2015 Vuelta a España
2015 UCI World Tour, race 22 of 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dates | 22 August – 13 September | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 3,358.1 km (2,087 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 85h 36' 13" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2015 Vuelta a España was a three-week
) third.The early leaders of the race were
The points classification was decided during the final stage and was won by Alejandro Valverde (Movistar Team), while Rodriguez won the combination classification. The mountains classification was won by Omar Fraile (Caja Rural–Seguros RGA). Dumoulin won the combativity award, while Movistar won the team prize.
Teams
The seventeen
The team presentation took place in Benahavís on the evening before the first stage.[6] The number of riders allowed per squad was nine, therefore the start list contained a total of 198 riders.[7] The riders represented 37 different countries, with the largest numbers coming from France (30), Spain (27) and Italy (20). The average age of riders in the Vuelta was 29.13 years, ranging from the 20-year-old Matej Mohorič (Cannondale–Garmin) to the 38-year-old Haimar Zubeldia (Trek Factory Racing).[8]
The teams entering the race were:[7]
World Tour teams
Professional Continental teams
Pre-race favorites
The top four riders from the 2015 Tour de France all chose to start the Vuelta. These were Chris Froome (Team Sky), Nairo Quintana and Alejandro Valverde (both Movistar Team) and Vincenzo Nibali (Astana), all of whom had previously won Grand Tours. The most notable absentee from among the general classification contenders was Alberto Contador (Tinkoff–Saxo), the winner of the 2014 Vuelta.[9] Oleg Tinkov, the owner of the Tinkoff-Saxo team, had challenged Contador, Froome, Nibali and Quintana to attempt to ride all three Grand Tours in 2015; none of the riders took up the challenge. Froome, Nibali and Quintana all declined to ride the Giro and, as Contador was attempting to win both the Giro d'Italia and the Tour, he did not aim to ride the Vuelta.[10][11][12][13] Valverde and Nibali were the only two previous winners of the race to start the 2015 edition.[14]
Froome, who had been second in the 2011 and 2014 Vueltas, had had a strong season, with victories in the Vuelta a Andalucía, the Critérium du Dauphiné and the Tour de France.[15] He was attempting to become the first rider since Bernard Hinault in 1978 to win both the Tour and the Vuelta in the same season, though it was expected that he would be tired following his victory in the Tour. The individual time trial was expected to favour Froome, who is strong in the discipline.[9] Before the race, however, Froome was uncertain about his form and his ability to win the race.[16] Quintana's only stage race victory of the season had come in the Tirreno–Adriatico,[17] but he had performed strongly in the Alps in the Tour's final stages, and the mountainous route of the Vuelta was expected to suit him.[14][18]
Vincenzo Nibali, who had won the Vuelta in 2010, had struggled in the opening stages of the Tour, but had recovered to take a stage victory in the final week. The Astana team also included Fabio Aru and Mikel Landa, second and third respectively at the Giro d'Italia; while this made a strong team, it was unclear which rider would be favoured by the team and given the assistance of his teammates.[19] There was a similar situation at Movistar, as Valverde, who had won the Vuelta in 2009 and had finished on the podium on four other occasions, was also in strong form and was well suited to the course.[14] Also among the general classification contenders were Joaquim Rodríguez (Team Katusha), Rafał Majka (Tinkoff–Saxo) and Tejay van Garderen (BMC Racing Team).[19]
Other notable riders to take part in the race included several
Route and stages
The first announcement of the route for the 2015 Vuelta a España came in October 2014, when Javier Guillén, the race director, announced that the first stage would take place in Puerto Banús near Marbella on 22 August. It had been decided that the stage would be either an individual time trial or a team time trial.[21] More news came the following month, when Guillén revealed that he had been involved in conversations with Chris Froome and had promised him that the race would include a fairly flat individual time trial of around 40 kilometres (25 mi). He also said that the race would feature "explosive finals and summit finishes".[22] The official route announcement came on 10 January 2015 in Torremolinos, along the coast from the start of the first stage in Puerto Banús.[23]
The first five stages took place in and around
The 2015 Vuelta included nine summit finishes, none of which had previously been used in the race.[24] Unusually, the principal difficulties of the race came in the first two weeks, including all nine summit finishes. It was therefore expected that the climbers would need to attack early in the race, in order to build up a significant lead ahead of the lengthy time trial on Stage 17. The race organisers also hoped to encourage sprinters to take part by including seven fairly flat stages.[23]
Each road stage (that is, all the stages except the team time trial and the individual time trial) included an intermediate sprint. This was a point where the leading riders in the stage were awarded points in the points classification and time bonuses in the general classification. Many of the stages also included climbs that were categorised by the race organisers according to their difficulty; the leading riders over each of these climbs were awarded points in the mountains classification, with the most difficult climbs earning the most points.[27]
