The Spanish team always guarantees success and fights for the ultimate triumph. In the Vuelta, it not only participates with the aim of winning stages, but also has its eye firmly on first place in the general classification. Its last overall victory was in 2009 thanks to Alejandro Valverde. It has also made it to the podium in the past three editions, consecutively. Once again, the team will aim for the top prize in 2015. This team always has a prominent role in every race of the international calendar. The Vuelta will be no exception
The 2021 Vuelta a España is a three-week cycling race scheduled to take place in Spain between 14 August and 5 September 2021. It is the 76th edition of the Vuelta a España and the third and final grand tour of the 2021 men’s road cycling season. The race departs from Burgos and finishes in Santiago de Compostela.
| 2021 UCI World Tour, race 24 of 33 | |
|---|---|
| Race details | |
| Dates | 14 August – 5 September |
| Stages | 21 |
| Distance | 3,336.1 km (2,073 mi) |
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 August | Burgos to Burgos | 8 km (5.0 mi) |  |
Individual time trial | |
| 2 | 15 August | Caleruega to Burgos | 169.5 km (105.3 mi) |  |
Flat stage | |
| 3 | 16 August | Santo Domingo de Silos to Picón Blanco | 203 km (126 mi) | |
Flat stage | |
| 4 | 17 August | El Burgo de Osma to Molina de Aragón | 163.6 km (101.7 mi) | |
Flat stage | |
| 5 | 18 August | Tarancón to Albacete | 184.4 km (114.6 mi) | |
Flat stage | |
| 6 | 19 August | Requena to Alto de Cullera | 159 km (99 mi) | |
Flat stage | |
| 7 | 20 August | Gandía to Balcón de Alicante | 152 km (94 mi) |  |
Mountain stage | |
| 8 | 21 August | Santa Pola to La Manga del Mar Menor | 163.3 km (101.5 mi) | |
Flat stage | |
| 9 | 22 August | Puerto Lumbreras to Alto de Velefique | 187.8 km (116.7 mi) | |
Mountain stage | |
| 23 August | Rest day | |||||
| 10 | 24 August | Roquetas de Mar to Rincón de la Victoria | 190.2 km (118.2 mi) |  |
Hilly stage | |
| 11 | 25 August | Antequera to Valdepeñas de Jaén | 131.6 km (81.8 mi) | |
Hilly stage | |
| 12 | 26 August | Jaén to Córdoba | 166.7 km (103.6 mi) | |
Hilly stage | |
| 13 | 27 August | Belmez to Villanueva de la Serena | 197.2 km (122.5 mi) | |
Flat stage | |
| 14 | 28 August | Don Benito to Pico Villuercas | 159.7 km (99.2 mi) | |
Mountain stage | |
| 15 | 29 August | Navalmoral de la Mata to El Barraco | 193.4 km (120.2 mi) | |
Mountain stage | |
| 30 August | Rest day | |||||
| 16 | 31 August | Laredo to Santa Cruz de Bezana | 170.8 km (106.1 mi) | |
Flat stage | |
| 17 | 1 September | Unquera to Lagos de Covadonga | 181.6 km (112.8 mi) | |
Mountain stage | |
| 18 | 2 September | Salas to Alto de Gamoniteiru | 159.2 km (98.9 mi) | |
Mountain stage | |
| 19 | 3 September | Tapia to Monforte de Lemos | 187.8 km (116.7 mi) | |
Hilly stage | |
| 20 | 4 September | Sanxenxo to Mos | 173.6 km (107.9 mi) | |
Mountain stage | |
| 21 | 5 September | Padrón to Santiago de Compostela | 33.7 km (20.9 mi) | |
Individual time trial | |
| Total | 3,336.1 km (2,073.0 mi) | |||||
| 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 |
