2024 Vuelta a Andalucía explained

2024 Vuelta a Andalucía
Series:	2024 UCI ProSeries
Date:	16 February 2024
Stages:	1
Distance:	4.95
Unit:	km
First:	Maxim Van Gils
First Nat:	BEL
First Color:	yellow
Second:	Juan Ayuso
Second Nat:	ESP
Third:	Antonio Tiberi
Third Nat:	ITA
Previous:	2023
Next:	2025

The 2024 Vuelta a Andalucía Ruta del Sol (English: Tour of Andalucia Route of the Sun) was a road cycling stage race that was scheduled to take place between 14 and 18 February 2024 in the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain. However, due to farmers protests in the region, the race was shortened to a single 5 kilometer time trial, as the race organizers could not guarantee the safety of the race. The race was rated as a category 2.Pro event on the 2024 UCI ProSeries calendar, and will be the 70th edition of the Vuelta a Andalucía.

Teams

Seven of the 18 UCI WorldTeams and eight UCI ProTeams made up the 15 teams that participated in the race.^[1]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

Route

Stage characteristics and winners

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Stage winner
1	14 February	Almuñécar to Cádiar	162.3km (100.8miles)		Hilly stage	Stage cancelled
2	15 February	Vélez-Málaga to Alcaudete	192.2km (119.4miles)		Mountain stage	Stage cancelled
3	16 February	Arjona Alcaudete to Pozoblanco Alcaudete	161km (100miles) 4.95km (03.08miles)		Individual time trial
4	17 February	Córdoba Lucena to Lucena	166.7km (103.6miles) 100km (100miles)		Mountain stage	Stage cancelled
5	18 February	Benahavís to La Línea de la Concepción	168km (104miles)		Hilly stage	Stage cancelled
Total			4.95km (03.08miles)

Stages

Stage 1

14 February 2024 – Almuñécar to Cádiar, 162.3km (100.8miles)^[2] Stage cancelled due to lack of Guardia Civil officers due to farmers' demonstrations.

Stage 2

15 February 2024 – Vélez-Málaga to Alcaudete, 192.2km (119.4miles)^[3] Stage cancelled due to lack of Guardia Civil officers due to farmers' demonstrations.

Stage 3

16 February 2024 – Alcaudete to Alcaudete, 4.95km (03.08miles) (ITT)^[4]

Stage 4

17 February 2024 – Lucena to Lucena, 100km (100miles)^[5] Stage cancelled due to lack of Guardia Civil officers due to farmers' demonstrations.

Stage 5

18 February 2024 – Benahavís to La Línea de la Concepción, 168km (104miles)^[6] Stage cancelled due to lack of Guardia Civil officers due to farmers' demonstrations.

Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage

Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Sprints classification	Andalusian rider classification	Spanish rider classification	Combination classification	Team classification
1	Stage cancelled
2	Stage cancelled
3	Maxim Van Gils	Maxim Van Gils	Maxim Van Gils	Not awarded	Not awarded	Not awarded	Not awarded	Not awarded
4	Stage cancelled
5	Stage cancelled
Final		Not awarded	Not awarded	Not awarded	Not awarded	Not awarded	Not awarded	Not awarded	Not awarded

Notes and References

1. Web site: Equipos. Spanish. Teams. Vuelta a Andalucía. Deporinter. 11 February 2024.
2. Web site: Stage 1. Vuelta a Andalucía. Deporinter. 11 February 2024.
3. Web site: Stage 2. Vuelta a Andalucía. Deporinter. 11 February 2024.
4. Web site: Stage 3. Vuelta a Andalucía. Deporinter. 11 February 2024.
5. Web site: Stage 4. Vuelta a Andalucía. Deporinter. 11 February 2024.
6. Web site: Stage 5. Vuelta a Andalucía. Deporinter. 11 February 2024.