Vuelta a España records and statistics

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The Vuelta a España is an important cycling race (one of the Grand Tours). The first Vuelta a España was in 1935. As the Vuelta a España is a stage race, a classification based on times is calculated after every stage. The cyclist with the lowest time after a stage is the leader of the general classification after that stage. A jersey is given to that cyclist, which the cyclist wears during the next stage. From 1999 to 2009, this jersey had a golden color and was named the golden jersey. From 2010 onwards, the leader's jersey was red. It has also been black and white at different points in the Vuelta's history.

Although the leader of the classification after a stage gets the leader's jersey, he is not considered the winner of that jersey, only the wearer. Only after the final stage, the wearer of the leader's jersey is considered the winner, and therefore the winner of the Vuelta a España.

Since the first Vuelta a España in 1935, there have been 1,491 stages, up to and including the Stage 12 of the 2021 Vuelta a España The race leader following each stage has been awarded a leader's jersey.

Although the number of stages is 1,491, there have been 1,492 leader's jerseys awarded, because after the first stage of the 1948 Vuelta a España, Bernardo Ruiz and Julián Berrendero shared the lead and both received the leader's jersey. As of 2021, 1,492 leader's jerseys have been awarded in the Vuelta a España to 226 different riders.

Jerseys per rider

Key:

Cyclists who are still active

In previous Vueltas a España, sometimes a stage was split in two. On such occasions, only the cyclist leading at the end of the day is counted. The "Leader's jerseys" column gives the number of days that the cyclist wore the leader's jersey, the "Vuelta wins" column gives the number of times that the cyclist won the Vuelta. The next three columns indicate the number of times the rider won the points classification, the mountains classification, and the years in which the rider lead the general classification, with bold years indicating an overall Vuelta win.

For example: Alex Zülle has spent 48 days in the leader's jersey, and won the overall classification two times. He wore the leader's jersey in the Vueltas of 1993, 1996, 1997 and 2000, of which he won the 1996 and 1997 Vueltas.

