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Vuelta a España records and statistics

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The Vuelta a España is an important cycling race (one of the Grand Tours). The first Vuelta a España was in 1935. As the Vuelta a España is a stage race, a classification based on times is calculated after every stage. The cyclist with the lowest time after a stage is the leader of the general classification after that stage. A jersey is given to that cyclist, which the cyclist wears during the next stage. From 1999 to 2009, this jersey had a golden color and was named the golden jersey. From 2010 onwards, the leader's jersey was red. It has also been black and white at different points in the Vuelta's history.

Although the leader of the classification after a stage gets the leader's jersey, he is not considered the winner of that jersey, only the wearer. Only after the final stage, the wearer of the leader's jersey is considered the winner, and therefore the winner of the Vuelta a España.

Since the first Vuelta a España in 1935, there have been 1,491 stages, up to and including the Stage 12 of the 2021 Vuelta a España The race leader following each stage has been awarded a leader's jersey.

Although the number of stages is 1,491, there have been 1,492 leader's jerseys awarded, because after the first stage of the 1948 Vuelta a España, Bernardo Ruiz and Julián Berrendero shared the lead and both received the leader's jersey. As of 2021, 1,492 leader's jerseys have been awarded in the Vuelta a España to 226 different riders.

Jerseys per rider

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Cyclists who are still active

In previous Vueltas a España, sometimes a stage was split in two. On such occasions, only the cyclist leading at the end of the day is counted. The "Leader's jerseys" column gives the number of days that the cyclist wore the leader's jersey, the "Vuelta wins" column gives the number of times that the cyclist won the Vuelta. The next three columns indicate the number of times the rider won the points classification, the mountains classification, and the years in which the rider lead the general classification, with bold years indicating an overall Vuelta win.

For example: Alex Zülle has spent 48 days in the leader's jersey, and won the overall classification two times. He wore the leader's jersey in the Vueltas of 1993, 1996, 1997 and 2000, of which he won the 1996 and 1997 Vueltas.

