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 18 | Salas - Altu d'El Gamoniteiru | |
| 2 | 5 | Stage 9 | Puerto-Lumbreras - Alto de Velefique | |
| 3 | 5 | Stage 17 | Unquera - Lagos de Covadonga | |
| 4 | 3 | Stage 20 | Sanxenxo - Mos. Castro de Herville | |
| 5 | 4 | Stage 15 | Navalmoral de la Mata - El Barraco | |
| 6 | 5 | Stage 7 | Gandía - Balcón de Alicante | |
| 7 | 2 | Stage 19 | Tapia - Monforte de Lemos | |
| 8 | 5 | Stage 14 | Don Benito - Pico Villuercas | |
| 9 | 5 | Stage 3 | Santo Domingo de Silos - Picón Blanco | |
| 10 | 3 | Stage 11 | Antequera - Valdepeñas de Jaén | |
| 11 | 2 | Stage 10 | Roquetas de Mar - Rincón de la Victoria | |
| 12 | 2 | Stage 16 | Laredo - Santa Cruz de Bezana | |
| 13 | 2 | Stage 12 | Jaén - Córdoba | |
| 14 | 1 | Stage 13 | Belmez - Villanueva de la Serena | |
| 15 | 3 | Stage 4 | El Burgo de Osma - Molina de Aragón | |
| 16 | 1 | Stage 2 | Caleruega - Burgos | |
| 17 | 1 | Stage 8 | Santa Pola - La Manga del Mar Menor | |
| 18 | 3 | Stage 6 | Requena - Alto de la Montaña de Cullera | |
| 19 | 1 | Stage 21 (ITT) | Padrón - Santiago de Compostela | |
| 20 | 1 | Stage 5 | Tarancón - Albacete | |
| 21 | 2 | Stage 1 (ITT) | Burgos - Burgos |
Stages sorted by profileScore
| # | Stage | ProfileScore | Stage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Stage 18 | Salas - Altu d'El Gamoniteiru | |
| 2 | 5 | Stage 17 | Unquera - Lagos de Covadonga | |
| 3 | 5 | Stage 9 | Puerto-Lumbreras - Alto de Velefique | |
| 4 | 5 | Stage 14 | Don Benito - Pico Villuercas | |
| 5 | 5 | Stage 7 | Gandía - Balcón de Alicante | |
| 6 | 3 | Stage 20 | Sanxenxo - Mos. Castro de Herville | |
| 7 | 5 | Stage 3 | Santo Domingo de Silos - Picón Blanco | |
| 8 | 4 | Stage 15 | Navalmoral de la Mata - El Barraco | |
| 9 | 3 | Stage 11 | Antequera - Valdepeñas de Jaén | |
| 10 | 2 | Stage 10 | Roquetas de Mar - Rincón de la Victoria | |
| 11 | 2 | Stage 12 | Jaén - Córdoba | |
| 12 | 2 | Stage 19 | Tapia - Monforte de Lemos | |
| 13 | 2 | Stage 16 | Laredo - Santa Cruz de Bezana | |
| 14 | 1 | Stage 21 (ITT) | Padrón - Santiago de Compostela | |
| 15 | 3 | Stage 6 | Requena - Alto de la Montaña de Cullera | |
| 16 | 1 | Stage 8 | Santa Pola - La Manga del Mar Menor | |
| 17 | 3 | Stage 4 | El Burgo de Osma - Molina de Aragón | |
| 18 | 1 | Stage 13 | Belmez - Villanueva de la Serena | |
| 19 | 1 | Stage 2 | Caleruega - Burgos | |
| 20 | 2 | Stage 1 (ITT) | Burgos - Burgos | |
| 21 | 1 | Stage 5 | Tarancón - Albacete |