More information Rank, Name ...
RankNameCountryLeader's
jerseys
GeneralPointsKoMYears
1Alex Zülle  Switzerland482001993, 1996, 1997, 2000
2Primož Roglič Slovenia424202019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024
3Roberto Heras Spain364102000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
4=Gustaaf Deloor Belgium322001935, 1936
4=Tony Rominger  Switzerland323121992, 1993, 1994
6Delio Rodríguez Spain311101941, 1945, 1946, 1947
7=Julián Berrendero Spain272031941, 1942, 1945, 1948
7=Chris Froome UK272102011, 2017
7=Alejandro Valverde Spain271402006, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014
10Alberto Contador Spain263002008, 2012, 2014
11=Laurent Jalabert France241411995, 1996, 1997, 1998
11=Domingo Perurena Spain240201967, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975
13Abraham Olano Spain231001995, 1998, 1999, 2000
14Óscar Sevilla Spain210002001, 2002
15=Manuel Costa Spain200001946, 1947
15=Freddy Maertens Belgium201101977
15=Denis Menchov Russia202012005, 2007
15=Vincenzo Nibali Italy201002010, 2013
19=Remco Evenepoel Belgium191002022, 2023
19=Emilio Rodríguez Spain191021950
19=Joaquim Rodríguez Spain190002003, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015
22Melcior Mauri Spain181001991
23René Pijnen Netherlands170001970, 1971, 1972
24=Angelo Conterno Italy161001956
24=José Manuel Fuente Spain162011972, 1974
24=Isidro Nozal Spain160002003
27=Jacques Anquetil France151001963
27=Pedro Delgado Spain152001984, 1985, 1989
27=Bernard Hinault France152001978, 1983
27=Nairo Quintana Colombia151002014, 2016, 2019
27=Faustino Rupérez Spain151001980
27=Jonas Vingegaard Denmark1510 02025
33=Rudi Altig Germany141101962, 1968
33=Laudelino Cubino Spain140001988
33=Sepp Kuss United States140002023
33=Dalmacio Langarica Spain141001946, 1948
33=Miguel María Lasa Spain140101971, 1972, 1975
38=Robert Millar UK130001985, 1986
38=Ben O'Connor Australia130002024
38=Joop Zoetemelk Netherlands131011979
41=Giovanni Battaglin Italy121001981
41=Marco Giovannetti Italy121001990
41=Jesús Montoya Spain120001992
41=Álvaro Pino Spain121011983, 1986
41=Fermín Trueba Spain120001941
45=Luis Herrera Colombia111021987
46=Jean-Pierre Ducasse France110001967
46=Bernardo Ruiz Spain111011948
46=Rik Van Looy Belgium110101958, 1959, 1964, 1965
46=Rolf Wolfshohl Germany111001965
46=Simon Yates UK111002018
52Jan Ullrich Germany101001999
53=Seamus Elliott Ireland90001962
53=Omar Hernández Colombia90001989
53=Jesús Loroño Spain91001955, 1957
53=Eddy Merckx Belgium91101973
53=Pello Ruiz Cabestany Spain90001985, 1990, 1992
53=Agustín Tamames Spain91011970, 1971, 1975
53=Valentín Uriona Spain90001966
53=Ferdi Van Den Haute Belgium90101978
61=Éric Caritoux France81001984
61=Régis Clère France80001981
61=Marc Gomez France80001982, 1986
61=Julián Gorospe Spain80001983, 1990
61=José Pesarrodona Spain81001973, 1976
66=Ángel Arroyo Spain70001982
66=Fabio Aru Italy71002015
66=Joseba Beloki Spain70002001, 2002
66=Odd Christian Eiking Norway70002021
66=Sean Kelly Ireland71401987, 1988
66=Marino Lejarreta Spain71101982, 1983
66=Christian Levavasseur France70001979
66=Francesco Moser Italy70001984
66=Luis Ocaña Spain71011969, 1970
66=Roger Pingeon France71001969
66=Tadej Pogačar Slovenia70002026
66=Raymond Poulidor France71001964, 1965
66=Jean Stablinski France71001958
66=Dietrich Thurau Germany70101976
80=Ferdinand Bracke Belgium61001971
80=Esteban Chaves Colombia60002015
80=Claude Criquielion Belgium60001982
80=Armand Desmet Belgium60001960
80=Jean Dotto France61001955
80=Tom Dumoulin Netherlands60002015
86=Igor Antón Spain50002010
86=Fabian Cancellara  Switzerland50002009
86=Richard Carapaz Ecuador50002020
86=Sylvain Chavanel France50002008, 2011
86=Anselmo Fuerte Spain50001988, 1991
86=Dominique Gaigne France50001983
86=Philippe Gilbert Belgium50002010
86=Chris Horner United States51002013
86=Jan Janssen Netherlands51201967, 1968
86=Antonio Karmany Spain50031959
86=Floyd Landis United States50002004
86=Rudy Molard France50002018, 2022
86=Luis Otaño Spain50001964
86=José Pérez Francés Spain50101964, 1968
86=Marcel Seynaeve Belgium50001961
86=Roberto Visentini Italy50001980
86=Alexander Vinokourov Kazakhstan51002006
103=Joaquim Agostinho Portugal40001976
103=Darwin Atapuma Colombia40002016
103=Federico Bahamontes Spain40021957
103=Fabio Baldato Italy40001996
103=Daniele Bennati Italy40102007, 2008, 2011
103=Ángel Casero Spain41002000, 2001
103=Reimund Dietzen Germany40001987
103=Vladimir Efimkin Russia40002007
103=Francisco Gabica Spain41011966
103=Felice Gimondi Italy41001968
103=Miguel Induráin Spain40001985
103=José María Jiménez Spain40141998
103=Viktor Klimov Soviet Union40001990
