List of Vuelta a España classification winners

Since 1935, and annually since 1955, the Vuelta a España has been the most important multiday cycle racing event in Spain. In the 63 editions of the race, riders from eleven countries have won the general classification. A mountains classification has been held every edition too, while the first points classification was held in 1945 and annually since 1955. Madrid has staged the most Vuelta-starts and finishes, and has been the regular finish city since 1994.

By year

Vuelta Year Overall Points Mountains Combination Young rider
79 2024 Slovenia Primož Roglič Australia Kaden Groves Australia Jay Vine Denmark Mattias Skjelmose
78 2023 United States Sepp Kuss Australia Kaden Groves Belgium Remco Evenepoel Spain Juan Ayuso
77 2022 Belgium Remco Evenepoel Denmark Mads Pedersen Ecuador Richard Carapaz Belgium Remco Evenepoel
76 2021 Slovenia Primož Roglič Netherlands Fabio Jakobsen Australia Michael Storer Switzerland Gino Mäder
75 2020 Slovenia Primož Roglič Slovenia Primož Roglič France Guillaume Martin Spain Enric Mas
74 2019 Slovenia Primož Roglič Slovenia Primož Roglič France Geoffrey Bouchard Slovenia Tadej Pogačar
73 2018 United Kingdom Simon Yates Spain Alejandro Valverde Belgium Thomas De Gendt United Kingdom Simon Yates Spain Enric Mas
72 2017 United Kingdom Chris Froome United Kingdom Chris Froome Italy Davide Villella United Kingdom Chris Froome Colombia Miguel Ángel López
71 2016 Colombia Nairo Quintana Italy Fabio Felline Spain Omar Fraile Colombia Nairo Quintana
70 2015 Italy Fabio Aru Spain Alejandro Valverde Spain Omar Fraile Spain Joaquim Rodríguez
69 2014 Spain Alberto Contador Germany John Degenkolb Spain Luis León Sánchez Spain Alberto Contador
68 2013 United States Chris Horner Spain Alejandro Valverde France Nicolas Edet United States Chris Horner
67 2012 Spain Alberto Contador Spain Alejandro Valverde Australia Simon Clarke Spain Alejandro Valverde
66 2011 United Kingdom Chris Froome Netherlands Bauke Mollema France David Moncoutié United Kingdom Chris Froome
65 2010 Italy Vincenzo Nibali United Kingdom Mark Cavendish France David Moncoutié Italy Vincenzo Nibali
64 2009 Spain Alejandro Valverde Germany André Greipel France David Moncoutié Spain Alejandro Valverde
63 2008 Spain Alberto Contador Belgium Greg Van Avermaet France David Moncoutié Spain Alberto Contador
62 2007 Russia Denis Menchov Italy Daniele Bennati Russia Denis Menchov Russia Denis Menchov
61 2006 Kazakhstan Alexandre Vinokourov Norway Thor Hushovd Spain Egoi Martínez Kazakhstan Alexandre Vinokourov
60 2005 Spain Roberto Heras Italy Alessandro Petacchi Spain Joaquim Rodríguez Spain Roberto Heras
59 2004 Spain Roberto Heras Germany Erik Zabel Colombia Félix Cárdenas Spain Roberto Heras
58 2003 Spain Roberto Heras Germany Erik Zabel Colombia Félix Cárdenas Spain Alejandro Valverde
57 2002 Spain Aitor González Germany Erik Zabel Spain Aitor Osa Spain Roberto Heras
56 2001 Spain Ángel Casero Spain José María Jiménez Spain José María Jiménez
55 2000 Spain Roberto Heras Spain Roberto Heras Spain Carlos Sastre
54 1999 Germany Jan Ullrich Belgium Frank Vandenbroucke Spain José María Jiménez
53 1998 Spain Abraham Olano Italy Fabrizio Guidi Spain José María Jiménez
52 1997 Switzerland Alex Zülle France Laurent Jalabert Spain José María Jiménez
51 1996 Switzerland Alex Zülle France Laurent Jalabert Switzerland Tony Rominger
50 1995 France Laurent Jalabert France Laurent Jalabert France Laurent Jalabert
49 1994 Switzerland Tony Rominger France Laurent Jalabert France Luc Leblanc
48 1993 Switzerland Tony Rominger Switzerland Tony Rominger Switzerland Tony Rominger Spain Jesús Montoya
47 1992 Switzerland Tony Rominger Uzbekistan Djamolidine Abdoujaparov Spain Carlos Hernández Switzerland Tony Rominger
46 1991 Spain Melcior Mauri Germany Uwe Raab Colombia Lucho Herrera Spain Federico Echave
45 1990 Italy Marco Giovannetti East Germany Uwe Raab Colombia José Martín Farfán Spain Federico Echave
44 1989 Spain Pedro Delgado United Kingdom Malcolm Elliott Colombia Óscar Vargas Colombia Óscar Vargas
43 1988 Republic of Ireland Sean Kelly Republic of Ireland Sean Kelly Spain Álvaro Pino Republic of Ireland Sean Kelly
42 1987 Colombia Lucho Herrera Spain Alfonso Gutiérrez Colombia Lucho Herrera France Laurent Fignon
41 1986 Spain Álvaro Pino Republic of Ireland Sean Kelly Spain José Luis Laguía Republic of Ireland Sean Kelly
40 1985 Spain Pedro Delgado Republic of Ireland Sean Kelly Spain José Luis Laguía United Kingdom Robert Millar
39 1984 France Éric Caritoux Belgium Guido Van Calster Spain Felipe Yáñez
38 1983 France Bernard Hinault Spain Marino Lejarreta Spain José Luis Laguía
37 1982 Spain Marino Lejarreta Switzerland Stefan Mutter Spain José Luis Laguía
36 1981 Italy Giovanni Battaglin Spain Francisco Javier Cedena Spain José Luis Laguía
35 1980 Spain Faustino Rupérez Republic of Ireland Sean Kelly Spain Juan Fernández
34 1979 Netherlands Joop Zoetemelk Belgium Fons De Wolf Spain Felipe Yáñez
33 1978 France Bernard Hinault Belgium Ferdi Van den Haute Spain Andrés Oliva
32 1977 Belgium Freddy Maertens Belgium Freddy Maertens Spain Pedro Torres
31 1976 Spain José Pesarrodona Germany Dietrich Thurau Spain Andrés Oliva
30 1975 Spain Agustín Tamames Spain Miguel María Lasa Spain Andrés Oliva
29 1974 Spain José Manuel Fuente Spain Domingo Perurena Spain José Luis Abilleira Spain José Luis Abilleira
28 1973 Belgium Eddy Merckx Belgium Eddy Merckx Spain José Luis Abilleira Belgium Eddy Merckx
27 1972 Spain José Manuel Fuente Spain Domingo Perurena Spain José Manuel Fuente Spain José Manuel Fuente
26 1971 Belgium Ferdinand Bracke France Cyrille Guimard Netherlands Joop Zoetemelk France Cyrille Guimard
25 1970 Spain Luis Ocaña Belgium Guido Reybrouck Spain Agustín Tamames Belgium Guido Reybrouck
24 1969 France Roger Pingeon Belgium Raymond Steegmans Spain Luis Ocaña
23 1968 Italy Felice Gimondi Netherlands Jan Janssen Spain Francisco Gabica
22 1967 Netherlands Jan Janssen Netherlands Jan Janssen Spain Mariano Díaz
21 1966 Spain Francisco Gabica Netherlands Jos van der Vleuten Spain Gregorio San Miguel
20 1965 Germany Rolf Wolfshohl Belgium Rik Van Looy Spain Julio Jiménez
19 1964 France Raymond Poulidor Spain José Pérez-Francés Spain Julio Jiménez
18 1963 France Jacques Anquetil Netherlands Bas Maliepaard Spain Julio Jiménez
17 1962 Germany Rudi Altig Germany Rudi Altig Spain Antonio Karmany
16 1961 Spain Angelino Soler Spain Antonio Suárez Spain Antonio Karmany
15 1960 Belgium Franz De Mulder Belgium Arthur De Cabooter Spain Antonio Karmany
14 1959 Spain Antonio Suárez Belgium Rik Van Looy Spain Antonio Suárez
13 1958 France Jean Stablinski Spain Salvador Botella Spain Federico Bahamontes
12 1957 Spain Jesús Loroño Spain Vicente Iturat Spain Federico Bahamontes
11 1956 Italy Angelo Conterno Belgium Rik Van Steenbergen Italy Nino Defilippis
10 1955 France Jean Dotto Italy Fiorenzo Magni Italy Giuseppe Buratti
9 1950 Spain Emilio Rodríguez Spain Emilio Rodríguez
8 1948 Spain Bernardo Ruiz Spain Bernardo Ruiz
7 1947 Belgium Edward Van Dijck Spain Delio Rodríguez Spain Emilio Rodríguez
6 1946 Spain Dalmacio Langarica Spain Emilio Rodríguez
5 1945 Spain Delio Rodríguez Spain Delio Rodríguez Spain Julián Berrendero
4 1942 Spain Julián Berrendero Spain Julián Berrendero
3 1941 Spain Julián Berrendero Spain Fermín Trueba
2 1936 Belgium Gustaaf Deloor Spain Salvador Molina [es]
1 1935 Belgium Gustaaf Deloor Italy Edoardo Molinar

