Spanish cycling race
Cycling race
2023 Vuelta a España 2023 UCI World Tour Route of the 2023 Vuelta a España
Race details Dates 26 August – 17 September Stages 21 Distance 3,153.8 km (1,960 mi) Winning time 76h 48' 21" Results
The2023 Vuelta a España was a three-week men's cycling race taking place inSpain between 26 August and 17 September 2023. It was the 78th edition of theVuelta a España and was won bySepp Kuss .[ 1] The race started inBarcelona ,[ 2] and it also went through parts ofAndorra and France.[ 3]
22 teams were scheduled to take part in the race. All 18UCI WorldTeams were automatically invited. They were joined by 4 UCI ProTeams - the two highest placed UCI ProTeams in 2022 (Lotto–Dstny andTeam TotalEnergies ), along withBurgos BH andCaja Rural–Seguros RGA who were selected by the organisers.[ 4] The teams were announced on 8 March 2023.[ 4] [ 5]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI ProTeams
Pre-race favourites [ edit ] The main pre-race favourites to win the general classification were2023 Tour de France winnerJonas Vingegaard ,2022 Vuelta a España winnerRemco Evenepoel , as well as2023 Giro d'Italia winnerPrimož Roglič .[ 28] Juan Ayuso ,Geraint Thomas , andEnric Mas were also mentioned as competitors for a podium finish.[ 29] Outside contenders includedMikel Landa ,Eddie Dunbar andAleksandr Vlasov .[ 30]
The pre-race favourites for the sprinters to win the points classification wereKaden Groves andBryan Coquard .[ 31]
Classification leadership [ edit ] Onstage 2 , the distinctive jerseys were worn by members ofTeam DSM-Firmenich . The green jersey was worn byRomain Bardet , the polka dot jersey was worn bySean Flynn , and the white jersey was worn byMax Poole , on behalf ofLorenzo Milesi . Onstage 3 , the white jersey was worn byJavier Romo , on behalf ofAndrea Piccolo . Onstage 4 , the white jersey was worn byLenny Martinez and the polka dot jersey was worn byEduardo Sepúlveda , both on behalf ofRemco Evenepoel . Onstage 5 , the white jersey was worn byLenny Martinez , on behalf ofRemco Evenepoel . Onstage 6 andstage 7 , the white jersey was worn byJuan Ayuso , on behalf ofLenny Martinez . Classification standings [ edit ] General classification [ edit ] Points classification [ edit ] Mountains classification [ edit ]
Young rider classification [ edit ] Team classification [ edit ]
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