2015 Vuelta a España

70th edition of the Vuelta a España September 2015 2015 Vuelta a España 2015 UCI World Tour 22 28 Vuelta a España 2015 route map.svg 350 Map of the 2015 Vuelta a España route, from Marbella to Madrid.(stage courses in red) A map showing the location and route of each stage in the 2015 Vuelta a España 22 August – 13 September 21 3358.1 km 85h 36' 13" Fabio Aru ITA AST 2015 red Joaquim Rodríguez ESP KAT 2015 Rafał Majka POL SAX 2015 Alejandro Valverde ESP MOV 2015 green Omar Fraile ESP CJR 2015 blue polkadot Joaquim Rodríguez ESP KAT 2015 white ESP MOV 2015 Tom Dumoulin TGA 2015 NED 2014 2016 The 2015 Vuelta a España was a three-week Grand Tour cycling race. The race was the 70th edition of the Vuelta a España and took place principally in Spain, although two stages took place partly or wholly in Andorra, and was the 22nd race in the 2015 UCI World Tour. The 3358.1 km on race included 21 stages, beginning in Marbella on 22 August 2015 and finishing in Madrid on 13 September. It was won by Fabio Aru (Astana Pro Team), with Joaquim Rodríguez (KAT 2015) second and Rafał Majka (TTS 2015) third. The early leaders of the race were Esteban Chaves (OGE 2015) and Tom Dumoulin (TGA 2015), who exchanged the leader's red jersey several times during the first ten days of racing, with both riders winning summit finishes in the first week. Aru took over the race lead following the mountainous Stage 11, which took place entirely within Andorra. He kept his lead for five stages as the race entered the mountains of northern Spain, but lost it to Rodríguez on Stage 16. Dumoulin took the lead back on Stage 17 – the race's only individual time trial – with Aru three seconds behind in second place. Aru attacked throughout the final stages and, on the penultimate day, finally dropped Dumoulin, who fell to sixth place overall. Aru therefore took the first Grand Tour victory of his career. The points classification was decided during the final stage and was won by Alejandro Valverde (MOV 2015), while Rodriguez won the combination classification. The mountains classification was won by Omar Fraile (CJR 2015). Dumoulin won the combativity award, while Movistar won the team prize. Teams List of teams and cyclists in the 2015 Vuelta a España The seventeen UCI WorldTeams were automatically invited and obliged to attend the race.Vuelta a España invites teams for 2015 race http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/03/news/vuelta-espana-invites-teams-2015-race_364097 20 August 2015 VeloNews Competitor Group 20 March 2015http://www.uci.ch/mm/Document/News/Rulesandregulation/16/82/39/2-ROA-20150619-E_English.pdf UCI Cycling Regulations: Part 2: Road Races page 110 article 2.15.127 Union Cycliste Internationale uci.ch 20 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150702030045/http://www.uci.ch/mm/Document/News/Rulesandregulation/16/82/39/2-ROA-20150619-E_English.pdf 2 July 2015 The organiser of the Vuelta, Unipublic, was also able to invite five UCI Professional Continental teams – the second tier of professional cycling teams – as wildcards. These were announced on 20 March 2015. CJR 2015, the only Spanish-registered Professional Continental team, was one of those invited,ProTeams http://www.procyclingstats.com/teams.php?c=1&year=2015 ProCyclingStats ProCyclingStats BV 11 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150922141235/http://www.procyclingstats.com/teams.php?c=1&year=2015 22 September 2015 dead dmy-allStokes Shane Wildcard teams announced for Vuelta a España http://cyclingtips.com.au/2015/03/wildcard-teams-announced-for-vuelta-a-espana/ 20 August 2015 Cyclingtips.com.au Wallace Media Pty Ltd 20 March 2015 along with two French teams, COF 2015 and EUC 2015. MTN 2015 were invited for the second consecutive year after also securing their first ever entry into the Tour de France.Vuelta a España 2014 - General Classification http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Vuelta_a_Espana_2014-startlist ProCyclingStats ProCyclingStats BV 11 October 2015 The final team to be invited was COL 2015. One prominent team to miss out on an entry was UHC 2015. The team presentation took place in Benahavís on the evening before the first stage.Vuelta a España presents teams and riders ahead of the 2015 race http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/gallery-vuelta-a-espaa-presents-teams-and-riders-ahead-of-the-2015-race/ 22 August 2015 Cyclingnews.com Immediate Media Company 22 August 2015 The number of riders allowed per squad was nine, therefore the start list contained a total of 198 riders.Start list http://www.lavuelta.com/la-vuelta/2015/us/starters.html Vuelta a España Unipublic 20 August 2015 The riders represented 37 different countries, with the largest numbers coming from France (30), Spain (27) and Italy (20). The average age of riders in the Vuelta was 29.13 years, ranging from the 20-year-old Matej Mohorič (TCG 2015) to the 38-year-old Haimar Zubeldia (TFR 2015).Vuelta a España 2015 - General classification http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Vuelta_a_Espana_2015-statistics ProCyclingStats ProCyclingStats BV 29 September 2015 The teams entering the race were: 2015 World Tour teams ALM AST BMC TCG EQS FDJ TGA IAM KAT LAM TLJ LTS MOV OGE SKY TTS TFR 2015 Professional Continental teams CJR COF COL EUC MTN Pre-race favorites 2 230 Critérium du Dauphiné 2013 - 4e étape (clm) - 3 (cropped).JPG 215 260 A photograph of Chris Froome Nairo Quintana, Vuelta al Pais Vasco 2013 (cropped).jpg 215 260 A photograph of Nairo Quintana 2015 Tour de France team presentation, Alejandro Valverde.jpg 215 260 A photograph of Alejandro Valverde Cambrai - Tour de France, étape 4, 7 juillet 2015, arrivée (B43) (cropped) 2.JPG 215 260 A photograph of Vincenzo Nibali The top four riders from the 2015 Tour de France, favourites for the general classification. Clockwise, from upper left: Chris Froome, Nairo Quintana, Vincenzo Nibali, and Alejandro Valverde. The top four riders from the 2015 Tour de France all chose to start the Vuelta. These were Chris Froome (SKY 2015), Nairo Quintana and Alejandro Valverde (both MOV 2015) and Vincenzo Nibali (AST 2015), all of whom had previously won Grand Tours. The most notable absentee from among the general classification contenders was Alberto Contador (TTS 2015), the winner of the 2014 Vuelta.Vuelta a España countdown: Top 10 riders to watch http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/vuelta-a-espaa-countdown-top-10-riders-to-watch/ 20 August 2015 Cyclingnews.com Immediate Media Company 19 August 2015 Oleg Tinkov, the owner of the Tinkoff-Saxo team, had challenged Contador, Froome, Nibali and Quintana to attempt to ride all three Grand Tours in 2015; none of the riders took up the challenge. Froome, Nibali and Quintana all declined to ride the Giro and, as Contador was attempting to win both the Giro d'Italia and the Tour, he did not aim to ride the Vuelta.Fotheringham Alasdair Contador rules out triple Grand Tour bid in 2015 