103=Michał Kwiatkowski Poland40002016, 2018
103=Egoi Martínez Spain40012008
103=Bradley McGee Australia40002005
103=André Messelis Belgium40001961
103=Lars Michaelsen Denmark40001997
103=Nicolas Roche Ireland40002013, 2019
103=Raymond Steegmans Belgium40101969
103=Antonio Suárez Spain41111959
103=Roger Swerts Belgium40001974, 1975
103= Torstein Træen Norway40002025
103=Bradley Wiggins UK40002011
127=Antonio Barrutia Spain30001960, 1962
127=Manuel Beltrán Spain30002004
127=Omer Braeckeveldt Belgium30001950
127=Janez Brajkovič Slovenia30002006, 2013
127=Jonathan Castroviejo Spain30002012, 2014
127=José De Cauwer Belgium30001976
127=Daan de Groot Netherlands30001958
127=Frans De Mulder Belgium31001960
127=Pierre Everaert France30001959
127=Alberto Fernández Spain30001983
127=Raphaël Géminiani France30001955
127=Fabrizio Guidi Italy30101997, 1998
127=Thor Hushovd Norway30102006
127=Hennie Kuiper Netherlands30001976
127=Roland Le Clerc France30001989
127=Miguel Ángel López Colombia30002019
127=Fernando Manzaneque Spain30001960
127=Enric Mas Spain30002026
127=Michael Matthews Australia30002014
127=David Millar UK30002001
127=Ramón Sáez Spain30001969
127=José Segú Spain30001959
127=Eusebio Vélez Spain30001961, 1964
127=Michael Wright UK30001968, 1969
151=Gilbert Bauvin France20001955
151=Santiago Botero Colombia20002001
151=Mark Cavendish UK20102010
151=Biagio Conte Italy20001996
151=Rohan Dennis Australia20002017, 2018
151=Danilo Di Luca Italy20002006
151=Laurent Dufaux  Switzerland20001997
151=Jacky Durand France20001999
151=Javier Elorriaga Spain20001976
151=José María Errandonea Spain20001966
151=Óscar Freire Spain20002007
151=Igor González de Galdeano Spain20001999, 2003
151=André Greipel Germany20102009
151=Cees Haast Netherlands20001966
151=Jesús Herrada Spain20002018
151=Benoît Joachim Luxembourg20002004
151=Gerben Karstens Netherlands20001973
151=Levi Leipheimer United States20002008
151=René Marigil Spain20001955
151=Lenny Martinez France20002023
151=Bert Oosterbosch Netherlands20001985
151=Miguel Pacheco Spain20001958
151=Roberto Pagnin Italy20001987
151=Luigi Sgarbozza Italy20001969
151=Angelino Soler Spain21001961
151=Rein Taaramäe Estonia20002021
151=José Luis Talamillo Spain20001961
151=Bernard Thévenet France20001974
151= Wout van Aert  Belgium 2 0 0 0 2024
151=Edward Van Dijck Belgium21011947
151=Marcel Wüst Germany20001999
151=Markus Zberg  Switzerland20001998
183=Edoardo Affini Italy10002022
183=Felipe Alberdi Spain10001960
183=Alessandro Ballan Italy10002008
183=Jesús Blanco Villar Spain10001986
183=Salvador Botella Spain10101957
183=Miguel Chacón Spain10001957
183=Hilaire Couvreur Belgium10001958
183=David de la Cruz Spain10002016
183=Michele Dancelli Italy10001967
183=Stijn Devolder Belgium10002007
183=Herminio Díaz Zabala Spain10001991
183=Antoine Dignef Belgium10001935
183=Kenny Elissonde France10002021
183=Antonio Escuriet Spain10001935
183=Nicolas Edet France10002019
183=Cadel Evans Australia10002009
183=José Martín Farfán Colombia10011989
183=Rubén Fernández Spain10002016
183=Jakob Fuglsang Denmark10002011
183=Jesús Galdeano Spain10001960
183= David Gaudu France10002025
183=Robert Gesink Netherlands10002022
183=Frans Gielen [fr] Belgium10001948
183=Aitor González Spain11002002
183=Santos González Spain10002000
183=Max van Heeswijk Netherlands10002004
183=Joseph Huts [fr] Belgium10001936
183=Julio Jiménez Spain10031964
183=Peter Kennaugh UK10002016
183=Marnix Lameire Belgium10001989
183=Yves Lampaert Belgium10002017
183=Pablo Lastras Spain10002011
183=José Manuel López Rodríguez Spain10001967
183=François Mahé France10001961
183=Thierry Marie France10001986
183=Manuel Martín Piñera Spain10001968
183=Gabriel Mas Spain10001960
183= Brandon McNulty United States 10102024
183=Lorenzo Milesi Italy10002023
183=Bauke Mollema Netherlands10102011
183= José Antonio Momeñe  Spain 1 0 0 0 1966
183=Carmelo Morales Spain10001957
183=Daniel Moreno Spain10002013
183=Francisco Moreno Spain10001957
183=Jelle Nijdam Netherlands10001992
183=Joaquín Olmos Spain10001946
183= Ettore Pastorelli  Italy 1 0 0 0 1988
183= Jasper Philipsen Belgium10002025
183=Gianluca Pianegonda Italy10001995
183=Andrea Piccolo Italy10002023
183=Filippo Pozzato Italy10002008
183=Carlos Sastre Spain10012006
183=Mike Teunissen Netherlands10002022
183=Dylan Teuns Belgium10002019
183=Benny Van Brabant Belgium10001989
183=Rik Van Steenbergen Belgium10101956
183=Jean-Luc Vandenbroucke Belgium10001987
183=Peter Velits Slovakia10002015
183=Joseph Vloeberghs Belgium10001959
183=Mikel Zarrabeitia Spain10002002
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Jerseys per country

