List of Vuelta a España general classification winners

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Tony Rominger, who won the Vuelta three times
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Fabio Aru, winner of the 2015 Vuelta, wearing the red jersey during the race

The Vuelta a España is an annual road bicycle race. Established in 1935 by the Spanish newspaper Informaciones, the Vuelta is one of cycling's three "Grand Tours", along with the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia.[1] Initially, the race was held in April/May, but in 1995 it was moved to September.[2] The race usually covers approximately 3,500 kilometres (2,200 mi), although this has varied, passing through Spain and countries with a close proximity in Europe.[3] The race is broken into day-long segments called stages. Individual finishing times for each stage are totalled to determine the overall winner at the end of the race. The course changes every year, but has traditionally finished in Madrid.[4]

Individual times to finish each stage are totalled to determine the winner of the general classification at the end of the race. The rider with the lowest aggregate time at the end of each day wears the leader's jersey. Since 2010 this has been a red jersey; previously it was gold.[5] Other classifications have been calculated: those still in use are the points classification, in 2010 represented by a green jersey; the mountains classification, in 2010 represented by a blue dotted jersey; and the combination classification, in 2010 represented by a white jersey.[6]

Tony Rominger, Roberto Heras and Alberto Contador have the most Vuelta victories, each cyclist having won the competition three times. Rominger's three consecutive wins is also a record.[7] Spanish cyclists have won the most Vueltas; 23 cyclists have won 29 Vueltas between them. French cyclists are second with nine victories and Belgian riders are third with seven wins.[8] The current champion is Fabio Aru of the Astana team, who won the 2015 Vuelta a España.

History

A man riding a bike in a gold top wearing a helmet and sunglasses
Alberto Contador in the gold jersey, which was replaced by a red jersey for 2010, representing the leader in the general classification.

The Vuelta a España was established in 1935 by the newspaper Informaciones following on from the success of the Tour de France and Giro d'Italia which had also been established by newspapers.[8] The first race was won by Gustaaf Deloor, who won again the following year.[9] The Vuelta was suspended for four years from 1937 to 1940 due to the Spanish Civil War. The first race after the civil war in 1941 was won by Julián Berrendero, who also won the following year. The Vuelta was suspended between 1943 and 1944 due to the Second World War. Delio Rodríguez won the first Vuelta after the war, Spanish riders won two more Vueltas in 1946 and 1948. The Vuelta was not held in 1949. Emilio Rodríguez was the victor in 1950, before the Vuelta was suspended from 1951 to 1954 as Spain's isolation during the Franco regime led to dwindling international interest in the race.[8]

Jean Dotto won the first Vuelta after the four-year suspension in 1955.[10] Angelo Conterno was the victor the following year, by a margin of 13 seconds over Jesús Loroño.[11] Loroño was victorious in 1957 with Conterno absent.[12] Rudi Altig became the first German to win the Vuelta in 1962. Frenchman Jacques Anquetil won in 1963, in doing so he became the first cyclist to win all three Grand Tours.[13] Belgian cyclist Eddy Merckx matched Anquetil's achievement in winning all three Grand Tours when he won the Vuelta in 1973.[14] The following year José Manuel Fuente won the Vuelta by 11 seconds.[15]

Bernard Hinault won the Vuelta in 1978, a year in which he also won the Tour de France. He won his second Vuelta in 1983.[16] The following year Éric Caritoux won the Vuelta by the smallest margin ever, he won by six seconds over Alberto Fernández.[9] Pedro Delgado won the Vuelta in 1985. Colombian Luis Herrera became the first non-European winner of the Vuelta in 1987.[8] Sean Kelly was victorious in 1988,[9] and the following year Delgado won his second Vuelta.[17]

Swiss riders dominated the 1990s; Tony Rominger won a record three Vueltas in succession from 1992 to 1994.[8] Laurent Jalabert was victorious in 1995, he also won the points and mountain classification becoming only the third person to win all these classifications in a single Grand Tour.[9] Alex Zülle won two Vueltas in succession in 1996 and 1999.[18] German Jan Ullrich was the victor in 1999.[19] Roberto Heras won his first Vuelta in 2000; he won a further two in 2003 and 2004.[20] In 2005 he appeared to have won a record fourth Vuelta, however he was later stripped of his title after failing a drug-control test. Second place Denis Menchov became the victor.[21]