http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/contador-rules-out-triple-grand-tour-bid-in-2015/ Cyclingnews.com Immediate Media Company 4 November 2014 26 October 2015Wynn Nigel Chris Froome: Tour de France will be my main target in 2015 http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/tour-de-france/chris-froome-tour-de-france-will-main-target-2015-147470 Cycling Weekly Time Inc. UK 2 December 2014 26 October 2015Hood Andrew Quintana, Valverde to share leadership at 2015 Tour, Vuelta http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/11/news/quintana-valverde-share-leadership-2015-tour-vuelta_353815 26 October 2015 VeloNews Competitor Group 21 November 2014 28 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150928115440/http://velonews.competitor.com/2014/11/news/quintana-valverde-share-leadership-2015-tour-vuelta_353815 deadNibali certain to skip Giro d'Italia and focus on battle with Froome and Contador at the Tour de France http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/nibali-certain-to-skip-giro-ditalia-and-focus-on-battle-with-froome-and-contador-at-the-tour-de-fran/ 26 October 2015 Cyclingnews.com Immediate Media Company 18 April 2015 Valverde and Nibali were the only two previous winners of the race to start the 2015 edition.Clarke Stuart Who are the bookies backing to win the Vuelta a España 2015? http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/vuelta-a-espana/who-are-the-bookies-backing-to-win-the-vuelta-a-espana-2015-187695 20 August 2015 Cycling Weekly Time Inc. UK 20 August 2015 Froome, who had been second in the 2011 and 2014 Vueltas, had had a strong season, with victories in the es Vuelta a Andalucía, the Critérium du Dauphiné and the Tour de France.Christopher Froome http://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/Christopher_Froome_Details ProCyclingStats ProCyclingStats BV 20 August 2015 He was attempting to become the first rider since Bernard Hinault in 1978 to win both the Tour and the Vuelta in the same season, though it was expected that he would be tired following his victory in the Tour. The individual time trial was expected to favour Froome, who is strong in the discipline. Before the race, however, Froome was uncertain about his form and his ability to win the race.Froome determined to dig deep http://www.teamsky.com/teamsky/home/article/63534 Team Sky 21 August 2015 21 August 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150824042421/http://www.teamsky.com/teamsky/home/article/63534 24 August 2015 dmy-all Quintana's only stage race victory of the season had come in the Tirreno–Adriatico,Nairo Quintana http://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/Nairo_Quintana_Details ProCyclingStats ProCyclingStats BV 20 August 2015 but he had performed strongly in the Alps in the Tour's final stages, and the mountainous route of the Vuelta was expected to suit him.Fotheringham William William Fotheringham Tour de France: five reasons why Chris Froome was unstoppable https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2015/jul/26/chris-froome-five-reasons-tour-de-france-2015 28 November 2015 The Guardian 26 July 2015 Vincenzo Nibali, who had won the Vuelta in 2010, had struggled in the opening stages of the Tour, but had recovered to take a stage victory in the final week. The Astana team also included Fabio Aru and Mikel Landa, second and third respectively at the Giro d'Italia; while this made a strong team, it was unclear which rider would be favoured by the team and given the assistance of his teammates.Puddicombe Stephen Who will win the Vuelta a España? http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/vuelta-a-espana/who-will-win-the-vuelta-a-espana-187472 20 August 2015 Cycling Weekly Time Inc. UK 20 August 2015 There was a similar situation at Movistar, as Valverde, who had won the Vuelta in 2009 and had finished on the podium on four other occasions, was also in strong form and was well suited to the course. Also among the general classification contenders were Joaquim Rodríguez (KAT 2015), Rafał Majka (TTS 2015 y) and Tejay van Garderen (BMC 2015). Other notable riders to take part in the race included several sprinters. One of these was Peter Sagan (TTS 2015 Y), four times the winner of the points classification in the Tour de France and winner of three stages in the 2011 Vuelta, who was preparing for the World Championships road race the following month.Peter Sagan http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=111160&c=4 ProCyclingStats ProCyclingStats BV 20 August 2015 Sagan was considered particularly strong on the easier uphill finishes in the first week. John Degenkolb (GIA 2015) had won four stages and the points classification in 2014 as well as five stages in 2012. Nacer Bouhanni (COF 2015 y), who had crashed out of the Tour, was expected to compete with Degenkolb in the flat sprints. Route and stages thumbnail|Stage 11, a very difficult mountain stage, took place in Andorra and finished in the mountains around Encamp.|alt=A photograph of Encamp, a small town among high mountains thumbnail|The flat individual time trial on Stage 17 finished next to Burgos Cathedral.|alt=A photograph of Burgos Cathedral The first announcement of the route for the 2015 Vuelta a España came in October 2014, when Javier Guillén, the race director, announced that the first stage would take place in Puerto Banús near Marbella on 22 August. It had been decided that the stage would be either an individual time trial or a team time trial.Shorts: 2015 Vuelta to start in Puerto Banús, Novo Nordisk confirms its 2015 roster http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/shorts-2015-vuelta-to-start-in-puerto-banus-novo-nordisk-confirms-its-2015-roster/ 27 August 2015 Cyclingnews.com 30 October 2014 Immediate Media Company More news came the following month, when Guillén revealed that he had been involved in conversations with Chris Froome and had promised him that the race would include a fairly flat individual time trial of around 40 km 0. He also said that the race would feature "explosive finals and summit finishes".Brown Gregor Vuelta a España 2015 route 'designed for Chris Froome' http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/vuelta-a-espana/vuelta-espana-2015-route-designed-chris-froome-143615 27 August 2015 Cycling Weekly 10 November 2014 Time Inc. UK The official route announcement came on 10 January 2015 in Torremolinos, along the coast from the start of the first stage in Puerto Banús.Fotheringham Alasdair 2015 Vuelta a España concentrates summit finishes in first two weeks http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/2015-vuelta-a-espana-concentrates-summit-finishes-in-first-two-weeks/ 27 August 2015 Cyclingnews.com 10 January 2015 Immediate Media Company The first five stages took place in and around Andalusia in southern Spain; the 2014 Vuelta had also started there.Brown Gregor Vuelta a España 2015 route http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/vuelta-a-espana/vuelta-a-espana-2015-route-151659 