Vuelta 2015: Route and stages

The 2015 Vuelta Ciclista a España was played out on a tough route. Esteban Chaves, Tom Dumoulin and Fabio Aru were the main contenders with the Italian taking the lead in the last mountain stage, thus winning his first Grand Tour at 25 years of age. Joaquim Rodríguez and Rafal Majka finished second and third.

Read about the route, or click links in the table below for information on individual stages.

Vuelta 2015: Stages

Nr	Date	Start and finish	Length	Type
1	Sa 22-8	Puerto Banús - Marbella	7.4 km	TTT
2	Su 23-8	Alhaurín de la Torre - Caminito del Rey	158.7 km	finish uphill
3	Mo 24-8	Mijas – Malaga	158.4 km	hills, flat finish
4	Tu 25-8	Estepona - Vejer de la Frontera	209.6 km	flat, finish uphill
5	We 26-8	Rota - Alcala de Guadaira	167.3 km	flat
6	Th 27-8	Córdoba - Sierra de Cazorla	200.3 km	finish uphill
7	Fr 28-8	Jódar - Capileira / La Alpujarras	191.1 km	mountains
8	Sa 29-8	Puebla de Don Fadrique - Murcia	182.5 km	hills
9	Su 30-8	Torrevieja - Cumbre del Sol	168.3 km	hills, flat start
10	Mo 31-8	Valencia - Castellón	146.6 km	hills
	Tu 1-9	rest day
11	We 2-9	Andorra la Vella - Cortals d´Encamp (And)	138.0 km	mountains
12	Th 3-9	Escaldes / Engordany (And) - Lleida	173.0 km	hills, flat finish
13	Fr 4-9	Calatayud - Tarazona	178.0 km	hills
14	Sa 5-9	Vitoria - Alto Campoo / Fuente del Chivo	215.0 km	mountains, flat start
15	Su 6-9	Comillas - Sotres	175.8 km	mountains, flat start
16	Mo 7-9	Luarca - Ermita de Alba	184.0 km	mountains
	Tu 8-9	rest day
17	We 9-9	Burgos - Burgos	38.7 km	ITT
18	Th 10-9	Roa - Riaza	204.0 km	hills
19	Fr 11-9	Medina del Campo - Ávila	185.8 km	hills
20	Sa 12-9	San Lorenzo de El Escorial - Cercedilla	175.8 km	mountains
21	Su 13-9	Alcalá de Henares - Madrid	98.8 km	flat

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Puerto Banús – Marbella

Vuelta 2015 Stage 1

Saturday, August 22, 2015 - The Vuelta 2015 starts with a team time trial on the Costa del Sol, between Puerto Banus and Marbella. In 7.4 flat kilometres it will be full speed to the finish line.

Alhaurin de la Torre - Caminito del Rey

Sunday, August 23, 2015 – Stage 2 of the Vuelta leads leads in 158,7 kilometres from Alhaurin de la Torre to the Caminito del Rey. That’s a small footpath next to a perpendicular rock. Luckily enough the finish will not be on that footpath, but on solid roads after a 3.4 kilometres climb at 7%

Mijas – Málaga

Monday, August 24, 2015 – All sprinters will be eyeing up stage 3 of the Vuelta, but there is a complication. If the fast men want to power to glory in the streets of Malaga, they have to survive a 1st category climb halfway. The race totals 158.4 kilometres.

Estepona – Vejer de la Frontera

Vuelta 2015 stage 4

Tuesday, August 25, 2015 – Stage 4 is a 209.6 kilometres ride between Estepona and Vejer de la Frontera. No special climbing-skills required, except for the finale with a nasty hill and an slightly uphill final 500 meters.

Rota - Alcala de Guadaira

Vuelta 2015 stage 5

Wednesday, August 26, 2015 - Stage 5 of the Vuelta leads in 167,3 flat kilometres from Rota to Alcala de Guadaira. Sprinters alert!

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Córdoba - Sierra de Cazorla
Jódar - Capileira/Alpujarras
Puebla de Don Fadrique - Murcia
Torrevieja - Cumbre del Sol
Valencia - Castellón
Andorra la Vella - Cortals d'Encamp
Escaldes/Engordany - Lleida
Calatayud - Tarazona
Vitoria - Fuente del Chivo
Comillas - Sotres
Luarca - Ermita de Alba
ITT in Burgos
Roa - Riaza
Medina del Campo - Avila
San Lorenzo de El Escorial - Cercedilla
Alcalá de Henares - Madrid
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