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Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain)
Winners, Podium, Length, Average Speed, Stages, Dates
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A Narrative History of the Vuelta
The race:
The Vuelta was not held on a consistent basis until 1955. It is only in recent years that it has really gained stature as a true "Grand Tour".
In this list of winners, it is ironic that one of the greatest riders in Spanish history, Federico Bahamontes, never did better than second in his home tour.
Vuelta organizers realized that with a spring calender crowded with Classics and the Giro, the Vuelta would always have trouble competing for the best riders (Miguel Indurain had missed 3 consecutive Vueltas by 1994).
In 1995 the Spanish national tour was moved from its traditional late April start to late summer.
In 2014, ASO, the owner of the Tour de France, acquired control of the Vuelta.
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Complete podium history:
Year |
First Place |
Second |
Third |
Distance, |
Average Speed |
| 1935 Apr 29- May 15 |
Gustaaf Deloor 120hr 0min 7sec |
Mariano Canardo @ 13min 28sec |
Antoine Dignef @ 20min 10sec |
3425 km 14 stages |
28.537 |
| 1936 May 15- May 31 |
Gustaaf Deloor 150hr 7min 54sec |
Alfons Deloor @ 11min 39sec |
Antonio Bertola @ 17min 54sec |
4407 km 21 stages |
28.994 |
| 1941 June 12- July 6 |
Julian Berrendero 168hr 45min 26sec |
Fermin Trueba @ 1min 7sec |
Jose Jabardo @ 6min 32sec |
4406 km 22 stages |
26.108 |
| 1942 June 30- July 19 |
Julian Berrendero 134hr 5min 9sec |
Diego Chafer @ 8min 38sec |
Antonio-Andres Sancho @ 13min 12sec |
3688 km 19 stages |
27.505 |
| 1945 May 10- May 31 |
Delio Rodriguez 135hr 43min 55sec |
Julian Berrendero @ 30min 8sec |
Juan Gimeno @ 37min 18sec |
3803 km 19 stages |
28.018 |
| 1946 May 7- May 30 |
Dalmacio Langarica 137hr 10min 38sec |
Julian Berrendero @ 17min 32sec |
Jan Lambrichs @ 23min 54sec |
3797 km 23 stages |
27.679 |
| 1947 May 12- June 5 |
Edouard Van Dyck 132hr 27min |
Manuel Costa @ 2min 14sec |
Delio Rodriguez @ 11min 4sec |
3893 km 24 stages |
29.392 |
| 1948 June 13- July 4 |
Bernardo Ruiz 155hr 6min 30sec |
Emilio Rodriguez @ 9min 7sec |
Bernardo Capo @ 20min 45sec |
3990 km 20 stages |
25.723 |
| 1950 August 17- Sept 10 |
Emilio Rodriguez 134hr 49min 19sec |
Manolo Rodriguez 15min 30sec |
Jose Serra @ 16min 5sec |
3932 km 24 stages |
29.118 |
| 1955 April 23- May 8 |
Jean Dotto 81hr 4min 2sec |
Antonio Jimenez-Quiles @ 3min 6sec |
Raphael Geminiani @ 5min 5sec |
2740 km 15 stages |
33.74 |
| 1956 April 26- May 11 |
Angelo Conterno 105hr 37min 52sec |
Jesus Lorono @ 13sec |
Raymond Impanis @ 1min 54sec |
3537 km 17 stages |
33.484 |
| 1957 April 16- May 12 |
Jesus Loreno 84hr 44min 6sec |
Federico Bahamontes @ 8min 11sec |
Bernardo Ruiz @ 9min 34ssec |
2975 km 16 stages |
35.04 |
| 1958 April 4- May 15 |
Jean Stablinski 94hr 54min 21sec |
Pasquale Fornara @ 2min 51sec |
Fernando Manzaneque @ 3min 1sec |
3246 km 16 stages |
34.20 |
| 1959 April 24- May 10 |
Antonio Suarez 84hr 36min 20sec |
Jose Segu @ 1min 6sec |
Rik Van Looy @ 7min |
3033 km 17 stages |
35.85 |
| 1960 April 29- May 15 |