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RankNameCountryLeader's
jerseys		Vuelta WinsPointsKoMYears
1Alex Zülle  Switzerland482001993, 1996, 1997, 2000
2Primož Roglič Slovenia424202019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024
3Roberto Heras Spain364102000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
4=Gustaaf Deloor Belgium322001935, 1936
4=Tony Rominger  Switzerland323121992, 1993, 1994
6Delio Rodríguez Spain311101941, 1945, 1946, 1947
7=Julián Berrendero Spain272031941, 1942, 1945, 1948
7=Chris Froome United Kingdom272102011, 2017
7=Alejandro Valverde Spain271402006, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014
10Alberto Contador Spain263002008, 2012, 2014
11=Laurent Jalabert France241411995, 1996, 1997, 1998
11=Domingo Perurena Spain240201967, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975
13Abraham Olano Spain231001995, 1998, 1999, 2000
14Óscar Sevilla Spain210002001, 2002
15=Manuel Costa Spain200001946, 1947
15=Freddy Maertens Belgium201101977
15=Denis Menchov Russia202012005, 2007
15=Vincenzo Nibali Italy201002010, 2013
19=Remco Evenepoel Belgium191002022, 2023
19=Emilio Rodríguez Spain191021950
19=Joaquim Rodríguez Spain190002003, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015
22Melcior Mauri Spain181001991
23René Pijnen Netherlands170001970, 1971, 1972
24=Angelo Conterno Italy161001956
24=José Manuel Fuente Spain162011972, 1974
24=Isidro Nozal Spain160002003
27=Jacques Anquetil France151001963
27=Pedro Delgado Spain152001984, 1985, 1989
27=Bernard Hinault France152001978, 1983
27=Nairo Quintana Colombia151002014, 2016, 2019
27=Faustino Rupérez Spain151001980
32=Rudi Altig Germany141101962, 1968
32=Laudelino Cubino Spain140001988
32=Sepp Kuss United States140002023
32=Dalmacio Langarica Spain141001946, 1948
32=Miguel María Lasa Spain140101971, 1972, 1975
37=Robert Millar United Kingdom130001985, 1986
37=Ben O'Connor Australia130002024
37=Joop Zoetemelk Netherlands131011979
40=Giovanni Battaglin Italy121001981
40=Marco Giovannetti Italy121001990
40=Jesús Montoya Spain120001992
40=Álvaro Pino Spain121011983, 1986
40=Fermín Trueba Spain120001941
45=Luis Herrera Colombia111021987
45=Jean-Pierre Ducasse France110001967
45=Bernardo Ruiz Spain111011948
45=Rik Van Looy Belgium110101958, 1959, 1964, 1965
45=Rolf Wolfshohl Germany111001965
45=Simon Yates United Kingdom111002018
51Jan Ullrich Germany101001999
52=Seamus Elliott Ireland90001962
52=Omar Hernández Colombia90001989
52=Jesús Loroño Spain91001955, 1957
52=Eddy Merckx Belgium91101973
52=Pello Ruiz Cabestany Spain90001985, 1990, 1992
52=Agustín Tamames Spain91011970, 1971, 1975
52=Valentín Uriona Spain90001966
52=Ferdi Van Den Haute Belgium90101978
60=Éric Caritoux France81001984
60=Régis Clère France80001981
60=Marc Gomez France80001982, 1986
60=Julián Gorospe Spain80001983, 1990
60=José Pesarrodona Spain81001973, 1976
65=Ángel Arroyo Spain70001982
65=Fabio Aru Italy71002015
65=Joseba Beloki Spain70002001, 2002
65=Odd Christian Eiking Norway70002021
65=Sean Kelly Ireland71401987, 1988
65=Marino Lejarreta Spain71101982, 1983
65=Christian Levavasseur France70001979
65=Francesco Moser Italy70001984
65=Luis Ocaña Spain71011969, 1970
65=Roger Pingeon France71001969
65=Raymond Poulidor France71001964, 1965
65=Jean Stablinski France71001958
65=Dietrich Thurau Germany70101976
78=Ferdinand Bracke Belgium61001971
78=Esteban Chaves Colombia60002015
78=Claude Criquielion Belgium60001982
78=Armand Desmet Belgium60001960
78=Jean Dotto France61001955
78=Tom Dumoulin Netherlands60002015
84=Igor Antón Spain50002010
84=Fabian Cancellara  Switzerland50002009
84=Richard Carapaz Ecuador50002020
84=Sylvain Chavanel France50002008, 2011
84=Anselmo Fuerte Spain50001988, 1991
84=Dominique Gaigne France50001983
84=Philippe Gilbert Belgium50002010
84=Chris Horner United States51002013
84=Jan Janssen Netherlands51201967, 1968
84=Antonio Karmany Spain50031959
84=Floyd Landis United States50002004
84=Rudy Molard France50002018, 2022
84=Luis Otaño Spain50001964
84=José Pérez Francés Spain50101964, 1968
84=Marcel Seynaeve Belgium50001961
84=Roberto Visentini Italy50001980
84=Alexander Vinokourov Kazakhstan51002006
101=Joaquim Agostinho Portugal40001976
101=Darwin Atapuma Colombia40002016
101=Federico Bahamontes Spain40021957
101=Fabio Baldato Italy40001996
101=Daniele Bennati Italy40102007, 2008, 2011
101=Ángel Casero Spain41002000, 2001
101=Reimund Dietzen Germany40001987
101=Vladimir Efimkin Russia40002007
101=Francisco Gabica Spain41011966
101=Felice Gimondi Italy41001968
101=Miguel Induráin Spain40001985
101=José María Jiménez Spain40141998
