2024 Vuelta a España

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2024 Vuelta a España

The 2024 Vuelta a España was a three-week cycling race that took place in Portugal and Spain between 17 August and 8 September. It was the 79th edition of the Vuelta a España and the third and final grand tour of the 2024 men's road cycling season. The race departed from Lisbon and finished in Madrid.[1]

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2024 Vuelta a España
2024 UCI World Tour, race 28 of 35
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Route of the 2024 Vuelta a España
Race details
Dates17 August – 8 September
Stages21
Distance3,304.3 km (2,053 mi)
Winning time81h 49' 18"
Results
Winner  Primož Roglič (SLO) (Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe)
  Second  Ben O'Connor (AUS) (Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale)
  Third  Enric Mas (ESP) (Movistar Team)

Points  Kaden Groves (AUS) (Alpecin–Deceuninck)
Mountains  Jay Vine (AUS) (UAE Team Emirates)
Youth  Mattias Skjelmose (DEN) (Lidl–Trek)
Combativity  Marc Soler (ESP) (UAE Team Emirates)
Team UAE Team Emirates
 2023
2025 
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The race was won by Primož Roglič of team Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe for a record-tying 4th time. Roglič took the lead in the general classification on stage 3 before relinquishing it to Ben O'Connor (Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale), who wore the maillot rojo from stages 6 to 19. Roglič won stages 4, 8, and 19, and on stage 19 also regained the lead in the GC. O'Connor held onto second place, his best finish in a grand tour, while Enric Mas of the Movistar Team finished in third.[2]

Wout van Aert (Visma–Lease a Bike) and Kaden Groves (Alpecin–Deceuninck) won three stages, with Groves winning the points classification after van Aert abandoned the race during stage 16 after crashing during a slippery descent. Groves finished with 226 points, a comfortable advantage over Roglič, his nearest opponent, who had 140. Van Aert had 291 points before abandoning.[3]

Jay Vine and Marc Soler of UAE Team Emirates XRG won the mountains classification and the combativity award, respectively. Their team also won the team classification. Mattias Skjelmose of Lidl–Trek won the young rider classification.[4]

Teams

22 teams took part in the race. All 18 UCI WorldTeams were automatically invited. They were joined by 4 UCI ProTeams: the two highest placed UCI ProTeams in 2023 (Lotto–Dstny and Israel–Premier Tech), along with Equipo Kern Pharma and Euskaltel–Euskadi who were selected by Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), the organisers of the Vuelta.[5]

Soudal–Quick-Step chose to compete under a different name from the rest of the season: they became T-Rex Quick-Step, using the name of a product made by Soudal, their normal sponsor.[6]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

Route and stages

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Stage characteristics and winners[1]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1 17 August Lisbon (Portugal) to Oeiras (Portugal) 12 km (7.5 mi) Individual time trial  Brandon McNulty (USA)
2 18 August Cascais (Portugal) to Ourém (Portugal) 194 km (121 mi) Hilly stage  Kaden Groves (AUS)
3 19 August Lousã (Portugal) to Castelo Branco (Portugal) 191.2 km (118.8 mi) Hilly stage  Wout van Aert (BEL)
4 20 August Plasencia to Pico Villuercas 170.5 km (105.9 mi) Mountain stage  Primož Roglič (SLO)
5 21 August Fuente del Maestre to Sevilla 177 km (110 mi) Flat stage  Pavel Bittner (CZE)
6 22 August Jerez de la Frontera to Yunquera 185.5 km (115.3 mi) Mountain stage  Ben O'Connor (AUS)
7 23 August Archidona to Córdoba 180.5 km (112.2 mi) Hilly stage  Wout van Aert (BEL)
8 24 August Úbeda to Cazorla 159 km (99 mi) Medium-mountain stage  Primož Roglič (SLO)
9 25 August Motril to Granada 178.5 km (110.9 mi) Mountain stage  Adam Yates (GBR)
26 August Vigo Rest day
10 27 August Ponteareas to Baiona 160 km (99 mi) Mountain stage  Wout van Aert (BEL)
11 28 August Padrón to Padrón 166.5 km (103.5 mi) Medium-mountain stage  Eddie Dunbar (IRL)
12 29 August Orense to Estación de Montaña de Manzaneda 137.5 km (85.4 mi) Hilly stage  Pablo Castrillo (ESP)
13 30 August Lugo to Puerto de Ancares 176 km (109 mi) Mountain stage  Michael Woods (CAN)
14 31 August Villafranca del Bierzo to Villablino 200.5 km (124.6 mi) Medium-mountain stage  Kaden Groves (AUS)
15 1 September Infiesto [es] to Valgrande-Pajares 143 km (89 mi) Mountain stage  Pablo Castrillo (ESP)
2 September Oviedo Rest day
16 3 September Luanco to Lagos de Covadonga 181.5 km (112.8 mi) Mountain stage  Marc Soler (ESP)
17 4 September Arnuero to Santander 141.5 km (87.9 mi) Medium-mountain stage  Kaden Groves (AUS)
18 5 September Vitoria-Gasteiz to Maeztu 179.5 km (111.5 mi) Medium-mountain stage  Urko Berrade (ESP)
19 6 September Logroño to Alto de Moncalvillo 173.5 km (107.8 mi) Hilly stage  Primož Roglič (SLO)
20 7 September Villarcayo to Picón Blanco 172 km (107 mi) Mountain stage  Eddie Dunbar (IRL)
21 8 September Distrito Telefónica to Madrid 24.6 km (15.3 mi) Individual time trial  Stefan Küng (SUI)
Total 3,304.3 km (2,053.2 mi)
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Pre-race favourites

