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]

The race was won by Primož Roglič of team Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe for a record-tying 4th time. Roglič took the lead in the general classification on stage 3 before relinquishing it to Ben O'Connor (Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale), who wore the maillot 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 a grand tour, while Enric Mas of the Movistar Team finished in third.[2]

Wout van Aert (Visma–Lease a Bike) and Kaden Groves (Alpecin–Deceuninck) won three stages, with Groves winning the points 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 and Marc Soler of UAE Team Emirates XRG won the mountains classification and the combativity award, respectively. Their team also won the team classification. Mattias Skjelmose of Lidl–Trek won the young rider classification.[4]

Teams

Main article: List of teams and cyclists in the 2024 Vuelta a España

22 teams took part in the race. All 18 UCI WorldTeams were automatically invited. They were joined by 4 UCI ProTeams: the two highest placed UCI ProTeams in 2023 (Lotto–Dstny and Israel–Premier Tech), along with Equipo Kern Pharma and Euskaltel–Euskadi who were selected by Amaury 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

Route and stages

Main articles: 2024 Vuelta a España, Stage 1 to Stage 11 and 2024 Vuelta a España, Stage 12 to Stage 21
Stage characteristics and winners[1]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1 17 August Lisbon (Portugal) to Oeiras (Portugal) 12 km (7.5 mi) Individual time trial  Brandon McNulty (USA)
2 18 August Cascais (Portugal) to Ourém (Portugal) 194 km (121 mi) Hilly stage  Kaden Groves (AUS)
3 19 August Lousã (Portugal) to Castelo Branco (Portugal) 191.2 km (118.8 mi) Hilly stage  Wout van Aert (BEL)
4 20 August Plasencia to Pico Villuercas 170.5 km (105.9 mi) Mountain stage  Primož Roglič (SLO)
5 21 August Fuente del Maestre to Sevilla 177 km (110 mi) Flat stage  Pavel Bittner (CZE)
6 22 August Jerez de la Frontera to Yunquera 185.5 km (115.3 mi) Mountain stage  Ben O'Connor (AUS)
7 23 August Archidona to Córdoba 180.5 km (112.2 mi) Hilly stage  Wout van Aert (BEL)
8 24 August Úbeda to Cazorla 159 km (99 mi) Medium-mountain stage  Primož Roglič (SLO)
9 25 August Motril to Granada 178.5 km (110.9 mi) Mountain stage  Adam Yates (GBR)
26 August Vigo Rest day
10 27 August Ponteareas to Baiona 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 to Estación de Montaña de Manzaneda 137.5 km (85.4 mi) Hilly stage  Pablo Castrillo (ESP)
13 30 August Lugo to Puerto de Ancares 176 km (109 mi) Mountain stage  Michael Woods (CAN)
14 31 August Villafranca del Bierzo to Villablino 200.5 km (124.6 mi) Medium-mountain stage  Kaden Groves (AUS)
15 1 September Infiesto [es] to Valgrande-Pajares 143 km (89 mi) Mountain stage  Pablo Castrillo (ESP)
2 September Oviedo Rest day
16 3 September Luanco to Lagos de Covadonga 181.5 km (112.8 mi) Mountain stage  Marc Soler (ESP)
17 4 September Arnuero to Santander 141.5 km (87.9 mi) Medium-mountain stage  Kaden Groves (AUS)
18 5 September Vitoria-Gasteiz to Maeztu 179.5 km (111.5 mi) Medium-mountain stage  Urko Berrade (ESP)
19 6 September Logroño to Alto de Moncalvillo 173.5 km (107.8 mi) Hilly stage  Primož Roglič (SLO)
20 7 September Villarcayo to Picón Blanco 172 km (107 mi) Mountain stage  Eddie Dunbar (IRL)
21 8 September Distrito Telefónica to Madrid 24.6 km (15.3 mi) Individual time trial  Stefan Küng (SUI)
Total 3,304.3 km (2,053.2 mi)

Pre-race favourites

The main pre-race favourites to win the general classification were three-time Vuelta a España winner Primož Roglič, and 2023 Vuelta a España winner Sepp Kuss. Carlos Rodríguez, Mikel Landa, João Almeida, Thymen Arensman and Adam Yates were also mentioned as competitors for a podium finish.[7]