101=Viktor Klimov Soviet Union40001990
101=Michał Kwiatkowski Poland40002016, 2018
101=Egoi Martínez Spain40012008
101=Bradley McGee Australia40002005
101=André Messelis Belgium40001961
101=Lars Michaelsen Denmark40001997
101=Nicolas Roche Ireland40002013, 2019
101=Raymond Steegmans Belgium40101969
101=Antonio Suárez Spain41111959
101=Roger Swerts Belgium40001974, 1975
101=Bradley Wiggins United Kingdom40002011
124=Antonio Barrutia Spain30001960, 1962
124=Manuel Beltrán Spain30002004
124=Omer Braeckeveldt Belgium30001950
124=Janez Brajkovič Slovenia30002006, 2013
124=Jonathan Castroviejo Spain30002012, 2014
124=José De Cauwer Belgium30001976
124=Daan de Groot Netherlands30001958
124=Frans De Mulder Belgium31001960
124=Pierre Everaert France30001959
124=Alberto Fernández Spain30001983
124=Raphaël Géminiani France30001955
124=Fabrizio Guidi Italy30101997, 1998
124=Thor Hushovd Norway30102006
124=Hennie Kuiper Netherlands30001976
124=Roland Le Clerc France30001989
124=Miguel Ángel López Colombia30002019
124=Fernando Manzaneque Spain30001960
124=Michael Matthews Australia30002014
124=David Millar United Kingdom30002001
124=Ramón Sáez Spain30001969
124=José Segú Spain30001959
124=Eusebio Vélez Spain30001961, 1964
124=Michael Wright United Kingdom30001968, 1969
147=Gilbert Bauvin France20001955
147=Santiago Botero Colombia20002001
147=Mark Cavendish United Kingdom20102010
147=Biagio Conte Italy20001996
147=Rohan Dennis Australia20002017, 2018
147=Danilo Di Luca Italy20002006
147=Laurent Dufaux  Switzerland20001997
147=Jacky Durand France20001999
147=Javier Elorriaga Spain20001976
147=José María Errandonea Spain20001966
147=Óscar Freire Spain20002007
147=Igor González de Galdeano Spain20001999, 2003
147=André Greipel Germany20102009
147=Cees Haast Netherlands20001966
147=Jesús Herrada Spain20002018
147=Benoît Joachim Luxembourg20002004
147=Gerben Karstens Netherlands20001973
147=Levi Leipheimer United States20002008
147=René Marigil Spain20001955
147=Lenny Martinez France20002023
147=Bert Oosterbosch Netherlands20001985
147=Miguel Pacheco Spain20001958
147=Roberto Pagnin Italy20001987
147=Luigi Sgarbozza Italy20001969
147=Angelino Soler Spain21001961
147=Rein Taaramäe Estonia20002021
147=José Luis Talamillo Spain20001961
147=Bernard Thévenet France20001974
147= Wout van Aert  Belgium 2 0 0 0 2024
147=Edward Van Dijck Belgium21011947
147=Marcel Wüst Germany20001999
147=Markus Zberg  Switzerland20001998
179=Edoardo Affini Italy10002022
179=Felipe Alberdi Spain10001960
179=Alessandro Ballan Italy10002008
179=Jesús Blanco Villar Spain10001986
179=Salvador Botella Spain10101957
179=Miguel Chacón Spain10001957
179=Hilaire Couvreur Belgium10001958
179=David de la Cruz Spain10002016
179=Michele Dancelli Italy10001967
179=Stijn Devolder Belgium10002007
179=Herminio Díaz Zabala Spain10001991
179=Antoine Dignef Belgium10001935
179=Kenny Elissonde France10002021
179=Antonio Escuriet Spain10001935
179=Nicolas Edet France10002019
179=Cadel Evans Australia10002009
179=José Martín Farfán Colombia10011989
179=Rubén Fernández Spain10002016
179=Jakob Fuglsang Denmark10002011
179=Jesús Galdeano Spain10001960
179=Robert Gesink Netherlands10002022
179=Frans Gielen [fr] Belgium10001948
179=Aitor González Spain11002002
179=Santos González Spain10002000
179=Max van Heeswijk Netherlands10002004
179=Joseph Huts [fr] Belgium10001936
179=Julio Jiménez Spain10031964
179=Peter Kennaugh United Kingdom10002016
179=Marnix Lameire Belgium10001989
179=Yves Lampaert Belgium10002017
179=Pablo Lastras Spain10002011
179=José Manuel López Rodríguez Spain10001967
179=François Mahé France10001961
179=Thierry Marie France10001986
179=Manuel Martín Piñera Spain10001968
179=Gabriel Mas Spain10001960
179= Brandon McNulty United States 10102024
179=Lorenzo Milesi Italy10002023
179=Bauke Mollema Netherlands10102011
179= José Antonio Momeñe  Spain 1 0 0 0 1966
179=Carmelo Morales Spain10001957
179=Daniel Moreno Spain10002013
179=Francisco Moreno Spain10001957
179=Jelle Nijdam Netherlands10001992
179=Joaquín Olmos Spain10001946
179= Ettore Pastorelli  Italy 1 0 0 0 1988
179=Gianluca Pianegonda Italy10001995
179=Andrea Piccolo Italy10002023
179=Filippo Pozzato Italy10002008
179=Carlos Sastre Spain10012006
179=Mike Teunissen Netherlands10002022
179=Dylan Teuns Belgium10002019
179=Benny Van Brabant Belgium10001989
179=Rik Van Steenbergen Belgium10101956
179=Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke Belgium10001987
179=Peter Velits Slovakia10002015
179=Joseph Vloeberghs Belgium10001959
179=Mikel Zarrabeitia Spain10002002
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Jerseys per country

