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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.
Alberto Contador in the gold jersey, which was replaced by a red jersey for 2010, representing the leader in the general classification. The Vuelta a España was established in 1935 by the newspaper Informaciones following on from the success of the Tour de France and Giro d'Italia which had also been established by newspapers. [9]
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 Vuelta a España has four individual classifications, for which jerseys were awarded daily to the leading rider, as well as a team competition. The primary classification is the general classification , which is calculated by adding each rider's finishing times on each stage.
Katie Burge, a 2020 Palmetto High School grad, helped the Great Britain national softball team win a silver medal at the Women’s Softball European Championship in Barcelona, Spain.
It was the third edition of Itzulia Women, and the 16th event in the 2024 UCI Women's World Tour. The race was won by Dutch rider Demi Vollering of Team SD Worx–Protime for the second time, with Vollering also winning the points and mountains classifications. [ 1 ]
There were four main classifications contested in the 2013 Vuelta a España, with the most important being the general classification. The general classification was calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage. The cyclist with the least accumulated time was the race leader, identified by the red jersey; the winner of this ...
The 2019 Vuelta a España was a three-week Grand Tour cycling stage race that took place in Spain, Andorra and France between 24 August and 15 September 2019. [1] The race was the 74th edition of the Vuelta a España and is the final Grand Tour of the 2019 cycling season.