Vuelta a España 2020
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| General | |||
| output | 75th Vuelta a España | ||
| Racing series | UCI WorldTour 2020 2nd UWT | ||
| Stages | 18th | ||
| date | October 20 - November 8, 2020 | ||
| overall length | 2,846.9 km | ||
| Host country |
 Spain |
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| begin | Irun | ||
| target | Madrid | ||
| Teams | 22nd | ||
| Driver at the start | 176 | ||
| Driver at the finish | 142 | ||
| Average speed | 39.121 km / h | ||
| Result | |||
| winner |
 Primož Roglič ( Jumbo Visma ) |
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| Second |
 Richard Carapaz ( Ineos Grenadiers ) |
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| Third |
 Hugh Carthy ( EF Pro Cycling ) |
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| Scoring |
Primož Roglič ( Jumbo Visma ) |
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| Mountain scoring |
 Guillaume Martin ( Cofidis, Solutions Crédits ) |
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| Young talent evaluation |
Enric Mas ( Movistar ) |
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| Most combative driver |
Rémi Cavagna ( Deceuninck-Quick-Step ) |
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| Team evaluation |
Movistar
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| ◀ 2019 | 2021 ▶ | ||
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The Vuelta a España 2020 was the 75th edition of the tour through Spain and was held from October 20 to November 8, 2020 over 18 stages. The Grand Tour is part of the UCI WorldTour 2020 , a route of around 2800 kilometers was planned, starting in the Basque Country and ending in the capital Madrid . The Slovenian Primož Roglič from the Dutch team Jumbo-Visma was able to successfully defend his win from last year.
Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic
The date originally planned for the tour from August 14 to September 16, 2020 had to be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic . The start originally planned in Utrecht, the Netherlands, and the route to neighboring Portugal were also omitted . In addition, the tour has been shortened to 18 instead of the usual 21 stages. For the first time since 1985, the Tour of Spain was not held over 21 stages. There was also an overlap with the Giro d'Italia , which will be held from October 3rd to 25th.
Attendees
Teams and drivers
According to the statutes of the UCI, the 19 WorldTeams had an automatic start right and a start obligation . The organizer invited two Spanish ProTeams to take part in the Tour of Spain. The French team Total Direct Énergie was also entitled to start as the best ProTeam of the 2019 season.
A total of 176 riders from 22 cycling teams started. The average age of all drivers who competed was 28.5 years. The youngest starter was 20-year-old Ilan Van Wilder , the oldest participant Alejandro Valverde at the age of 40.
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Favorites
The favorites for the tour victory or a top position in the overall ranking included:
- Team Jumbo-Visma : last year's winner Primož Roglič and Tom Dumoulin , winner of the Giro d'Italia 2017 and seventh of the Tour de France 2020
- Team Groupama-FDJ : Thibaut Pinot , third of the Tour de France 2014
- Movistar Team : Alejandro Valverde and Enric Mas , second last year , second in the Vuelta a España 2018 and fifth in the 2020 Tour de France
- Team Ineos Grenadiers : Chris Froome , four-time Tour de France and two-time Vuelta winner and Richard Carapaz , winner of the Giro d'Italia 2019
Daniel Felipe Martínez , Wout Poels , Alexander Wlassow , Esteban Chaves , Mikel Nieve , Iván Sosa and Michael Woods are also given chances for a high ranking .
On the flat stages, Sam Bennett , Pascal Ackermann , Jasper Philipsen , Matteo Moschetti , Jakub Mareczko or Jon Aberasturi were all candidates for day wins or top positions.
route
With the exception of the last three stages, the Vuelta a España 2020 was held entirely in northern Spain.
Right on the first stage, which started in the Basque town of Irun , there was a mountain finish at Arrate . The next two stages were also mountainous and challenged the drivers for the overall standings. On the third stage there was another mountain finish at the Laguna Negra de Urbión near Vinuesa . After the fourth stage was designed for the first time flat and for a mass sprint, a hilly fifth stage followed at the end of the sixth section of the day and another mountain arrival at the Col du Tourmalet . The first of the two rest days followed on October 26th in Vitoria . The hilly 7th stage began in Vitoria. The fourth mountain arrival ended in the eighth section on the Hornos de Moncalvillo . This was followed by two more options for sprinters on the 9th and 10th stage. The profile of the 11th stage included four mountain classifications in the first category, including the arrival at the Alto de la Farrapona in the Parque Natural de Somiedo . The next day, the 12th section of the day ended at the Alto de Angliru .
After the second day of rest in A Coruña on November 2, the only individual time trial of the tour took place on the 13th stage on a 33.5-kilometer circuit in Galicia . It showed a final ascent in the third category (1.8 kilometers on an average of 14.8% gradient). The subsequent stages 14 to 16 were flat again; The 15th stage was the longest part of the day of the tour with 230.8 kilometers. On the penultimate day, the 17th stage ended at the Alto de la Covatilla, the last mountain arrival of the Vuelta a España 2020.
Regulations
The regulations and the prize money of the Vuelta 2020 are set out in the Specific Regulations, Awards & Technical-Sports Regulation Handbook .
