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Vuelta a Espana 2015

2015 Vuelta a España
2015 UCI World Tour, race 22 of 28
Map of the 2015 Vuelta a España route, from Marbella to Madrid.(stage courses in red)
Race details
Dates 22 August – 13 September
Stages 21
Distance 3,358.1 km (2,087 mi)
Winning time 85h 36' 13""
Results
  Winner Fabio Aru (ITA) (Astana)
  Second Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) (Team Katusha)
  Third Rafał Majka (POL) (Tinkoff–Saxo)
  Points Alejandro Valverde (ESP) (Movistar Team)
  Mountains Omar Fraile (ESP) (Caja Rural–Seguros RGA)
  Combination Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) (Team Katusha)
  Combativity Tom Dumoulin (NED) (Team Giant–Alpecin)
  Team Movistar Team  
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  Winner Fabio Aru (ITA) (Astana)
  Second Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) (Team Katusha)
  Third Rafał Majka (POL) (Tinkoff–Saxo)
  Points Alejandro Valverde (ESP) (Movistar Team)
  Mountains Omar Fraile (ESP) (Caja Rural–Seguros RGA)
  Combination Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) (Team Katusha)
  Combativity Tom Dumoulin (NED) (Team Giant–Alpecin)
  Team Movistar Team  

Route and stages

Stage characteristics and winners
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1 22 August Puerto Banús to Marbella 7.4 km (4.6 mi)   Team time trial BMC Racing Team
2 23 August Alhaurín de la Torre to Caminito del Rey 158.7 km (98.6 mi)   Medium-mountain stage Esteban Chaves (COL)
3 24 August Mijas to Málaga 158.4 km (98.4 mi)   Flat stage Peter Sagan (SVK)
4 25 August Estepona to Vejer de la Frontera 209.6 km (130.2 mi)   Hilly stage Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
5 26 August Rota to Alcalá de Guadaíra 167.3 km (104.0 mi)   Flat stage Caleb Ewan (AUS)
6 27 August Córdoba to Sierra de Cazorla 200.3 km (124.5 mi)   Medium-mountain stage Esteban Chaves (COL)
7 28 August Jódar to La Alpujarra 191.1 km (118.7 mi)   Mountain stage Bert-Jan Lindeman (NED)
8 29 August Puebla de Don Fadrique to Murcia 182.5 km (113.4 mi)   Flat stage Jasper Stuyven (BEL)
9 30 August Torrevieja to Cumbre del Sol, Benitachell 168.3 km (104.6 mi)   Medium-mountain stage Tom Dumoulin (NED)
10 31 August Valencia to Castellón de la Plana 146.6 km (91.1 mi)   Flat stage Kristian Sbaragli (ITA)
  1 September Andorra la Vella   Rest day
11 2 September Andorra la Vella to Cortals d'Encamp 138 km (86 mi)   Mountain stage Mikel Landa (ESP)
12 3 September Escaldes-Engordany, Andorra to Lleida 173 km (107 mi)   Flat stage Danny van Poppel (NED)
13 4 September Calatayud to Tarazona 178 km (111 mi)   Medium-mountain stage Nelson Oliveira (POR)
14 5 September Vitoria-Gasteiz to Alto Campoo, Fuente del Chivo 215 km (134 mi)   Mountain stage Alessandro De Marchi (ITA)
15 6 September Comillas to Sotres, Cabrales 175.8 km (109.2 mi)   Mountain stage Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP)
16 7 September Luarca to Ermita del Alba, Quirós 185 km (115 mi)   Mountain stage Fränk Schleck (LUX)
  8 September Burgos   Rest day
17 9 September Burgos 38.7 km (24.0 mi)   Individual time trial Tom Dumoulin (NED)
18 10 September Roa de Duero to Riaza 204 km (127 mi)   Medium-mountain stage Nicolas Roche (IRL)
19 11 September Medina del Campo to Ávila 185.8 km (115.5 mi)   Hilly stage Alexis Gougeard (FRA)
20 12 September San Lorenzo de El Escorial to Cercedilla 175.8 km (109.2 mi)   Mountain stage Rubén Plaza (ESP)
21 13 September Alcalá de Henares to Madrid 98.8 km (61.4 mi)   Flat stage John Degenkolb (GER)
  Total 3,358.1 km (2,087 mi)