By rider

Cyclist Total Years
 Roberto Heras (ESP) 4 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005
 Primož Roglič (SLO) 4 2019, 2020, 2021, 2024
 Tony Rominger (SUI) 3 1992, 1993, 1994
 Alberto Contador (ESP) 3 2008, 2012, 2014
 Gustaaf Deloor (BEL) 2 1935, 1936
 Julián Berrendero (ESP) 2 1941, 1942
 José Manuel Fuente (ESP) 2 1972, 1974
 Bernard Hinault (FRA) 2 1978, 1983
 Pedro Delgado (ESP) 2 1985, 1989
 Alex Zülle (SUI) 2 1996, 1997
 Chris Froome (GBR) 2 2011, 2017

By country

Overall

Rank Country Wins
1  Spain 31
2  France 9
3  Belgium 8
4  Italy 6
5   Switzerland 5
6  Slovenia 4
7  Germany 3
 United Kingdom 3
9  Colombia 2
 Netherlands 2
 Russia 2
 United States 2
13  Ireland 1
 Kazakhstan 1

Points

Rank Country Wins
1  Spain 16
2  Belgium 13
3  Germany 9
4  Netherlands 6
5  France 5
 Italy 5
7  Ireland 4
8  United Kingdom 3
9   Switzerland 2
 Slovenia 2
 Australia 2
12  Denmark 1
 Norway 1
 Uzbekistan 1

King of the Mountains

Rank Country Wins
1  Spain 50
2  France 9
3  Colombia 6
4  Italy 3
 Australia 2
6   Switzerland 2
7  Ecuador 1
 Netherlands 1
 Russia 1
 Belgium 1

See also

References