List of Vuelta a España Gran Partidas

The Vuelta a España is an annual road bicycle race currently held over 23 days in August and September. Up until the 1995 edition the race was held during April and May. Established in 1935, the Vuelta is one of the most well-known and prestigious of cycling's three "Grand Tours"; the others are the Tour de France and the Giro d'Italia. The race usually passes through Spain and neighboring countries. The race is broken into day-long segments, called stages. Individual finishing times for each stage are totaled to determine the overall winner at the end of the race.

Host cities
Vuelta a España Gran Partida hosts
Year Country Region Gran Partida host Winning rider
1935 Spain Community of Madrid Madrid  Gustaaf Deloor (BEL)
1936 Spain Community of Madrid Madrid  Gustaaf Deloor (BEL)
1937 — — — —
1938 — — — —
1939 — — — —
1940 — — — —
1941 Spain Community of Madrid Madrid  Julián Berrendero (ESP)
1942 Spain Community of Madrid Madrid  Julián Berrendero (ESP)
1943 — — — —
1944 — — — —
1945 Spain Community of Madrid Madrid  Delio Rodríguez (ESP)
1946 Spain Community of Madrid Madrid  Dalmacio Langarica (ESP)
1947 Spain Community of Madrid Madrid  Edouard Van Dyck (BEL)
1948 Spain Community of Madrid Madrid  Bernardo Ruiz (SPA)
1949 — — — —
1950 Spain Community of Madrid Madrid  Emilio Rodríguez (SPA)
1951 — — — —
1952 — — — —
1953 — — — —
1954 — — — —
1955 Spain Basque Country Bilbao  Jean Dotto (FRA)
1956 Spain Basque Country Bilbao  Angelo Conterno (ITA)
1957 Spain Basque Country Bilbao  Jesús Loroño (SPA)
1958 Spain Basque Country Bilbao  Jean Stablinski (FRA)
1959 Spain Community of Madrid Madrid  Antonio Suárez (SPA)
1960 Spain Asturias Gijón  Franz De Mulder (BEL)
1961 Spain Basque Country San Sebastián  Angelino Soler (SPA)
1962 Spain Catalonia Barcelona  Rudi Altig  (FRG)
1963 Spain Asturias Gijón  Jacques Anquetil (FRA)
1964 Spain Valencian Community Benidorm  Raymond Poulidor (FRA)
1965 Spain Galicia Vigo  Rolf Wolfshohl (FRG)
1966 Spain Murcia Murcia  Francisco Gabica (ESP)
1967 Spain Galicia Vigo  Jan Janssen  (NED)
1968 Spain Aragon Zaragoza  Felice Gimondi (ITA)
1969 Spain Extremadura Badajoz  Roger Pingeon (FRA)
1970 Spain Andalusia Cádiz  Luis Ocaña (SPA)
1971 Spain Andalusia Almería  Ferdinand Bracke (BEL)
1972 Spain Andalusia Fuengirola  José Manuel Fuente (SPA)
1973 Spain Valencian Community Calp  Eddy Merckx  (BEL)
1974 Spain Andalusia Almería  José Manuel Fuente (SPA)
1975 Spain Andalusia Fuengirola  Agustín Tamames (SPA)
1976 Spain Andalusia Estepona  José Pesarrodona (SPA)
1977 Spain Valencian Community Dehesa de Campoamor  Freddy Maertens  (BEL)
1978 Spain Asturias Gijón  Bernard Hinault (FRA)|}
1979 Spain Andalusia Jerez de la Frontera  Joop Zoetemelk  (NED)|}
1980 Spain Murcia La Manga  Faustino Rupérez (SPA)|}
1981 Spain Cantabria Santander  Giovanni Battaglin (ITA)|}
1982 Spain Galicia Santiago de Compostela  Marino Lejarreta (SPA)|}
1983 Spain Valencian Community Almussafes  Bernard Hinault (FRA)
1984 Spain Andalusia Jerez de la Frontera  Éric Caritoux (FRA)
1985 Spain Castile and León Valladolid  Pedro Delgado (SPA)
1986 Spain Balearic Islands Palma de Mallorca  Álvaro Pino (SPA)
1987 Spain Valencian Community Benidorm  Luis Herrera (COL)
1988 Spain Canary Islands Santa Cruz de Tenerife  Sean Kelly (IRL)
1989 Spain Galicia A Coruña  Pedro Delgado (SPA)
1990 Spain Valencian Community Benicàssim  Marco Giovannetti (ITA)
1991 Spain Extremadura Mérida  Melchor Mauri (ESP)
1992 Spain Andalusia Jerez de la Frontera  Tony Rominger (SUI)
1993 Spain Galicia A Coruña  Tony Rominger (SUI)
1994 Spain Castile and León Valladolid  Tony Rominger (SUI)
1995 Spain Aragon Zaragoza  Laurent Jalabert (FRA)
1996 Spain Valencian Community Valencia  Alex Zülle (SUI)
1997 Portugal Lisbon Lisbon  Alex Zülle (SUI)
1998 Spain Andalusia Córdoba  Abraham Olano (ESP)
1999 Spain Murcia Murcia  Abraham Olano (ESP)
2000 Spain Andalusia Malaga  Roberto Heras (ESP)
2001 Spain Castile and León Salamanca  Ángel Casero (ESP)
2002 Spain Valencian Community Valencia  Aitor González (ESP)
2003 Spain Asturias Gijón  Roberto Heras (ESP)
2004 Spain Castile and León León  Roberto Heras (ESP)
2005 Spain Andalusia Granada  Roberto Heras (ESP)[lower-alpha 1]
2006 Spain Andalusia Málaga  Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ)
2007 Spain Galicia Vigo  Denis Menchov (RUS)
2008 Spain Andalusia Granada  Alberto Contador (SPA)
2009 Netherlands Drenthe Assen  Alejandro Valverde (SPA)
2010 Spain Andalusia Seville  Vincenzo Nibali (ITA)
2011 Spain Valencian Community Benidorm  Chris Froome (GBR)[lower-alpha 2]
2012 Spain Navarre Pamplona  Alberto Contador (SPA)
2013 Spain Galicia Vilanova de Arousa  Chris Horner (USA)
2014 Spain Andalusia Jerez de la Frontera  Alberto Contador (SPA)
2015 Spain Andalusia Puerto Banús  Fabio Aru (ITA)
2016 Spain Galicia Ourense  Nairo Quintana (COL)
2017 France Occitanie Nimes  Chris Froome (GBR)
2018 Spain Andalusia Málaga  Simon Yates (GBR)
2019 Spain Valencian Community Salinas de Torrevieja  Primož Roglič (SLO)
2020[lower-alpha 3] Spain Euskadi Irun  Primož Roglič (SLO)