Classification leadership

Mountain points
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
Classification leadership by stage
Stage Winner General classification Points classification Mountains classification Combination classification Team classification Combativity award
1 BMC Racing Team Peter Velits not awarded not awarded not awarded BMC Racing Team Cameron Meyer
2 Esteban Chaves Esteban Chaves Esteban Chaves Esteban Chaves Esteban Chaves Team Sky José Gonçalves
3 Peter Sagan Omar Fraile Omar Fraile
4 Alejandro Valverde Peter Sagan Brayan Ramírez
5 Caleb Ewan Tom Dumoulin Iljo Keisse
6 Esteban Chaves Esteban Chaves Miguel Ángel Rubiano
7 Bert-Jan Lindeman Esteban Chaves Amets Txurruka
8 Jasper Stuyven Ángel Madrazo
9 Tom Dumoulin Tom Dumoulin Tom Dumoulin Omar Fraile
10 Kristian 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
16 Fränk Schleck Joaquim Rodríguez Rodolfo Torres
17 Tom Dumoulin Tom Dumoulin Tom Dumoulin
18 Nicolas Roche Movistar Team Ángel Madrazo
19 Alexis Gougeard Alexis Gougeard
20 Rubén Plaza Fabio Aru Rubén Plaza
21 John Degenkolb Alejandro Valverde Tom Dumoulin
Final Fabio Aru Alejandro Valverde Omar Fraile Joaquim Rodríguez Movistar Team Tom Dumoulin

Final standings

Legend
  Denotes the leader of the general classification   Denotes the leader of the points classification
  Denotes the leader of the mountains classification   Denotes the leader of the combination rider classification

