Vuelta a España records and statistics explained

The Vuelta a España is an important cycling race (one of the Grand Tours). The first Vuelta a España was in 1935. As the Vuelta a España is a stage race, a classification based on times is calculated after every stage. The cyclist with the lowest time after a stage is the leader of the general classification after that stage. A jersey is given to that cyclist, which the cyclist wears during the next stage. From 1999 to 2009, this jersey had a golden color and was named the golden jersey. From 2010 onwards, the leader's jersey was red. It has also been black and white at different points in the Vuelta's history.

Although the leader of the classification after a stage gets the leader's jersey, he is not considered the winner of that jersey, only the wearer. Only after the final stage, the wearer of the leader's jersey is considered the winner, and therefore the winner of the Vuelta a España.

Since the first Vuelta a España in 1935, there have been 1,491 stages, up to and including the Stage 12 of the 2021 Vuelta a España The race leader following each stage has been awarded a leader's jersey.

Although the number of stages is 1,491, there have been 1,492 leader's jerseys awarded, because after the first stage of the 1948 Vuelta a España, Bernardo Ruiz and Julián Berrendero shared the lead and both received the leader's jersey. As of 2021, 1,492 leader's jerseys have been awarded in the Vuelta a España to 226 different riders.

Jerseys per rider

Key:

Cyclists who are still active
In previous Vueltas a España, sometimes a stage was split in two. On such occasions, only the cyclist leading at the end of the day is counted. The "Leader's jerseys" column gives the number of days that the cyclist wore the leader's jersey, the "Vuelta wins" column gives the number of times that the cyclist won the Vuelta. The next three columns indicate the number of times the rider won the points classification, the mountains classification, and the years in which the rider lead the general classification, with bold years indicating an overall Vuelta win.

For example: Alex Zülle has spent 48 days in the leader's jersey, and won the overall classification two times. He wore the leader's jersey in the Vueltas of 1993, 1996, 1997 and 2000, of which he won the 1996 and 1997 Vueltas.

