Date: Saturday August 23, 2025 - Sunday September 14, 2025
Start: Piedmont 
Finish: Madrid 
Total distance: 
Stages: 21
Riders: 176
Teams: 22
Defending champion: Primož Roglič (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe)

VUELTA A ESPAÑA OVERVIEW 

The Vuelta a España, or La Vuelta, is one of cycling’s three Grand Tours, along with the Giro d’Italia and the Tour de France. Part of the UCI WorldTour, the three-week race is the most prestigious race in Spain and is now in its 80th edition. While it took time for the Vuelta to gain similar footing as the Tour and the Giro, overall victory at the race is a coveted prize that will often see the best riders in cycling go head-to-head to win. 

Like the other Grand Tours, the Vuelta is held over 21 individual stages with the general classification victory awarded to the rider with the lowest aggregated time at the end of the race. While the colour of the jersey for overall leader has changed numerous times throughout the race’s history, it made the switch from a yellow jersey to a red jersey in 2010 and has remained that way since. 

Although the Vuelta is similar in format to the Giro and the Tour, it still holds much of its own identity. The route, which changes every year, in recent editions has been defined by its aggressive amount of climbing, offering very little opportunity for stage wins to sprinters or rouleurs in the way of flat routes and time trials. 

Last year, Primož Roglič of Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe won the Vuelta for the fourth time in his career, equaling the record for the most wins at the Spanish Grand Tour with Roberto Heras.

VUELTA A ESPAÑA ROUTE 2025

The route for the 2025 edition of the three-week race will be unveiled in December 2024.