| 2024 UCI World Tour, race 28 of 35 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Route of the 2024 Vuelta a España | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Race details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dates | 17 August – 8 September | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 3,304.3 km (2,053 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 81h 49' 18" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The2024 Vuelta a España was a three-week cycling race that took place inPortugal andSpain between 17 August and 8 September. It was the 79th edition of theVuelta a España and the third and finalgrand tour of the 2024 men's road cycling season. The race departed fromLisbon and finished inMadrid.[1]
The race was won byPrimož Roglič of teamRed Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe for a record-tying 4th time. Roglič took the lead in thegeneral classification on stage 3 before relinquishing it toBen O'Connor (Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale), who wore themaillot 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 agrand tour, whileEnric Mas of theMovistar Team finished in third.[2]
Wout van Aert (Visma–Lease a Bike) andKaden Groves (Alpecin–Deceuninck) won three stages, with Groves winning thepoints 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 andMarc Soler ofUAE Team Emirates XRG won themountains classification and thecombativity award, respectively. Their team also won theteam classification.Mattias Skjelmose ofLidl–Trek won theyoung rider classification.[4]
22 teams took part in the race. All 18UCI WorldTeams were automatically invited. They were joined by 4 UCI ProTeams: the two highest placed UCI ProTeams in 2023 (Lotto–Dstny andIsrael–Premier Tech), along withEquipo Kern Pharma andEuskaltel–Euskadi who were selected byAmaury 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
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 August | Lisbon (Portugal) toOeiras (Portugal) | 12 km (7.5 mi) |  | Individual time trial |  Brandon McNulty (USA) |
| 2 | 18 August | Cascais (Portugal) toOurém (Portugal) | 194 km (121 mi) |  | Hilly stage |  Kaden Groves (AUS) |
| 3 | 19 August | Lousã (Portugal) toCastelo Branco (Portugal) | 191.2 km (118.8 mi) | | Hilly stage |  Wout van Aert (BEL) |
| 4 | 20 August | Plasencia toPico Villuercas | 170.5 km (105.9 mi) |  | Mountain stage |  Primož Roglič (SLO) |
| 5 | 21 August | Fuente del Maestre toSevilla | 177 km (110 mi) |  | Flat stage |  Pavel Bittner (CZE) |
| 6 | 22 August | Jerez de la Frontera toYunquera | 185.5 km (115.3 mi) | | Mountain stage | Ben O'Connor (AUS) |
| 7 | 23 August | Archidona toCórdoba | 180.5 km (112.2 mi) | | Hilly stage | Wout van Aert (BEL) |
| 8 | 24 August | Úbeda toCazorla | 159 km (99 mi) |  | Medium-mountain stage | Primož Roglič (SLO) |
| 9 | 25 August | Motril toGranada | 178.5 km (110.9 mi) | | Mountain stage |  Adam Yates (GBR) |
| 26 August | Vigo | Rest day | ||||
| 10 | 27 August | Ponteareas toBaiona | 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 toEstación de Montaña de Manzaneda | 137.5 km (85.4 mi) | | Hilly stage |  Pablo Castrillo (ESP) |
| 13 | 30 August | Lugo toPuerto de Ancares | 176 km (109 mi) | | Mountain stage |  Michael Woods (CAN) |
| 14 | 31 August | Villafranca del Bierzo toVillablino | 200.5 km (124.6 mi) | | Medium-mountain stage | Kaden Groves (AUS) |
| 15 | 1 September | Infiesto [es] toValgrande-Pajares | 143 km (89 mi) | | Mountain stage | Pablo Castrillo (ESP) |
| 2 September | Oviedo | Rest day | ||||
| 16 | 3 September | Luanco toLagos de Covadonga | 181.5 km (112.8 mi) | | Mountain stage | Marc Soler (ESP) |
| 17 | 4 September | Arnuero toSantander | 141.5 km (87.9 mi) | | Medium-mountain stage | Kaden Groves (AUS) |
| 18 | 5 September | Vitoria-Gasteiz toMaeztu | 179.5 km (111.5 mi) | | Medium-mountain stage | Urko Berrade (ESP) |
| 19 | 6 September | Logroño toAlto de Moncalvillo | 173.5 km (107.8 mi) | | Hilly stage | Primož Roglič (SLO) |
| 20 | 7 September | Villarcayo toPicón Blanco | 172 km (107 mi) | | Mountain stage | Eddie Dunbar (IRL) |
| 21 | 8 September | Distrito Telefónica toMadrid | 24.6 km (15.3 mi) | | Individual time trial |  Stefan Küng (SUI) |
| Total | 3,304.3 km (2,053.2 mi) | |||||
The general classification competition was expected to be more open than the precedingGiro d'Italia orTour de France.[7] Media analysis focused on the absence of three members of theBig Four:Tadej Pogačar,Jonas Vingegaard, andRemco Evenepoel.[8] The remaining member,Primož Roglič, was widely considered a pre-race favourite, alongside2023 Vuelta a España winnerSepp Kuss. Other expected contenders for the podium wereAdam Yates,João Almeida,Carlos Rodríguez,Mikel Landa,Thymen Arensman,Ben O'Connor, andEnric Mas.[7][9]
| Legend | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | Denotes the winner of thegeneral classification |  | Denotes the winner of theyoung rider classification |
 | Denotes the winner of thepoints classification |  | Denotes the winner of theteam classification |
 | Denotes the winner of themountains classification |  | Denotes the winner of the combativity award |
| 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" |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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" |
| Rank | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  UAE Team Emirates | 245h 12' 58" |
| 2 | Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe | + 33' 53" |
| 3 | Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale | + 1h 23' 09" |
| 4 |  Visma–Lease a Bike | + 1h 53' 33" |
| 5 | Groupama–FDJ | + 2h 16' 51" |
| 6 | Soudal–Quick-Step | + 2h 28' 28" |
| 7 | Movistar Team | + 2h 47' 49" |
| 8 | Lidl–Trek | + 2h 47' 58" |
| 9 | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 2h 55' 08" |
| 10 | Ineos Grenadiers | + 3h 18' 42" |
| Preceded by | Grand Tour | Succeeded by |
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