Franz De Mulder 103hr 5min 57sec |
Armand Desmet @ 15min 21sec |
Miguel Pacheco @ 19min 24sec |
3567 km 17 stages |
34.60 |
| 1961 April 29- May 11 |
Angelino Soler 77hr 36min 17sec |
François Mahe @ 51sec |
Jose Perez-Frances @ 2min 23sec |
2796.5 km 16 stages |
36.65 |
| 1962 April 27- May 13 |
Rudi Altig 78hr 35min 27sec |
Jose Perez-Frances @ 7min 14sec |
Seamus Elliot @ 7min 17sec |
2814 km 17 stages |
36.17 |
| 1963 May 1- May 15 |
Jacques Anquetil 64hr 46min 20sec |
Jose-Martin Colmenarejo @ 3min 6sec |
Miguel Pacheco @ 3min 32sec |
2442 km 15 stages |
37.70 |
| 1964 April 30- May 16 |
Raymond Poulidor 78hr 23min 35sec |
Luis Otano @ 33sec |
Jose Perez-Frances @ 1min 26sec |
2869 km 17 stages |
36.63 |
| 1965 April 29- May 16 |
Rolf Wolfshohl 92hr 36min 3sec |
Raymond Poulidor @ 6min 36sec |
Rik Van Looy @ 8min 55sec |
3410 km 18 stages |
36.95 |
| 1966 April 28- May 15 |
Francisco Gabica 78hr 53min 55sec |
Eusebio Velez @ 39sec |
Carlos Echevarria @ 44sec |
2950.5 km 18 stages |
37.61 |
| 1967 April 27- May 16 |
Jan Janssen 76hr 38min 4sec |
Jean-Pierre Ducasse @ 1min 43sec |
Aurelio Gonzalez @ 1min 45sec |
2941 km 18 stages |
38.72 |
| 1968 April 25- May 12 |
Felice Gimondi 78hr 29min |
Jose Perez-Frances @ 2min 15sec |
Eusebio Velez @ 5min 8sec |
2981 km 18 stages |
37.92 |
| 1969 April 23- May 11 |
Roger Pingeon 73hr 18min 45sec |
Luis Ocana @ 1min 54sec |
Marinus Wagtmans @ 5min 10sec |
2946 km 18stages |
40.18 |
| 1970 April 23- May 12 |
Luis Ocana 89hr 57min 12sec |
Agustin Tamames @ 1min 18sec |
Herman Van Springel @ 1min 27sec |
3568 km 19 stages |
39.58 |
| 1971 April 29- May 16 |
Ferdi Bracke 73hr 50min 5sec |
Wilfried David @ 59sec |
Luis Ocana @ 1min 1sec |
2793 km 17 stages |
39.83 |
| 1972 April 27- May 14 |
José-Miguel Fuente 82hr 34min 14sec |
Miguel Lasa @ 6min 34sec |
Agustin Tamames @ 7min |
3078.6 km 17 stages |
37.28 |
| 1973 April 26- May 13 |
Eddy Merckx 84hr 40min 50sec |
Luis Ocana @ 3min 46sec |
Bernard Thevenet @ 4min 16sec |
3056.8 km 17 stages |
36.10 |
| 1974 April 23- May 12 |
José-Manuel Fuente 86hr 48min 18sec |
Joaquim Agostinho @ 11sec |
Miguel Lasa @ 1min 9sec |
2988 km 19 stages |
34.42 |
| 1975 April 22- May 11 |
Agustin Tamames 80hr 56sec |
Domingo Perurena @ 14sec |
Miguel Lasa @ 33sec |
3075.7 km 19 stages |
34.95 |
| 1976 April 27- May 16 |
José Pesarrondona 93hr 19min 10sec |
Luis Ocana @ 1min 3sec |
Jose Nazabal @ 1min 41sec |
3441.6 km 19 stages |
35.81 |
| 1977 April 26- May 15 |
Freddy Maertens 78hr 54min 36sec |
Miguel Lasa @ 2min 51sec |
Klaus-Peter Thaler @ 3min 23sec |
2785.1 km 19 stages |
35.29 |
| 1978 April 25- May 14 |
Bernard Hinault 85hr 24min 14sec |
Jose Pesarrondona @ 3min 2sec |
Jean-Rene Bernaudeau @ 3min 47sec |
2990.4 km 19 stages 20th annuled |
35.01 |
| 1979 April 24- May 13 |
Joop Zoetemelk 94hr 57min 3sec |
Francisco Galdos @ 2min 43sec |
Michel Pollentier @ 3min 21sec |
3373.6 km 19 stages |
35.53 |
| 1980 April 22- May 11 |
Faustino Ruperez 88hr 23min 21sec |
Pedro Torres @ 2min 15sec |
Claude Criquielion @ 3min |
3216.8 km 19 stages |
36.39 |
| 1981 April 21- May 10 |
Giovanni Battaglin 98hr 4min 49sec |
Pedro Munoz @ 2min 9sec |
Vicente Belda @ 2min 29sec |
