2023 Vuelta a España

Cycling race From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The 2023 Vuelta a España was a three-week men's cycling race taking place in Spain between 26 August and 17 September 2023. It was the 78th edition of the Vuelta a España and was won by Sepp Kuss.[1] The race started in Barcelona,[2] and it also went through parts of Andorra and France.[3]

Dates26 August – 17 September
Stages21
Distance3,153.8 km (1,959.7 mi)
Winning time76h 48' 21"
Quick facts Race details, Dates ...
2023 Vuelta a España
2023 UCI World Tour
Route of the 2023 Vuelta a España
Route of the 2023 Vuelta a España
Race details
Dates26 August – 17 September
Stages21
Distance3,153.8 km (1,959.7 mi)
Winning time76h 48' 21"
Results
Winner  Sepp Kuss (USA) (Team Jumbo–Visma)
  Second  Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) (Team Jumbo–Visma)
  Third  Primož Roglič (SLO) (Team Jumbo–Visma)

Points  Kaden Groves (AUS) (Alpecin–Deceuninck)
Mountains  Remco Evenepoel (BEL) (Soudal–Quick-Step)
Youth  Juan Ayuso (ESP) (UAE Team Emirates)
Combativity  Remco Evenepoel (BEL) (Soudal–Quick-Step)
Team Netherlands Team Jumbo–Visma
 2022
2024 
Close

Teams

22 teams were scheduled to take part in the race. All 18 UCI WorldTeams were automatically invited. They were joined by 4 UCI ProTeams - the two highest placed UCI ProTeams in 2022 (Lotto–Dstny and Team TotalEnergies), along with Burgos BH and Caja Rural–Seguros RGA who were selected by the organisers.[4] The teams were announced on 8 March 2023.[4][5]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

Route and stages

More information Stage, Date ...
Stage characteristics and winners[2][6]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner Ref
1 26 August Barcelona to Barcelona 14.8 km (9.2 mi) Team time trial Netherlands Team dsm–firmenich [7]
2 27 August Mataró to Barcelona 182 km (113 mi) Hilly stage  Andreas Kron (DEN) [8]
3 28 August Súria to Arinsal (Andorra) 158.5 km (98.5 mi) Mountain stage  Remco Evenepoel (BEL) [9]
4 29 August Andorra la Vella (Andorra) to Tarragona 185 km (115 mi) Hilly stage  Kaden Groves (AUS) [10]
5 30 August Morella to Burriana 186.5 km (115.9 mi) Hilly stage  Kaden Groves (AUS) [11]
6 31 August La Vall d'Uixó to Observatorio Astrofísico de Javalambre 183.5 km (114.0 mi) Mountain stage  Sepp Kuss (USA) [12]
7 1 September Utiel to Oliva 201 km (125 mi) Flat stage  Geoffrey Soupe (FRA) [13]
8 2 September Dénia to Xorret de Catí 165 km (103 mi) Mountain stage  Primož Roglič (SLO) [14]
9 3 September Cartagena to Collado de la Cruz de Caravaca 184.5 km (114.6 mi) Medium-mountain stage  Lennard Kämna (GER) [15]
4 September Rest day
10 5 September Valladolid to Valladolid 25.8 km (16.0 mi) Individual time trial  Filippo Ganna (ITA) [16]
11 6 September Lerma to La Laguna Negra 165 km (103 mi) Hilly stage  Jesús Herrada (ESP) [17]
12 7 September Ólvega to Zaragoza 151 km (94 mi) Flat stage  Juan Sebastián Molano (COL) [18]
13 8 September Formigal to Col du Tourmalet (France) 135 km (84 mi) Mountain stage  Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) [19]
14 9 September Sauveterre-de-Béarn (France) to Larra-Belagua 156.5 km (97.2 mi) Mountain stage  Remco Evenepoel (BEL) [20]
15 10 September Pamplona to Lekunberri 158.5 km (98.5 mi) Hilly stage  Rui Costa (POR) [21]
11 September Rest day
16 12 September Liencres Playa to Bejes 120.5 km (74.9 mi) Hilly stage  Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) [22]
17 13 September Ribadesella to Alto de L'Angliru 124.5 km (77.4 mi) Mountain stage  Primož Roglič (SLO) [23]
18 14 September Pola de Allande to La Cruz de Linares 179 km (111 mi) Mountain stage  Remco Evenepoel (BEL) [24]
19 15 September La Bañeza to Íscar 177.5 km (110.3 mi) Flat stage  Alberto Dainese (ITA) [25]
20 16 September Manzanares el Real to Guadarrama 208 km (129 mi) Hilly stage  Wout Poels (NED) [26]
21 17 September Hipódromo de la Zarzuela to Madrid 101.5 km (63.1 mi) Flat stage  Kaden Groves (AUS) [27]
Total 3,153.8 km (1,959.7 mi)
Close