27 August 2015 Cycling Weekly 19 August 2015 Time Inc. UK 21 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150821004837/http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/vuelta-a-espana/vuelta-a-espana-2015-route-151659 dead The first stage was a team time trial along the coast from Puerto Banús to Marbella. The next four stages were fairly flat, although Stage 2 finished on a moderately difficult climb. The sixth stage started in Córdoba and finished in Sierra de Cazorla in Jaén on another moderately difficult climb. The seventh stage then returned to Andalusia for the first major difficulty of the race: the first-category summit finish at La Alpujarra. The route then continued along the eastern coast of Spain, with a medium-mountain seventh stage and another first-category summit finish at Benitachell on Stage 9. There was one more medium-mountain stage on Stage 10, taking the riders into the Province of Castellón. This was followed by a transfer that took the riders into Andorra for a three-day spell, beginning with the first rest day. The eleventh stage took place entirely in Andorra; though it was only 138 km in length, it included six categorised climbs, including a summit finish, and was described by Eusebio Unzué (the manager of the Movistar team) as "the toughest Vuelta stage that he has seen in more than 30 years".Vuelta a España 2015: Stage 11 Preview http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-espana-2015/stage-11/preview/ Cyclingnews.com 27 August 2015 21 August 2015 Immediate Media Company Stage 12 took the riders back into Spain for a fairly flat stage, before three consecutive stages with summit finishes. These took place in the mountains of Cantabria and Asturias and were followed by the race's second rest day. The final week of the race included no summit finishes: the first stage was a 38.7 km on individual time trial in Burgos and was then followed by three mixed stages that took the riders nearer to the final stage of the race, a sprint stage in Madrid. For the first time, the race organisers also held a women's race on the same day as the final stage, using the same circuit. This race – called La Madrid Challenge by La Vuelta – was won by Shelley Olds.Fotheringham Alasdair Olds shows Worlds form with Madrid Challenge victory http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/olds-shows-worlds-form-with-madrid-challenge-victory/ 29 November 2015 Cyclingnews.com Immediate Media Company 13 September 2015 The 2015 Vuelta included nine summit finishes, none of which had previously been used in the race. Unusually, the principal difficulties of the race came in the first two weeks, including all nine summit finishes. It was therefore expected that the climbers would need to attack early in the race, in order to build up a significant lead ahead of the lengthy time trial on Stage 17. The race organisers also hoped to encourage sprinters to take part by including seven fairly flat stages. Each road stage (that is, all the stages except the team time trial and the individual time trial) included an intermediate sprint. This was a point where the leading riders in the stage were awarded points in the points classification and time bonuses in the general classification. Many of the stages also included climbs that were categorised by the race organisers according to their difficulty; the leading riders over each of these climbs were awarded points in the mountains classification, with the most difficult climbs earning the most points.Race regulations 2015 49–50 In the days before the beginning of the race, there was controversy over the first stage. On arriving at the start, the teams discovered that the route used a variety of road surfaces, crossed sandy sections and included several ramps. As a result, the race organisers decided to neutralise the stage: the teams therefore competed only for the stage victory and for the team classification, not for the general classification.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/vuelta-a-espaa-opening-ttt-times-to-be-neutralised-after-safety-concerns/ Vuelta a España: opening TTT times to be neutralised after safety concerns 21 August 2015 Cyclingnews.com 27 August 2015 +Stage characteristics and winners2015 Route http://www.lavuelta.com/la-vuelta/2015/us/overall-route.html Vuelta a España Unipublic 18 August 2015http://bikeraceinfo.com/vuelta/vuelta2015.html 2015 Vuelta a España BikeRaceInfo McGann Publishing 18 August 2015 Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner 1 22 August Puerto Banús to Marbella7.4 km on 20px|alt=|link= Team time trial USA BMC 2015 2 23 August Alhaurín de la Torre to Caminito del Rey 158.7 km on 20px|alt=|link= Medium-mountain stage Esteban Chaves COL 3 24 August Mijas to Málaga 158.4 km on 20px|alt=|link= Flat stage Peter Sagan SVK 4 25 August Estepona to Vejer de la Frontera 209.6 km on 20px|alt=|link= Hilly stage Alejandro Valverde ESP 5 26 August Rota to Alcalá de Guadaíra 167.3 km on 20px|alt=|link= Flat stage Caleb Ewan AUS 6 27 August Córdoba to Sierra de Cazorla 200.3 km on 20px|alt=|link= Medium-mountain stage Esteban Chaves COL 7 28 August Jódar to La Alpujarra 191.1 km on 20px|alt=|link= Mountain stage Bert-Jan Lindeman NED 8 29 August Puebla de Don Fadrique to Murcia 182.5 km on 20px|alt=|link= Flat stage Jasper Stuyven BEL 9 30 August Torrevieja to Cumbre del Sol, Benitachell 168.3 km on20px|alt=|link= Medium-mountain stage Tom Dumoulin NED 10 31 August Valencia to Castellón de la Plana 146.6 km on 20px|alt=|link= Flat stage Kristian Sbaragli ITA 1 SeptemberAndorra la Vella Rest day 11 2 September Andorra la Vella to Cortals d'Encamp 138 km on 20px|alt=|link= Mountain stage Mikel Landa ESP 12 3 September Escaldes-Engordany, Andorra to Lleida 173 km on 20px|alt=|link= Flat stage Danny van Poppel NED 13 4 September Calatayud to Tarazona 178 km on 20px|alt=|link= Medium-mountain stage Nelson Oliveira POR 14 5 September Vitoria-Gasteiz to Alto Campoo, Fuente del Chivo 215 km on20px|alt=|link= Mountain stage Alessandro De Marchi ITA 15 6 September Comillas to Sotres, Cabrales 175.8 km on 20px|alt=|link= Mountain stage Joaquim Rodríguez ESP 16 7 September Luarca to Ermita del Alba, Quirós 185 km on 20px|alt=|link=Mountain stage Fränk Schleck LUX 8 September Burgos Rest day 17 9 September Burgos 38.7 km on 20px|alt=|link= Individual time trialTom Dumoulin NED 18 10 September Roa de Duero to Riaza 204 km on20px|alt=|link= Medium-mountain stage Nicolas Roche IRL 19 11 September Medina del Campo to Ávila 185.8 km on 20px|alt=|link= Hilly stage Alexis Gougeard FRA 20 12 September San Lorenzo de El Escorial to Cercedilla 175.8 km on 20px|alt=|link= Mountain stage Rubén Plaza ESP 2113 September Alcalá de Henares to Madrid 98.8 km on 20px|alt=|link= Flat stage John Degenkolb GER Total 3358.1 km 0 on Race overview 2015 Vuelta a España, Stage 1 to Stage 11 2015 Vuelta a España, Stage 12 to Stage 21 thumbnail|upright|Tom Dumoulin (TGA 2015) held the leader's red jersey after stages 5, 9, 10, 17, 18 and 19 (photographed at the 2015 Tour de France).