3446.1 km 19 stages |
35.14 |
| 1982 April 20- May 9 |
Marino Lejarreta 95hr 47min 23sec |
Michel Pollentier @ 18sec |
Sven-Ake Nilsson @ 1min 17sec |
3456.7 km 19 stages |
36.86 |
| 1983 April 19- May 8 |
Bernard Hinault 94hr 28min 26sec |
Marino Lejarreta @ 1min 12sec |
Alberto Fernandez @ 3min 58sec |
3398.8 km 19 stages |
35.88 |
| 1984 April 17- May 6 |
Eric Caritoux 90hr 8min 3sec |
Alberto Fernandez @ 6sec |
Raimund Dietzen @ 1min 33sec |
3583.6 km 19 stages |
39.87 |
| 1985 April 23- May 12 |
Pedro Delgado 95hr 58min |
Robert Millar @ 36sec |
Francisco Rodriguez Maldonado @ 46sec |
3474.6 km 19 stages |
36.42 |
| 1986 April 22- May 3 |
Alvaro Pino 98hr 16min 4sec |
Robert Millar @ 1min 6sec |
Sean Kelly @ 5min 19sec |
3666.5 km 21 stages |
37.31 |
| 1987 April 23- May 15 |
Luis Herrera 105hr 34min 25sec |
Raimund Dietzen @ 1min 4sec |
Laurent Fignon @ 3min 13sec |
3921.4 km 22 stages |
37.14 |
| 1988 April 25- May 15 |
Sean Kelly 89hr 19min 23sec |
Raimund Dietzen @ 1min 27sec |
Anselmo Fuerte @ 1min 29sec |
3424.8 km 21 stages |
38.51 |
| 1989 April 24- May 15 |
Pedro Delgado 93hr 1min 47sec |
Fabio Parra @ 35sec |
Oscar Vargas @ 3min 9sec |
3656 km 22 stages |
39.31 |
| 1990 April 24- May 15 |
Marco Giovannetti 94hr 36min 40sec |
Pedro Delgado @ 1min 28sec |
Anselmo Fuerte @ 1min 48sec |
3711 km 22 stages |
39.22 |
| 1991 April 29- May 19 |
Melchior Mauri 82hr 48min 7sec |
Miguel Indurain @ 2min 52sec |
Marino Lejarreta @ 3min 11sec |
3215.5 km 21 stages |
38.80 |
| 1992 April 27- May 17 |
Tony Rominger 96hr 14min 50sec |
Jesus Montoya @ 1min 4sec |
Pedro Delgado @ 1min 42sec |
3558 km 21 stages |
36.97 |
| 1993 April 26- May 16 |
Tony Rominger 96hr 7min 3sec |
Alex Zulle @ 29sec |
Laudelino Cubino @ 8min 54sec |
3605.2 km 21 stages |
37.51 |
| 1994 April 25- May 15 |
Tony Rominger 92hr 7min 48sec |
Mikel Zarrabeitia @ 7min 28sec |
Pedro Delgado @ 9min 27sec |
3531.3 km 21 stages |
38.33 |
| 1995 Sept 2- Sept 24 |
Laurent Jalabert 95hr 30min 33sec |
Abraham Olano @ 4min 22sec |
Johan Bruyneel @ 6min 48sec |
3637.1 km 21 stages |
38.08 |
| 1996 Sept 7- Sept 29 |
Alex Zulle 97hr 31min 46sec |
Laurent Dufaux @ 6min 23sec |
Tony Rominger @ 8min 29sec |
3947 km 22 stages |
40.47 |
| 1997 Sept 6- Sept 28 |
Alex Zulle 91hr 15min 55sec |
Fernando Escartin @ 5min 7sec |
Laurent Dufaux @ 6min 11sec |
3759.2 km 22 stages |
41.19 |
| 1998 Sept 5- Sept 17 |
Abraham Olano 93hr 44min 8sec |
Fernando Escartin @ 1min 23sec |
Jose-Maria Jimenez @ 2min 12sec |
3781 km 22 stages |
40.34 |
| 1999 Sept 4- Sept 26 |
Jan Ullrich 89hr 52min 3sec |
Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano @ 4min 15sec |
Roberto Heras @ 5min 57sec |
3548.7 km 21 stages |
39.49 |
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| 2000 Aug 26- Sept 17 |
Roberto Heras 70hr 26min 14sec |
Angel Casero @ 2min 33sec |
Pavel Tonkov @ 4min 55sec |
2894 km 21 stages |
41.09 |
| 2001 Sept 8- Sept 30 |
Angel Casero 70hr 49min 5sec |
Oscar Sevilla @ 47sec |
Levi Leipheimer @ 2min 59sec |
3007.5 km 21 stages |
42.47 |
| 2002 Sept 7- Sept 29 |
Aitor Gonzalez 75hr 13min 52sec |
Roberto Heras @ 2min 14sec |
Joseba Beloki @ 3min 11sec |
3128.7 km 21 stages |
41.59 |