data-sort-type="number"Rank!NameCountryLeader's
jerseys
Vuelta WinsPointsKoMYears
1 482001993, 1996, 1997, 2000
2 Primož Roglič 373202019, 2020, 2021, 2022
3 344102000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
4= 321101941, 1945, 1946, 1947
4= 323121992, 1993, 1994
4= 322001935, 1936
7= 271402006, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014
7= 272031941, 1942, 1945, 1948
7= Chris Froome 272102011, 2017
10 263002008, 2012, 2014
11 250201967, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975
12 Laurent Jalabert241411995, 1996, 1997, 1998
13 231001995, 1998, 1999, 2000
14= 220001946, 1947
14= 222012005, 2007
16 Óscar Sevilla 210002001, 2002
17= 201101977
17= 201002010, 2013
19= 191021950
19= 190002003, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015
19= Remco Evenepoel 19 1 0 0 2022, 2023
22 181001991
23 170001970, 1971, 1972
24= 161001956
24= 162011972, 1974
24= 160002003
27= 151001963
27= 152001984, 1985, 1989
27= 152001978, 1983
27= 151001946, 1948
27= Nairo Quintana151002014, 2016, 2019
27= 151001980
33= 141101962, 1968
33= 140001988
33= Sepp Kuss140002023
36= 130101972, 1975
36= 130001985, 1986
36= 131011979
39= 121001981
39= 121001990
39= 120001992
39= 121011983, 1986
39= 121011948
39= 120001941
39= 121001965
46= 111021987
46= 110101958, 1959, 1964, 1965
46= Simon Yates 111002018
49= 100001967
49= 101011970, 1971, 1975
49= 101001999
49= 100001966, 1967
53= 90001962
53= 90101978
53= 90001989
53= 91001955, 1957
53= 91101973
53= 90001985, 1990, 1992
59= 81001984
59= 80001981
59= 80001982, 1986
59= 80001983, 1990
59= 81001973, 1976
64= 70001982
64= 71002015
64= 70002001, 2002
64= Odd Christian Eiking 70002021
64= 71401987, 1988
64= 71101982, 1983
64= 70001979
64= 70001984
64= 71001969
64= 71001964, 1965
64= 71001958
64= 70101976
76= 61001971
76= Esteban Chaves 60002015
76= 60001982
76= 60001960
76= 61001955
76= 60002015
76= 61011970
83= 50001976
83= 50002010
83= 50002009
83= Richard Carapaz 50002020
83= 50002008, 2011
83= 50001988, 1991
83= 50001983
83= 50002010
83= 51002013
83= 51201967, 1968
83= 50031959
83= 50002004
83= Rudy Molard 5 0 0 0 2018, 2022
83= 50001964
83= 50101964, 1968
83= 50001961
83= 50001980
83= 51002006
101= Darwin Atapuma40002016
101= 40021957
101= 40001996
101= 40102007, 2008, 2011
101= 41002000, 2001
101= 40001987
101= 40002007
101= 41011966
101= 41001968
101= 40001985
101= 40141998
101= 40001990
101= Michał Kwiatkowski40002016, 2018
101= 40012008
101= 40002005
101= 40001961
101= 40001997
101= Nicolas Roche40002013, 2019
101= 41111959
101= 40001974, 1975
101= 40002011
122= 30001960, 1962
122= 30002004
122= 30001950
122= 30002006, 2013
122= Jonathan Castroviejo 30002012, 2014
122= 30001976
122= 30001958
122= 31001960
122= 30001966
122= 30001959
122= 30001983
122= 30001955
122= 30101997, 1998
122= 30102006
122= 30001989
122= Miguel Ángel López 30002019
122= 30001960
122= Michael Matthews30002014
122= 30002001
122= 30001969
122= 30001959
122= 30001969
122= 30101969
122= 31011947
122= 30001961, 1964
122= 30001968, 1969
148= 20001955
148= 20002001
148= Mark Cavendish 20102010
148= 20001996
148= Rohan Dennis20002017, 2018
148= 20002006
148= 20001997
148= 20001999
148= 20001976
148= 20002007
148= 20001999, 2003
148= 20102009
148= 20001966
148= Jesús Herrada 20002018
148= 20002004
148= 20001973
148= 20001976
148= 20002008
148= 20001955
148= 20001985
148= 20001987
148= 21001961
148= Rein Taaramäe 20002021
148= 20001961
148= 20001974
148= 20001999
148= 20001998
148= Lenny Martinez 20002023
176= Edoardo Affini 1 0 0 0 2022
176= 10001960
176= 10002008
176= 10001958
176= 10101957
176= 10001957
176= 10001958
176= David de la Cruz10002016
176= 10001967
176= 10001989
176= 10002007
176= 10001935
176= Kenny Elissonde 10002021
176= 10001935
176= Nicolas Edet 10002019
176= 10002009
176= 10011989
176= Rubén Fernández10002016
176= Jakob Fuglsang 10002011
176= 10001960
176= Robert Gesink 1 0 0 0 2022
176= 10001948
176= 11002002
176= 10002000
176= 10002004
176= 10001936
176= 10031964
176= 10002016
176=Yves Lampaert10002017
176= 10002011
176= 10001961
176= 10001986
176= 10001946
176= 10001960
176= Bauke Mollema 10102011
176= 10001957
176= 10002013
176= 10001957
176= 10001992
176= 10001946
176= 10001958
176= 10001995
176= 10001968
176= 10002008
176= 10001967
176= 10012006
176= Mike Teunissen 1 0 0 0 2022
176= Dylan Teuns 10002019
176= 10001988
176= 10001989
176= 10101956
176= 10001987
176= 10002015
176= 10001986
176= 10001959
176= 10001991
176= 10002002
176= Lorenzo Milesi 10002023
176= Andrea Piccolo 10002023

Jerseys per country

The leader's jersey has been awarded to 23 different countries since 1935. In the table below, "Jerseys" indicates the number of leader's jerseys that were given to cyclists of each country. "Vuelta wins" stands for the number of Vuelta wins by cyclists of that country, "Points" for the number of times the points classification was won by a cyclist of that country and "KoM" for the number of times the mountains classification was won by a cyclist of that country. "Combo'" shows the winners of the combination classification, This classification is calculated by adding the numeral ranks of each cyclist in the general, points, and mountains classifications (a rider must have a score in all). The "Most recent" column shows the cyclist of the country that wore the leader's jersey most recently. The "Different holders" column gives the number of different cyclists of the country that wore the leader's jersey.