|alt=A photograph of Tom Dumoulin The team time trial was won by BMC 2015 y and Peter Velits took the red jersey as the first rider across the line.O'Shea Sadhbh BMC win opening Vuelta a España team time trial http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-espana-2015/stage-1/results/ 26 August 2015 Cyclingnews.com 27 August 2015 Immediate Media Company Since the stage had been neutralised for the general classification, all 198 riders began the second stage on the same time. The stage finished on a moderate climb, where Esteban Chaves (OGE 2015) attacked early and took both the stage victory and the lead of the race.Vuelta a España: Chaves wins on Caminito del Rey http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-espana-2015/stage-2/results/ 27 August 2015 Cyclingnews.com 24 August 2015 Immediate Media Company A major crash in the final 30 km brought down several riders and most riders in the peloton (the main group) were held up, including Fabio Aru and Vincenzo Nibali (AST 2015 y). Aru quickly rejoined the peloton; Nibali was forced to chase for a long time. After the stage, a video emerged of Nibali holding on to his team car as it accelerated him back to the peloton. Nibali was therefore fined and excluded from the race.Elton-Walters Jack Brown Gregor Vincenzo Nibali disqualified from Vuelta a España for holding onto team car (video) http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/vuelta-a-espana/video-shows-vincenzo-nibali-holding-onto-team-car-at-vuelta-a-espana-188080 27 August 2015 Cycling Weekly 23 August 2015 Time Inc. UK The next stage was a moderately difficult stage that ended in a bunch sprint. Peter Sagan won his first Grand Tour stage in over two years ahead of Nacer Bouhanni (Cofidis) and John Degenkolb (Giant-Alpecin).Farrand Stephen Vuelta a España: Peter Sagan wins stage 3 http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-espana-2015/stage-3/results/ 26 August 2015 Cyclingnews.com 24 August 2015 Immediate Media Company The fourth stage again included an uphill finish. This stage was also decided in a sprint finish, this time won by Alejandro Valverde. Sagan, who came second, took over the lead of the points classification.O'Shea Sadhbh Vuelta a España: Valverde wins stage 4 http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-espana-2015/stage-4/results/ 27 August 2015 Cyclingnews.com 25 August 2015 Immediate Media Company A third consecutive bunch sprint came on the fifth stage, which ended on a slight incline. The relatively straightforward stage was won by Caleb Ewan (OGE 2015 y), who was riding his first Grand Tour, ahead of Degenkolb and Sagan. There were splits in the peloton at the finish; Chaves lost six seconds to Tom Dumoulin (GIA 2015 y), who therefore took over the red jersey of the race leader by one second.Vuelta a España: Ewan wins stage 5 http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-espana-2015/stage-5/results/ 26 August 2015 Cyclingnews.com 26 August 2015 Immediate Media Company This lead did not last long. The sixth stage finished on another moderate climb. Chaves again attacked early in the climb and took his second stage victory, with Dan Martin (TCG 2015 y) second and Dumoulin third. Chaves therefore took back the red jersey.Fletcher Patrick Chaves wins stage 6 http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-espana-2015/stage-6/results/ 27 August 2015 Cyclingnews.com 27 August 2015 Immediate Media Company The seventh stage was the most significant uphill finish of the race so far, finishing on the climb of the Alto de Capileira.Vuelta a España 2015: Stage 7 Preview http://www.cyclingnews.com/vuelta-a-espana/stage-7/preview/ Cyclingnews.com Immediate Media Company 28 November 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151208073654/http://www.cyclingnews.com/vuelta-a-espana/stage-7/preview/ 8 December 2015 dead It was won by Bert-Jan Lindeman (TLJ 2015) from the breakaway. Most of the general classification favourites finished together, though Fabio Aru gained seven seconds in the final kilometre and Chris Froome lost nearly half a minute.Vuelta a España: Lindeman wins stage 7 http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-espana-2015/stage-7/results/ 1 September 2015 Cyclingnews.com 28 August 2015 Immediate Media Company The following stage was a moderately difficult stage: it was too difficult for the pure sprinters to reach the finish line with the main group of riders, but not difficult enough to create gaps between those riding for the overall victory. The most notable event was a large crash 50 km from the finish. Four riders were immediately forced to withdraw from the race with injuries, including Dan Martin, who had been in the top ten. The stage was won in a reduced bunch sprint by Jasper Stuyven (TFR 2015 y), who had been among the riders injured in the earlier crash. He was forced to withdraw from the race after the stage with a broken scaphoid.Benson Daniel Vuelta a España: Stuyven wins stage 8 http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-espana-2015/stage-8/results/ 1 September 2015 Cyclingnews.com 29 August 2015 Immediate Media Company Stage 9 ended with a difficult climb. There was a series of attacks on the early part of the mountain, with many riders dropped from the lead group. Tom Dumoulin eventually took a solo win in the stage, two seconds ahead of Chris Froome, and took back the red jersey as Chaves lost significant time. Froome had originally been dropped, but rode at a steady tempo and came close to the stage victory.Farrand Stephen Vuelta a España: Dumoulin wins on Alto de Puig Llorença http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-espana-2015/stage-9/results/ 1 September 2015 Cyclingnews.com 30 August 2015 Immediate Media Company Stage 10, the final stage before the first rest day, ended in another bunch sprint, which was won by Kristian Sbaragli (MTN 2015 y).Vuelta a España: Sbaragli wins Stage 10 in Castellon http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-espana-2015/stage-10/results/ 1 September 2015 Cyclingnews.com 31 August 2015 Immediate Media Company thumb|upright|Joaquim Rodríguez (KAT 2015) took the lead at the end of Stage 16 after taking time throughout the second week (photographed at the 2015 Liège–Bastogne–Liège).