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Vuelta a España general classification winners by nationality Nationality No. of winning cyclists No. of wins Spain: 23 32 France: 8 9 Belgium: 7 8 Italy: 6 6 Switzerland: 2 5 Slovenia: 1 4 Germany: 3 3 Great Britain: 2 3 Colombia: 2 2 United States: 2 2 Netherlands: 2 2 Ireland: 1 1 Kazakhstan: 1 1 Russia: 1 1
In the 63 editions of the race, riders from eleven countries have won the general classification. A mountains classification has been held every edition too, while the first points classification was held in 1945 and annually since 1955. Madrid has staged the most Vuelta-starts and finishes, and has been the regular finish city since 1994.
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.
The mountains jersey is third in the rankings of jerseys, behind the jersey for the general classification and points classification in the Vuelta a España but before the combination classification; this means that if a cyclists leads both the general classification and the mountains classification, he wears the jersey for the general ...
The 2013 Vuelta a España was the 68th edition of the race. Chris Horner won the 2013 Vuelta at the age of 41 on 15 September 2013, becoming the oldest ever Grand Tour winner. [1] [2] [3] Horner beat his nearest challenger, Italian Vincenzo Nibali, by finishing ahead of him in each of the final three mountainous stages before the final stage ...
The primary classification is the general classification, which is calculated by adding each rider's finishing times on each stage. Time bonuses will be awarded at the end of every stage apart from the individual time trial . The rider with the lowest cumulative time is the leader of the general classification, and wears the red jersey.
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]
1 Classification standings. 2 Stage 1. 3 Stage 2. 4 Stage 3. ... 25 August 2016 — Monforte de Lemos – Ribeira Sacra, ... General classification after stage 11.