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 2a (ITT) | Salamanca - Béjar | |
| 3 | 0 | Stage 2b | Béjar - Cáceres | |
| 4 | 0 | Stage 3 | Cáceres - Badajoz | |
| 5 | 0 | Stage 4 | Badajoz - Sevilla | |
| 6 | 0 | Stage 5 | Sevilla - Granada | |
| 7 | 0 | Stage 6 | Granada - Baza | |
| 8 | 0 | Stage 7 | Baza - Murcia | |
| 9 | 0 | Stage 8 | Murcia - Valencia | |
| 10 | 0 | Stage 9a (TTT) | Valencia - Castellón | |
| 11 | 0 | Stage 9b | Castellón - Tortosa | |
| 12 | 0 | Stage 10 | Tortosa - Barcelona | |
| 13 | 0 | Stage 11 | Barcelona - Lérida | |
| 14 | 0 | Stage 12 | Lérida - Zaragoza | |
| 15 | 0 | Stage 13 | Zaragoza - San Sebastián | |
| 16 | 0 | Stage 14 | San Sebastián - Bilbao | |
| 17 | 0 | Stage 15 | Bilbao - Santander | |
| 18 | 0 | Stage 16 | Santander - Reinosa | |
| 19 | 0 | Stage 17 | Reinosa - Gijón | |
| 20 | 0 | Stage 18 (ITT) | Gijón - Oviedo | |
| 21 | 0 | Stage 19 | Oviedo - León | |
| 22 | 0 | Stage 20 | León - Valladolid | |
| 23 | 0 | Stage 21 | Valladolid - Madrid |
Stages sorted by profileScore
| # | Stage | ProfileScore | Stage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | Stage 10 | Tortosa - Barcelona | |
| 2 | 0 | Stage 21 | Valladolid - Madrid | |
| 3 | 0 | Stage 20 | León - Valladolid | |
| 4 | 0 | Stage 19 | Oviedo - León | |
| 5 | 0 | Stage 18 (ITT) | Gijón - Oviedo | |
| 6 | 0 | Stage 17 | Reinosa - Gijón | |
| 7 | 0 | Stage 16 | Santander - Reinosa | |
| 8 | 0 | Stage 15 | Bilbao - Santander | |
| 9 | 0 | Stage 14 | San Sebastián - Bilbao | |
| 10 | 0 | Stage 13 | Zaragoza - San Sebastián | |
| 11 | 0 | Stage 12 | Lérida - Zaragoza | |
| 12 | 0 | Stage 11 | Barcelona - Lérida | |
| 13 | 0 | Stage 1 | Madrid - Salamanca | |
| 14 | 0 | Stage 9b | Castellón - Tortosa | |
| 15 | 0 | Stage 9a (TTT) | Valencia - Castellón | |
| 16 | 0 | Stage 8 | Murcia - Valencia | |
| 17 | 0 | Stage 7 | Baza - Murcia | |
| 18 | 0 | Stage 6 | Granada - Baza | |
| 19 | 0 | Stage 5 | Sevilla - Granada | |
| 20 | 0 | Stage 4 | Badajoz - Sevilla | |
| 21 | 0 | Stage 3 | Cáceres - Badajoz | |
| 22 | 0 | Stage 2b | Béjar - Cáceres | |
| 23 | 0 | Stage 2a (ITT) | Salamanca - Béjar |