The 2016 Vuelta a España was a three-week Grand Tour cycling stage race that took place in Spain between 20 August and 11 September 2016. The race was the 71st edition of the Vuelta a España and the final Grand Tour of the 2016 cycling season.
The race included 21 stages, beginning with a team time trial that started in Ourense. The subsequent stages included 10 summit finishes. The race ended in Madrid.
The overall winner was Nairo Quintana of team Movistar, with Chris Froome (Team Sky) second and Esteban Chaves (Orica–BikeExchange) third.
Route
List of stages
| Stage |
Date |
Course |
Distance |
Type |
Winner |
| 1 |
20 August |
Laias – Parque Náutico Castrelo de Miño |
27.8 km (17 mi) |
![Team Time Trial Stage.svg]() |
Team time trial |
Team Sky |
| 2 |
21 August |
Ourense – Baiona |
160.8 km (100 mi) |
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Flat stage |
![]() Gianni Meersman (BEL) |
| 3 |
22 August |
Marín – Mirador de Ézaro (Dumbría) |
176.4 km (110 mi) |
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Medium-mountain stage |
![]() Alexandre Geniez (FRA) |
| 4 |
23 August |
Betanzos – San Andrés de Teixido |
163.5 km (102 mi) |
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Medium-mountain stage |
![]() Lilian Calmejane (FRA) |
| 5 |
24 August |
Viveiro – Lugo |
171.3 km (106 mi) |
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Flat stage |
![]() Gianni Meersman (BEL) |
| 6 |
25 August |
Monforte de Lemos – Ribeira Sacra, Luintra |
163.2 km (101 mi) |
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Hilly stage |
![]() Simon Yates (GBR) |
| 7 |
26 August |
Maceda – Puebla de Sanabria |
158.5 km (98 mi) |
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Hilly stage |
![]() Jonas van Genechten (BEL) |
| 8 |
27 August |
Villalpando – La Camperona, Valle de Sabero |
181.5 km (113 mi) |
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Medium-mountain stage |
![]() Sergey Lagutin (RUS) |
| 9 |
28 August |
Cistierna – Alto del Naranco, Oviedo |
164.5 km (102 mi) |
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Medium-mountain stage |
![]() David de la Cruz (ESP) |
| 10 |
29 August |
Lugones – Lagos de Covadonga |
188.7 km (117 mi) |
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Mountain stage |
![]() Nairo Quintana (COL) |
|
30 August |
Oviedo |
Rest day |
| 11 |
31 August |
Jurassic Museum of Asturias, Colunga – Peña Cabarga |
168.6 km (105 mi) |
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Medium-mountain stage |
![]() Chris Froome (GBR) |
| 12 |
1 September |
Los Corrales de Buelna – Bilbao |
193.2 km (120 mi) |
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Hilly stage |
![]() Jens Keukeleire (BEL) |
| 13 |
2 September |
Bilbao – Urdax-Dantxarinea |
213.4 km (133 mi) |
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Hilly stage |
![]() Valerio Conti (ITA) |
| 14 |
3 September |
Urdax-Dantxarinea – Col d’Aubisque (Gourette) |
196 km (122 mi) |
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Mountain stage |
![]() Robert Gesink (NED) |
| 15 |
4 September |
Sabiñánigo – Aramon Formigal, Sallent de Gállego |
118.5 km (74 mi) |
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Medium-mountain stage |
![]() Gianluca Brambilla (ITA) |
| 16 |
5 September |
Alcañiz – Peñíscola |
156.4 km (97 mi) |
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Flat stage |
![]() Jempy Drucker (LUX) |
|
6 September |
Castellón de la Plana |
Rest day |
| 17 |
7 September |
Castellón de la Plana – Camins del Penyagolosa, Llucena |
177.5 km (110 mi) |
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Medium-mountain stage |
![]() Mathias Frank (SUI) |
| 18 |
8 September |
Requena – Gandia |
200.6 km (125 mi) |
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Flat stage |