In the days before the beginning of the race, there was controversy over the first stage. On arriving at the start, the teams discovered that the route used a variety of road surfaces, crossed sandy sections and included several ramps. As a result, the race organisers decided to neutralise the stage: the teams therefore competed only for the stage victory and for the team classification, not for the general classification.[28]
Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
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1
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22 August | Puerto Banús to Marbella | 7.4 km (4.6 mi) | Team time trial | BMC Racing Team | ||
2
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23 August | Alhaurín de la Torre to Caminito del Rey | 158.7 km (98.6 mi) | Medium-mountain stage | Esteban Chaves (COL) | ||
3
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24 August | Mijas to Málaga | 158.4 km (98.4 mi) | Flat stage | Peter Sagan (SVK) | ||
4
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25 August | Estepona to Vejer de la Frontera | 209.6 km (130.2 mi) | Hilly stage | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | ||
5
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26 August | Rota to Alcalá de Guadaíra
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167.3 km (104.0 mi) | Flat stage | Caleb Ewan (AUS) | ||
6
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27 August | Córdoba to Sierra de Cazorla
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200.3 km (124.5 mi) | Medium-mountain stage | Esteban Chaves (COL) | ||
7
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28 August | La Alpujarra
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191.1 km (118.7 mi) | Mountain stage | Bert-Jan Lindeman (NED) | ||
8
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29 August | Puebla de Don Fadrique to Murcia | 182.5 km (113.4 mi) | Flat stage | Jasper Stuyven (BEL) | ||
9
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30 August | Torrevieja to Cumbre del Sol, Benitachell | 168.3 km (104.6 mi) | Medium-mountain stage | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | ||
10
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31 August | Valencia to Castellón de la Plana | 146.6 km (91.1 mi) | Flat stage | Kristian Sbaragli (ITA) | ||
1 September | Andorra la Vella | Rest day | |||||
11
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2 September | Andorra la Vella to Cortals d'Encamp | 138 km (86 mi) | Mountain stage | Mikel Landa (ESP) | ||
12
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3 September | 173 km (107 mi) | Flat stage | Danny van Poppel (NED) | |||
13
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4 September | Calatayud to Tarazona | 178 km (111 mi) | Medium-mountain stage | Nelson Oliveira (POR) | ||
14
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5 September | Vitoria-Gasteiz to Alto Campoo, Fuente del Chivo | 215 km (134 mi) | Mountain stage | Alessandro De Marchi (ITA) | ||
15
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6 September | Comillas to Sotres, Cabrales | 175.8 km (109.2 mi) | Mountain stage | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) | ||
16
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7 September | Luarca to Ermita del Alba, Quirós | 185 km (115 mi) | Mountain stage | Fränk Schleck (LUX) | ||
8 September | Burgos | Rest day | |||||
17
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9 September | Burgos | 38.7 km (24.0 mi) | Individual time trial | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | ||
18
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10 September | Roa de Duero to Riaza | 204 km (127 mi) | Medium-mountain stage | Nicolas Roche (IRL) | ||
19
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11 September | Ávila
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185.8 km (115.5 mi) | Hilly stage | Alexis Gougeard (FRA) | ||
20
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12 September | San Lorenzo de El Escorial to Cercedilla | 175.8 km (109.2 mi) | Mountain stage | Rubén Plaza (ESP) | ||
21
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13 September | Alcalá de Henares to Madrid | 98.8 km (61.4 mi) | Flat stage | John Degenkolb (GER) | ||
Total | 3,358.1 km (2,087 mi) |
Race overview
The team time trial was won by BMC Racing Team and Peter Velits took the red jersey as the first rider across the line.[31] Since the stage had been neutralised for the general classification, all 198 riders began the second stage on the same time. The stage finished on a moderate climb, where Esteban Chaves (Orica–GreenEDGE) attacked early and took both the stage victory and the lead of the race.[32] A major crash in the final 30 kilometres (19 mi) brought down several riders and most riders in the peloton (the main group) were held up, including Fabio Aru and Vincenzo Nibali (Astana). Aru quickly rejoined the peloton; Nibali was forced to chase for a long time. After the stage, a video emerged of Nibali holding on to his team car as it accelerated him back to the peloton. Nibali was therefore fined and excluded from the race.[33]
The next stage was a moderately difficult stage that ended in a
The seventh stage was the most significant uphill finish of the race so far, finishing on the climb of the Alto de Capileira.
