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 | Pola de Allande - La Cruz de Linares | |
| 2 | 5 | Stage 14 | Sauveterre-de-Béarn - Larra-Belagua | |
| 3 | 2 | Stage 20 | Manzanares El Real - Guadarrama | |
| 4 | 5 | Stage 13 | Formigal. Huesca la Magia - Col du Tourmalet | |
| 5 | 5 | Stage 6 | La Vall d'Uixó - Observatorio Astrofísico de Javalambre | |
| 6 | 4 | Stage 8 | Dénia - Xorret de Catí. Costa Blanca Interior | |
| 7 | 5 | Stage 3 | Súria - Arinsal | |
| 8 | 5 | Stage 17 | Ribadesella/Ribeseya - Altu de L'Angliru | |
| 9 | 5 | Stage 9 | Cartagena - Collado de la Cruz de Caravaca | |
| 10 | 2 | Stage 2 | Mataró - Barcelona | |
| 11 | 2 | Stage 15 | Pamplona - Lekunberri | |
| 12 | 2 | Stage 5 | Morella - Burriana | |
| 13 | 3 | Stage 11 | Lerma - La Laguna Negra.Vinuesa | |
| 14 | 3 | Stage 16 | Liencres Playa - Bejes | |
| 15 | 2 | Stage 4 | Andorra la Vella - Tarragona | |
| 16 | 1 | Stage 7 | Utiel - Oliva | |
| 17 | 1 | Stage 19 | La Bañeza - Íscar | |
| 18 | 1 | Stage 21 | Hipódromo de la Zarzuela - Madrid. Paisaje de la Luz | |
| 19 | 1 | Stage 12 | Ólvega - Zaragoza | |
| 20 | 1 | Stage 10 (ITT) | Valladolid - Valladolid | |
| 21 | 1 | Stage 1 (TTT) | Barcelona - Barcelona |
Stages sorted by profileScore
| # | Stage | ProfileScore | Stage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Stage 17 | Ribadesella/Ribeseya - Altu de L'Angliru | |
| 2 | 5 | Stage 18 | Pola de Allande - La Cruz de Linares | |
| 3 | 5 | Stage 14 | Sauveterre-de-Béarn - Larra-Belagua | |
| 4 | 5 | Stage 13 | Formigal. Huesca la Magia - Col du Tourmalet | |
| 5 | 5 | Stage 6 | La Vall d'Uixó - Observatorio Astrofísico de Javalambre | |
| 6 | 5 | Stage 3 | Súria - Arinsal | |
| 7 | 4 | Stage 8 | Dénia - Xorret de Catí. Costa Blanca Interior | |
| 8 | 2 | Stage 20 | Manzanares El Real - Guadarrama | |
| 9 | 5 | Stage 9 | Cartagena - Collado de la Cruz de Caravaca | |
| 10 | 3 | Stage 16 | Liencres Playa - Bejes | |
| 11 | 3 | Stage 11 | Lerma - La Laguna Negra.Vinuesa | |
| 12 | 2 | Stage 15 | Pamplona - Lekunberri | |
| 13 | 2 | Stage 2 | Mataró - Barcelona | |
| 14 | 2 | Stage 5 | Morella - Burriana | |
| 15 | 2 | Stage 4 | Andorra la Vella - Tarragona | |
| 16 | 1 | Stage 7 | Utiel - Oliva | |
| 17 | 1 | Stage 21 | Hipódromo de la Zarzuela - Madrid. Paisaje de la Luz | |
| 18 | 1 | Stage 12 | Ólvega - Zaragoza | |
| 19 | 1 | Stage 19 | La Bañeza - Íscar | |
| 20 | 1 | Stage 10 (ITT) | Valladolid - Valladolid | |
| 21 | 1 | Stage 1 (TTT) | Barcelona - Barcelona |