General classification

Final general classification (1–10)
Rank Rider Team Time
1 Fabio Aru (ITA) Astana 85h 36' 13""
2 Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) Team Katusha + 57""
3 Rafał Majka (POL) Tinkoff–Saxo + 1' 09""
4 Nairo Quintana (COL) Movistar Team + 1' 42""
5 Esteban Chaves (COL) Orica–GreenEDGE + 3' 10""
6 Tom Dumoulin (NED) Team Giant–Alpecin + 3' 46""
7 Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Movistar Team + 6' 47""
8 Mikel Nieve (ESP) Team Sky + 7' 06""
9 Daniel Moreno (ESP) Team Katusha + 7' 12""
10 Louis Meintjes (RSA) MTN–Qhubeka + 10' 26""
Final general classification (11–158)
Rank Rider Team Time
11 Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) AG2R La Mondiale + 11' 10""
12 David Arroyo (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 13' 29""
13 Gianluca Brambilla (ITA) Etixx–Quick-Step + 15' 26""
14 Bart De Clercq (BEL) Lotto–Soudal + 16' 34""
15 Romain Sicard (FRA) Team Europcar + 16' 46""
16 Kenny Elissonde (FRA) FDJ + 17' 07""
17 Fabrice Jeandesboz (FRA) Team Europcar + 17' 10""
18 André Cardoso (POR) Cannondale–Garmin + 23' 31""
19 Giovanni Visconti (ITA) Movistar Team + 36' 19""
20 Diego Rosa (ITA) Astana + 43' 27""
21 Nelson Oliveira (POR) Lampre–Merida + 44' 24""
22 Sergio Henao (COL) Team Sky + 44' 30""
23 Haimar Zubeldia (ESP) Trek Factory Racing + 45' 19""
24 Fränk Schleck (LUX) Trek Factory Racing + 48' 48""
25 Mikel Landa (ESP) Astana + 51' 30""
26 Nicolas Roche (IRL) Team Sky + 53' 38""
27 Maxime Monfort (BEL) Lotto–Soudal + 54' 37""
28 Maxime Bouet (FRA) Etixx–Quick-Step + 1h 00' 14""
29 Carlos Verona (ESP) Etixx–Quick-Step + 1h 02' 49""
30 Daniel Navarro (ESP) Cofidis + 1h 06' 08""
31 Alberto Losada (ESP) Team Katusha + 1h 06' 47""
32 Rodolfo Torres (COL) Colombia + 1h 12' 17""
33 Luis León Sánchez (ESP) Astana + 1h 15' 05""
34 José Gonçalves (POR) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 1h 15' 39""
35 Paweł Poljański (POL) Tinkoff–Saxo + 1h 16' 20""
36 Tiago Machado (POR) Team Katusha + 1h 25' 37""
37 George Bennett (NZL) LottoNL–Jumbo + 1h 26' 33""
38 Larry Warbasse (USA) IAM Cycling + 1h 31' 24""
39 Eduard Vorganov (RUS) Team Katusha + 1h 32' 57""
40 Andrey Amador (CRC) Movistar Team + 1h 37' 46""
41 Matteo Montaguti (ITA) AG2R La Mondiale + 1h 47' 20""
42 Lawson Craddock (USA) Team Giant–Alpecin + 1h 48' 55""
43 José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) Movistar Team + 1h 52' 12""
44 Ángel Madrazo (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 1h 52' 44""
45 Rubén Plaza (ESP) Lampre–Merida + 1h 53' 41""
46 Joe Dombrowski (USA) Cannondale–Garmin + 1h 53' 47""
47 Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) IAM Cycling + 1h 55' 16""
48 Ricardo Vilela (POR) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 1h 55' 18""
49 Tosh Van der Sande (BEL) Lotto–Soudal + 1h 57' 42""
50 Pierre Rolland (FRA) Team Europcar + 1h 59' 10""
51 Mikaël Cherel (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale + 1h 59' 28""
52 Jesper Hansen (DEN) Tinkoff–Saxo + 2h 01' 46""
53 Alex Cano (COL) Colombia + 2h 03' 58""
54 Riccardo Zoidl (AUT) Trek Factory Racing + 2h 09' 40""
55 Adam Hansen (AUS) Lotto–Soudal + 2h 11' 06""
56 Darwin Atapuma (COL) BMC Racing Team + 2h 12' 42""
57 Dario Cataldo (ITA) Astana + 2h 18' 30""
58 Cyril Gautier (FRA) Team Europcar + 2h 18' 40""
59 Amaël Moinard (FRA) BMC Racing Team + 2h 18' 51""
60 Leonardo Duque (COL) Colombia + 2h 19' 38""
61 Cyril Lemoine (FRA) Cofidis + 2h 21' 39""
62 Pieter Serry (BEL) Etixx–Quick-Step + 2h 26' 30""
63 Kristijan Đurasek (CRO) Lampre–Merida + 2h 29' 10""
64 Koen de Kort (NED) Team Giant–Alpecin + 2h 29' 29""
65 Yukiya Arashiro (JPN) Team Europcar + 2h 30' 07""
66 Jay McCarthy (AUS) Tinkoff–Saxo + 2h 31' 13""
67 Fabio Duarte (COL) Colombia + 2h 31' 14""
68 Andrey Zeits (KAZ) Astana + 2h 32' 07""
69 Geraint Thomas (GBR) Team Sky + 2h 32' 24""
70 Miguel Ángel Rubiano (COL) Colombia + 2h 36' 54""
71 Ian Boswell (USA) Team Sky + 2h 36' 59""
72 Moreno Moser (ITA) Cannondale–Garmin + 2h 37' 11""
73 Jérôme Cousin (FRA) Team Europcar + 2h 38' 40""
74 Julien Simon (FRA) Cofidis + 2h 39' 01""
75 Ben King (USA) Cannondale–Garmin + 2h 39' 09""
76 Pavel Kochetkov (RUS) Team Katusha + 2h 39' 39""
77 Salvatore Puccio (ITA) Team Sky + 2h 41' 05""
78 Alessandro De Marchi (ITA) BMC Racing Team + 2h 41' 16""
79 Natnael Berhane (ERI) MTN–Qhubeka + 2h 41' 24""