![]() Magnus Cort Nielsen (DEN) |
| 19 |
9 September |
Xàbia – Calp |
37 km (23 mi) |
![Time Trial.svg]() |
Individual time trial |
![]() Chris Froome (GBR) |
| 20 |
10 September |
Benidorm – Alto de Aitana |
193.2 km (120 mi) |
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Mountain stage |
![]() Pierre Latour (FRA) |
| 21 |
11 September |
Las Rozas – Madrid |
104.8 km (65 mi) |
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Flat stage |
![]() Magnus Cort Nielsen (DEN) |
|
Total |
3,315.4 km (2,060 mi) |
Classification leadership
Sprint points
| Category |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
5th |
6th |
7th |
8th |
9th |
10th |
11th |
12th |
13th |
14th |
15th |
| Finish sprint |
25 |
20 |
16 |
14 |
12 |
10 |
9 |
8 |
7 |
6 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
| Intermediate sprint |
4 |
2 |
1 |
Mountain points
| Category |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
5th |
6th |
| Cima Alberto Fernández |
20 |
15 |
10 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
| Special category |
15 |
10 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
| First category |
10 |
6 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
| Second category |
5 |
3 |
1 |
| Third category |
3 |
2 |
1 |
Classification leadership by stage
| Stage |
Winner |
General classification
![A red jersey]( "General classification") |
Points classification
![A green jersey]( "Points classification") |
Mountains classification
![A white jersey with blue polka dots]( "Mountains classification") |
Combination classification
![A white jersey]( "Combination classification") |
Team classification |
Combativity award |
| 1 |
Team Sky |
Peter Kennaugh |
not awarded |
not awarded |
not awarded |
Team Sky |
not awarded |
| 2 |
Gianni Meersman |
Michał Kwiatkowski |
Gianni Meersman |
Laurent Pichon |
Laurent Pichon |
| 3 |
Alexandre Geniez |
Rubén Fernández |
Alexandre Geniez |
Alexandre Geniez |
Rubén Fernández |
Movistar Team |
Simon Pellaud |
| 4 |
Lilian Calmejane |
Darwin Atapuma |
Darwin Atapuma |
Thomas De Gendt |
| 5 |
Gianni Meersman |
Gianni Meersman |
Tiago Machado |
| 6 |
Simon Yates |
Omar Fraile |
| 7 |
Jonas van Genechten |
Luis Ángel Maté |
| 8 |
Sergey Lagutin |
Nairo Quintana |
Sergey Lagutin |
Alejandro Valverde |
Etixx–Quick-Step |
Jhonatan Restrepo |
| 9 |
David de la Cruz |
David de la Cruz |
Thomas De Gendt |
David de la Cruz |
Luis León Sánchez |
| 10 |
Nairo Quintana |
Nairo Quintana |
Alejandro Valverde |
Omar Fraile |
Nairo Quintana |
Movistar Team |
Luis Ángel Maté |
| 11 |
Chris Froome |
Nairo Quintana |
Tiago Machado |
| 12 |
Jens Keukeleire |
David López |
| 13 |
Valerio Conti |
Sergey Lagutin |
BMC Racing Team |
Gatis Smukulis |
| 14 |
Robert Gesink |
Kenny Elissonde |
Simon Gerrans |
| 15 |
Gianluca Brambilla |
Alberto Contador |
| 16 |
Jempy Drucker |
Luis Ángel Maté |
| 17 |
Mathias Frank |
Jaime Rosón |
| 18 |
Magnus Cort |
Fumiyuki Beppu |
| 19 |
Chris Froome |
Chris Froome |
| 20 |
Pierre Latour |
Fabio Felline |
Omar Fraile |
Luis León Sánchez |
| 21 |
Magnus Cort |
not awarded |
| Final |
Nairo Quintana |
Fabio Felline |
Omar Fraile |
Nairo Quintana |
BMC Racing Team |
Alberto Contador |
Final standings
| Legend |
![A red jersey]( "General classification") |
Denotes the leader of the general classification |
![A green jersey]( "Points classification") |
Denotes the leader of the points classification |
![A white jersey with blue polka dots]( "Mountains classification") |
Denotes the leader of the mountains classification |
![A white jersey]( "Combination classification") |
Denotes the leader of the combination rider classification |
General classification
Final general classification (1–10)
| Rank |
Rider |
Team |
Time |
| 1 |
