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 6 | Bilbao - Ascensión al Pico Jano. San Miguel de Aguayo | |
| 2 | 5 | Stage 15 | Martos - Sierra Nevada | |
| 3 | 4 | Stage 20 | Moralzarzal - Puerto de Navacerrada | |
| 4 | 5 | Stage 8 | La Pola Llaviana/Pola de Laviana - Colláu Fancuaya | |
| 5 | 5 | Stage 18 | Trujillo - Alto del Piornal | |
| 6 | 5 | Stage 9 | Villaviciosa - Les Praeres. Nava | |
| 7 | 2 | Stage 7 | Camargo - Cistierna | |
| 8 | 5 | Stage 14 | Montoro - Sierra de La Pandera | |
| 9 | 5 | Stage 12 | Salobreña - Peñas Blancas. Estepona | |
| 10 | 2 | Stage 5 | Irún - Bilbao | |
| 11 | 1 | Stage 17 | Aracena - Monasterio de Tentudía | |
| 12 | 3 | Stage 4 | Vitoria-Gasteiz - Laguardia | |
| 13 | 4 | Stage 19 | Talavera de la Reina - Talavera de la Reina | |
| 14 | 1 | Stage 13 | Ronda - Montilla | |
| 15 | 1 | Stage 11 | ElPozo Alimentación - Cabo de Gata | |
| 16 | 1 | Stage 16 | Sanlúcar de Barrameda - Tomares | |
| 17 | 1 | Stage 21 | Las Rozas - Madrid | |
| 18 | 1 | Stage 2 | 's-Hertogenbosch - Utrecht | |
| 19 | 1 | Stage 3 | Breda - Breda | |
| 20 | 1 | Stage 10 (ITT) | Elche - Alicante | |
| 21 | 1 | Stage 1 (TTT) | Utrecht - Utrecht |
Stages sorted by profileScore
| # | Stage | ProfileScore | Stage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Stage 15 | Martos - Sierra Nevada | |
| 2 | 5 | Stage 8 | La Pola Llaviana/Pola de Laviana - Colláu Fancuaya | |
| 3 | 5 | Stage 6 | Bilbao - Ascensión al Pico Jano. San Miguel de Aguayo | |
| 4 | 5 | Stage 14 | Montoro - Sierra de La Pandera | |
| 5 | 5 | Stage 12 | Salobreña - Peñas Blancas. Estepona | |
| 6 | 5 | Stage 9 | Villaviciosa - Les Praeres. Nava | |
| 7 | 4 | Stage 20 | Moralzarzal - Puerto de Navacerrada | |
| 8 | 5 | Stage 18 | Trujillo - Alto del Piornal | |
| 9 | 2 | Stage 5 | Irún - Bilbao | |
| 10 | 1 | Stage 17 | Aracena - Monasterio de Tentudía | |
| 11 | 3 | Stage 4 | Vitoria-Gasteiz - Laguardia | |
| 12 | 2 | Stage 7 | Camargo - Cistierna | |
| 13 | 4 | Stage 19 | Talavera de la Reina - Talavera de la Reina | |
| 14 | 1 | Stage 13 | Ronda - Montilla | |
| 15 | 1 | Stage 11 | ElPozo Alimentación - Cabo de Gata | |
| 16 | 1 | Stage 16 | Sanlúcar de Barrameda - Tomares | |
| 17 | 1 | Stage 21 | Las Rozas - Madrid | |
| 18 | 1 | Stage 2 | 's-Hertogenbosch - Utrecht | |
| 19 | 1 | Stage 10 (ITT) | Elche - Alicante | |
| 20 | 1 | Stage 3 | Breda - Breda | |
| 21 | 1 | Stage 1 (TTT) | Utrecht - Utrecht |