|alt=A photograph of Joaquim Rodríguez raising his arm to acknowledge applause The eleventh stage, the first after the rest day, was the difficult stage in Andorra, with six difficult climbs and almost no flat roads. The stage was won from a breakaway by Mikel Landa (Astana). Fabio Aru, Landa's teammate, took second place and moved into the race lead.Benson Daniel Vuelta a España: Landa wins Andorra epic http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-espana-2015/stage-11/results/ 3 September 2015 Cyclingnews.com Immediate Media Company 2 September 2015 Chris Froome fell from his bike at the beginning of the stage and lost several minutes to Aru; the following morning it was revealed that he had broken his foot in the fall and he withdrew from the race.Froome out of the Vuelta a España after checks reveal a fracture in his foot http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/froome-out-of-the-vuelta-a-espana-after-checks-reveal-a-fracture-in-his-foot/ 3 September 2015 Cyclingnews.com Immediate Media Company 3 September 2015 Nairo Quintana also lost several minutes on the stage. The following stage, which took the riders from Andorra back into Spain, was won in a sprint by Danny van Poppel (TFR 2015 y) after the day's breakaway was caught in the final kilometre. Van Poppel won the stage despite puncturing his tyre with 10 km remaining.Vuelta a España: Danny van Poppel wins stage 12 http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-espana-2015/stage-12/results/ 3 September 2015 Cyclingnews.com Immediate Media Company 3 September 2015 The thirteenth stage – the last one before a series of three consecutive summit finishes – was won from a breakaway by Nelson Oliveira (LAM 2015), with no impact on the general classification.Fletcher Patrick Vuelta a España: Oliveira solos to victory in Tarazona http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-espana-2015/stage-13/results/ 22 September 2015 Cyclingnews.com Immediate Media Company 4 September 2015 The first of the three summit finishes – Stage 14 – was won by Alessandro De Marchi (BMC 2015 y), who had been in the day's breakaway. Quintana gained several seconds back, while Aru, Rodríguez, Chaves and Majka all gained time on Dumoulin.Benson Daniel Vuelta a España: De Marchi wins stage 14 in Fuente del Chivo http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-espana-2015/stage-14/results/ 22 September 2015 Cyclingnews.com Immediate Media Company 5 September 2015 Rodríguez attacked strongly on the final climb to win Stage 15 and gained time on all his rivals, putting himself just one second behind Aru. Dumoulin lost further time to Aru, Majka and Chaves.Vuelta a España: Rodriguez wins stage 15 in Jitu de Escarandi http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-espana-2015/stage-15/results/ 22 September 2015 Cyclingnews.com 6 September 2015 Immediate Media Company The final stage with a summit finish was Stage 16: it was a difficult stage including seven climbs and was won by Fränk Schleck (Trek Factory Racing). On the final climb, Rodríguez gained two seconds on Aru in the final metres to put himself into the race lead for the final rest day, while Dumoulin lost more time and was nearly two minutes back.Ryan Barry Vuelta a España: Schleck wins on Ermita de Alba http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-espana-2015/stage-16/results/ 22 September 2015 Cyclingnews.com Immediate Media Company 7 September 2015 thumb|upright|Fabio Aru (AST 2015) regained the race lead on the penultimate stage of the race.|alt=A photograph of Fabio Aru in front of an Astana team vehicle After the rest day came the race's individual time trial. It was won by Dumoulin, who was more than a minute ahead of all the other riders in the race. His time was good enough to put him into the overall race lead. Aru rode strongly, and was only three seconds behind Dumoulin in the general classification after the stage. Rodríguez lost over three minutes to Dumoulin. Majka also lost significant time to Aru and Dumoulin and fell to fourth place.Fletcher Patrick Vuelta a España: Dumoulin smashes Burgos time trial http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-espana-2015/stage-17/results/ 29 September 2015 Cyclingnews.com Immediate Media Company 9 September 2015 Following the time trial, there were three mountainous stages, although none of them had a summit finish. All three were won by riders from breakaways. Nicolas Roche (Sky) won Stage 18, beating Haimar Zubeldia (Trek Factory Racing) in a two-man sprint. After his team had put pressure on the peloton through the whole stage, Aru attacked Dumoulin six times on the final climb, and Valverde put in three more attacks. Dumoulin, however, did not lose any time and retained his three-second lead.Vuelta a España: Roche wins stage 18 in Riaza http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-espana-2015/stage-18/results/ 29 September 2015 Cyclingnews.com 10 September 2015 Immediate Media Company Stage 19 ended with a short, cobbled climb into Ávila. It was won by Alexis Gougeard (ALM 2015), who had escaped from the breakaway group on the previous climb. The day's racing also produced another crash: this time Aru fell to the ground. Although he had to make several trips to the medical car, he did not seem seriously injured. At the end of the stage, Dumoulin used his team to put him in a strong position for the cobbled climb and he increased his lead over Aru to six seconds.Westemayer Susan Vuelta a España: Gougeard wins in Avila http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-espana-2015/stage-19/results/ 29 September 2015 Cyclingnews.com Immediate Media Company 11 September 2015 Stage 20 was the final day of mountainous terrain, including four difficult climbs. It was won by Rubén Plaza (Lampre-Mérida) after a 117 km on solo breakaway that lasted over three hours. Aru's Astana team rode hard in the second half of the stage and, with a strong team effort, they were eventually able to drop Dumoulin on the penultimate climb of the day; he dropped further back on the final climb and lost nearly four minutes, dropping to sixth place overall. Quintana and Majka gained nearly a minute on the other general classification rivals. This meant that Aru took the race lead, with Rodríguez second and Majka third.Vuelta a España: Aru seizes Vuelta lead with stage 20 attack http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-espana-2015/stage-20/results/ 29 September 2015 Cyclingnews.com Immediate Media Company 12 September 2015 The final stage of the race was a flat stage that finished in Madrid. It was won in a sprint by Degenkolb. During the stage, Valverde took advantage of a puncture for Rodríguez and won the intermediate sprint to give him the points jersey. Although Aru lost a little time in a split in the peloton at the finish line, the rest of the standings were unchanged. Aru therefore won the race, his first Grand Tour victory.Vuelta a España: Degenkolb wins final stage in Madrid http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-espana-2015/stage-21/results/ 29 September 2015 Cyclingnews.com Immediate Media Company 13 September 2015 Classification leadership thumbnail|Esteban Chaves (OGE 2015) being awarded the red jersey of the general classification leader following Stage 8|alt=A photograph of Esteban Chaves, wearing the race leader's red jersey, shaking hands with an official, with podium girls either side The 2015 Vuelta a España included four principal classifications. The first of these was the general classification, which was calculated by adding up each rider's times on each stage and applying the relevant time bonuses.Race regulations 