Alexander Vinokourov won the 2006 Vuelta a España with the Astana team.[22] Menchov won his second tour in 2007.[23] Alberto Contador won the 2008 Vuelta; the victory meant he became the fifth cyclist to win all three Grand Tours.[24] Alejandro Valverde was the victor in 2009. The following year Valverde was unable to defend his title after being suspended for two years for his involvement in the Operación Puerto doping case.[25] Vincenzo Nibali won the 2010 Vuelta.[26] Juan José Cobo won the 2011 Vuelta a España by thirteen seconds.[27]

Contador won his second Vuelta in 2012.[28] American Chris Horner, became the oldest Grand Tour winner at the age of 41, when he won the Vuelta in 2013.[29] Contador won the race for the third time in 2014, as he beat Chris Froome by 1' 10".[30] Fabio Aru won in 2015, taking the red jersey from Tom Dumpulin in the second-to-last stage thanks to an excellent team strategy.

Winners

Key
dagger Winner won points classification in the same year
* Winner won King of the Mountains classification in the same year
# Winner won combination classification in the same year
double-dagger Winner won points and King of the Mountains classification in the same year
& Winner won points and combination classification in same year
  • The "Year" column refers to the year the competition was held, and wikilinks to the article about that season.
  • The "Distance" column refers to the distance over which the race was held.
  • The "Margin" column refers to the margin of time or points by which the winner defeated the runner-up.
  • The "Stage wins" column refers to the number of stage wins the winner had during the race.
Vuelta a España general classification winners
Year Country Cyclist Sponsor/team Distance Time Margin Stage wins
1935 Belgium Belgium Gustaaf Deloor &
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 3,245 km (2,016 mi) 120h 00' 07" + 13' 28" 3
1936 Belgium Belgium Gustaaf Deloor &
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 4,364 km (2,712 mi) 150h 07' 54" + 11' 39" 3
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1941 23x15px Spain Julián Berrendero &
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 4,406 km (2,738 mi) 168h 45' 26" + 1' 07" 2
1942 23x15px Spain Julián Berrendero* &
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 3,688 km (2,292 mi) 134h 05' 09" + 8' 38" 2
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1945 23x15px Spain Delio Rodríguez &
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 3,803 km (2,363 mi) 135h 43' 55" + 30' 08" 6
1946 23x15px Spain Dalmacio Langarica &
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 3,836 km (2,384 mi) 137h 10' 38" + 17' 32" 6
1947 Belgium Belgium Edward Van Dijck &
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 3,893 km (2,419 mi) 132h 27' 00" + 2' 14" 2
1948 23x15px Spain Bernardo Ruiz Udsans–Portaminas Alas Color 3,990 km (2,480 mi) 155h 06' 30" + 9' 07" 3
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1950 23x15px Spain Emilio Rodríguez* &
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 3,932 km (2,443 mi) 134h 49' 19" + 15' 30" 5
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1955 France France Jean Dotto France 2,740 km (1,700 mi) 81h 04' 02" + 3' 06" 0
1956 Italy Italy Angelo Conterno Italy 3,531 km (2,194 mi) 105h 37' 52" + 13" 1
1957 23x15px Spain Jesús Loroño Spain 2,967 km (1,844 mi) 84h 44' 06" + 8' 11" 1
1958 France France Jean Stablinski France 3,241.8 km (2,014.4 mi) 94h 54' 21" + 2' 51" 1
1959 23x15px Spain Antonio Suárez Licor 43 3,048 km (1,894 mi) 84h 36' 20" + 1' 06" 2
1960 Belgium Belgium Frans De Mulder Groene Leeuw 3,567 km (2,216 mi) 103h 05' 57" + 15' 21" 4
1961 23x15px Spain Angelino Soler Faema 2,856.5 km (1,774.9 mi) 77h 36' 17" + 51" 1
1962  West Germany Rudi Altigdagger Saint Raphael–Helyett 2,813 km (1,748 mi) 78h 35' 27" + 7' 14" 3
1963 France France Jacques Anquetil Saint Raphael 2,442 km (1,517 mi) 64h 46' 20" + 3' 06" 1
1964 France France Raymond Poulidor Mercier–BP 2,860 km (1,780 mi) 78h 23' 35" + 33" 1
1965  West Germany Rolf Wolfshohl Mercier–BP 3,410 km (2,120 mi) 92h 36' 03" + 6' 36" 0
1966 23x15px Spain Francisco Gabica Kas 2,949.5 km (1,832.7 mi) 78h 53' 55" + 39" 1
1967 Netherlands Netherlands Jan Janssendagger Pelforth–Sauvage 2,941 km (1,827 mi) 76h 38' 04" + 1' 43" 1
