Vuelta 2023: Favourites
fotobureau Cor VosSepp Kuss won the 2023 Vuelta a España, while Remco Evenepoel and Kaden Groves were the most successful stage hunters. The Belgian and the Australian both took three stages.
Read about the pre-race 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 2023 stages:
| date | favourites | km | type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26-8 | First red jersey in Barcelona | 14.8 | TTT |
| 2 | 27-8 | Punchers on Montjuïc | 181.8 | hills |
| 3 | 28-8 | Attackers in the Pyrenees | 158.5 | mountains |
| 4 | 29-8 | For fast men#1 | 183,6 | flat |
| 5 | 30-8 | Breakaway day | 186.2 | hills |
| 6 | 31-8 | Mountain goat at Vulture's Peak | 183.1 | mountains |
| 7 | 1-9 | For fast men#2 | 200.8 | flat |
| 8 | 2-9 | For punchy descenders | 165.0 | mountains |
| 9 | 3-9 | Attackers on steep final pitches | 184.5 | hills |
| 4-9 | rest day | |||
| 10 | 5-9 | Evenepoel versus ITT all-stars | 25.8 | ITT |
| 11 | 6-9 | Attackers at Laguna Negra | 163.2 | hills |
| 12 | 7-9 | For fast men#3 | 150.6 | flat |
| 13 | 8-9 | GC clash at Tourmalet | 134.7 | mountains |
| 14 | 9-9 | Tough day in the Pyrenees | 156.2 | mountains |
| 15 | 10-9 | Attackers with descending skills | 158.3 | hills |
| 11-9 | rest day | |||
| 16 | 12-9 | Punchers party | 120.1 | hills |
| 17 | 13-9 | Ouch, El Angliru! | 124.4 | mountains |
| 18 | 14-9 | Last high mountain stage | 178.9 | mountains |
| 19 | 15-9 | For fast men#4 | 177.1 | flat |
| 20 | 16-9 | Liège-Bastogne-Liège à la Vuelta | 207.8 | hills |
| 21 | 17-9 | For fast men#5 | 101.1 | flat |
GC Favourites
The Grand Tour season of 2023 is expected to go out with a bang, as a lot of world class riders are eyeing the red jersey. Title defender Remco Evenepoel faces competion by three times winner and Giro champion Primoz Roglic, double Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard, Tour winner Geraint Thomas, plus Tour and Giro winner Egan Bernal. So, that's a lot Grand Tour winners aiming to prevail in Spain.
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First red jersey in Barcelona TTT
La Vuelta opens with a 14.8 kilometres TTT in Barcelona. Which is good news for Jonas Vingegaard and Primoz Roglic. Their Jumbo-Visma squad is one of the best teams in the world and their line-up in Spain is spectacular.
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Punchers on Montjuïc
The 2nd stage of La Vuelta includes over 2,500 metres of climbing. Two big climbs in the first half of the race hold most vertical gain, but the most important climbing metres are situated in the Montjuïc finale.
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Attackers in the Pyrenees
La Vuelta traverses Catalunya on the third day to finish high up in the Pyrenees. In Andorra, to be precise. The run-up is undulating, the last 50 kilometres are mountainous.
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Breakaway day
No sprinters team is likely to be eager to control the breakaway in a stage with an elevation gain of approximately 2,400 metres. And GC riders will have the finish climb of the 6th stage on their minds. So, dear attackers, go for it!
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More articles
Mountain goat at Vulture's PeakFor fast men#3
For punchy descenders
Attackers on irregular finish climb
Evenepoel versus ITT all-stars
Attackers at Laguna Negra
For fast men#4
GC clash at Tourmalet
Tough day in the Pyrenees
Attackers with descending skills
Punchers party
Ouch, El Angliru!
Last high mountain stage
For fast men#5
Liège-Bastogne-Liège en salsa
For fast men#5
For fast men#1