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Esteban Chaves (Orica–GreenEDGE) being awarded the red jersey of the general classification leader following Stage 8. The 2015 Vuelta a España included four principal classifications. The first of these was the general classification, which was calculated by adding up each rider's times on each stage and applying the relevant time bonuses. [55]
Fabio Aru beat Tom Dumoulin by 57 seconds in 2015 to win the Vuelta. [34] Nairo Quintana won the 2016 Vuelta, one minute and twenty-three seconds ahead of Froome. [35] Froome was successful the following year to become the first rider since Hinault in 1978 to win the Tour and Vuelta in the same year. [36] Simon Yates won the 2018 Vuelta.
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 team classification in the Vuelta a España is a prize that is contested in the Vuelta a España. It has been awarded since the race's inception in 1935. It has been awarded since the race's inception in 1935.
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While the general classification garners the most attention, there are, or have been, other contests held within the Vuelta: the points classification for the sprinters, the mountains classification for the climbers, the combination classification for the all-round riders, and the team classification for the competing teams.
23 August 2015 — Alhaurín de la Torre to Caminito del Rey, 158.7 km (98.6 mi) Esteban Chaves (Orica–GreenEDGE), wearing the red jersey of the leader of the general classification Vincenzo Nibali was disqualified from the race after holding onto a team car (photographed during the 2015 Tour de France).