2015 49 These were 10 seconds for the stage winner, 6 seconds for the rider in second, and 4 seconds for the rider in third, and 3, 2 and 1 seconds for the first three riders at each intermediate sprint; no bonuses were awarded on the time trial stages.Race regulations 2015 48 The rider with the lowest cumulative time was the winner of the general classification and was considered the overall winner of the Vuelta. The rider leading the classification wore a red jersey.Race regulations 2015 49–50 The second classification was the points classification. Riders were awarded points for finishing in the top fifteen places on each stage and in the top three at each intermediate sprint. The first rider at each stage finish was awarded 25 points, the second 20 points, the third 16 points, the fourth 14 points, the fifth 12 points, the sixth 10 points, down to 1 point for the rider in fifteenth. At the intermediate sprints, the first three riders won 4, 2 and 1 points respectively. The rider with the most points won the classification and wore a green jersey.Race regulations 2015 49–50 + Mountain pointsRace regulations 2015 49–50 Category 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th Cima Alberto Fernández 20 15 10 6 4 2 Special category 15 10 6 4 2 First category 10 6 4 2 1 Second category 5 3 1 Third category 3 2 1 The third classification was the mountains classification. Most stages of the race included one or more categorised climbs. Stages were categorised as third-, second-, first- and special-category, with the more difficult climbs rated higher. The most difficult climb of the race, the Alto Ermita de Alba on Stage 16, was given its own category as the Cima Alberto Fernández. Points were awarded for the first riders across the summit of each climb; the rider with the most accumulated points won the classification and wore a white jersey with blue polka dots.Race regulations 2015 49–50 The final individual classification was the combination classification. This was calculated by adding up each rider's position on the other three individual classifications. The rider with the lowest cumulative score was the winner of the classification and wore a white jersey.Race regulations 2015 50 The final classification was a team classification. This was calculated by adding together the times of each team's best three riders on each stage. The team with the lowest cumulative time was the winner of the classification. There was also a combativity prize awarded on each stage; three riders were chosen on each stage by a race jury to recognise the rider "who displayed the most courageous effort".Race regulations 2015 50 There was then a public vote to decide which rider should be awarded the prize; the rider wore a red dossard (race number) the following day. An identical procedure took place on the final stage to decide the most combative rider of the whole Vuelta.Race regulations 2015 50 +Classification leadership by stage Stage Winner General classificationred General classification A red jersey 25px Points classificationgreen Points classification A green jersey 25px Mountains classificationblue polkadot Mountains classification A white jersey with blue polka dots 25px Combination classificationwhite Combination classification A white jersey 25px Team classification Combativity award 1 BMC 2015 Peter Velits not awarded not awarded not awarded BMC 2015 Cameron Meyer 2 Esteban Chaves Esteban Chaves Esteban Chaves Esteban Chaves Esteban Chaves SKY 2015 José Gonçalves 3 Peter Sagan Omar Fraile Omar Fraile 4 Alejandro ValverdePeter Sagan Brayan Ramírez 5 Caleb Ewan Tom Dumoulin Iljo Keisse 6 Esteban Chaves Esteban Chaves Miguel Ángel Rubiano 7 Bert-Jan LindemanEsteban Chaves Amets Txurruka 8 Jasper Stuyven Ángel Madrazo 9 Tom Dumoulin Tom Dumoulin Tom Dumoulin Omar Fraile 10Kristian Sbaragli Carlos Verona 11 Mikel Landa Fabio Aru Mikel Landa 12 Danny van Poppel Maxime Bouet 13 Nelson Oliveira Paweł Poljański 14 Alessandro De Marchi Carlos Quintero 15 Joaquim Rodríguez Joaquim Rodríguez Joaquim Rodríguez Brayan Ramírez 16Fränk Schleck Joaquim Rodríguez Rodolfo Torres 17 Tom Dumoulin Tom Dumoulin Tom Dumoulin 18 Nicolas Roche MOV 2015 Ángel Madrazo 19 Alexis Gougeard Alexis Gougeard 20 Rubén Plaza Fabio Aru Rubén Plaza 21 John Degenkolb Alejandro Valverde Tom Dumoulin Final white Fabio Aru yes white Alejandro Valverde yes white Omar Fraile yes Joaquim Rodríguez Movistar Team Tom Dumoulin 30em In stage three, Tom Dumoulin, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first-placed Esteban Chaves wore the red jersey as leader of the general classification. For the same reason, Walter Pedraza, second in the mountains classification and Nicolas Roche, third in the combination classification (second-placed Dumoulin already wore the green jersey), wore the polka dot jersey and the white jersey respectively.Classifications stage 2 – Alhaurín de la Torre > Caminito del Rey http://www.lavuelta.com/la-vuelta/2015/us/stage-2/classifications.html Vuelta a España Unipublic 8 October 2015 In stages four and eight, Peter Sagan, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first-placed Esteban Chaves wore the red jersey as leader of the general classification. For the same reason, Tom Dumoulin, second in the combination classification, wore the white jersey.For stage four see, see Classifications stage 3 – Mijas > Málaga http://www.lavuelta.com/la-vuelta/2015/us/stage-3/classifications.html Vuelta a España Unipublic 8 October 2015. For stage eight, see Classifications stage 7 – Jódar > La Alpujarra http://www.lavuelta.com/la-vuelta/2015/us/stage-7/classifications.html Vuelta a España Unipublic 8 October 2015 In stages five and seven, eight and nine, Tom Dumoulin, who was second in the combination classification, wore the white jersey, because first-placed Esteban Chaves wore the red jersey as leader of the general classification.For stage five, see Classifications stage 4 – Estepona > Vejer de la Frontera http://www.lavuelta.com/la-vuelta/2015/us/stage-4/classifications.html Vuelta a España Unipublic 8 October 2015 For stage seven, see Classifications stage 6 – Córdoba > Sierra de Cazorla http://www.lavuelta.com/la-vuelta/2015/us/stage-6/classifications.html Vuelta a España Unipublic 8 October 2015 For stage eight, see Classifications stage 7 – Jódar > La Alpujarra http://www.lavuelta.com/la-vuelta/2015/us/stage-7/classifications.html Vuelta a España Unipublic 8 October 2015 For stage nine, see Classifications stage 8 – Puebla de Don Fadrique > Murcia http://www.lavuelta.com/la-vuelta/2015/us/stage-8/classifications.html Vuelta a España Unipublic 8 October 2015 In stage nine, Alejandro Valverde, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first-placed Esteban Chaves wore the red jersey as leader of the general classification.Classifications stage 8 – Puebla de Don Fadrique > Murcia http://www.lavuelta.com/la-vuelta/2015/us/stage-8/classifications.html Vuelta a España Unipublic 8 October 2015 In stages ten and eleven, Joaquim Rodríguez, who