Vuelta 2014: Route and stages

The 2014 Vuelta a Espana kicked off in Jerez de la Frontera, in the south of Spain. The caravan remained south for the early stages, but the battlefields for the decisive last week were up north and the race closed with a time trial around Santiago de Compostela. Alberto Contador bested his main rivals Chris Froome and Alejandro Valverde, whilst Nairo Quintana had tot abandon in stage 11.

Click on the individual stages in the table below for in-depth information on the individual stage. Take this route for an overview of the entire Vuelta.

Vuelta 2014: All stages

Vuelta 2014: Images and more

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Stage 6##45

Stage 9##30

Stage 11##15

Stage 14##0

Stage 15##45

Stage 16##30

Stage 19##15

Stage 20##0

All stages##45

All stages##30




The route##15

Jerez - Jerez

Saturday, August 23 – Stage 1 of the 2014 Vuelta is a flat team time trial of 12.6 kilometres in the streets of Jerez de la Frontera. Editie 2013 started in Galicia, the north of Spain – this year the opposite, in the deep south.

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Algeciras – San Fernando

Sunday, Augustus 24 – It takes the bunch 174.4 kilometers to head from Algeciras to San Fernando. Stage 2 of the 2014 Vuelta is sprinter material.

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Cádiz – Arcos de la Frontera

Monday, August 25 – Stage 3 of the 2014 Vuelta is a race in 189.8 kilometres, heading from Altimetría Cadiz to Arcos De La Frontera. The first few categorized mountains are in today’s road book, all in category 3.

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Mairena del Alcor – Córdoba

Tuesday, August 26 - In 173.4 kilometres stage 4 takes the riders from Mairena Del Alcor to Córdoba. Two categorized climbs, apart from that the route is flat.

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Priego de Córdoba – Ronda

Wednesday, August 27 – A ‘frayed trail’ today. Nearly nowhere stage 5, leading from Priego de Córdoba to Ronda, is flat. At the same time you’ll find no real climbs in the 180 kilometres. Fodder for sprinters with a ‘hilly appetite’.

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