1968 Italy Italy Felice Gimondi Salvarani 3,014 km (1,873 mi) 78h 29' 00" + 2' 15" 1
1969 France France Roger Pingeon Peugeot 2,921.4 km (1,815.3 mi) 73h 18' 45" + 1' 54" 2
1970 23x15px Spain Luis Ocaña Bic 3,568 km (2,217 mi) 89h 57' 12" + 1' 18" 2
1971 Belgium Belgium Ferdinand Bracke Peugeot–BP 2,892 km (1,797 mi) 73h 50' 05" + 59" 0
1972 23x15px Spain José Manuel Fuente# Kas 3,086.6 km (1,917.9 mi) 84h 34' 14" + 6' 34" 1
1973 Belgium Belgium Eddy Merckx& Molteni 3,080.9 km (1,914.4 mi) 84h 40' 50" + 3' 46" 6
1974 23x15px Spain José Manuel Fuente Kas 2,991 km (1,859 mi) 84h 48' 18" + 11" 2
1975 23x15px Spain Agustín Tamames Super–Ser 3,104.4 km (1,929.0 mi) 88h 00' 56" + 14" 5
1976 23x15px Spain José Pesarrodona Kas 3,341 km (2,076 mi) 93h 19' 10" + 1' 03" 0
1977 Belgium Belgium Freddy Maertens Flandira–Latina 2,785.5 km (1,730.8 mi) 78h 54' 36" + 2' 51" 13
1978 France France Bernard Hinault Renault–Gitane 2,990 km (1,860 mi) 85h 24' 14" + 3' 02" 5
1979 Netherlands Netherlands Joop Zoetemelk Miko–Mercier 3,165.5 km (1,967.0 mi) 94h 57' 03" + 2' 43" 2
1980 23x15px Spain Faustino Rupérez Zor–Vereco 3,226 km (2,005 mi) 88h 23' 21" + 2' 15" 2
1981 Italy Italy Giovanni Battaglin Inoxpran 3,531.3 km (2,194.2 mi) 98h 04' 49" + 2' 09" 1
1982 23x15px Spain Marino Lejarreta Teka 3,423 km (2,127 mi) 95h 47' 23" + 18" 1
1983 France France Bernard Hinault Renault-Elf-Gitane 3,399 km (2,112 mi) 94h 28' 26" + 1' 12" 2
1984 France France Éric Caritoux Skil–Reydel 3,361.6 km (2,088.8 mi) 90h 08' 03" + 6" 1
1985 Spain Spain Pedro Delgado MG–Orbea 3,467.6 km (2,154.7 mi) 95h 58' 00" + 36" 1
1986 Spain Spain Álvaro Pino Zor–BH 3,675 km (2,284 mi) 98h 16' 04" + 1' 06" 1
1987 Colombia Colombia Luis Herrera* Café de Colombia 3,921.4 km (2,436.6 mi) 105h 34' 25" + 1' 04" 1
1988 Republic of Ireland Ireland Sean Kellydagger Kas 3,428.4 km (2,130.3 mi) 89h 19' 23" + 1' 27" 2
1989 Spain Spain Pedro Delgado Reynolds 3,656.6 km (2,272.1 mi) 93h 01' 17" + 35" 2
1990 Italy Italy Marco Giovannetti Seur 3,711 km (2,306 mi) 94h 36' 00" + 1' 28" 0
1991 Spain Spain Melcior Mauri ONCE 3,213.2 km (1,996.6 mi) 82h 48' 07" + 2' 52" 3
1992 Switzerland Switzerland Tony Rominger CLAS–Cajastur 3,558.1 km (2,210.9 mi) 96h 14' 50" + 1' 04" 1
1993 Switzerland Switzerland Tony Romingerdouble-dagger CLAS–Cajastur 3,585.5 km (2,227.9 mi) 96h 07' 03" + 29" 3
1994 Switzerland Switzerland Tony Rominger Mapei–Clas 3,531.1 km (2,194.1 mi) 92h 07' 48" + 7' 28" 6
1995 France France Laurent Jalabertdouble-dagger ONCE 3,637.6 km (2,260.3 mi) 95h 30' 33" + 4' 22" 5
1996 Switzerland Switzerland Alex Zülle ONCE 3,947 km (2,453 mi) 97h 31' 46" + 6' 23" 1
1997 Switzerland Switzerland Alex Zülle ONCE 3,759.2 km (2,335.9 mi) 91h 15' 55" + 5' 07" 1
1998 Spain Spain Abraham Olano Banesto 3,781 km (2,349 mi) 93h 44' 08" + 1' 23" 1
1999 Germany Germany Jan Ullrich Team Deutsche Telekom 3,548.7 km (2,205.1 mi) 89h 52' 03" + 4' 15" 2
2000 Spain Spain Roberto Herasdagger Kelme–Costa Blanca 2,894 km (1,798 mi) 70h 26' 14" + 2' 33" 2
2001 Spain Spain Ángel Casero Festina 3,012.2 km (1,871.7 mi) 70h 49' 05" + 47" 0
2002 Spain Spain Aitor González Kelme–Costa Blanca 3,128.7 km (1,944.1 mi) 75h 13' 52" + 2' 14" 3
2003 Spain Spain Roberto Heras U.S. Postal Service 2,958.3 km (1,838.2 mi) 69h 31' 52" + 28" 1
2004 Spain Spain Roberto Heras# Liberty Seguros 2,894 km (1,798 mi) 77h 42' 46" + 2' 13" 1
2005 Russia Russia Denis Menchov#[A] Rabobank 3,356 km (2,085 mi) 82h 27' 31" + 18" 2
2006  Kazakhstan Alexander Vinokourov# Astana 3,202.1 km (1,989.7 mi) 81h 23' 07" + 1' 12" 3
2007 Russia Russia Denis Menchov# Rabobank 3,291.3 km (2,045.1 mi) 80h 59' 07" + 3' 31" 1
2008 Spain Spain Alberto Contador# Astana 3,142.5 km (1,952.7 mi) 80h 40' 08" + 46" 2
2009 Spain Spain Alejandro Valverde# Caisse d'Epargne 3,293.6 km (2,046.5 mi) 87h 22' 37" + 55" 0
2010 Italy Italy Vincenzo Nibali# Liquigas–Doimo 3,333.8 km (2,071.5 mi) 87h 18' 33" + 3' 02" 0
2011 Spain Spain Juan José Cobo# Geox–TMC 3,300 km (2,100 mi) 84h 59' 31" + 13" 1
2012 Spain Spain Alberto Contador Saxo Bank–Tinkoff Bank 3,360.2 km (2,087.9 mi) 84h 59' 49" +1' 16" 1
2013  United States Chris Horner# RadioShack–Leopard 3,358.9 km (2,087.1 mi) 84h 36' 04" + 37" 1
2014 Spain Spain Alberto Contador# Tinkoff–Saxo 3,181.5 km (1,976.9 mi) 81h 25' 05" +1' 10" 2
2015 Italy Italy Fabio Aru Astana 3,358.1 km (2,086.6 mi) 85h 36' 13" +57" 0