was third in the combination classification, wore the white jersey because first-placed Tom Dumoulin wore the red jersey as leader of the general classification and second-placed Esteban Chaves wore the green jersey as leader of the points classification.For stage ten, see Classifications stage 9 – Torrevieja > Cumbre del Sol. Benitatxell http://www.lavuelta.com/la-vuelta/2015/us/stage-9/classifications.html Vuelta a España Unipublic 8 October 2015 For stage eleven, see Classifications stage 9 – Valencia > Castellón http://www.lavuelta.com/la-vuelta/2015/us/stage-9/classifications.html Vuelta a España Unipublic 8 October 2015 In stage sixteen, Tom Dumoulin, who was third in the combination classification, wore the white jersey because first-placed Joaquim Rodríguez wore the green jersey as leader of the points classification, and second-placed Fabio Aru wore the red jersey as leader of the general classification.Classifications stage 15 – Comillas > Sotres. Cabrales http://www.lavuelta.com/la-vuelta/2015/us/stage-15/classifications.html Vuelta a España Unipublic 8 October 2015 In stage seventeen, Esteban Chaves, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey because first-placed Joaquim Rodríguez wore the red jersey as leader of the general classification. For the same reason, Fabio Aru, second in the combination classification, wore the white jersey.Classifications stage 15 – Luarca > Ermita de Alba. Quirós http://www.lavuelta.com/la-vuelta/2015/us/stage-15/classifications.html Vuelta a España Unipublic 8 October 2015 In stages eighteen, nineteen and twenty, Fabio Aru, who was third in the combination classification, wore the white jersey because first-placed Joaquim Rodríguez wore the green jersey as leader of the points classification, and second-placed Tom Dumoulin wore the red jersey as leader of the general classification.For stage eighteen, see Classifications stage 17 – Burgos > Burgos http://www.lavuelta.com/la-vuelta/2015/us/stage-17/classifications.html Vuelta a España Unipublic 8 October 2015 For stage nineteen, see Classifications stage 18 – Roa > Riaza http://www.lavuelta.com/la-vuelta/2015/us/stage-18/classifications.html Vuelta a España Unipublic 8 October 2015 For stage twenty, see Classifications stage 19 > Medina del Campo / Ávila http://www.lavuelta.com/la-vuelta/2015/us/stage-19/classifications.html Vuelta a España Unipublic 8 October 2015 In stage twenty-one, Tom Dumoulin, who was third in the combination classification, wore the white jersey because first-placed Joaquim Rodríguez wore the green jersey as leader of the points classification, and second-placed Aru wore the red jersey as leader of the general classification.Classifications stage 20 – San Lorenzo de El Escorial / Cercedilla http://www.lavuelta.com/la-vuelta/2015/us/stage-20/classifications.html Vuelta a España Unipublic 8 October 2015 Final standings Legend red General classification A red jersey Denotes the leader of the general classificationRace regulations 2015 50 green Points classification A green jersey Denotes the leader of the points classificationRace regulations 2015 50 blue polkadot Mountains classification A white jersey with blue polka dots Denotes the leader of the mountains classificationRace regulations 2015 50 white Combination classification A white jersey Denotes the leader of the combination rider classificationRace regulations 2015 50 General classification + Final general classification (1–10)Vuelta a España 2015 – General classification http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Vuelta_a_Espana_2015 ProCyclingStats 8 October 2015 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Fabio Aru ITA red General classification A red jersey AST 2015 85h 36' 13" 2 Joaquim Rodríguez ESP white Combination classification A white jersey KAT 2015 + 57" 3 Rafał Majka POL TTS 2015 + 1' 09" 4 Nairo Quintana COL MOV 2015 + 1' 42" 5 Esteban Chaves COL OGE 2015 + 3' 10" 6 Tom Dumoulin NED GIA 2015 + 3' 46" 7 Alejandro Valverde ESP green Points classification A green jersey MOV 2015 + 6' 47" 8 Mikel Nieve ESP SKY 2015 + 7' 06" 9 Daniel Moreno ESP KAT 2015 + 7' 12" 10 Louis Meintjes RSA MTN 2015 + 10' 26" Final general classification (11–158) Rank Rider Team Time 11 Domenico Pozzovivo ITA ALM 2015 + 11' 10" 12 David Arroyo ESP CJR 2015 + 13' 29" 13 Gianluca Brambilla ITA EQS 2015 + 15' 26" 14 Bart De Clercq BEL LTS 2015 + 16' 34" 15 Romain Sicard FRA EUC 2015 + 16' 46" 16 Kenny Elissonde FRA FDJ 2015 + 17' 07" 17 Fabrice Jeandesboz FRA EUC 2015 + 17' 10" 18 André Cardoso POR TCG 2015 + 23' 31" 19 Giovanni Visconti ITA MOV 2015 + 36' 19" 20 Diego Rosa ITA AST 2015 + 43' 27" 21 Nelson Oliveira POR LAM 2015 + 44' 24" 22 Sergio Henao COL SKY 2015 + 44' 30" 23 Haimar Zubeldia ESP TFR 2015 + 45' 19" 24 Fränk Schleck LUX TFR 2015 + 48' 48" 25 Mikel Landa ESP AST 2015 + 51' 30" 26 Nicolas Roche IRL SKY 2015 + 53' 38" 27 Maxime Monfort BEL LTS 2015 + 54' 37" 28 Maxime Bouet FRA EQS 2015 + 1h 00' 14" 29 Carlos Verona ESP EQS 2015 + 1h 02' 49" 30 Daniel Navarro ESP COF 2015 + 1h 06' 08" 31 Alberto Losada ESP KAT 2015 + 1h 06' 47" 32 Rodolfo Torres COL COL 2015 + 1h 12' 17" 33 Luis León Sánchez ESP AST 2015 + 1h 15' 05" 34 José Gonçalves POR CJR 2015 + 1h 15' 39" 35 Paweł Poljański POL TTS 2015 + 1h 16' 20" 36 Tiago Machado POR KAT 2015 + 1h 25' 37" 37 George Bennett NZL TLJ 2015 + 1h 26' 33" 38 Larry Warbasse USA IAM 2015 + 1h 31' 24" 39 Eduard Vorganov RUS KAT 2015 + 1h 32' 57" 40 Andrey Amador CRC MOV 2015 + 1h 37' 46" 41 Matteo Montaguti ITA ALM 2015 + 1h 47' 20" 42 Lawson Craddock USA GIA 2015 + 1h 48' 55" 43 José Joaquín Rojas ESP MOV 2015 + 1h 52' 12" 44 Ángel Madrazo ESP CJR 2015 + 1h 52' 44" 45 Rubén Plaza ESP LAM 2015 + 1h 53' 41" 46 Joe Dombrowski USA TCG 2015 + 1h 53' 47" 47 Sylvain Chavanel FRA IAM 2015 + 1h 55' 16" 48 Ricardo Vilela POR CJR 2015 + 1h 55' 18" 49 Tosh Van der Sande BEL LTS 2015 + 1h 57' 42" 50 Pierre Rolland FRA EUC 2015 + 1h 59' 10" 51 Mikaël Cherel FRA ALM 2015 + 1h 59' 28" 52 Jesper Hansen DEN TTS 2015 + 2h 01' 46" 53 Alex Cano COL COL 2015 + 2h 03' 58" 54 Riccardo Zoidl AUT TFR 2015 + 2h 09' 40" 55 Adam Hansen AUS LTS 2015 + 2h 11' 06" 56 Darwin Atapuma COL BMC 2015 + 2h 12' 42" 57 Dario Cataldo ITA AST 2015 + 2h 18' 30" 58 Cyril Gautier FRA EUC 2015 + 2h 18' 40" 59 Amaël Moinard FRA BMC 2015 + 2h 18' 51" 60 Leonardo Duque COL COL 2015 + 2h 19' 38" 61 Cyril Lemoine FRA COF 2015 + 2h 21' 39" 62 Pieter Serry BEL EQS 2015 + 2h 26' 30" 63 Kristijan Đurasek CRO LAM 2015 + 2h 29' 10" 64 Koen de Kort NED GIA 2015 + 2h 29' 29" 65 Yukiya Arashiro JPN EUC 2015 + 2h 30' 07" 66 Jay McCarthy AUS TTS 2015 + 2h 31' 13" 67 Fabio Duarte COL COL 2015 + 2h 31' 14" 68 Andrey Zeits KAZ AST 2015 + 2h 32' 07" 69 Geraint Thomas GBR SKY 2015 + 2h 32' 24" 70 Miguel Ángel Rubiano COL COL 2015 + 2h 36' 54" 71 Ian Boswell USA SKY 2015 + 2h 36' 59" 72 Moreno Moser ITA TCG 2015 + 2h 37' 11" 73 Jérôme Cousin FRA EUC 2015 + 2h 38' 40" 74 Julien Simon FRA COF 2015 + 2h 39' 01" 75 Ben King USA TCG 2015 + 2h 39' 09" 76 Pavel Kochetkov