The leader's jersey has been awarded to 24 different countries since 1935. In the table below, "Jerseys" indicates the number of leader's jerseys that were given to cyclists of each country. "Vuelta wins" stands for the number of Vuelta wins by cyclists of that country, "Points" for the number of times the points classification was won by a cyclist of that country and "KoM" for the number of times the mountains classification was won by a cyclist of that country. "Combo'" shows the winners of the combination classification, This classification is calculated by adding the numeral ranks of each cyclist in the general, points, and mountains classifications (a rider must have a score in all). The "Most recent" column shows the cyclist of the country that wore the leader's jersey most recently. The "Different holders" column gives the number of different cyclists of the country that wore the leader's jersey.

More information Rank, Country ...
RankCountryJerseysVuelta WinsPointsKoMCombo'Most recent cyclistMost recent dateDifferent holders
1 Spain64032175014Jesús Herrada2018, stage 1385
2 Belgium16581322Wout van Aert2024, stage 331
3 France1599592Lenny Martinez2023, stage 726
4 Italy1106541Andrea Piccolo2023, stage 123
5  Switzerland895221Fabian Cancellara2009, stage 75
6 United Kingdom643303Simon Yates2018, stage 218
7 Netherlands582610Mike Teunissen2022, stage 214
8 Colombia512062Nairo Quintana2019, stage 98
9 Germany503800André Greipel2009, stage 67
10 Slovenia454200Primož Roglič2024, stage 212
11 United States272001Brandon McNulty2024, stage 15
12 Russia242011Denis Menchov2007, stage 212
13 Ireland201402Nicolas Roche2019, stage 43
14 Australia230230Ben O'Connor2024, stage 185
15 Norway100100Odd Christian Eiking2021, stage 122
16= Kazakhstan51001Alexander Vinokourov2006, stage 211
16= Denmark50100Jakob Fuglsang2011, stage 12
16= Ecuador50010Richard Carapaz2020, stage 121
19= Portugal40000Joaquim Agostinho1976, stage 161
19=  Soviet Union40000Viktor Klimov1990, stage 51
19= Poland40000Michał Kwiatkowski2018, stage 41
22= Luxembourg20000Benoît Joachim2004, stage 41
22= Estonia20000Rein Taaramäe2021, stage 41
24 Slovakia10000Peter Velits2015, Stage 11
– East Germany00100--0
– Uzbekistan00100--0
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Stage wins per rider

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The table below shows the 17 riders who have won more than 9 stages at the Vuelta.[1] Riders who are still active are indicated in bold.

More information Rank, Name ...
RankNameCountryWinsFirst winLast win
1Delio Rodríguez Spain3919411947
2Alessandro Petacchi Italy2020002010
3=Rik Van Looy Belgium1819581965
3=Laurent Jalabert France1819931997
5Sean Kelly Ireland1619791988
6Primož Roglič Slovenia1520192024
7Gerben Karstens Netherlands1419661976
8=Freddy Maertens Belgium1319771977
8=Tony Rominger  Switzerland1319921996
10=Domingo Perurena Spain1219661978
10=Marcel Wüst Germany1219951999
10=Alejandro Valverde Spain1220032019
13=Julián Berrendero Spain1119411948
13=Agustín Tamames Spain1119701975
15=Eddy Planckaert Belgium1019821989
15=Roberto Heras Spain1019972005
15=John Degenkolb Germany1020122015
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Three riders have won 8 or more stages in a single year:

Stage wins per country

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Riders from 36 countries have won at least one stage in the Vuelta. Tables are correct as of 8 September 2024

Country #
 Spain563
 Belgium236
 Italy190
 France128
 Netherlands119
 Germany70
 Colombia37
 Switzerland33
 United Kingdom32
Country #
 Ireland30
 Denmark26
 Australia25
 Slovenia20
 United States18
 Russia17
 Portugal11
 Kazakhstan8
 Uzbekistan7
Country #
 Czech Republic7
 Soviet Union5
 Norway5
 Slovakia5
 Luxembourg5
 Poland5
 Canada4
 East Germany3
 Austria3
Country #
 Estonia3
 South Africa3
 Ecuador3
 Ukraine2
 New Zealand2
 Sweden2
 Belarus2
 Venezuela1
 Argentina1