80 Javier Moreno (ESP) Movistar Team + 2h 43' 31""
81 Francisco Ventoso (ESP) Movistar Team + 2h 44' 45""
82 Jelle Vanendert (BEL) Lotto–Soudal + 2h 45' 39""
83 Vasil Kiryienka (BLR) Team Sky + 2h 49' 18""
84 Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica–GreenEDGE + 2h 50' 57""
85 Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA) AG2R La Mondiale + 2h 51' 47""
86 Vicente Reynès (ESP) IAM Cycling + 2h 53' 34""
87 Juan Pablo Valencia (COL) Colombia + 2h 56' 07""
88 Omar Fraile (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 2h 57' 47""
89 Markel Irizar (ESP) Trek Factory Racing + 2h 59' 18""
90 John Degenkolb (GER) Team Giant–Alpecin + 2h 59' 49""
91 Christian Knees (GER) Team Sky + 3h 00' 10""
92 Carlos Quintero (COL) Colombia + 3h 02' 35""
93 Jens Keukeleire (BEL) Orica–GreenEDGE + 3h 03' 40""
94 Davide Villella (ITA) Cannondale–Garmin + 3h 04' 39""
95 Timo Roosen (NED) LottoNL–Jumbo + 3h 08' 44""
96 Sébastien Minard (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale + 3h 09' 11""
97 Pello Bilbao (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 3h 09' 51""
98 Yoann Bagot (FRA) Cofidis + 3h 12' 17""
99 Bert-Jan Lindeman (NED) LottoNL–Jumbo + 3h 13' 18""
100 Imanol Erviti (ESP) Movistar Team + 3h 13' 43""
101 Pavel Brutt (RUS) Tinkoff–Saxo + 3h 14' 23""
102 Steve Cummings (GBR) MTN–Qhubeka + 3h 17' 32""
103 Ángel Vicioso (ESP) Team Katusha + 3h 18' 33""
104 Mike Teunissen (NED) LottoNL–Jumbo + 3h 19' 28""
105 Kristian Sbaragli (ITA) MTN–Qhubeka + 3h 19' 55""
106 Marcel Aregger (SUI) IAM Cycling + 3h 23' 32""
107 Nikolas Maes (BEL) Etixx–Quick-Step + 3h 25' 03""
108 Luka Mezgec (SLO) Team Giant–Alpecin + 3h 27' 22""
109 Mickaël Delage (FRA) FDJ + 3h 28' 04""
110 Tom Van Asbroeck (BEL) LottoNL–Jumbo + 3h 28' 33""
111 Laurent Pichon (FRA) FDJ + 3h 30' 07""
112 Alexis Gougeard (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale + 3h 30' 45""
113 Kévin Reza (FRA) FDJ + 3h 31' 50""
114 Simon Gerrans (AUS) Orica–GreenEDGE + 3h 31' 54""
115 Dennis van Winden (NED) LottoNL–Jumbo + 3h 33' 46""
116 Dominique Rollin (CAN) Cofidis + 3h 35' 35""
117 Martin Velits (SVK) Etixx–Quick-Step + 3h 37' 35""
118 Jempy Drucker (LUX) BMC Racing Team + 3h 37' 37""
119 Simon Pellaud (SUI) IAM Cycling + 3h 38' 39""
120 Olivier Le Gac (FRA) FDJ + 3h 38' 53""
121 Johan Vansummeren (BEL) AG2R La Mondiale + 3h 39' 07""
122 Jaco Venter (RSA) MTN–Qhubeka + 3h 41' 39""
123 Jay Thomson (RSA) MTN–Qhubeka + 3h 43' 05""
124 Joey Rosskopf (USA) BMC Racing Team + 3h 43' 08""
125 Tsgabu Grmay (ETH) Lampre–Merida + 3h 43' 26""
126 Jasper De Buyst (BEL) Lotto–Soudal + 3h 44' 12""
127 Brayan Ramírez (COL) Colombia + 3h 44' 21""
128 Johann Van Zyl (RSA) MTN–Qhubeka + 3h 44' 36""
129 Alex Howes (USA) Cannondale–Garmin + 3h 44' 42""
130 Mathew Hayman (AUS) Orica–GreenEDGE + 3h 45' 38""
131 Daniele Bennati (ITA) Tinkoff–Saxo + 3h 48' 58""
132 Yaroslav Popovych (UKR) Trek Factory Racing + 3h 49' 11""
133 Jimmy Engoulvent (FRA) Team Europcar + 3h 51' 04""
134 Youcef Reguigui (ALG) MTN–Qhubeka + 3h 51' 24""
135 Alessandro Vanotti (ITA) Astana + 3h 53' 40""
136 Walter Pedraza (COL) Colombia + 3h 55' 04""
137 Songezo Jim (RSA) MTN–Qhubeka + 3h 56' 25""
138 Antoine Duchesne (CAN) Team Europcar + 3h 57' 37""
139 Rory Sutherland (AUS) Movistar Team + 3h 59' 04""
140 Maciej Bodnar (POL) Tinkoff–Saxo + 3h 59' 47""
141 Danny van Poppel (NED) Trek Factory Racing + 3h 59' 51""
142 Thierry Hupond (FRA) Team Giant–Alpecin + 3h 59' 53""
143 Johannes Fröhlinger (GER) Team Giant–Alpecin + 4h 00' 25""
144 Ilia Koshevoy (BLR) Lampre–Merida + 4h 00' 30""
145 Tony Hurel (FRA) Team Europcar + 4h 00' 53""
146 Gatis Smukulis (LAT) Team Katusha + 4h 01' 51""
147 Damien Howson (AUS) Orica–GreenEDGE + 4h 05' 19""
148 Iljo Keisse (BEL) Etixx–Quick-Step + 4h 07' 06""
149 Carlos Barbero (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 4h 07' 22""
150 Blel Kadri (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale + 4h 10' 04""
151 Valerio Conti (ITA) Lampre–Merida + 4h 11' 24""
152 Maximiliano Richeze (ARG) Lampre–Merida + 4h 13' 33""
153 Martijn Keizer (NED) LottoNL–Jumbo + 4h 14' 01""
154 Gediminas Bagdonas (LTU) AG2R La Mondiale + 4h 16' 22""
155 Tom Stamsnijder (NED) Team Giant–Alpecin + 4h 17' 57""
156 Murilo Fischer (BRA) FDJ + 4h 21' 19""
157 Zico Waeytens (BEL) Team Giant–Alpecin + 4h 37' 10""
158 Boy van Poppel (NED) Trek Factory Racing + 4h 57' 31""

