almeida (POR)	Deceuninck–Quick-Step	+ 1' 12"
4	Esteban Chaves (COL)	Mitchelton–Scott	+ 1' 26"
5	George Bennett (NZL)	Team Jumbo–Visma	+ 1' 40"
6	Richard Carapaz (ECU)	Team Ineos	+ 1' 58"
7	Ben Hermans (BEL)	Israel Start-Up Nation	+ 2' 25"
8	David de la Cruz (ESP)	UAE Team Emirates	+ 2' 34"
9	Fabio Aru (ITA)	UAE Team Emirates	+ 2' 36"
10	Mikel Nieve (ESP)	Mitchelton–Scott	+ 3' 00"

Points classification

Final points classification (1–10)^[16][17][18]

Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1	Mikel Landa (ESP)	Bahrain–McLaren	48
2	Remco Evenepoel (BEL)	Deceuninck–Quick-Step	47
3	João Almeida (POR)	Deceuninck–Quick-Step	46
4	Sam Bennett (IRL)	Deceuninck–Quick-Step	41
5	Arnaud Démare (FRA)	Groupama–FDJ	40
6	Esteban Chaves (COL)	Mitchelton–Scott	27
7	Iván Sosa (COL)	Team Ineos	26
8	Felix Großschartner (AUT)	Bora–Hansgrohe	25
9	Fernando Gaviria (COL)	UAE Team Emirates	25
10	George Bennett (NZL)	Team Jumbo–Visma	23

Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10)^[16][17][18]

Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1	Gotzon Martín (ESP)	Euskaltel–Euskadi	46
2	Remco Evenepoel (BEL)	Deceuninck–Quick-Step	41
3	Mikel Landa (ESP)	Bahrain–McLaren	32
4	Jetse Bol (NED)	Burgos BH	26
5	George Bennett (NZL)	Team Jumbo–Visma	25
6	João Almeida (POR)	Deceuninck–Quick-Step	24
7	Esteban Chaves (COL)	Mitchelton–Scott	21
8	Iván Sosa (COL)	Team Ineos	18
9	Richard Carapaz (ECU)	Team Ineos	12
10	Diego Pablo Sevilla (ESP)	Kometa Xstra Cycling Team	12

Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10)^[16][17][18]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Remco Evenepoel (BEL)	Deceuninck–Quick-Step	19h 14' 42"
2	João Almeida (POR)	Deceuninck–Quick-Step	+ 1' 12"
3	Óscar Rodríguez (ESP)	Astana	+ 3' 37"
4	Cristián Rodríguez (ESP)	Caja Rural–Seguros RGA	+ 4' 11"
5	Lennard Kämna (GER)	Bora–Hansgrohe	+ 5' 41"
6	José Manuel Díaz (ESP)	Nippo–Delko–One Provence	+ 5' 47"
7	David Gaudu (FRA)	Groupama–FDJ	+ 6' 30"
8	Sepp Kuss (USA)	Team Jumbo–Visma	+ 6' 31"
9	Urko Berrade (ESP)	Equipo Kern Pharma	+ 6' 36"
10	Eddie Dunbar (IRL)	Team Ineos	+ 6' 44"

Teams classification

Final teams classification (1–10)^[16][17][18]

Rank	Team	Time
1	Mitchelton–Scott	57h 52' 38"
2	Deceuninck–Quick-Step	+ 2' 03"
3	Astana	+ 6' 31"
4	Team Ineos	+ 7' 12"
5	Caja Rural–Seguros RGA	+ 9' 27"
6	Equipo Kern Pharma	+ 13' 39"
7	Bora–Hansgrohe	+ 14' 24"
8	Bahrain–McLaren	+ 15' 52"
9	Nippo–Delko–One Provence	+ 19' 14"
10	Team Jumbo–Visma	+ 24' 38"