Multiple winners

Multiple winners of the Vuelta a España general classification
Cyclist Total Years
 Tony Rominger (SUI) 3 1992, 1993, 1994
 Roberto Heras (ESP) 3 2000, 2003, 2004
 Alberto Contador (ESP) 3 2008, 2012, 2014
 Gustaaf Deloor (BEL) 2 1935, 1936
 Julián Berrendero (ESP) 2 1941, 1942
 José Manuel Fuente (ESP) 2 1972, 1974
 Bernard Hinault (FRA) 2 1978, 1983
 Pedro Delgado (ESP) 2 1985, 1989
 Alex Zülle (SUI) 2 1996, 1997
 Denis Menchov (RUS) 2 2005, 2007

By nationality

Vuelta a España general classification winners by nationality
Nationality No. of winning cyclists No. of wins
 Spain 24 32
 France 8 9
 Belgium 6 7
  Switzerland 2 5
 Italy 6 6
 Germany 3 3
 Netherlands 2 2
 Russia 1 2
 Colombia 1 1
 Ireland 1 1
 Kazakhstan 1 1
 United States 1 1

Footnotes

A. ^ Roberto Heras was the winner at the podium ceremony in Madrid on the last day of the 2005 Vuelta a España, but subsequently was found to have tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs during stage 20 of the race. The Spanish cycling federation found him guilty of using Erythropoietin during the race and stripped him of his title, awarding the win to Denis Menchov.[21]

References

General

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