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 - Albacete | |
| 2 | 0 | Stage 2 | Albacete - Murcia | |
| 3 | 0 | Stage 3 | Murcia - Alcoy | |
| 4 | 0 | Stage 4 | Alcoy - Castellón | |
| 5 | 0 | Stage 5 | Castellón - Tarragona | |
| 6 | 0 | Stage 6 | Tarragona - Barcelona | |
| 7 | 0 | Stage 7 | Barcelona - Lérida | |
| 8 | 0 | Stage 8 | Lérida - Zaragoza | |
| 9 | 0 | Stage 9 | Zaragoza - Pamplona | |
| 10 | 0 | Stage 10 | Pamplona - San Sebastián | |
| 11 | 0 | Stage 11 | San Sebastián - Bilbao | |
| 12 | 0 | Stage 12 | Bilbao - Santander | |
| 13 | 0 | Stage 13 | Santander - Reinosa | |
| 14 | 0 | Stage 14 | Reinosa - Gijón | |
| 15 | 0 | Stage 15 | Gijón - Oviedo | |
| 16 | 0 | Stage 16b (ITT) | Luarca - Ribadeo | |
| 17 | 0 | Stage 16a | Oviedo - Luarca | |
| 18 | 0 | Stage 17 | Ribadeo - Ferrol | |
| 19 | 0 | Stage 18 | Ferrol - La Coruña | |
| 20 | 0 | Stage 19 | La Coruña - Vigo | |
| 21 | 0 | Stage 20 | Vigo - Orense | |
| 22 | 0 | Stage 21 | Orense - Astorga | |
| 23 | 0 | Stage 22 (ITT) | Astorga - León | |
| 24 | 0 | Stage 23 | León - Valladolid | |
| 25 | 0 | Stage 24 | Valladolid - Madrid |
Stages sorted by profileScore
| # | Stage | ProfileScore | Stage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | Stage 13 | Santander - Reinosa | |
| 2 | 0 | Stage 16a | Oviedo - Luarca | |
| 3 | 0 | Stage 24 | Valladolid - Madrid | |
| 4 | 0 | Stage 23 | León - Valladolid | |
| 5 | 0 | Stage 22 (ITT) | Astorga - León | |
| 6 | 0 | Stage 21 | Orense - Astorga | |
| 7 | 0 | Stage 20 | Vigo - Orense | |
| 8 | 0 | Stage 19 | La Coruña - Vigo | |
| 9 | 0 | Stage 18 | Ferrol - La Coruña | |
| 10 | 0 | Stage 17 | Ribadeo - Ferrol | |
| 11 | 0 | Stage 16b (ITT) | Luarca - Ribadeo | |
| 12 | 0 | Stage 15 | Gijón - Oviedo | |
| 13 | 0 | Stage 14 | Reinosa - Gijón | |
| 14 | 0 | Stage 1 | Madrid - Albacete | |
| 15 | 0 | Stage 12 | Bilbao - Santander | |
| 16 | 0 | Stage 11 | San Sebastián - Bilbao | |
| 17 | 0 | Stage 10 | Pamplona - San Sebastián | |
| 18 | 0 | Stage 9 | Zaragoza - Pamplona | |
| 19 | 0 | Stage 8 | Lérida - Zaragoza | |
| 20 | 0 | Stage 7 | Barcelona - Lérida | |
| 21 | 0 | Stage 6 | Tarragona - Barcelona | |
| 22 | 0 | Stage 5 | Castellón - Tarragona | |
| 23 | 0 | Stage 4 | Alcoy - Castellón | |
| 24 | 0 | Stage 3 | Murcia - Alcoy | |
| 25 | 0 | Stage 2 | Albacete - Murcia |