Vuelta 2021: Favourites

Primoz Roglic was the big winner on the 2021 Vuelta a España. The Slovene claimed the overall classification, plus four stages. Fabio Jakobsen and Magnus Cort both took three wins, while Michael Storer and Jasper Philipsen took two.

Read about the pre-race GC favourites or click on the links in the table below for the favourites to win individual stages. Obviously, all these articles were written before the start of the race(s).

Vuelta a España 2021 favourites - per stage

	date	favourites	km	type
1	14-8	Roglic for first red jersey	7.1	ITT
2	15-8	Fast finishers showdown	166.7	flat
3	16-8	First mountain top finish	202.8	mountains
4	17-8	For power sprinters	163.9	flat
5	18-8	Sprint in Albacate	184.4	flat
6	19-8	Finale for punchers	158.3	hills
7	20-8	Hilly classic with trying finish	152.0	hills
8	21-8	Sprint on the Mediterranean coast	173.7	flat
9	22-8	GC at the Velefique	188.0	mountains
	23-8	rest day
10	24-8	Attackers in downhill finale	189.0	hills
11	25-8	Finishing ramp at 30%	133.6	hills
12	26-8	Attackers with fast descent	175.0	hills
13	27-8	Sprint in Extremadura	203.7	flat
14	28-8	Fight for the red jersey	165.7	mountains
15	29-8	For breakaway climbers	197.5	mountains
	30-8	rest day
16	31-8	Sprint in Cantabria	180.0	flat
17	1-9	Battle of Covadonga	185.8	mountains
18	2-9	Last monster climbs	162.6	mountains
19	3-9	Breakaway day	191.2	hills
20	4-9	Last chance for climbers	202.2	hills
21	5-9	Roglic' final act	33.8	ITT