See also

References

Footnotes
  1. Roberto Heras was the winner at the podium ceremony in Madrid on the last day of the 2005 Vuelta a España, but subsequently was found to have tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs during stage 20 of the race. The Spanish cycling federation found him guilty of using erythropoietin during the race and stripped him of his title, awarding the win to Denis Menchov. However, in 2012 Roberto Heras was reinstated as the 2005 Vuelta a España champion when Spain's supreme court ruled in favor of Heras, citing procedural violations relating to the storage and handling of the urine samples.[1]
  2. Juan José Cobo was the winner of the 2011 Vuelta a Juan José Cobo, but had been found guilty of an anti-doping violation, according to findings from his biological passport. As a result, the UCI penalised him with a three-year period of ineligibility. Cobo was officially stripped of the title on 18 June 2019.[2] On 17 July 2019, as the time for Cobo to appeal the decision expired with no application, the UCI announced it recognised Chris Froome as the 2011 champion, making him retroactively the first Briton to win a Grand Tour[3]
  3. The start of the Vuelta 2020 was planned in Utrecht (the Netherlands), but due the COVID-19 pandemic it was moved to Irun[4]

Citations
  1. "Roberto Heras regains 2005 Vuelta a Espana win". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  2. "Juan José Cobo has been stripped of his 2011 Vuelta a España title after being found guilty of doping". cyclingnews.com. 18 June 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  3. "Chris Froome named winner of 2011 Vuelta a Espana". Cycling News. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  4. Fotheringham, Alasdair (29 April 2020). "Vuelta a España 2020 start in Netherlands cancelled". Cycling News. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
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