The leader's jersey has been awarded to 24 different countries since 1935. In the table below, "Jerseys" indicates the number of leader's jerseys that were given to cyclists of each country. "Vuelta wins" stands for the number of Vuelta wins by cyclists of that country, "Points" for the number of times the points classification was won by a cyclist of that country and "KoM" for the number of times the mountains classification was won by a cyclist of that country. "Combo'" shows the winners of the combination classification, This classification is calculated by adding the numeral ranks of each cyclist in the general, points, and mountains classifications (a rider must have a score in all). The "Most recent" column shows the cyclist of the country that wore the leader's jersey most recently. The "Different holders" column gives the number of different cyclists of the country that wore the leader's jersey.

More information #, Country ...
# Country Vuelta Wins Points KoM Combo' Most recent cyclist Most recent date Holders
1 Spain64332175014Enric Mas2026, stage 1086
2 Belgium16681322Jasper Philipsen2025, stage 132
3 France1609592David Gaudu2025, stage 427
4 Italy1106541Andrea Piccolo2023, stage 123
5  Switzerland895221Fabian Cancellara2009, stage 75
6 United Kingdom643303Simon Yates2018, stage 218
7 Netherlands582610Mike Teunissen2022, stage 214
8 Slovenia524200Tadej Pogačar2026, stage 73
9 Colombia512062Nairo Quintana2019, stage 98
10 Germany503800André Greipel2009, stage 67
11 United States272001Brandon McNulty2024, stage 15
12 Russia242011Denis Menchov2007, stage 212
13 Australia230240Ben O'Connor2024, stage 185
14= Ireland201402Nicolas Roche2019, stage 43
14= Denmark201200Jonas Vingegaard2025, stage 213
16 Norway140100Torstein Træen2025, stage 93
17= Kazakhstan51001Alexander Vinokourov2006, stage 211
17= Ecuador50010Richard Carapaz2020, stage 121
19= Portugal40000Joaquim Agostinho1976, stage 161
19=  Soviet Union40000Viktor Klimov1990, stage 51
19= Poland40000Michał Kwiatkowski2018, stage 41
22= Luxembourg20000Benoît Joachim2004, stage 41
22= Estonia20000Rein Taaramäe2021, stage 41
24 Slovakia10000Peter Velits2015, Stage 11
 East Germany00100--0
 Uzbekistan00100--0
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Stage wins per rider

The table below shows the 17 riders who have won more than 9 stages at the Vuelta.[1] Riders who are still active are indicated in bold.

More information Rank, Name ...
RankNameCountryWinsFirst winLast win
1Delio Rodríguez Spain3919411947
2Alessandro Petacchi Italy2020002010
3=Rik Van Looy Belgium1819581965
3=Laurent Jalabert France1819931997
5Sean Kelly Ireland1619791988
6Primož Roglič Slovenia1520192024
7Gerben Karstens Netherlands1419661976
8=Freddy Maertens Belgium1319771977
8=Tony Rominger  Switzerland1319921996
10=Domingo Perurena Spain1219661978
10=Marcel Wüst Germany1219951999
10=Alejandro Valverde Spain1220032019
13=Julián Berrendero Spain1119411948
13=Agustín Tamames Spain1119701975
15=Eddy Planckaert Belgium1019821989
15=Roberto Heras Spain1019972005
15=John Degenkolb Germany1020122015
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Three riders have won 8 or more stages in a single year:

Stage wins per country

Riders and teams representing 37 countries have won at least one stage in the Vuelta. Tables are correct as of 1 September 2026

Country #
 Spain567
 Belgium239
 Italy192
 France131
 Netherlands119
 Germany70
 Colombia38
 United Kingdom35
 Switzerland33
 Ireland30
 Denmark30
 Australia27
 Slovenia23
Country #
 United States18
 Russia17
 Portugal12
 Kazakhstan8
 Uzbekistan7
 Czech Republic7
 Norway6
 Soviet Union5
 Slovakia5
 Luxembourg5
 Poland5
 Canada4
Country #
 East Germany3
 Austria3
 Estonia3
 South Africa3
 Ecuador3
 Ukraine2
 New Zealand2
 Sweden2
 Belarus2
 Venezuela1
 Argentina1
 United Arab Emirates1