Classification leadership

Classification leadership by stage
Stage Winner General classification
 Points classification
 Mountains classification
 Young rider classification
 Team classification
 Combativity award
1 Brandon McNulty Brandon McNulty Brandon McNulty[a] not awarded[b] Mathias Vacek UAE Team Emirates not awarded
2 Kaden Groves Wout van Aert Kaden Groves Stefan Küng Luis Ángel Maté
3 Wout van Aert Wout van Aert [c] Luis Ángel Maté Xabier Isasa
4 Primož Roglič Primož Roglič Sylvain Moniquet Antonio Tiberi Pablo Castrillo
5 Pavel Bittner Ibon Ruiz
6 Ben O'Connor Ben O'Connor Florian Lipowitz Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale Ben O'Connor
7 Wout van Aert Antonio Tiberi Xabier Isasa
8 Primož Roglič Primož Roglič Oier Lazkano
9 Adam Yates Adam Yates Florian Lipowitz UAE Team Emirates Adam Yates
10 Wout van Aert Wout van Aert
11 Eddie Dunbar Carlos Rodriguez Xandro Meurisse
12 Pablo Castrillo Pablo Castrillo
13 Michael Woods Wout van Aert [d] Wout van Aert
14 Kaden Groves Jhonatan Narváez
15 Pablo Castrillo Florian Lipowitz Jay Vine
16 Marc Soler Kaden Groves Jay Vine Carlos Rodriguez Marc Soler
17 Kaden Groves Xabier Isasa
18 Urko Berrade Marc Soler Marc Soler
19 Primož Roglič Primož Roglič Mattias Skjelmose Isaac del Toro
20 Eddie Dunbar Jay Vine Marc Soler
21 Stefan Küng not awarded
Final Primož Roglič Kaden Groves Jay Vine Mattias Skjelmose UAE Team Emirates Marc Soler
  1. ^ On stage 2, Wout van Aert, who was third in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first-placed Brandon McNulty wore the red jersey as the leader of the general classification and second-placed Mathias Vacek wore the white jersey as the leader of the young rider classification.
  2. ^ On stage 2, Stefan Küng, who was fourth in the general classification, wore the blue polkadot jersey.
  3. ^ On stage 4, Kaden Groves, who was second in the points classification classification, wore the green jersey, because first-placed Wout van Aert wore wear the red jersey as the general classification leader.
  4. ^ On stages 14–15, Marc Soler, who was second in the mountains classification classification, wore the polkadot jersey, because first-placed Wout van Aert wore the green jersey as the points classification leader. For the same reason, Jay Vine wore the jersey on stage 16.

Classification standings

Legend
Denotes the winner of the general classification Denotes the winner of the young rider classification
Denotes the winner of the points classification Denotes the winner of the team classification
Denotes the winner of the mountains classification Denotes the winner of the combativity award

General classification

Final general classification (1–10)[8][9]
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"

Points classification

Final points classification (1–10)[8][9]
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

Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10)[8][9]
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

Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10)[8][9]
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"

Team classification

Final team classification (1–10)[8][9]
Rank Team Time
1 United Arab Emirates UAE Team Emirates 245h 12' 58"
2 Germany Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe + 33' 53"
3 France Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale + 1h 23' 09"
4 Netherlands Visma–Lease a Bike + 1h 53' 33"
5 France Groupama–FDJ + 2h 16' 51"
6 Belgium Soudal–Quick-Step + 2h 28' 28"
7 Spain Movistar Team + 2h 47' 49"
8 United States Lidl–Trek + 2h 47' 58"
9 Spain Equipo Kern Pharma + 2h 55' 08"
10 United Kingdom Ineos Grenadiers + 3h 18' 42"

References

  1. ^ a b "Official route of La Vuelta 2024". lavuelta.es. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Primoz Roglic secures fourth Vuelta a España title to equal record". The Guardian. 2024-09-08. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
  3. ^ "Official classifications of La Vuelta - Stage 15". www.lavuelta.es. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
  4. ^ "Official classifications of La Vuelta - Stage 21". www.lavuelta.es. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
  5. ^ "La Vuelta 2024: Teams Selection". lavuelta.es. 16 February 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  6. ^ Fotheringham, Alasdair (15 August 2024). "Soudal-Quickstep is now T Rex Quick-Step at Vuelta a España with Mikel Landa hungry for podium". CyclingNews. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Vuelta a España 2024 favourites: Who are the contenders for the red jersey?". rouleur.cc. Retrieved 16 August 2024.
  8. ^ a b c d e f "Official classifications of La Vuelta 2024". LA VUELTA.ES. Amaury Sport Organisation. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  9. ^ a b c d e "Vuelta a España Rankings Tissot Timing". Tissot Timing. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
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