Hardest stages
The hardest stages in Vuelta a España are sorted by the number of vertical meters and profileScore.
Most vertical meters
| Pos. | # | Vertical meters | Stage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | Stage 1 | Madrid - Salamanca | |
| 2 | 0 | Stage 2 | Salamanca - Cáceres | |
| 3 | 0 | Stage 3 | Cáceres - Sevilla | |
| 4 | 0 | Stage 4 | Sevilla - Málaga | |
| 5 | 0 | Stage 5 | Málaga - Almería | |
| 6 | 0 | Stage 6 | Almería - Murcia | |
| 7 | 0 | Stage 7 | Murcia - Valencia | |
| 8 | 0 | Stage 8 | Valencia - Tarragona | |
| 9 | 0 | Stage 9 | Tarragona - Barcelona | |
| 10 | 0 | Stage 10 | Barcelona - Zaragoza | |
| 11 | 0 | Stage 11 | Zaragoza - Logroño | |
| 12 | 0 | Stage 12 | Logroño - San Sebastián | |
| 13 | 0 | Stage 13 | San Sebastián - Bilbao | |
| 14 | 0 | Stage 14 | Bilbao - Santander | |
| 15 | 0 | Stage 15a | Santander - Gijón | |
| 16 | 0 | Stage 15b (ITT) | Gijón - Oviedo | |
| 17 | 0 | Stage 16 | Oviedo - Luarca | |
| 18 | 0 | Stage 17 | Luarca - La Coruña | |
| 19 | 0 | Stage 18 | La Coruña - Vigo | |
| 20 | 0 | Stage 19 | Vigo - Verín | |
| 21 | 0 | Stage 20 | Verín - Valladolid | |
| 22 | 0 | Stage 21 | Valladolid - Madrid |
Stages sorted by profileScore
| # | Stage | ProfileScore | Stage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | Stage 12 | Logroño - San Sebastián | |
| 2 | 0 | Stage 21 | Valladolid - Madrid | |
| 3 | 0 | Stage 20 | Verín - Valladolid | |
| 4 | 0 | Stage 19 | Vigo - Verín | |
| 5 | 0 | Stage 18 | La Coruña - Vigo | |
| 6 | 0 | Stage 17 | Luarca - La Coruña | |
| 7 | 0 | Stage 16 | Oviedo - Luarca | |
| 8 | 0 | Stage 15b (ITT) | Gijón - Oviedo | |
| 9 | 0 | Stage 15a | Santander - Gijón | |
| 10 | 0 | Stage 14 | Bilbao - Santander | |
| 11 | 0 | Stage 13 | San Sebastián - Bilbao | |
| 12 | 0 | Stage 1 | Madrid - Salamanca | |
| 13 | 0 | Stage 11 | Zaragoza - Logroño | |
| 14 | 0 | Stage 10 | Barcelona - Zaragoza | |
| 15 | 0 | Stage 9 | Tarragona - Barcelona | |
| 16 | 0 | Stage 8 | Valencia - Tarragona | |
| 17 | 0 | Stage 7 | Murcia - Valencia | |
| 18 | 0 | Stage 6 | Almería - Murcia | |
| 19 | 0 | Stage 5 | Málaga - Almería | |
| 20 | 0 | Stage 4 | Sevilla - Málaga | |
| 21 | 0 | Stage 3 | Cáceres - Sevilla | |
| 22 | 0 | Stage 2 | Salamanca - Cáceres |