| 2003 Sept 6- Sept 28 |
Roberto Heras 69hr 31min 52sec |
Isidro Nozal @ 28sec |
Alejandro Valverde @ 2min 25sec |
2955.4 km 21 stages |
42.50 |
| 2004 Sept 4- Sept 26 |
Roberto Heras 77hr 42min 46sec |
Santiago Perez @ 30sec |
Francisco Mancebo @ 2min 13sec |
3036.4 km 21 stages |
39.07 |
| 2005 Aug 27- Sept 18 |
Denis Menchov 82hr 27min 31sec |
Carlos Sastre @ 18sec |
Francisco Mancebo @ 1min 22sec |
3358 km 21 stages |
40.74 |
| 2006 Aug 26- Sep 17 |
Alexandre Vinokourov 81hr 23min 7sec |
Alejandro Valverde @ 1min 12sec |
Andrey Kashechkin @ 3min 12sec |
3,192 km 21 stages |
39.48 |
| 2007 Sept 1- Sep 23 |
Denis Menchov 80hr 59min 7sec |
Carlos Sastre @ 3min 31sec |
Samuel Sanchez @ 3min 46sec |
3,291 km 21 stages |
40.68 |
| 2008 Aug 30- Sept 21 |
Alberto Contador 80hr 40min 8sec |
Levi Leipheimer @ 46sec |
Carlos Sastre @ 4min 12sec |
3,133.8 km 21 stages |
38.96 |
| 2009 Aug 29- Sept 20 |
Alejandro Valverde 87hr 22min 37sec |
Samuel Sánchez @ 55sec |
Cadel Evans @ 1min 32sec |
3,293.7 km 21 stages |
37.699 |
| 2010 Aug 28- Sept 19 |
Vincenzo Nibali 87hr 18min 33sec |
@ 41sec |
Peter Velits @ 3min 2sec |
3,424.9 km 21 stages |
39.217 |
| 2011 Aug 20- Sept 11 |
Juan José Cobo 4hr 89min 31sec |
Christopher Froome @ 13sec |
Bradley Wiggins @ 1min 39sec |
3330.1 21 stages |
39.181 |
| 2012 Aug 18- Sept 9 |
Alberto Contador 84hr 59min 49sec |
Alejandro Valverde @ 1min 16sec |
Joaquin Rodriguez @ 1min 37sec |
3,360.2 km 21 stages |
39.53 |
| 2013 Aug 24- Sept 15 |
Christopher Horner 84hr 36min 4sec |
Vincenzo Nibali @ 37sec |
Alejandro Valverde @ 1min 36sec |
3,358.9 km 21 stages |
39.703 |
| 2014 Aug 23- Sept 14 |
Alberto Contador 81hr 25min 5sec |
Christopher Froome @ 1min 10sec |
Alejandro Valverde @ 1min 50sec |
3,239.9 km 21 stages |
39.79 |
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| 2015 Aug 22- Sept 13 |
Fabio Aru 85hr 36min 13sec |
Joaquin Rodriguez @ 57sec |
Rafal Majka @ 1min 9sec |
3,358.1 km 21 stages |
39.228 |
| 2016 Aug 20- Sept 11 |
Nairo Quintana 83hr 31min 28sec |
Christopher Froome @ 1min 23sec |
Johan Chaves @ 4min 8sec |
3,315.5 km 21 stages |
39.695 km/hr |
| 2017 Aug 19- Sept 10 |
Chris Froome 82hr 30min 2sec |
Vincenzo Nibali @ 2min 15sec |
Ilnur Zakarin @ 2min 51sec |
3,324.1 km 21 stages |
40.29 km/hr |
| 2018 Aug 25- Sept 16 |
Simon Yates 82hr 5min 58sec |
Enric Mas @ 1min 46sec |
Miguel Angel Lopez @ 2min 4sec |
3,249 km 21 stages |
39.574 km/hr |
| 2019 Aug 24- Sept 15 |
Primoz Roglic 83hr 7min 31sec |
Alejandro Valverde @ 2min 16sec |
Tadej Pogacar @ 2min 38sec |
3,291.4 km 21 stages |
39.596 km/hr |
| 2020 Oct 20- Nov 8 |
Primoz Roglic 72hr 46min 12sec |
Richard Carapaz @ 24sec |
Hugh John Carthy @ 1min 15sec |
2,908 km 18 stages |
39.962 km/hr |
| 2021 Aug 14- Sept 5 |
Primoz Roglic 83hr 55min 29sec |
Enric Mas @ 4min 42sec |
Jack Haig @ 7min 40sec |
3,415.3 km 21 stages |
40.695 km/hr |
| 2022 Aug 19- Sept 11 |
Remco Evenepoel 80hr 26min 59sec |
Enric Mas @ 2min 2sec |
Juan Ayuso 4min 57sec |
3,283.1 km 21 stages |
40.809 km/hr |
| 2023 Aug 26- Sept 17 |
Sepp Kuss 76hr 48min 21sec |
Jonas Vingegaard @ 17sec |
Primoz Roglic @ 1min 8sec |
3,133.2 km 21 stages |
40.794 km/hr |
| 2024 Aug 17- Sept 8 |