Vuelta a España 2021 start list: All the teams for the 76th edition
Start list for the 76th edition of the Vuelta a España
Jersey winners from the 2020 Vuelta a España (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
When: August 14 – September 5 2021
Where: Spain
UCI category: WorldTour
Key links: Route | Start list | TV Guide
The Vuelta a España is the third and final Grand Tour of the season, and the Spanish race always provides an exciting finale to the year for GC specialists.
Renowned for its testing parcours and plethora of summit finishes, the Vuelta represents an immense challenge and several riders have tried and failed to win it in the same season as another Grand Tour.
The 2021 route is back to 21 stages after having to drop the three opening stages to the 2020 race due to Covid-19.
The race organisers, ASO, have thrown in some huge mountain stages with Lagos de Covadonga being the most famous.
Stage | Date | Start/Finish | Distance | Profile |
1 | Sat, Aug 14 | Burgos Catedral VIII Centenario – Catedral | 8km | ITT |
2 | Sun, Aug 15 | Caleruega – Burgos | 169.5km | Flat |
3 | Mon, Aug 16 | Santo Domingo de Silos – Picón Blanco | 203km | Hills |
4 | Tue, Aug 17 | El Burgo de Osma – Molina de Aragón | 163.6km | Flat |
5 | Wed, Aug 18 | Tarancón – Albacete | 184.4km | Flat |
6 | Thu, Aug 19 | Requena – Alto de la Montaña de Cullera | 159km | Hills |
7 | Fri, Aug 20 | Gandía – Balcón de Alicante | 152km | Mountains |
8 | Sat, Aug 21 | Santa Pola – La Manga del Mar Menor | 163.3km | Flat |
9 | Sun, Aug 22 | Puerto Lumbreras – Alto de Velifique | 187.8km | Mountain |
Rest day | Mon, Aug 23 | |||
10 | Tue, Aug 24 | Roquetas de Mar – Rincón de la Victoria | 190.2km | Flat |
11 | Wed, Aug 25 | Antequera – Valdepeñas de Jaén | 131.6km | Mountains |
12 | Thu, Aug 26 | Jaén – Córdoba | 166.7km | Hills |
13 | Fri, Aug 27 | Belmez – Villanueva de la Serena | 197.2km | Flat |
14 | Sat, Aug 28 | Don Benito – Pico Villuercas | 159.7km | Mountains |
15 | Sun, Aug 29 | Navalmoral de la Mata – El Barraco | 193.4km | Mountains |
Rest day | Mon, Aug 30 | |||
16 | Tue, Aug 31 | Laredo – Santa Cruz de Bezana | 170.8km | Flat |
17 | Wed, Sep 1 | Unquera – Lagos de Covadonga | 181.6km | Mountains |
18 | Thu, Sep 2 | Salas – Altu d’El Gamoniteiru | 159.2km | Mountains |
19 | Fri, Sep 3 | Tapia – Monforte de Lemus | 187.8km | Hills |
20 | Sat, Sep 4 | Sanxenxo – Mos Castro de Herville | 173.6km | Mountains |
21 | Sun, Sep 5 | Padrón – Santiago de Compostela | 33.7km | ITT |
2000 Roberto Herasdagger (Esp) Kelme–Costa Blanca
2001 Ángel Casero (Esp) Festina
2002 Aitor González (Esp) Kelme–Costa Blanca
2003 Roberto Heras (Esp) U.S. Postal Service
2004 Roberto Heras (Esp) Liberty Seguros
2005 Roberto Heras (Esp) Liberty Seguros–Würth
2006 Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana
2007 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank
2008 Alberto Contador (Esp) Astana
2009 Alejandro Valverde (Esp) Caisse d’Epargne
2010 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas–Doimo
2011 Chris Froome (GBr) Team Sky
2012 Alberto Contador (Esp) Saxo Bank–Tinkoff Bank
2013 Chris Horner (USA) RadioShack–Leopard
2014 Alberto Contador (Esp) Tinkoff–Saxo
2015 Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana
2016 Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team
2017 Chris Froome (GBR) Team Sky
2018 Simon Yates (GBR) Mitchelton–Scott
2019 Primož Roglič (SLO) Jumbo-Visma
2020 Primož Roglič (SLO) Jumbo-Visma