List of Vuelta a España general classification winners
Winners
The "Year" column refers to the year the competition was held, and wikilinks to the article about that season. The "Distance" column refers to the distance over which the race was held.

List of Vuelta a España general classification winners

Section Title: Winners
Table Section Text: The "Year" column refers to the year the competition was held, and wikilinks to the article about that season. The "Distance" column refers to the distance over which the race was held.

Year	Country	Cyclist	Sponsor/team	Distance	Time	Margin	Stage wins

1935	Belgium Belgium	Gustaaf Deloor	&—	3,245 km (2,016 mi)	120h 00' 07"	+ 13' 28"	3

1936	Belgium Belgium	Gustaaf Deloor	&—	4,364 km (2,712 mi)	150h 07' 54"	+ 11' 39"	3

1937	&—	Not contested	&—	&—	&—	&—	&—

1938	&—	Not contested	&—	&—	&—	&—	&—

1939	&—	Not contested	&—	&—	&—	&—	&—

1940	&—	Not contested	&—	&—	&—	&—	&—

1941	Spain Spain	Julián Berrendero	&—	4,406 km (2,738 mi)	168h 45' 26"	+ 1' 07"	2

1942	Spain Spain	Julián Berrendero*	&—	3,688 km (2,292 mi)	134h 05' 09"	+ 8' 38"	2

1943	&—	Not contested	&—	&—	&—	&—	&—

1944	&—	Not contested	&—	&—	&—	&—	&—

1945	Spain Spain	Delio Rodríguez	&—	3,803 km (2,363 mi)	135h 43' 55"	+ 30' 08"	6

1946	Spain Spain	Dalmacio Langarica	&—	3,836 km (2,384 mi)	137h 10' 38"	+ 17' 32"	6

1947	Belgium Belgium	Edward Van Dijck	&—	3,893 km (2,419 mi)	132h 27' 00"	+ 2' 14"	2

1948	Spain Spain	Bernardo Ruiz	Udsans–Portaminas Alas Color	3,990 km (2,480 mi)	155h 06' 30"	+ 9' 07"	3

1949	&—	Not contested	&—	&—	&—	&—	&—

1950	Spain Spain	Emilio Rodríguez*	&—	3,932 km (2,443 mi)	134h 49' 19"	+ 15' 30"	5

1951	&—	Not contested	&—	&—	&—	&—	&—

1952	&—	Not contested	&—	&—	&—	&—	&—

1953	&—	Not contested	&—	&—	&—	&—	&—

1954	&—	Not contested	&—	&—	&—	&—	&—

1955	France France	Jean Dotto	France	2,740 km (1,700 mi)	81h 04' 02"	+ 3' 06"	0

1956	Italy Italy	Angelo Conterno	Italy	3,531 km (2,194 mi)	105h 37' 52"	+ 13"	1

1957	Spain Spain	Jesús Loroño	Spain	2,967 km (1,844 mi)	84h 44' 06"	+ 8' 11"	1

1958	France France	Jean Stablinski	France	3,241.8 km (2,014.4 mi)	94h 54' 21"	+ 2' 51"	1

1959	Spain Spain	Antonio Suárez	Licor 43	3,048 km (1,894 mi)	84h 36' 20"	+ 1' 06"	2

1960	Belgium Belgium	Frans De Mulder	Groene Leeuw–Sinalco–SAS	3,567 km (2,216 mi)	103h 05' 57"	+ 15' 21"	4

1961	Spain Spain	Angelino Soler	Faema	2,856.5 km (1,774.9 mi)	77h 36' 17"	+ 51"	1

1962	West Germany	Rudi Altig	Saint-Raphaël–Helyett–Hutchinson	2,813 km (1,748 mi)	78h 35' 27"	+ 7' 14"	3

1963	France France	Jacques Anquetil	Saint-Raphaël–Gitane–R. Geminiani	2,442 km (1,517 mi)	64h 46' 20"	+ 3' 06"	1

1964	France France	Raymond Poulidor	Mercier–BP–Hutchinson	2,860 km (1,780 mi)	78h 23' 35"	+ 33"	1

1965	West Germany	Rolf Wolfshohl	Mercier–BP–Hutchinson	3,410 km (2,120 mi)	92h 36' 03"	+ 6' 36"	0

1966	Spain Spain	Francisco Gabica	Kas–Kaskol	2,949.5 km (1,832.7 mi)	78h 53' 55"	+ 39"	1

1967	Netherlands Netherlands	Jan Janssen	Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune	2,941 km (1,827 mi)	76h 38' 04"	+ 1' 43"	1