The eleventh stage, the first after the rest day, was the difficult stage in Andorra, with six difficult climbs and almost no flat roads.[25] The stage was won from a breakaway by Mikel Landa (Astana). Fabio Aru, Landa's teammate, took second place and moved into the race lead.[43] Chris Froome fell from his bike at the beginning of the stage and lost several minutes to Aru; the following morning it was revealed that he had broken his foot in the fall and he withdrew from the race.[44] Nairo Quintana also lost several minutes on the stage.[43] The following stage, which took the riders from Andorra back into Spain, was won in a sprint by Danny van Poppel (Trek Factory Racing) after the day's breakaway was caught in the final kilometre. Van Poppel won the stage despite puncturing his tyre with 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) remaining.[45] The thirteenth stage – the last one before a series of three consecutive summit finishes – was won from a breakaway by Nelson Oliveira (Lampre–Merida), with no impact on the general classification.[46]
The first of the three summit finishes – Stage 14 – was won by Alessandro De Marchi (BMC Racing Team), who had been in the day's breakaway. Quintana gained several seconds back, while Aru, Rodríguez, Chaves and Majka all gained time on Dumoulin.[47] Rodríguez attacked strongly on the final climb to win Stage 15 and gained time on all his rivals, putting himself just one second behind Aru. Dumoulin lost further time to Aru, Majka and Chaves.[48] The final stage with a summit finish was Stage 16: it was a difficult stage including seven climbs and was won by Fränk Schleck (Trek Factory Racing). On the final climb, Rodríguez gained two seconds on Aru in the final metres to put himself into the race lead for the final rest day, while Dumoulin lost more time and was nearly two minutes back.[49]
After the rest day came the race's individual time trial. It was won by Dumoulin, who was more than a minute ahead of all the other riders in the race. His time was good enough to put him into the overall race lead. Aru rode strongly, and was only three seconds behind Dumoulin in the general classification after the stage. Rodríguez lost over three minutes to Dumoulin. Majka also lost significant time to Aru and Dumoulin and fell to fourth place.[50]
Following the time trial, there were three mountainous stages, although none of them had a summit finish. All three were won by riders from breakaways.
The final stage of the race was a flat stage that finished in Madrid. It was won in a sprint by Degenkolb. During the stage, Valverde took advantage of a puncture for Rodríguez and won the intermediate sprint to give him the points jersey. Although Aru lost a little time in a split in the peloton at the finish line, the rest of the standings were unchanged. Aru therefore won the race, his first Grand Tour victory.[54]
Classification leadership
The 2015 Vuelta a España included four principal classifications. The first of these was the general classification, which was calculated by adding up each rider's times on each stage and applying the relevant time bonuses.[55] These were 10 seconds for the stage winner, 6 seconds for the rider in second, and 4 seconds for the rider in third, and 3, 2 and 1 seconds for the first three riders at each intermediate sprint; no bonuses were awarded on the time trial stages.[56] The rider with the lowest cumulative time was the winner of the general classification and was considered the overall winner of the Vuelta. The rider leading the classification wore a red jersey.[27]
The second classification was the points classification. Riders were awarded points for finishing in the top fifteen places on each stage and in the top three at each intermediate sprint. The first rider at each stage finish was awarded 25 points, the second 20 points, the third 16 points, the fourth 14 points, the fifth 12 points, the sixth 10 points, down to 1 point for the rider in fifteenth. At the intermediate sprints, the first three riders won 4, 2 and 1 points respectively. The rider with the most points won the classification and wore a green jersey.[27]
Category | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
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Cima Alberto Fernández | 20 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 |
Special category | 15 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | |
First category | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
Second category | 5 | 3 | 1 | |||
Third category | 3 | 2 | 1 |
The third classification was the mountains classification. Most stages of the race included one or more categorised climbs. Stages were categorised as third-, second-, first- and special-category, with the more difficult climbs rated higher. The most difficult climb of the race, the Alto Ermita de Alba on Stage 16, was given its own category as the Cima Alberto Fernández. Points were awarded for the first riders across the summit of each climb; the rider with the most accumulated points won the classification and wore a white jersey with blue polka dots.[27]
The final individual classification was the combination classification. This was calculated by adding up each rider's position on the other three individual classifications. The rider with the lowest cumulative score was the winner of the classification and wore a white jersey.[57]
