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The 2021 Vuelta a Espena ran from Saturday, August 14 until Sunday, September 5.
The Vuelta a Espana is one of professional cycling’s three Grand Tour races, alongside the Tour de France and Giro d’Italia.
Slovenia’s Primoz Roglic – who was also coming off a gold medal in the road time trial at the Tokyo Olympics – made it three Vuelta victories in a row.
Australia’s Jack Haig managed to finish third, while compatriot Michael Storer was took out the King of the Mountains title.
The youngest of cycling’s Grand Tours, the Vuelta a Espana was first raced in 1935, but took another 20 years to really establish itself as a serious tour. Like the other tours, it is comprises 21 stages, raced across 23 days.
The tour always takes riders through the Pyrenees mountains and usually finishes in the Spanish capital of Madrid.
Spaniard Roberto Heras holds the record for the most Vuelta victories, with four.
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Stage Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sat Aug 14 | Burgos to Burgos | 8 km | Individual time trial |
| 2 | Sun Aug 15 | Caleruega to Burgos | 169.5 km | Flat |
| 3 | Mon Aug 16 | Santo Domingo de Silos to Picón Blanco | 203 km | Medium mountain |
| 4 | Tue Aug 17 | El Burgo de Osma to Molina de Aragón | 163.6 km | Flat |
| 5 | Wed Aug 18 | Tarancón to Albacete | 184.4 km | Flat |
| 6 | Thu Aug 19 | Requena to Alto de Cullera | 159 km | Flat |
| 7 | Fri Aug 20 | Gandía to Balcón de Alicante | 152 km | Mountain |
| 8 | Sat Aug 21 | Santa Pola to La Manga del Mar Menor | 163.3 km | Flat |
| 9 | Sun Aug 22 | Puerto Lumbreras to Alto de Velefique | 187.8 km | Mountain |
| Mon Aug 23 | Rest day | |||
| 10 | Tue Aug 24 | Roquetas de Mar to Rincón de la Victoria | 190.2 km | Hilly |
| 11 | Wed Aug 25 | Antequera to Valdepeñas de Jaén | 131.6 km | Hilly |
| 12 | Thu Aug 26 | Jaén to Córdoba | 166.7 km | Hilly |
| 13 | Fri Aug 27 | Belmez to Villanueva de la Serena | 197.2 km | Flat |
| 14 | Sat Aug 28 | Don Benito to Pico Villuercas | 159.7 km | Mountain |
| 15 | Sun Aug 29 | Navalmoral de la Mata to El Barraco | 193.4 km | Mountain |
| Mon Aug 30 | Rest day | |||
| 16 | Tue Aug 31 | Laredo to Santa Cruz de Bezana | 170.8 km | Flat |
| 17 | Wed Sep 1 | Unquera to Lagos de Covadonga | 181.6 km | Mountain |
| 18 | Thu Sep 2 | Salas to Alto de Gamoniteiru | 159.2 km | Mountain |
| 19 | Fri Sep 3 | Tapia to Monforte de Lemos | 187.8 km | Hilly |
| 20 | Sat Sep 4 | Sanxenxo to Mos | 173.6 km | Medium mountain |
| 21 | Sun Sep 5 | Padrón to Santiago de Compostela | 33.7 km | Individual time trial |