Ratings
The leader of the overall standings wears the red jersey . As always with stage races, the overall ranking is the result of adding up the times driven. In addition, there were 10, 6 and 4 times for the first stages - except for the time trial stages - as well as 3, 2 and 1 second time bonuses for the intermediate sprints.
The leader in the points classification wears the green jersey. The scoring results from the addition of the points of each stage and the intermediate sprints.
| placement | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4th | 5. | 6th | 7th | 8th. | 9. | 10. | 11. | 12. | 13. | 14th | 15th |
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| Milestone | 25th | 20th | 16 | 14th | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8th | 7th | 6th | 5 | 4th | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Intermediate sprint | 4th | 2 | 1 |
The leader in the mountain classification wears the blue-dotted jersey. This rating results from the points awarded to the drivers who are the first to cross a classified climb.
| placement | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4th | 5. | 6th |
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| Cima Alberto Fernández | 20th | 15th | 10 | 6th | 4th | 2 |
| Category Especial | 15th | 10 | 6th | 4th | 2 | |
| 1st category | 10 | 6th | 4th | 2 | 1 | |
| 2nd category | 5 | 3 | 1 | |||
| 3rd category | 3 | 2 | 1 |
The leader in the junior classification, which is reserved for drivers born after January 1, 1995 and follows the rules of the overall classification, wears the white jersey. At the beginning of the race, 60 riders, about 34% of the peloton , fell into this category .
The team ranking results from the addition of the times of the three best drivers of a team on each stage. The drivers of the leading team wear a red number on their backs.
At all stages with the exception of the time trial, the most combative rider will be awarded a yellow number by a jury. This jury also selects the most combative driver of the tour.
Prize money
A total of € 1,024,135 million in prize money is to be distributed during the Vuelta a España 2020.
| placement | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4th | 5. | 6th | 7th | 8th. | guide |
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 Overall rating
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€ 150,000 | € 57,985 | € 30,000 | € 15,000 | € 12,500 | € 9,000 | € 9,000 | € 6,000 | 500 € |
 Scoring
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€ 11,000 | € 5,000 | € 2,000 | - | 100 € | ||||
 Mountain scoring
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€ 13,000 | € 6,600 | € 3,500 | - | 100 € | ||||
 Young talent evaluation
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€ 11,000 | € 5,000 | € 2,000 | - | € 70 | ||||
 Team ranking
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€ 12,500 | € 7,500 | € 5,500 | 4,300 € | € 3,200 | € 2,200 | € 1,100 | € 1,000 | - |
 Most combative driver
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€ 3,000 | - | |||||||
| placement | 1. | 2. | 3. | annotation |
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| Stage ranking | € 11,000 | € 5,500 | € 2,700 | staggered up to 20th place (360 €) |
| Intermediate sprints | 550 € | 180 € | 95 € | 17 intermediate sprints during the Vuelta |
| Cima Alberto Fernández | € 1,000 | 520 € | - | 1 rating on the Col du Tourmalet |
| Mountain classification cat. Especial | 920 € | € 650 | - | 3 ratings during the Vuelta |
| Mountain classification cat. 1 | € 460 | € 310 | - | 15 ratings during the Vuelta |
| Mountain classification cat. 2 | 230 € | 155 € | - | 5 ratings during the Vuelta |
| Mountain classification cat. 3 | 115 € | 80 € | - | 23 ratings during the Vuelta |
| team | 400 € | € 200 | 100 € | fastest team of the stage |
| Most combative driver | € 200 | - | except time trials | |
Ratings in the course of the race
Web links
- Official website (Spanish, English, French)
- Vuelta a España 2020 in the ProCyclingStats.com database
Individual evidence
- ↑ Corona crisis makes Vuelta start in Utrecht impossible. In: radsport-news.com. April 29, 2020, accessed October 16, 2020 .
- ↑ Vuelta names the replacement for the two stages in Portugal. In: radsport-news.com. June 13, 2020, accessed October 16, 2020 .
- ↑ La Vuelta 20 will consist of 18 stages and will take off from the Basque Country. In: lavuelta.es. April 29, 2020, accessed on October 16, 2020 .
- ↑ Vuelta 2020: Wildcards for Spanish teams. In: cyclingmagazine.de. May 8, 2020, accessed October 16, 2020 .
- ↑ Peloton averages. In: procyclingstats.com. Retrieved October 20, 2020 .
- ↑ Vuelta 2020: GC Favorites. In: cyclingstage.com. Retrieved October 16, 2020 .
- ↑ Does Roglic still have the title defense in the tank? In: radsport-news.com. October 19, 2020, accessed October 20, 2020 .
- ↑ Many question marks, only one thing is certain: It will be extremely difficult. In: radsport-news.com. October 20, 2020, accessed October 20, 2020 .
- ↑ Vuelta a Espana 2020: All teams & stages at a glance. In: velomotion.de. Retrieved October 16, 2020 .
- ↑ Specific Regulations, Awards & Technical-Sports Regulation Handbook. (PDF; 16.5 MB) Unipublic SAU, accessed on October 20, 2020 .