The general classification competition was expected to be more open than the preceding Giro d'Italia or Tour de France.[7] Media analysis focused on the absence of three members of the Big Four: Tadej Pogačar, Jonas Vingegaard, and Remco Evenepoel.[8] The remaining member, Primož Roglič, was widely considered a pre-race favourite, alongside 2023 Vuelta a España winner Sepp Kuss. Other expected contenders for the podium were Adam Yates, João Almeida, Carlos Rodríguez, Mikel Landa, Thymen Arensman, Ben O'Connor, and Enric Mas.[7][9]

Classification leadership

  1. On stage 2, Wout van Aert, who was third in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first-placed Brandon McNulty wore the red jersey as the leader of the general classification and second-placed Mathias Vacek wore the white jersey as the leader of the young rider classification.
  2. On stage 2, Stefan Küng, who was fourth in the general classification, wore the blue polkadot jersey.
  3. On stage 4, Kaden Groves, who was second in the points classification classification, wore the green jersey, because first-placed Wout van Aert wore wear the red jersey as the general classification leader.
  4. On stages 14–15, Marc Soler, who was second in the mountains classification classification, wore the polkadot jersey, because first-placed Wout van Aert wore the green jersey as the points classification leader. For the same reason, Jay Vine wore the jersey on stage 16.

Classification standings

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Legend
Denotes the winner of the general classification Denotes the winner of the young rider classification
Denotes the winner of the points classification Denotes the winner of the team classification
Denotes the winner of the mountains classification Denotes the winner of the combativity award
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General classification

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Final general classification (1–10)[10][11]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Primož Roglič (SLO) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe 81h 49' 18"
2  Ben O'Connor (AUS) Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale + 2' 36"
3  Enric Mas (ESP) Movistar Team + 3' 13"
4  Richard Carapaz (ECU) EF Education–EasyPost + 4' 02"
5  Mattias Skjelmose (DEN) Lidl–Trek +5' 49"
6  David Gaudu (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 6' 32"
7  Florian Lipowitz (GER) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 7' 05"
8  Mikel Landa (ESP) Soudal–Quick-Step + 8' 48"
9  Pavel Sivakov (FRA) UAE Team Emirates + 10' 04"
10  Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) Ineos Grenadiers + 11' 19"
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Points classification

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Final points classification (1–10)[10][11]
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Kaden Groves (AUS) Alpecin–Deceuninck 226
2  Primož Roglič (SLO) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe 140
3  Max Poole (GBR) Team dsm–firmenich PostNL 118
4  Pablo Castrillo (ESP) Equipo Kern Pharma 117
5  Mathias Vacek (CZE) Lidl–Trek 110
6  Pavel Bittner (CZE) Team dsm–firmenich PostNL 106
7  Enric Mas (ESP) Movistar Team 102
8  Mauro Schmid (SUI) Team Jayco–AlUla 100
9  Stefan Küng (SUI) Groupama–FDJ 99
10  Marc Soler (ESP) UAE Team Emirates 98
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Mountains classification

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Final mountains classification (1–10)[10][11]
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Jay Vine (AUS) UAE Team Emirates 78
2  Marc Soler (ESP) UAE Team Emirates 76
3  Pablo Castrillo (ESP) Equipo Kern Pharma 43
4  Primož Roglič (SLO) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe 32
5  Marco Frigo (ITA) Israel–Premier Tech 32
6  Enric Mas (ESP) Movistar Team 28
7  Filippo Zana (ITA) Team Jayco–AlUla 27
8  Pavel Sivakov (FRA) UAE Team Emirates 26
9 Aleksandr Vlasov Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe 25
10  David Gaudu (FRA) Groupama–FDJ 24
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Young rider classification

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Final young rider classification (1–10)[10][11]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Mattias Skjelmose (DEN) Lidl–Trek 81h 55' 07"
2  Florian Lipowitz (GER) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 1' 16"
3  Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) Ineos Grenadiers + 5' 30"
4  Matthew Riccitello (USA) Israel–Premier Tech + 1h 40' 48"
5  Max Poole (GBR) Team dsm–firmenich PostNL + 1h 50' 46"
6  Isaac del Toro (MEX) UAE Team Emirates + 1h 51' 38"
7  Giovanni Aleotti (ITA) Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 1h 54' 14"
8  William Junior Lecerf (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step + 2h 09' 35"
9  Valentin Paret-Peintre (FRA) Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale + 2h 12' 06"
10  Gianmarco Garofoli (ITA) Astana Qazaqstan Team + 2h 16' 36"
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Team classification

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Final team classification (1–10)[10][11]
Rank Team Time
1 United Arab Emirates UAE Team Emirates 245h 12' 58"
2 Germany Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 33' 53"
3 France Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale + 1h 23' 09"
4 Netherlands Visma–Lease a Bike + 1h 53' 33"
5 France Groupama–FDJ + 2h 16' 51"
6 Belgium Soudal–Quick-Step + 2h 28' 28"
7 Spain Movistar Team + 2h 47' 49"
8 United States Lidl–Trek + 2h 47' 58"
9 Spain Equipo Kern Pharma + 2h 55' 08"
10 United Kingdom Ineos Grenadiers + 3h 18' 42"
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