Pre-race favourites

The main pre-race favourites to win the general classification were 2023 Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard, 2022 Vuelta a España winner Remco Evenepoel, as well as 2023 Giro d'Italia winner Primož Roglič.[28] Juan Ayuso, Geraint Thomas, and Enric Mas were also mentioned as competitors for a podium finish.[29] Outside contenders included Mikel Landa, Eddie Dunbar and Aleksandr Vlasov.[30]

The pre-race favourites for the sprinters to win the points classification were Kaden Groves and Bryan Coquard.[31]

Classification leadership

Classification standings

More information Legend ...
Legend
Denotes the winner of the general classification Denotes the winner of the young rider classification
Denotes the winner of the points classification Denotes the winner of the team classification
Denotes the winner of the mountains classification Denotes the winner of the combativity award
Close

General classification

More information Rank, Rider ...
Final general classification (1–10)[32]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Sepp Kuss (USA) Team Jumbo–Visma 76h 48' 21"
2  Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) Team Jumbo–Visma + 17"
3  Primož Roglič (SLO) Team Jumbo–Visma + 1' 08"
4  Juan Ayuso (ESP) UAE Team Emirates + 3' 18"
5  Mikel Landa (ESP) Team Bahrain Victorious + 3' 37"
6  Enric Mas (ESP) Movistar Team + 4' 14"
7 Aleksandr Vlasov Bora–Hansgrohe + 7' 53"
8  Cian Uijtdebroeks (BEL) Bora–Hansgrohe + 8' 00"
9  João Almeida (POR) UAE Team Emirates + 10' 08"
10  Santiago Buitrago (COL) Team Bahrain Victorious + 11' 38"
Close
More information Final general classification (11–148), Rank ...
Close

Points classification

More information Rank, Rider ...
Final points classification (1–10)[32]
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Kaden Groves (AUS) Alpecin–Deceuninck 315
2  Remco Evenepoel (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step 236
3  Andreas Kron (DEN) Lotto–Dstny 167
4  Marc Soler (ESP) UAE Team Emirates 133
5  Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) Team Jumbo–Visma 123
6  Filippo Ganna (ITA) INEOS Grenadiers 119
7  Primož Roglič (SLO) Team Jumbo–Visma 117
8  Marijn van den Berg (NED) EF Education–EasyPost 117
9  Sepp Kuss (USA) Team Jumbo–Visma 112
10  Juan Ayuso (ESP) UAE Team Emirates 105
Close

Mountains classification

More information Rank, Rider ...
Final mountains classification (1–10)[32]
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Remco Evenepoel (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step 135
2  Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) Team Jumbo–Visma 51
3  Michael Storer (AUS) Groupama–FDJ 39
4  Romain Bardet (FRA) Team dsm–firmenich 35
5  Primož Roglič (SLO) Team Jumbo–Visma 33
6  Sepp Kuss (USA) Team Jumbo–Visma 33
7  Damiano Caruso (ITA) Team Bahrain Victorious 30
8  Andreas Kron (DEN) Lotto–Dstny 28
9  Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG) Lotto–Dstny 23
10  Jesús Herrada (ESP) Cofidis 22
Close

Young rider classification

More information Rank, Rider ...
Final young rider classification (1–10)[32]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Juan Ayuso (ESP) UAE Team Emirates 76h 51' 39"
2  Cian Uijtdebroeks (BEL) Bora–Hansgrohe + 4' 42"
3  João Almeida (POR) UAE Team Emirates + 6' 40"
4  Santiago Buitrago (COL) Team Bahrain Victorious + 8' 20"
5  Remco Evenepoel (BEL) Soudal–Quick-Step + 13' 26"
6  Einer Rubio (COL) Movistar Team + 31' 31"
7  Antonio Tiberi (ITA) Team Bahrain Victorious + 46' 55"
8  Attila Valter (HUN) Team Jumbo–Visma + 1h 02' 24"
9  Lenny Martinez (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 1h 18' 23"
10  Lennert Van Eetvelt (BEL) Lotto–Dstny + 1h 45' 34"
Close

Team classification

More information Rank, Team ...
Final team classification (1–10)[32]
Rank Team Time
1 Netherlands Team Jumbo–Visma 229h 42' 26"
2 Bahrain Team Bahrain Victorious + 20' 49"
3 Germany Bora–Hansgrohe + 32' 54"
4 United Arab Emirates UAE Team Emirates + 33' 46"
5 Spain Movistar Team + 2h 17' 23"
6 Belgium Soudal–Quick-Step + 3h 18' 27"
7 France Team TotalEnergies + 3h 25' 09"
8 France Groupama–FDJ + 3h 42' 37"
9 United States Lidl–Trek + 4h 00' 16"
10 France Arkéa–Samsic + 4h 23' 23"
Close

References

Related Articles

Wikiwand AI