Points classification

Final points classification (1–10)
Rank Rider Team Points
1 Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Movistar Team 118
2 Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) Team Katusha 116
3 Esteban Chaves (COL) Orica–GreenEDGE 108
4 Tom Dumoulin (NED) Team Giant–Alpecin 105
5 Nicolas Roche (IRL) Team Sky 97
6 Fabio Aru (ITA) Astana 97
7 John Degenkolb (GER) Team Giant–Alpecin 93
8 Rafał Majka (POL) Tinkoff–Saxo 89
9 Nairo Quintana (COL) Movistar Team 84
10 José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) Movistar Team 76

Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10)
Rank Rider Team Points
1 Omar Fraile (ESP) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA 82
2 Rubén Plaza (ESP) Lampre–Merida 63
3 Fränk Schleck (LUX) Trek Factory Racing 30
4 Alessandro de Marchi (ITA) BMC Racing Team 28
5 Mikel Landa (ESP) Astana 28
6 José Gonçalves (POR) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA 24
7 Rodolfo Torres (COL) Colombia 22
8 Pierre Rolland (FRA) Team Europcar 20
9 José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) Movistar Team 19
10 Mikaël Cherel (FRA) AG2R La Mondiale 18

Combination classification

Final combination classification (1–10)
Rank Rider Team Points
1 Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) Team Katusha 16
2 Fabio Aru (ITA) Astana 23
3 Tom Dumoulin (NED) Team Giant–Alpecin 24
4 Rafał Majka (POL) Tinkoff–Saxo 38
5 Esteban Chaves (COL) Orica–GreenEDGE 43
6 Nicolas Roche (IRL) Team Sky 46
7 Mikel Landa (ESP) Astana 49
8 José Gonçalves (POR) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA 52
9 Nelson Oliveira (POR) Lampre–Merida 57
10 Fränk Schleck (LUX) Trek Factory Racing 59

Team classification

Final teams classification (1–10)
Rank Team Points
1 Movistar Team 256h 44' 38""
2 Team Sky + 29' 47""
3 Team Katusha + 35' 44""
4 Astana + 48' 24""
5 Team Europcar + 1h 11' 00""
6 Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 1h 20' 44""
7 Tinkoff–Saxo + 1h 40' 58""
8 Etixx–Quick-Step + 1h 43' 44""
9 Lotto–Soudal + 1h 55' 17""
10 Cofidis + 2h 36' 11""

External links

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General classification(la roja)

Points classification(jersey verde)

Mountains classification(jersey puntos azules)

Young rider classification(jersey blanco)

Team classification(clasificación por equipos)

Combativity award
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