The final classification was a team classification. This was calculated by adding together the times of each team's best three riders on each stage. The team with the lowest cumulative time was the winner of the classification. There was also a combativity prize awarded on each stage; three riders were chosen on each stage by a race jury to recognise the rider "who displayed the most courageous effort".[57] There was then a public vote to decide which rider should be awarded the prize; the rider wore a red dossard (race number) the following day. An identical procedure took place on the final stage to decide the most combative rider of the whole Vuelta.[57]
- In stage three, Tom Dumoulin, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first-placed Esteban Chaves wore the red jersey as leader of the general classification. For the same reason, Walter Pedraza, second in the mountains classification and Nicolas Roche, third in the combination classification (second-placed Dumoulin already wore the green jersey), wore the polka dot jersey and the white jersey respectively.[58]
- In stages four and eight, Peter Sagan, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first-placed Esteban Chaves wore the red jersey as leader of the general classification. For the same reason, Tom Dumoulin, second in the combination classification, wore the white jersey.[59]
- In stages five and seven, eight and nine, Tom Dumoulin, who was second in the combination classification, wore the white jersey, because first-placed Esteban Chaves wore the red jersey as leader of the general classification.[60]
- In stage nine, Alejandro Valverde, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first-placed Esteban Chaves wore the red jersey as leader of the general classification.[61]
- In stages ten and eleven, Joaquim Rodríguez, who was third in the combination classification, wore the white jersey because first-placed Tom Dumoulin wore the red jersey as leader of the general classification and second-placed Esteban Chaves wore the green jersey as leader of the points classification.[62]
- In stage sixteen, Tom Dumoulin, who was third in the combination classification, wore the white jersey because first-placed Joaquim Rodríguez wore the green jersey as leader of the points classification, and second-placed Fabio Aru wore the red jersey as leader of the general classification.[63]
- In stage seventeen, Esteban Chaves, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey because first-placed Joaquim Rodríguez wore the red jersey as leader of the general classification. For the same reason, Fabio Aru, second in the combination classification, wore the white jersey.[64]
- In stages eighteen, nineteen and twenty, Fabio Aru, who was third in the combination classification, wore the white jersey because first-placed Joaquim Rodríguez wore the green jersey as leader of the points classification, and second-placed Tom Dumoulin wore the red jersey as leader of the general classification.[65]
- In stage twenty-one, Tom Dumoulin, who was third in the combination classification, wore the white jersey because first-placed Joaquim Rodríguez wore the green jersey as leader of the points classification, and second-placed Aru wore the red jersey as leader of the general classification.[66]
Final standings
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Denotes the leader of the general classification[57]
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Denotes the leader of the points classification[57] | ||
Denotes the leader of the mountains classification[57] | Denotes the leader of the combination rider classification[57] |
General classification
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Fabio Aru (ITA) | Astana | 85h 36' 13" |
2 | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) | Team Katusha | + 57" |
3 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Tinkoff–Saxo | + 1' 09" |
4 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | + 1' 42" |
5 | Esteban Chaves (COL) | Orica–GreenEDGE | + 3' 10" |
6 | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Team Giant–Alpecin | + 3' 46" |
7 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 6' 47" |
8 | Mikel Nieve (ESP) | Team Sky | + 7' 06" |
9 | Daniel Moreno (ESP) | Team Katusha | + 7' 12" |
10 | Louis Meintjes (RSA) | MTN–Qhubeka | + 10' 26" |
Points classification
Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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1 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | 118 |
2 | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) | Team Katusha | 116 |
3 | Esteban Chaves (COL) | Orica–GreenEDGE | 108 |
4 | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Team Giant–Alpecin | 105 |
5 | Nicolas Roche (IRL) | Team Sky | 97 |
6 | Fabio Aru (ITA) | Astana | 97 |
7 | John Degenkolb (GER) | Team Giant–Alpecin | 93 |
8 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Tinkoff–Saxo | 89 |
9 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | 84 |
10 | José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) | Movistar Team | 76 |
Mountains classification
Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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1 | Omar Fraile (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 82 |
2 | Rubén Plaza (ESP) | Lampre–Merida | 63 |
3 | Fränk Schleck (LUX) | Trek Factory Racing | 30 |
