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 | Prologue | Fuengirola - Fuengirola | |
| 2 | 0 | Stage 1 | Marbella - Marbella | |
| 3 | 0 | Stage 2 | Málaga - Granada | |
| 4 | 0 | Stage 3 | Granada - Granada | |
| 5 | 0 | Stage 4 | Almería - Águilas | |
| 6 | 0 | Stage 5 | Águilas - Murcia | |
| 7 | 0 | Stage 6 | Murcia - Benidorm | |
| 8 | 0 | Stage 7 (ITT) | Benidorm - Benidorm | |
| 9 | 0 | Stage 8 | Benidorm - Puebla de Farnals | |
| 10 | 0 | Stage 9 | Puebla de Farnals - Vinaroz | |
| 11 | 0 | Stage 10 | Vinaroz - Cambrils | |
| 12 | 0 | Stage 11b | Barcelona - Barcelona | |
| 13 | 0 | Stage 11a | Cambrils - Barcelona | |
| 14 | 0 | Stage 12 | Palma de Mallorca - Palma de Mallorca | |
| 15 | 0 | Stage 13 | Barcelona - Tremp | |
| 16 | 0 | Stage 14 | Tremp - Formigal | |
| 17 | 0 | Stage 15 | Jaca - Irache | |
| 18 | 0 | Stage 16 | Irache - Urkiola | |
| 19 | 0 | Stage 17 | Durango - Bilbao | |
| 20 | 0 | Stage 18 | Bilbao - Miranda de Ebro | |
| 21 | 0 | Stage 19a | Miranda de Ebro - Beasain | |
| 22 | 0 | Stage 19b (ITT) | San Sebastián - San Sebastián |
Stages sorted by profileScore
| # | Stage | ProfileScore | Stage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | Stage 11b | Barcelona - Barcelona | |
| 2 | 0 | Stage 19b (ITT) | San Sebastián - San Sebastián | |
| 3 | 0 | Stage 11a | Cambrils - Barcelona | |
| 4 | 0 | Stage 19a | Miranda de Ebro - Beasain | |
| 5 | 0 | Stage 18 | Bilbao - Miranda de Ebro | |
| 6 | 0 | Stage 17 | Durango - Bilbao | |
| 7 | 0 | Stage 16 | Irache - Urkiola | |
| 8 | 0 | Stage 15 | Jaca - Irache | |
| 9 | 0 | Stage 14 | Tremp - Formigal | |
| 10 | 0 | Stage 13 | Barcelona - Tremp | |
| 11 | 0 | Stage 12 | Palma de Mallorca - Palma de Mallorca | |
| 12 | 0 | Prologue | Fuengirola - Fuengirola | |
| 13 | 0 | Stage 10 | Vinaroz - Cambrils | |
| 14 | 0 | Stage 9 | Puebla de Farnals - Vinaroz | |
| 15 | 0 | Stage 8 | Benidorm - Puebla de Farnals | |
| 16 | 0 | Stage 7 (ITT) | Benidorm - Benidorm | |
| 17 | 0 | Stage 6 | Murcia - Benidorm | |
| 18 | 0 | Stage 5 | Águilas - Murcia | |
| 19 | 0 | Stage 4 | Almería - Águilas | |
| 20 | 0 | Stage 3 | Granada - Granada | |
| 21 | 0 | Stage 2 | Málaga - Granada | |
| 22 | 0 | Stage 1 | Marbella - Marbella |