![]() Nairo Quintana (COL) ![A red jersey]( "General classification") ![A white jersey]( "Combination classification") |
Movistar Team |
83h 31′ 28″ |
| 2 |
![]() Chris Froome (GBR) |
Team Sky |
+ 1′ 23″ |
| 3 |
![]() Esteban Chaves (COL) |
Orica–BikeExchange |
+ 4′ 08″ |
| 4 |
![]() Alberto Contador (ESP) |
Tinkoff |
+ 4′ 21″ |
| 5 |
![]() Andrew Talansky (USA) |
Cannondale–Drapac |
+ 7′ 43″ |
| 6 |
![]() Simon Yates (GBR) |
Orica–BikeExchange |
+ 8′ 33″ |
| 7 |
![]() David de la Cruz (ESP) |
Etixx–Quick-Step |
+ 11′ 18″ |
| 8 |
![]() Daniel Moreno (ESP) |
Movistar Team |
+ 13′ 04″ |
| 9 |
![]() Davide Formolo (ITA) |
Cannondale–Drapac |
+ 13′ 17″ |
| 10 |
![]() George Bennett (NZL) |
LottoNL–Jumbo |
+ 14′ 07″ |
Points classification
Final points classification (1–10)
| Rank |
Rider |
Team |
Points |
| 1 |
![]() Fabio Felline (ITA) ![A green jersey]( "Points classification") |
Trek–Segafredo |
100 |
| 2 |
![]() Nairo Quintana (COL) ![A red jersey]( "General classification") ![A white jersey]( "Combination classification") |
Movistar Team |
97 |
| 3 |
![]() Alejandro Valverde (ESP) |
Movistar Team |
93 |
| 4 |
![]() Chris Froome (GBR) |
Team Sky |
92 |
| 5 |
![]() Luis León Sánchez (ESP) |
Astana |
75 |
| 6 |
![]() Gianni Meersman (BEL) |
Etixx–Quick-Step |
73 |
| 7 |
![]() Simon Yates (GBR) |
Orica–BikeExchange |
56 |
| 8 |
![]() Alberto Contador (ESP) |
Tinkoff |
56 |
| 9 |
![]() Esteban Chaves (COL) |
Orica–BikeExchange |
54 |
| 10 |
![]() Daniele Bennati (ITA) |
Tinkoff |
54 |
Mountains classification
Final mountains classification (1–10)
| Rank |
Rider |
Team |
Points |
| 1 |
![]() Omar Fraile (ESP) ![A white jersey with blue polka dots]( "Mountains classification") |
Team Dimension Data |
58 |
| 2 |
![]() Kenny Elissonde (FRA) |
FDJ |
57 |
| 3 |
![]() Robert Gesink (NED) |
LottoNL–Jumbo |
37 |
| 4 |
![]() Alexandre Geniez (FRA) |
FDJ |
28 |
| 5 |
![]() Nairo Quintana (COL) ![A red jersey]( "General classification") ![A white jersey]( "Combination classification") |
Movistar Team |
27 |
| 6 |
![]() Egor Silin (RUS) |
Team Katusha |
23 |
| 7 |
![]() Sergey Lagutin (RUS) |
Team Katusha |
22 |
| 8 |
![]() Thomas De Gendt (BEL) |
Lotto–Soudal |
19 |
| 9 |
![]() Gianluca Brambilla (ITA) |
Etixx–Quick-Step |
18 |
| 10 |
![]() Luis Ángel Maté (ESP) |
Cofidis |
18 |
Combination classification
Final combination classification (1–10)
| Rank |
Rider |
Team |
Points |
| 1 |
![]() Nairo Quintana (COL) ![A white jersey]( "Combination classification") ![A red jersey]( "General classification") |
Movistar Team |
8 |
| 2 |
![]() Chris Froome (GBR) |
Team Sky |
17 |
| 3 |
![]() Kenny Elissonde (FRA) |
FDJ |
34 |
| 4 |
![]() David de la Cruz (ESP) |
Etixx–Quick-Step |
39 |
| 5 |
![]() Alejandro Valverde (ESP) |
Movistar Team |
41 |
| 6 |
![]() Fabio Felline (ITA) ![A green jersey]( "Points classification") |
Trek–Segafredo |
43 |
| 7 |
![]() Simon Yates (GBR) |
Orica–BikeExchange |
46 |
| 8 |
![]() Gianluca Brambilla (ITA) |
Etixx–Quick-Step |
48 |
| 9 |
![]() Robert Gesink (NED) |
LottoNL–Jumbo |
48 |
| 10 |
![]() Egor Silin (RUS) |
Team Katusha |
49 |
Team classification
Final teams classification (1–10)
| Rank |
Team |
Time |
| 1 |
BMC Racing Team |
249h 48′ 23″ |
| 2 |
Movistar Team |
+ 4′ 43″ |
| 3 |
Cannondale–Drapac |
+ 22′ 44″ |
| 4 |
Team Katusha |
+ 35′ 19″ |
| 5 |
AG2R La Mondiale |
+ 35′ 30″ |
| 6 |
Astana |
+ 56′ 22″ |
| 7 |
Etixx–Quick-Step |
+ 1h 04′ 57″ |
| 8 |
IAM Cycling |
+ 1h 08′ 38″ |
| 9 |
Tinkoff |
+ 1h 23′ 50″ |
| 10 |
Orica–BikeExchange |
+ 1h 33′ 00″ |
Gianni Meersman (BEL)
Alexandre Geniez (FRA)
Simon Yates (GBR)
Sergey Lagutin (RUS)
David de la Cruz (ESP)
Nairo Quintana (COL)
Valerio Conti (ITA)
Robert Gesink (NED)
Jempy Drucker (LUX)
Mathias Frank (SUI)
Magnus Cort Nielsen (DEN)
Andrew Talansky (USA)
George Bennett (NZL)