4 | Alessandro de Marchi (ITA) | BMC Racing Team | 28 |
5 | Mikel Landa (ESP) | Astana | 28 |
6 | José Gonçalves (POR) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 24 |
7 | Rodolfo Torres (COL) | Colombia | 22 |
8 | Pierre Rolland (FRA) | Team Europcar | 20 |
9 | José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) | Movistar Team | 19 |
10 | Mikaël Cherel (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | 18 |
Combination classification
Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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1 | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) | Team Katusha | 16 |
2 | Fabio Aru (ITA) | Astana | 23 |
3 | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Team Giant–Alpecin | 24 |
4 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Tinkoff–Saxo | 38 |
5 | Esteban Chaves (COL) | Orica–GreenEDGE | 43 |
6 | Nicolas Roche (IRL) | Team Sky | 46 |
7 | Mikel Landa (ESP) | Astana | 49 |
8 | José Gonçalves (POR) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 52 |
9 | Nelson Oliveira (POR) | Lampre–Merida | 57 |
10 | Fränk Schleck (LUX) | Trek Factory Racing | 59 |
Team classification
Rank | Team | Points |
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1 | Movistar Team | 256h 44' 38" |
2 | Team Sky | + 29' 47" |
3 | Team Katusha | + 35' 44" |
4 | Astana | + 48' 24" |
5 | Team Europcar | + 1h 11' 00" |
6 | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 1h 20' 44" |
7 | Tinkoff–Saxo | + 1h 40' 58" |
8 | Etixx–Quick-Step | + 1h 43' 44" |
9 | Lotto–Soudal | + 1h 55' 17" |
10 | Cofidis | + 2h 36' 11" |
See also
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- ^ Fletcher, Patrick (9 September 2015). "Vuelta a España: Dumoulin smashes Burgos time trial". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ "Vuelta a España: Roche wins stage 18 in Riaza". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ Westemayer, Susan (11 September 2015). "Vuelta a España: Gougeard wins in Avila". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ "Vuelta a España: Aru seizes Vuelta lead with stage 20 attack". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
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- ^ Race regulations 2015, p. 49.
- ^ Race regulations 2015, p. 48.
- ^ a b c d e f g Race regulations 2015, p. 50.
- ^ "Classifications stage 2 – Alhaurín de la Torre > Caminito del Rey". Vuelta a España. Unipublic. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ^ For stage four see, see "Classifications stage 3 – Mijas > Málaga". Vuelta a España. Unipublic. Retrieved 8 October 2015..
- For stage eight, see "Classifications stage 7 – Jódar > La Alpujarra". Vuelta a España. Unipublic. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ^ For stage five, see "Classifications stage 4 – Estepona > Vejer de la Frontera". Vuelta a España. Unipublic. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- For stage seven, see "Classifications stage 6 – Córdoba > Sierra de Cazorla". Vuelta a España. Unipublic. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- For stage eight, see "Classifications stage 7 – Jódar > La Alpujarra". Vuelta a España. Unipublic. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- For stage nine, see "Classifications stage 8 – Puebla de Don Fadrique > Murcia". Vuelta a España. Unipublic. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ^ "Classifications stage 8 – Puebla de Don Fadrique > Murcia". Vuelta a España. Unipublic. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ^ For stage ten, see "Classifications stage 9 – Torrevieja > Cumbre del Sol. Benitatxell". Vuelta a España. Unipublic. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- For stage eleven, see "Classifications stage 9 – Valencia > Castellón". Vuelta a España. Unipublic. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ^ "Classifications stage 15 – Comillas > Sotres. Cabrales". Vuelta a España. Unipublic. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ^ "Classifications stage 15 – Luarca > Ermita de Alba. Quirós". Vuelta a España. Unipublic. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ^ For stage eighteen, see "Classifications stage 17 – Burgos > Burgos". Vuelta a España. Unipublic. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- For stage nineteen, see "Classifications stage 18 – Roa > Riaza". Vuelta a España. Unipublic. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- For stage twenty, see "Classifications stage 19 > Medina del Campo / Ávila". Vuelta a España. Unipublic. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ^ "Classifications stage 20 – San Lorenzo de El Escorial / Cercedilla". Vuelta a España. Unipublic. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ^ a b "Vuelta a España 2015 – General classification". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ^ "Vuelta a España 2015 – Points classification". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ^ "Vuelta a España 2015 – Mountains classification". ProCyclingStats. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
- ^ "Vuelta a España 2015 – Teams classification". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
Sources
- Race regulations (PDF). Unipublic. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 August 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
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