Detailed table

More information Year ...
Year Spain Belgium Italy France Netherlands Germany Colombia United Kingdom Switzerland Republic of Ireland Denmark Australia Slovenia United States Russia Portugal Kazakhstan Uzbekistan Czech Republic Norway Soviet Union Slovakia Luxembourg Poland Canada East Germany Austria Estonia South Africa Ecuador Ukraine New Zealand Sweden Belarus Venezuela Argentina United Arab Emirates
1935471---------------- ------ -2----------
19361182---------------- ------ ------------
194122------------------ ------ ------------
194213-34--------------- ------ ------------
194517--------------2--- ------ ------------
194620---2----------1--- ------ ------------
19471726---------------- ------ ------------
19481641---------------- ------ ------------
19501735---------------- ------ ------------
19554-92--------------- ------ ------------
19564635----1---------- ------ ------------
19577233--------------- ------ ------------
19585833--------------- ------ ------------
195994-4-----------1--- ------ ------------
1960981---------------- ------ ------------
196194-3-----------1--- ------ ------------
19623-2713---1--------- ------ ------------
196365-41----1--------- ------ ------------
196478-11--2----------- ------ ------------
196579-3-1------------- ------ ------------
196610-3-9-------------- ------ ------------
196752-291-2----------- ------ ------------
1968813-23-2----------- ------ ------------
196911332---2----------- ------ ------------
197088-14-------------- ---1-- ------------
197138-27-------------- ------ ------------
1972122--7-------------- ------ ------------
1973313-24-------------- ------ ------------
1974108-21----------2--- ------ ------------
19751046-1------1------- ------ ------------
197636--55---------1--- ---1-- ------------
19774141-2-------------- ------ ------------
197866153-------------- ------ ------------
1979610-14----2--------- ------ ------------
1980713112---5--------- ------ ------1-----
198112-432-----1-------- ------ ------------
1982118-2--------------- ------ -------1----
19839335-------1------- ------ ------------
198451041-1------------- ------ ------------
1985831-1-3--3--------- -1---- ---- -------
198692-6-1-1-2--------- -1---- ------------
198711132--4--2--------- ------ ------------
19888-1-6-12-21-------- ------ ------------
1989733-4212----------- -1---- ------------
19906213113---1-------- 11---- 3-----------
19918-2-512---2-------- -1---- ------------
1992532-5-1-2--------4- ------ ------------
19935--22-1-6--------3- 1----- -----1------
19941-472-1-6---------- ------ ------------
19953-5515--1-1---1---- ------ ------------
1996-21121-1-4-----1---- ------ ------------
19975-1333--1-1---2---3 ------ ------------
19986-5-22--3-----3---- ------ --1---------
1999523116--1-----1---- ------ ---1-1------
20009-7-1-1-1-----1-1-- ------ ------------
20017-2--3221-1--1----1 ------ ---1--------
200210-9---1-------1---- ------ ------------
20039-6--211--1-------- ------ ---------1--
200411-5---1------11---- ------ ------------
20056-3-11----1---2---- 1----- ------------
20066-3--3-1--1----14-- 1----- ------------
20077-7--21------12---- ------ ------------
20087452------1--2----- ------ ------------
20091-2215-121-111----- -----1 ------1-----
20107221---3-----3----- 1-1--- --------1---
20115-2112-111-1------- --31-- --1-------1-
2012821--5-1---1--1---- ------ -------1----
201331141---1112-2--1-2 ------ --------1---
20145-42-51----2------- ----11 ------------
20154121412--1-1-1-1--- --11-- ------------
201614231-141-2---1---- ---1-- --- -------
20171351--22----11--1-- ----3- -1----------
20184145---1---3-2----- -----1 ------------
201942-1212--21-41--1-- ------ ------------
202023-2-2-1-21-4------ -----1 ------------
2021-2133-1---324------ ----1- --1---------
202222--2-2--2331------ ------ ---13-------
20231321211---3321-1--- ------ ------------
202443-----112-431----1 -----1 ------------
20253321--11--42---1--- ------ -----------1
20261--2---2----3------ 1----- ------------
TOTAL5672391921311197038353330302723181712877 655555 333332222111
Spain Belgium Italy France Netherlands Germany Colombia United Kingdom Switzerland Republic of Ireland Denmark Australia Slovenia United States Russia Portugal Kazakhstan Uzbekistan Czech Republic Norway Soviet Union Slovakia Luxembourg Poland Canada East Germany Austria Estonia South Africa Ecuador Ukraine New Zealand Sweden Belarus Venezuela Argentina United Arab Emirates
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Leading all stages

Wearing red jersey from first to last stage

More information Year, Rider ...
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Country visits

  •  Andorra - 24 times - 1965, 1967, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2025, 2026
  •  France - 14 times - 1955, 1956, 1957, 1962, 1965, 1992, 1995, 2013, 2016, 2017*, 2019, 2023, 2025, 2026
  •  Portugal - 2 times - 1997*, 2024*
  •  Netherlands - 2 times - 2009*, 2022*
  •  Belgium - 2 times - 2009, 2022
  •  Germany - 1 time - 2009
  •  Italy - 1 time - 2025*
  •  Monaco - 1 time - 2026

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