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 | Santander - Santander | |
| 2 | 0 | Stage 1 | Santander - Avilés | |
| 3 | 0 | Stage 2 | Avilés - León | |
| 4 | 0 | Stage 3 | León - Salamanca | |
| 5 | 0 | Stage 4 | Salamanca - Cáceres | |
| 6 | 0 | Stage 5 | Cáceres - Mérida | |
| 7 | 0 | Stage 6 | Mérida - Sevilla | |
| 8 | 0 | Stage 7 | Écija - Jaén | |
| 9 | 0 | Stage 8a | Jaén - Granada | |
| 10 | 0 | Stage 8b (ITT) | Granada - Sierra Nevada | |
| 11 | 0 | Stage 9 | Baza - Murcia | |
| 12 | 0 | Stage 10 | Murcia - Almusafes | |
| 13 | 0 | Stage 11 | Almusafes - Peñíscola | |
| 14 | 0 | Stage 12 | Peñíscola - Esparraguera | |
| 15 | 0 | Stage 13 | Esparraguera - Rasos de Peguera | |
| 16 | 0 | Stage 14 | Gironella - Balaguer | |
| 17 | 0 | Stage 15b (ITT) | Zaragoza - Zaragoza | |
| 18 | 0 | Stage 15a | Balaguer - Alfajarín | |
| 19 | 0 | Stage 16 | Calatayud - Torrejón de Ardoz | |
| 20 | 0 | Stage 17 | Torrejón de Ardoz - Segovia | |
| 21 | 0 | Stage 18 | Segovia - Los Ángeles de San Rafael | |
| 22 | 0 | Stage 19 | Madrid - Madrid |
Stages sorted by profileScore
| # | Stage | ProfileScore | Stage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | Stage 11 | Almusafes - Peñíscola | |
| 2 | 0 | Stage 19 | Madrid - Madrid | |
| 3 | 0 | Stage 15a | Balaguer - Alfajarín | |
| 4 | 0 | Stage 8b (ITT) | Granada - Sierra Nevada | |
| 5 | 0 | Stage 18 | Segovia - Los Ángeles de San Rafael | |
| 6 | 0 | Stage 17 | Torrejón de Ardoz - Segovia | |
| 7 | 0 | Stage 16 | Calatayud - Torrejón de Ardoz | |
| 8 | 0 | Stage 15b (ITT) | Zaragoza - Zaragoza | |
| 9 | 0 | Stage 14 | Gironella - Balaguer | |
| 10 | 0 | Stage 13 | Esparraguera - Rasos de Peguera | |
| 11 | 0 | Stage 12 | Peñíscola - Esparraguera | |
| 12 | 0 | Prologue | Santander - Santander | |
| 13 | 0 | Stage 10 | Murcia - Almusafes | |
| 14 | 0 | Stage 9 | Baza - Murcia | |
| 15 | 0 | Stage 8a | Jaén - Granada | |
| 16 | 0 | Stage 7 | Écija - Jaén | |
| 17 | 0 | Stage 6 | Mérida - Sevilla | |
| 18 | 0 | Stage 5 | Cáceres - Mérida | |
| 19 | 0 | Stage 4 | Salamanca - Cáceres | |
| 20 | 0 | Stage 3 | León - Salamanca | |
| 21 | 0 | Stage 2 | Avilés - León | |
| 22 | 0 | Stage 1 | Santander - Avilés |