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 1a (ITT) | Badajoz - Badajoz | |
| 2 | 0 | Stage 1b | Badajoz - Badajoz | |
| 3 | 0 | Stage 2 | Badajoz - Cáceres | |
| 4 | 0 | Stage 3 | Cáceres - Talavera de la Reina | |
| 5 | 0 | Stage 4 | Talavera de la Reina - Madrid | |
| 6 | 0 | Stage 5 | Madrid - Alcázar de San Juan | |
| 7 | 0 | Stage 6 | Alcázar de San Juan - Almansa | |
| 8 | 0 | Stage 7 | Almansa - Nules | |
| 9 | 0 | Stage 8 | Nules - Benicasim | |
| 10 | 0 | Stage 9 | Benicasim - Reus | |
| 11 | 0 | Stage 10 | Reus - Barcelona | |
| 12 | 0 | Stage 11 | Barcelona - Sant Feliú de Guíxols | |
| 13 | 0 | Stage 12 | Sant Feliú de Guíxols - Moià | |
| 14 | 0 | Stage 13 | Moià - Barbastro | |
| 15 | 0 | Stage 14a | Barbastro - Zaragoza | |
| 16 | 0 | Stage 14b (ITT) | Zaragoza - Zaragoza | |
| 17 | 0 | Stage 15 | Zaragoza - Pamplona | |
| 18 | 0 | Stage 16 (ITT) | Irún - San Sebastián | |
| 19 | 0 | Stage 17 | San Sebastián - Vitoria | |
| 20 | 0 | Stage 18a | Vitoria - Llodio | |
| 21 | 0 | Stage 18b (ITT) | Llodio - Bilbao |
Stages sorted by profileScore
| # | Stage | ProfileScore | Stage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | Stage 11 | Barcelona - Sant Feliú de Guíxols | |
| 2 | 0 | Stage 18b (ITT) | Llodio - Bilbao | |
| 3 | 0 | Stage 14b (ITT) | Zaragoza - Zaragoza | |
| 4 | 0 | Stage 1b | Badajoz - Badajoz | |
| 5 | 0 | Stage 18a | Vitoria - Llodio | |
| 6 | 0 | Stage 17 | San Sebastián - Vitoria | |
| 7 | 0 | Stage 16 (ITT) | Irún - San Sebastián | |
| 8 | 0 | Stage 15 | Zaragoza - Pamplona | |
| 9 | 0 | Stage 14a | Barbastro - Zaragoza | |
| 10 | 0 | Stage 13 | Moià - Barbastro | |
| 11 | 0 | Stage 12 | Sant Feliú de Guíxols - Moià | |
| 12 | 0 | Stage 1a (ITT) | Badajoz - Badajoz | |
| 13 | 0 | Stage 10 | Reus - Barcelona | |
| 14 | 0 | Stage 9 | Benicasim - Reus | |
| 15 | 0 | Stage 8 | Nules - Benicasim | |
| 16 | 0 | Stage 7 | Almansa - Nules | |
| 17 | 0 | Stage 6 | Alcázar de San Juan - Almansa | |
| 18 | 0 | Stage 5 | Madrid - Alcázar de San Juan | |
| 19 | 0 | Stage 4 | Talavera de la Reina - Madrid | |
| 20 | 0 | Stage 3 | Cáceres - Talavera de la Reina | |
| 21 | 0 | Stage 2 | Badajoz - Cáceres |