The 2023 Vuelta a Castilla y León (English: 2023 Tour of Castile and León) is a road cycling stage race that took place between 26 and 27 July 2023 in the Spanish autonomous community of Castile and León. The race was rated as a category 2.1 event on the 2023 UCI Europe Tour calendar, and is the 37th edition of the Vuelta a Castilla y León.[1]

Teams

6 of the 18 UCI WorldTeams, ten UCI ProTeams and three UCI Continental teams made up the 19 teams that participated in the race.[2]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

UCI Continental Teams

Route

Stage characteristics and winners[3]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Stage winner
1 26 July Soria to Soria 168.9 km (104.9 mi) Hilly stage  Felix Engelhardt (GER)
2 27 July Coca to Segovia 186.2 km (115.7 mi) Hilly stage  Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG)
Total 355.1 km (220.6 mi)

Stages

Stage 1

26 July 2023 – Soria to Soria, 168.9 km (104.9 mi)[3]
Stage 1 result[4]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Felix Engelhardt (GER) Team Jayco–AlUla 4h 01' 09"
2  Alessandro Fedeli (ITA) Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team + 0"
3  Alex Molenaar (NED) Electro Hiper Europa + 0"
4  Iván García Cortina (ESP) Movistar Team + 0"
5  Simone Velasco (ITA) Astana Qazaqstan Team + 8"
6  Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG) Lotto–Dstny + 8"
7  Welay Berhe (ETH) Team Jayco–AlUla + 8"
8  Alessandro Covi (ITA) UAE Team Emirates + 8"
9  Cristián Rodríguez (ESP) Arkéa–Samsic + 8"
10  Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) Israel–Premier Tech + 8"
General classification after Stage 1[4]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Felix Engelhardt (GER) Team Jayco–AlUla 4h 00' 59"
2  Alessandro Fedeli (ITA) Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team + 4"
3  Alex Molenaar (NED) Electro Hiper Europa + 6"
4  Iván García Cortina (ESP) Movistar Team + 10"
5  Simone Velasco (ITA) Astana Qazaqstan Team + 18"
6  Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG) Lotto–Dstny + 18"
7  Welay Berhe (ETH) Team Jayco–AlUla + 18"
8  Alessandro Covi (ITA) UAE Team Emirates + 18"
9  Cristián Rodríguez (ESP) Arkéa–Samsic + 18"
10  Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) Israel–Premier Tech + 18"

Stage 2

27 July 2023 – Coca to Segovia, 182.6 km (113.5 mi)[3]


Stage 2 result[5]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG) Lotto–Dstny 4h 25' 41"
2  Pablo Castrillo (ESP) Equipo Kern Pharma + 0"
3  Felix Engelhardt (GER) Team Jayco–AlUla + 26"
4  Simone Velasco (ITA) Astana Qazaqstan Team + 26"
5  Ryan Gibbons (RSA) UAE Team Emirates + 26"
6  Jérémy Cabot (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 26"
7  Nickolas Zukowsky (CAN) Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team + 26"
8  Filippo Conca (ITA) Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team + 26"
9  Raúl García Pierna (ESP) Equipo Kern Pharma + 26"
10  Alejandro Franco (ESP) Burgos BH + 26"
General classification after Stage 2[5]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG) Lotto–Dstny 8h 26' 48"
2  Felix Engelhardt (GER) Team Jayco–AlUla + 14"
3  Alex Molenaar (NED) Electro Hiper Europa + 24"
4  Harry Sweeny (AUS) Lotto–Dstny + 35"
5  Simone Velasco (ITA) Astana Qazaqstan Team + 36"
6  Raúl García Pierna (ESP) Equipo Kern Pharma + 36"
7  Georg Steinhauser (GER) EF Education–EasyPost + 36"
8  Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) Israel–Premier Tech + 36"
9  Welay Berhe (ETH) Team Jayco–AlUla + 36"
10  Nickolas Zukowsky (CAN) Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team + 36"

Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage
Stage Winner General classification
Points classification
Mountains classification
Team classification
1 Felix Engelhardt Felix Engelhardt August Jensen Jetse Bol Team Jayco–AlUla
2 Eduardo Sepúlveda Eduardo Sepúlveda Felix Engelhardt EF Education–EasyPost
Final Eduardo Sepúlveda Felix Engelhardt Jetse Bol EF Education–EasyPost

References

  1. ^ "Vuelta a Castilla y Leon". UCI. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  2. ^ "EQUIPOS" [TEAMS]. www.vueltacastillayleon.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Etapas" [Stages]. vueltacastillayleon.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Engelhardt sprints to victory on Vuelta a Castilla y Leon opening stage". CyclingNews. Future plc. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
  5. ^ a b Tyson, Jackie (27 July 2023). "Sepulveda wins final stage and GC at Vuelta a Castilla y Leon". CyclingNews. Future plc. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
No tags for this post.