RUS KAT 2015 + 2h 39' 39" 77 Salvatore Puccio ITA SKY 2015 + 2h 41' 05" 78 Alessandro De Marchi ITA BMC 2015 + 2h 41' 16" 79 Natnael Berhane ERI MTN 2015 + 2h 41' 24" 80 Javier Moreno ESP MOV 2015 + 2h 43' 31" 81 Francisco Ventoso ESP MOV 2015 + 2h 44' 45" 82 Jelle Vanendert BEL LTS 2015 + 2h 45' 39" 83 Vasil Kiryienka BLR SKY 2015 + 2h 49' 18" 84 Daryl Impey RSA OGE 2015 + 2h 50' 57" 85 Rinaldo Nocentini ITA ALM 2015 + 2h 51' 47" 86 Vicente Reynès ESP IAM 2015 + 2h 53' 34" 87 Juan Pablo Valencia COL COL 2015 + 2h 56' 07" 88 Omar Fraile ESP blue polkadot Mountains classification A white jersey with blue polka dots CJR 2015 + 2h 57' 47" 89 Markel Irizar ESP TFR 2015 + 2h 59' 18" 90 John Degenkolb GER GIA 2015 + 2h 59' 49" 91 Christian Knees GER SKY 2015 + 3h 00' 10" 92 Carlos Quintero COL COL 2015 + 3h 02' 35" 93 Jens Keukeleire BEL OGE 2015 + 3h 03' 40" 94 Davide Villella ITA TCG 2015 + 3h 04' 39" 95 Timo Roosen NED TLJ 2015 + 3h 08' 44" 96 Sébastien Minard FRA ALM 2015 + 3h 09' 11" 97 Pello Bilbao ESP CJR 2015 + 3h 09' 51" 98 Yoann Bagot FRA COF 2015 + 3h 12' 17" 99 Bert-Jan Lindeman NED TLJ 2015 + 3h 13' 18" 100 Imanol Erviti ESP MOV 2015 + 3h 13' 43" 101 Pavel Brutt RUS TTS 2015 + 3h 14' 23" 102 Steve Cummings GBR MTN 2015 + 3h 17' 32" 103 Ángel Vicioso ESP KAT 2015 + 3h 18' 33" 104 Mike Teunissen NED TLJ 2015 + 3h 19' 28" 105 Kristian Sbaragli ITA MTN 2015 + 3h 19' 55" 106 Marcel Aregger SUI IAM 2015 + 3h 23' 32" 107 Nikolas Maes BEL EQS 2015 + 3h 25' 03" 108 Luka Mezgec SLO GIA 2015 + 3h 27' 22" 109 Mickaël Delage FRA FDJ 2015 + 3h 28' 04" 110 Tom Van Asbroeck BEL TLJ 2015 + 3h 28' 33" 111 Laurent Pichon FRA FDJ 2015 + 3h 30' 07" 112 Alexis Gougeard FRA ALM 2015 + 3h 30' 45" 113 Kévin Reza FRA FDJ 2015 + 3h 31' 50" 114 Simon Gerrans AUS OGE 2015 + 3h 31' 54" 115 Dennis van Winden NED TLJ 2015 + 3h 33' 46" 116 Dominique Rollin CAN COF 2015 + 3h 35' 35" 117 Martin Velits SVK EQS 2015 + 3h 37' 35" 118 Jempy Drucker LUX BMC 2015 + 3h 37' 37" 119 Simon Pellaud SUI IAM 2015 + 3h 38' 39" 120 Olivier Le Gac FRA FDJ 2015 + 3h 38' 53" 121 Johan Vansummeren BEL ALM 2015 + 3h 39' 07" 122 Jaco Venter RSA MTN 2015 + 3h 41' 39" 123 Jay Thomson RSA MTN 2015 + 3h 43' 05" 124 Joey Rosskopf USA BMC 2015 + 3h 43' 08" 125 Tsgabu Grmay ETH LAM 2015 + 3h 43' 26" 126 Jasper De Buyst BEL LTS 2015 + 3h 44' 12" 127 Brayan Ramírez COL COL 2015 + 3h 44' 21" 128 Johann Van Zyl RSA MTN 2015 + 3h 44' 36" 129 Alex Howes USA TCG 2015 + 3h 44' 42" 130 Mathew Hayman AUS OGE 2015 + 3h 45' 38" 131 Daniele Bennati ITA TTS 2015 + 3h 48' 58" 132 Yaroslav Popovych UKR TFR 2015 + 3h 49' 11" 133 Jimmy Engoulvent FRA EUC 2015 + 3h 51' 04" 134 Youcef Reguigui ALG MTN 2015 + 3h 51' 24" 135 Alessandro Vanotti ITA AST 2015 + 3h 53' 40" 136 Walter Pedraza COL COL 2015 + 3h 55' 04" 137 Songezo Jim RSA MTN 2015 + 3h 56' 25" 138 Antoine Duchesne CAN EUC 2015 + 3h 57' 37" 139 Rory Sutherland AUS MOV 2015 + 3h 59' 04" 140 Maciej Bodnar POL TTS 2015 + 3h 59' 47" 141 Danny van Poppel NED TFR 2015 + 3h 59' 51" 142 Thierry Hupond FRA GIA 2015 + 3h 59' 53" 143 Johannes Fröhlinger GER GIA 2015 + 4h 00' 25" 144 Ilia Koshevoy BLR LAM 2015 + 4h 00' 30" 145 Tony Hurel FRA EUC 2015 + 4h 00' 53" 146 Gatis Smukulis LAT KAT 2015 + 4h 01' 51" 147 Damien Howson AUS OGE 2015 + 4h 05' 19" 148 Iljo Keisse BEL EQS 2015 + 4h 07' 06" 149 Carlos Barbero ESP CJR 2015 + 4h 07' 22" 150 Blel Kadri FRA ALM 2015 + 4h 10' 04" 151 Valerio Conti ITA LAM 2015 + 4h 11' 24" 152 Maximiliano Richeze ARG LAM 2015 + 4h 13' 33" 153 Martijn Keizer NED TLJ 2015 + 4h 14' 01" 154 Gediminas Bagdonas LTU ALM 2015 + 4h 16' 22" 155 Tom Stamsnijder NED GIA 2015 + 4h 17' 57" 156 Murilo Fischer BRA FDJ 2015 + 4h 21' 19" 157 Zico Waeytens BEL GIA 2015 + 4h 37' 10" 158 Boy van Poppel NED TFR 2015 + 4h 57' 31" Points classification + Final points classification (1–10)Vuelta a España 2015 – Points classification http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Vuelta_a_Espana_2015_Points_Classification ProCyclingStats 8 October 2015 Rank Rider Team Points 1 Alejandro Valverde ESP green Points classification A green jersey MOV 2015 118 2 Joaquim Rodríguez ESP white Combination classification A white jersey KAT 2015 116 3 Esteban Chaves COL OGE 2015 108 4 Tom Dumoulin NED GIA 2015 105 5 Nicolas Roche IRL SKY 2015 97 6 Fabio Aru ITA red General classification A red jersey AST 2015 97 7 John Degenkolb GER GIA 2015 93 8 Rafał Majka POL SAX 2015 89 9 Nairo Quintana COL MOV 2015 84 10 José Joaquín Rojas ESP MOV 2015 76 Mountains classification + Final mountains classification (1–10)Vuelta a España 2015 – Mountains classification http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Vuelta_a_Espana_2015_Teams_Classification ProCyclingStats 8 October 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304065045/http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Vuelta_a_Espana_2015_Teams_Classification 4 March 2016 dead Rank Rider Team Points 1 Omar Fraile ESP blue polkadot Mountains classification A white jersey with blue polka dots CJR 2015 82 2 Rubén Plaza ESP LAM 2015 63 3 Fränk Schleck LUX TFR 2015 30 4 Alessandro de Marchi ITA BMC 2015 28 5 Mikel Landa ESP AST 2015 28 6 José Gonçalves POR CJR 2015 24 7 Rodolfo Torres COL COL 2015 22 8 Pierre Rolland FRA EUC 2015 20 9 José Joaquín Rojas ESP MOV 2015 19 10 Mikaël Cherel FRA ALM 2015 18 Combination classification + Final combination classification (1–10) Rank Rider Team Points 1 Joaquim Rodríguez ESP white Combination classification A white jersey KAT 2015 16 2 Fabio Aru ITA red General classification A red jersey AST 2015 23 3 Tom Dumoulin NED GIA 2015 24 4 Rafał Majka POL SAX 2015 38 5 Esteban Chaves COL OGE 2015 43 6 Nicolas Roche IRL SKY 2015 46 7 Mikel Landa ESP AST 2015 49 8 José Gonçalves POR CJR 2015 52 9 Nelson Oliveira POR LAM 2015 57 10 Fränk Schleck LUX TFR 2015 59 Team classification + Final teams classification (1–10)Vuelta a España 2015 – Teams classification http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Vuelta_a_Espana_2015_Teams_Classification ProCyclingStats 8 October 2015 Rank Team Points 1 ESP MOV 2015 256h 44' 38" 2 GBR SKY 2015 + 29' 47" 3 RUS KAT 2015 + 35' 44" 4 KAZ AST 2015 + 48' 24" 5 FRA EUC 2015 + 1h 11' 00" 6 ESP CJR 2015 + 1h 20' 44" 7 RUS SAX 2015 + 1h 40' 58" 8 BEL EQS 2015 + 1h 43' 44" 9 BEL LTS 2015 + 1h 55' 17" 10 FRA COF 2015 + 2h 36' 11" See also Sports Spain 2015 in men's road cycling 2015 in sports References 30em Sources Race regulations http://netstorage.lequipe.fr/ASO/cyclisme/la-vuelta/2015/reglement/VE15_Regulations_EN.pdf Vuelta a España Unipublic https://web.archive.org/web/20150818140515/http://netstorage.lequipe.fr/ASO/cyclisme/la-vuelta/2015/reglement/VE15_Regulations_EN.pdf 18 August 2015 live 18 August 2015 Race regulations 2015 External links Vuelta a España 2015 2015 Vuelta a España http://www.lavuelta.com/la-vuelta/2015/us/ 2015 Vuelta a España 1 11 12 21 2015 Category:2015 UCI World Tour Category:2015 in Spanish road cycling Category:August 2015 sports events in Spain Category:September 2015 sports events in Spain