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 | 5 | Stage 10 | Benasque - Estación de esquí de Ordino Arcalís | |
| 2 | 5 | Stage 9 | Huesca - Estación de esquí Cerler | |
| 3 | 2 | Stage 14 | Puerto Lumbreras - Villacarrillo | |
| 4 | 4 | Stage 5 | Cangas de Onís - Reinosa | |
| 5 | 4 | Stage 15 | Villacarrillo - Granada | |
| 6 | 5 | Stage 19 | Ávila - Alto de Abantos | |
| 7 | 5 | Stage 4 | Langreo - Lagos de Covadonga | |
| 8 | 2 | Stage 18 | Talavera de la Reina - Ávila | |
| 9 | 2 | Stage 16 | Jaen - Puertollano | |
| 10 | 3 | Stage 3 | Viveiro - Luarca | |
| 11 | 2 | Stage 2 | Allariz - Santiago de Compostela | |
| 12 | 2 | Stage 1 | Vigo - Vigo | |
| 13 | 1 | Stage 7 | Calahorra - Zaragoza | |
| 14 | 1 | Stage 11 | Castellón - Algemesí | |
| 15 | 1 | Stage 12 | Algemesí - Hellín | |
| 16 | 1 | Stage 6 | Reinosa - Logroño | |
| 17 | 1 | Stage 13 | Hellin - Torre-Pacheco | |
| 18 | 1 | Stage 17 | Ciudad Real - Talavera de la Reina | |
| 19 | 1 | Stage 21 | Rivas Vaciamadrid - Madrid | |
| 20 | 1 | Stage 20 (ITT) | Villalba - Villalba | |
| 21 | 1 | Stage 8 (ITT) | D. O. Cariñena - Zaragoza |
Stages sorted by profileScore
| # | Stage | ProfileScore | Stage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Stage 9 | Huesca - Estación de esquí Cerler | |
| 2 | 5 | Stage 10 | Benasque - Estación de esquí de Ordino Arcalís | |
| 3 | 5 | Stage 4 | Langreo - Lagos de Covadonga | |
| 4 | 5 | Stage 19 | Ávila - Alto de Abantos | |
| 5 | 4 | Stage 15 | Villacarrillo - Granada | |
| 6 | 4 | Stage 5 | Cangas de Onís - Reinosa | |
| 7 | 3 | Stage 3 | Viveiro - Luarca | |
| 8 | 2 | Stage 16 | Jaen - Puertollano | |
| 9 | 2 | Stage 14 | Puerto Lumbreras - Villacarrillo | |
| 10 | 2 | Stage 18 | Talavera de la Reina - Ávila | |
| 11 | 2 | Stage 2 | Allariz - Santiago de Compostela | |
| 12 | 2 | Stage 1 | Vigo - Vigo | |
| 13 | 1 | Stage 6 | Reinosa - Logroño | |
| 14 | 1 | Stage 11 | Castellón - Algemesí | |
| 15 | 1 | Stage 7 | Calahorra - Zaragoza | |
| 16 | 1 | Stage 12 | Algemesí - Hellín | |
| 17 | 1 | Stage 13 | Hellin - Torre-Pacheco | |
| 18 | 1 | Stage 21 | Rivas Vaciamadrid - Madrid | |
| 19 | 1 | Stage 17 | Ciudad Real - Talavera de la Reina | |
| 20 | 1 | Stage 20 (ITT) | Villalba - Villalba | |
| 21 | 1 | Stage 8 (ITT) | D. O. Cariñena - Zaragoza |