La Vuelta Femenina will be a race in its own right from 2023 onwards. The race sets off from Torrevieja on Monday 1 May to finish on Sunday the 7th with a race to the Lagos de Covadonga. Annemiek van Vleuten won the two previous editions of the Vuelta a España for women. (Slideshow route/profile)
The history of the race is similar to the Tour de France Femmes and La Course. It started as a one-day race and gradually evolved into something bigger. The coming edition is the first incarnation with seven stages.
These are the previous winners of La Vuelta for women:
– Annemiek van Vleuten (2022, 2021)
– Lisa Brennauer (2020, 2019)
– Ellen van Dijk (2018)
– Jolien d’Hoore (2017, 2016)
– Shelley Olds (2015)
Vuelta Femenina 2023 stages:
| date | start-finish | km | type | results | winner | leader | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1-5 | Torrevieja – Torrevieja | 14.5 | TTT | |||
| 2 | 2-5 | Orihuela – Pilar de la Horadada | 105.1 | flat | |||
| 3 | 3-5 | Elche de la Sierra – La Roda | 148.2 | flat | |||
| 4 | 4-5 | Cuenca – Guadalajara | 133.1 | hills | |||
| 5 | 5-5 | La Cabrera – Riaza | 129.2 | mountains | |||
| 6 | 6-5 | Castro-Urdiales – Laredo | 106.7 | hills | |||
| 7 | 7-5 | Pola de Siero – Lagos de Covadonga | 93.5 | mountains |
La Vuelta Femenina 2023: route & profiles
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