Vuelta a Espana Statistics
Updated for the 2021 edition
Cumulative distance
Figure 2: Vuelta a Espana cumulative distance per year over all stages since 2012.
Race info
| year | 0 - 160 | 161 - 180 | 181 - 200 | 200+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 2014 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| 2015 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| 2016 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 2017 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 2019 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 2020 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| year | flat - flat | hill - flat | hill - hill | mt - notup | mt - up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 2014 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| 2015 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| 2016 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 2017 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 2019 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 2020 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| year | flat - flat | hill - flat | hill - hill | mt - notup | mt - up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 682.1 | 402.1 | 537.5 | 169.0 | 1559.4 |
| 2014 | 1142.2 | 369.2 | 690.9 | 0.0 | 1037.6 |
| 2015 | 312.2 | 1042.5 | 922.7 | 175.8 | 904.9 |
| 2016 | 168.9 | 1417.4 | 504.4 | 0.0 | 1224.0 |
| 2017 | 388.6 | 1482.1 | 500.7 | 339.0 | 609.4 |
| 2018 | 515.4 | 893.8 | 195.1 | 537.9 | 1123.9 |
| 2019 | 106.6 | 738.0 | 771.7 | 379.6 | 1282.1 |
| 2020 | 349.4 | 865.1 | 607.8 | 151.6 | 934.1 |
| year | N ITT | N TTT | km ITT | km TTT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 38.8 | 27.4 |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 | 46.4 | 12.6 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 38.7 | 7.4 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 37.0 | 27.8 |
| 2017 | 1 | 2 | 40.2 | 27.4 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 40.0 | 0.0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 36.2 | 0.0 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 33.7 | 0.0 |
Most frequent participants
Figure 3: Most Vuelta a Espana participations since 2012. Only the top 20 riders are shown.
Most stage wins
Figure 4: Most Vuelta a Espana stage wins since 2012. Only the top 20 riders are shown.
Most top 10 classifications
Figure 5: Most Vuelta a Espana stage top 10 positions since 2012. Only the top 20 riders are shown.
Number of participants per country
Figure 6: Number participants per country since 2012.
Most stage wins by country
Figure 7: Most Vuelta a Espana stage wins since 2012 by country. Only the top 20 countries are shown.
Stage wins per participant per country
Figure 8: Number of stage wins per number of participants per country since 2012.
Most top 10 classifications by country
Figure 9: Most Vuelta a Espana stage top 10 positions since 2012 by country. Only the top 20 countries are shown.
Top 10 classifications per participant per country
Figure 10: Number of stage top 10 classifications per number of participants per country since 2012.
General classification winners
Figure 11: Vuelta a Espanaclassifications winners since 2012. GC=general classification, PC=points classification, YC=youth classification and MC=mountain classification.
Cumulative number of abandoned riders
Figure 12: The cumulative number of abandoned riders over the Vuelta a Espana stages since 2012, excluding Team Time Trials (TTT).
Mountain points since 2012
Figure 13: Most Vuelta a Espana mountain points since 2012. Only the top 20 riders are shown.
Sprint points since 2012
Figure 14: Most Vuelta a Espana mountain points since 2012. Only the top 20 riders are shown.
Position GC winner stage-by-stage
Figure 15: Position in GC through the stages for Vuelta a Espana winners since 2012.
In our last analysis, shown in Figure 15, we take a look at how the GC winner moves within the GC as the race matures. The figure is a bit complex, but what you see is the following:
The horizontal axis shows each stage of the race, the vertical axis is the time difference with respect to the GC leader after each stage.
Each line is the overall GC winner from 2012 up to now. So from each year there is one name.
The height of the line shows the lead (negative values) or the lag of the GC winner from stage 1 until the end. If the dot is above 0 the GC winner is still behind, once the dot is below zero the GC winner is in the lead. The further below zero it gets the larger the gap with the runnerup in the general classification.
The figure is interactive so by hovering over the dots you can see the exact details and the full GC top 3.