Detailed table

More information Year ...
Year Spain Belgium Italy France Netherlands Germany Colombia Switzerland United Kingdom Republic of Ireland Denmark Australia Slovenia United States Russia Portugal Kazakhstan Uzbekistan Czech Republic Soviet Union Norway Slovakia Luxembourg Poland Canada East Germany Austria Estonia South Africa Ecuador Ukraine New Zealand Sweden Belarus Venezuela Argentina
1935471---------------- ------ -2---------
19361182---------------- ------ -----------
194122------------------ ------ -----------
194213-34--------------- ------ -----------
194517--------------2--- ------ -----------
194620---2----------1--- ------ -----------
19471726---------------- ------ -----------
19481641---------------- ------ -----------
19501735---------------- ------ -----------
19554-92--------------- ------ -----------
19564635---1----------- ------ -----------
19577233--------------- ------ -----------
19585833--------------- ------ -----------
195994-4-----------1--- ------ -----------
1960981---------------- ------ -----------
196194-3-----------1--- ------ -----------
19623-2713---1--------- ------ -----------
196365-41----1--------- ------ -----------
196478-11---2---------- ------ -----------
196579-3-1------------- ------ -----------
196610-3-9-------------- ------ -----------
196752-291--2---------- ------ -----------
1968813-23--2---------- ------ -----------
196911332----2---------- ------ -----------
197088-14-------------- ---1-- -----------
197138-27-------------- ------ -----------
1972122--7-------------- ------ -----------
1973313-24-------------- ------ -----------
1974108-21----------2--- ------ -----------
19751046-1------1------- ------ -----------
197636--55---------1--- ---1-- -----------
19774141-2-------------- ------ -----------
197866153-------------- ------ -----------
1979610-14----2--------- ------ -----------
1980713112---5--------- ------ ------1----
198112-432-----1-------- ------ -----------
1982118-2--------------- ------ -------1---
19839335-------1------- ------ -----------
198451041-1------------- ------ -----------
1985831-1-3--3--------- 1----- ---- ------
198692-6-1--12--------- 1----- -----------
198711132--4--2--------- ------ -----------
19888-1-6-1-221-------- ------ -----------
1989733-421-2---------- 1----- -----------
19906213113---1-------- 11---- 3----------
19918-2-512---2-------- 1----- -----------
1992532-5-12---------4- ------ -----------
19935--22-16---------3- -1---- -----1-----
19941-472-16----------- ------ -----------
19953-5515-1--1---1---- ------ -----------
1996-21121-14------1---- ------ -----------
19975-1333-1--1---2---3 ------ -----------
19986-5-22-3------3---- ------ --1--------
1999523116-1------1---- ------ ---1-1-----
20009-7-1-11------1-1-- ------ -----------
20017-2--3212-1--1----1 ------ ---1-------
200210-9---1-------1---- ------ -----------
20039-6--21-1-1-------- ------ ---------1-
200411-5---1------11---- ------ -----------
20056-3-11----1---2---- -1---- -----------
20066-3--3--1-1----14-- -1---- -----------
20077-7--21------12---- ------ -----------
20087452------1--2----- ------ -----------
20091-2215-211-111----- -----1 ------1----
20107221----3----3----- -11--- --------1--
20115-2112-111-1------- --31-- --1-------1
2012821--5--1--1--1---- ------ -------1---
201331141--1-112-2--1-2 ------ --------1--
20145-42-51----2------- ----11 -----------
20154121412--1-1-1-1--- --11-- -----------
201614231-114-2---1---- ---1-- --- ------
20171351--2-2---11--1-- ----3- -1---------
20184145----1--3-2----- -----1 -----------
201942-1212--21-41--1-- ------ -----------
202023-2-2--121-4------ -----1 -----------
2021-2133-1---324------ ----1- --1--------
202222--2-2--2331------ ------ ---13------
20231321211---3321-1--- ------ -----------
202443-----112-431----1 -----1 -----------
TOTAL5632361901281197037333230262520181711877 555555 33333222211
Spain Belgium Italy France Netherlands Germany Colombia Switzerland United Kingdom Republic of Ireland Denmark Australia Slovenia United States Russia Portugal Kazakhstan Uzbekistan Czech Republic Soviet Union Norway Slovakia Luxembourg Poland Canada East Germany Austria Estonia South Africa Ecuador Ukraine New Zealand Sweden Belarus Venezuela Argentina
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