Vuelta 2015: Route and stages

Vuelta 2015
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