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 | La Manga - La Manga | |
| 2 | 0 | Stage 1 | La Manga - Benidorm | |
| 3 | 0 | Stage 2 | Benidorm - Cullera | |
| 4 | 0 | Stage 3 | Cullera - Vinaroz | |
| 5 | 0 | Stage 4 | Vinaroz - Sant Quirze del Vallès | |
| 6 | 0 | Stage 5 | Sant Quirze del Vallès - Seo de Urgel | |
| 7 | 0 | Stage 6 | Seo de Urgel - Viella | |
| 8 | 0 | Stage 7 | Viella - Jaca | |
| 9 | 0 | Stage 8 | Monasterio de Leyre - Logroño | |
| 10 | 0 | Stage 9 | Logroño - Burgos | |
| 11 | 0 | Stage 10 | Burgos - Santander | |
| 12 | 0 | Stage 11 | Santander - Gijón | |
| 13 | 0 | Stage 12 | Santiago de Compostela - Pontevedra | |
| 14 | 0 | Stage 13 | Pontevedra - Vigo | |
| 15 | 0 | Stage 14 | Vigo - Orense | |
| 16 | 0 | Stage 15 | Orense - Ponferrada | |
| 17 | 0 | Stage 16b (ITT) | León - León | |
| 18 | 0 | Stage 16a | Ponferrada - León | |
| 19 | 0 | Stage 17 | León - Valladolid | |
| 20 | 0 | Stage 18 | Valladolid - Los Ángeles de San Rafael | |
| 21 | 0 | Stage 19 | Madrid - Madrid |
Stages sorted by profileScore
| # | Stage | ProfileScore | Stage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | Stage 10 | Burgos - Santander | |
| 2 | 0 | Stage 16a | Ponferrada - León | |
| 3 | 0 | Stage 19 | Madrid - Madrid | |
| 4 | 0 | Stage 18 | Valladolid - Los Ángeles de San Rafael | |
| 5 | 0 | Stage 17 | León - Valladolid | |
| 6 | 0 | Stage 16b (ITT) | León - León | |
| 7 | 0 | Stage 15 | Orense - Ponferrada | |
| 8 | 0 | Stage 14 | Vigo - Orense | |
| 9 | 0 | Stage 13 | Pontevedra - Vigo | |
| 10 | 0 | Stage 12 | Santiago de Compostela - Pontevedra | |
| 11 | 0 | Stage 11 | Santander - Gijón | |
| 12 | 0 | Prologue | La Manga - La Manga | |
| 13 | 0 | Stage 9 | Logroño - Burgos | |
| 14 | 0 | Stage 8 | Monasterio de Leyre - Logroño | |
| 15 | 0 | Stage 7 | Viella - Jaca | |
| 16 | 0 | Stage 6 | Seo de Urgel - Viella | |
| 17 | 0 | Stage 5 | Sant Quirze del Vallès - Seo de Urgel | |
| 18 | 0 | Stage 4 | Vinaroz - Sant Quirze del Vallès | |
| 19 | 0 | Stage 3 | Cullera - Vinaroz | |
| 20 | 0 | Stage 2 | Benidorm - Cullera | |
| 21 | 0 | Stage 1 | La Manga - Benidorm |