RankCountryJerseysVuelta WinsPointsKoMCombo'Most recent cyclistMost recent dateDifferent holders
164632174913 Jesús Herrada2018, stage 1387
216381322Remco Evenepoel2023, stage 530
31589592Lenny Martinez2023, stage 725
41106531Andrea Piccolo2023, stage 122
5895221Fabian Cancellara2009, stage 75
6643303Simon Yates2018, stage 218
7562610Mike Teunissen2022, stage 214
8=513800André Greipel2009, stage 67
8=512062Nairo Quintana2019, stage 98
10403200Primož Roglič 2022, stage 42
11302012Denis Menchov2007, stage 213
12262001Sepp Kuss2023, stage 214
13201402Nicolas Roche2019, stage 43
14100120Rohan Dennis2018, stage 14
1560100Odd Christian Eiking2021, stage 122
16=50000Joaquim Agostinho1976, stage 161
16=51001Alexander Vinokourov2006, stage 211
16=50100Jakob Fuglsang2011, stage 12
16=50010Richard Carapaz2020, stage 121
20=40000Michał Kwiatkowski2018, stage 41
21=20000Benoît Joachim2004, stage 41
21=20000Rein Taaramäe2021, stage 41
2310000Peter Velits2015, Stage 1 1
2400100--0

Stage wins per country

Riders from 34 countries have won at least one stage in the Vuelta. Tables are correct as of 17 September 2023

Country
557
231
185
132
120
75
37
32
31
Country
28
25
21
20
17
17
12
11
7
Country
6
5
5
5
5
4
3
3
3
Country
3
2
2
2
2
2
1

Detailed table

Year
1935471--------------------2----------
19361182-------------------------------
194122---------------------------------
194213-25------------------------------
194517--------------2------------------
194620---2----------1------------------
19471726-------------------------------
19481641-------------------------------
19501735-------------------------------
19554-92------------------------------
19564635---1--------------------------
19577233------------------------------
19585833------------------------------
195994-4-----------1------------------
19601071-------------------------------
1961103-3-----------1------------------
19623-2713---1------------------------
196365-41----1------------------------
196478-11---2-------------------------
196579-3-1----------------------------
196610-3-9-----------------------------
196752-291--2-------------------------
1968813-23--2-------------------------
196911332----2-------------------------
197088-14--------------1--------------
197138-27-----------------------------
1972122--7-----------------------------
1973313-24-----------------------------
1974108-21----------2------------------
19751046-1--------1--------------------
1976261-55---------1---1--------------
19774141-2-----------------------------
197866153-----------------------------
1979610-14----2------------------------
1980713112---5-----------------1------
198112-432-------1---------------------
1982118-2-------------------------1----
19839335---------1--------------------
198451041-1----------------------------
1985831-1-3--31----------------------
198692-6-1--121-----------------------
198711132--4--2------------------------
19888-1-6-1-22--1---------------------
1989633-422-2-1-----------------------
19906213143---1-1-------1-------------
19918-2-512---1-2---------------------
1992532-5-12---------4----------------
19935--22-16---------3--1---------1---
19941-472-16--------------------------
19953-5515-1--1-1---------------------
1996-21121-14--1-----------------------
19975-1333-1--2-1-----3---------------
19986-5-22-3--3---------------1-------
1999523116-1--1-----------------1-1---
20009-7-1-11--1---1-------------------
20017-2--3212--11-----1---------1-----
200210-9---1---1-----------------------
20039-6--21-1---11------------------1-
200411-5---1---11----------------------
20056-3-13--1---1-41----1-------------
20066-3--3--1--1--41----1-------------
20077-7-121---21----------------------
20087452-------21---------------------
20091-2215-211-1-1--1-------1--1------
20107221----3--3-------1-1---1--------
20114-2112-111---1-----1-3----1----1--
2012822--5--1-1--1---------------1----
201331141--1-1-2121---2------1--------
20145-42-51------2--------1-1---------
20154121412--1-1-1-1---1-1------------
14231-113-1-2------1-------------
1351--2-2-----1-1-----31----------
4145----1--2-3----------1---------
42-1212--2-11---4-----------------
23-2-2--12--1---4-------1---------
-2133-1-----32--4-----1---1-------
22--2-2--2--33--1-----------1----3
1321211----133-12-----------------
TOTAL557231185132120753732312820172521111217765554342323221113

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