1968	Italy Italy	Felice Gimondi	Salvarani	3,014 km (1,873 mi)	78h 29' 00"	+ 2' 15"	1

1969	France France	Roger Pingeon	Peugeot–BP–Michelin	2,921.4 km (1,815.3 mi)	73h 18' 45"	+ 1' 54"	2

1970	Spain Spain	Luis Ocaña	Bic	3,568 km (2,217 mi)	89h 57' 12"	+ 1' 18"	2

1971	Belgium Belgium	Ferdinand Bracke	Peugeot–BP–Michelin	2,892 km (1,797 mi)	73h 50' 05"	+ 59"	0

1972	Spain Spain	José Manuel Fuente#	Kas–Kaskol	3,086.6 km (1,917.9 mi)	84h 34' 14"	+ 6' 34"	1

1973	Belgium Belgium	Eddy Merckx&	Molteni	3,080.9 km (1,914.4 mi)	84h 40' 50"	+ 3' 46"	6

1974	Spain Spain	José Manuel Fuente	Kas–Kaskol	2,991 km (1,859 mi)	84h 48' 18"	+ 11"	2

1975	Spain Spain	Agustín Tamames	Super Ser	3,104.4 km (1,929.0 mi)	88h 00' 56"	+ 14"	5

1976	Spain Spain	José Pesarrodona	Kas–Campagnolo	3,341 km (2,076 mi)	93h 19' 10"	+ 1' 03"	0

1977	Belgium Belgium	Freddy Maertens	Flandria–Velda–Latina Assicurazioni	2,785.5 km (1,730.8 mi)	78h 54' 36"	+ 2' 51"	13

1978	France France	Bernard Hinault	Renault–Gitane–Campagnolo	2,990 km (1,860 mi)	85h 24' 14"	+ 3' 02"	5

1979	Netherlands Netherlands	Joop Zoetemelk	Miko–Mercier–Vivagel	3,165.5 km (1,967.0 mi)	94h 57' 03"	+ 2' 43"	2

1980	Spain Spain	Faustino Rupérez	Zor–Vereco	3,226 km (2,005 mi)	88h 23' 21"	+ 2' 15"	2

1981	Italy Italy	Giovanni Battaglin	Inoxpran	3,531.3 km (2,194.2 mi)	98h 04' 49"	+ 2' 09"	1

1982	Spain Spain	Marino Lejarreta	Teka	3,423 km (2,127 mi)	95h 47' 23"	+ 18"	1

1983	France France	Bernard Hinault	Renault–Elf	3,399 km (2,112 mi)	94h 28' 26"	+ 1' 12"	2

1984	France France	Éric Caritoux	Skil–Reydel–Sem–Mavic	3,361.6 km (2,088.8 mi)	90h 08' 03"	+ 6"	1

1985	Spain Spain	Pedro Delgado	Orbea–Gin MG	3,467.6 km (2,154.7 mi)	95h 58' 00"	+ 36"	1

1986	Spain Spain	Álvaro Pino	Zor–BH	3,675 km (2,284 mi)	98h 16' 04"	+ 1' 06"	1

1987	Colombia Colombia	Luis Herrera*	Café de Colombia–Varta	3,921.4 km (2,436.6 mi)	105h 34' 25"	+ 1' 04"	1

1988	Republic of Ireland Ireland	Sean Kelly	Kas–Canal 10	3,428.4 km (2,130.3 mi)	89h 19' 23"	+ 1' 27"	2

1989	Spain Spain	Pedro Delgado	Reynolds	3,656.6 km (2,272.1 mi)	93h 01' 17"	+ 35"	2

1990	Italy Italy	Marco Giovannetti	Seur	3,711 km (2,306 mi)	94h 36' 00"	+ 1' 28"	0

1991	Spain Spain	Melcior Mauri	ONCE	3,213.2 km (1,996.6 mi)	82h 48' 07"	+ 2' 52"	3

1992	Switzerland Switzerland	Tony Rominger	CLAS–Cajastur	3,558.1 km (2,210.9 mi)	96h 14' 50"	+ 1' 04"	1

1993	Switzerland Switzerland	Tony Rominger	CLAS–Cajastur	3,585.5 km (2,227.9 mi)	96h 07' 03"	+ 29"	3

1994	Switzerland Switzerland	Tony Rominger	Mapei–CLAS	3,531.1 km (2,194.1 mi)	92h 07' 48"	+ 7' 28"	6

1995	France France	Laurent Jalabert	ONCE	3,637.6 km (2,260.3 mi)	95h 30' 33"	+ 4' 22"	5

1996	Switzerland Switzerland	Alex Zülle	ONCE	3,947 km (2,453 mi)	97h 31' 46"	+ 6' 23"	1

1997	Switzerland Switzerland	Alex Zülle	ONCE	3,759.2 km (2,335.9 mi)	91h 15' 55"	+ 5' 07"	1

1998	Spain Spain	Abraham Olano	Banesto	3,781 km (2,349 mi)	93h 44' 08"	+ 1' 23"	1

1999	Germany Germany	Jan Ullrich	Team Telekom	3,548.7 km (2,205.1 mi)	89h 52' 03"	+ 4' 15"	2

2000	Spain Spain	Roberto Heras	Kelme–Costa Blanca	2,894 km (1,798 mi)	70h 26' 14"	+ 2' 33"	2

2001	Spain Spain	Ángel Casero	Festina	3,012.2 km (1,871.7 mi)	70h 49' 05"	+ 47"	0

2002	Spain Spain	Aitor González	Kelme–Costa Blanca	3,128.7 km (1,944.1 mi)	75h 13' 52"	+ 2' 14"	3

2003	Spain Spain	Roberto Heras	U.S. Postal Service	2,958.3 km (1,838.2 mi)	69h 31' 52"	+ 28"	1

2004	Spain Spain	Roberto Heras#	Liberty Seguros	2,894 km (1,798 mi)	77h 42' 46"	+ 2' 13"	1

2005	Spain Spain	Roberto Heras	Liberty Seguros–Würth	3,356 km (2,085 mi)	82h 22' 55"	+ 4' 36"	2

2006	Kazakhstan	Alexander Vinokourov#	Astana	3,202.1 km (1,989.7 mi)	81h 23' 07"	+ 1' 12"	3

2007	Russia Russia	Denis Menchov#	Rabobank	3,291.3 km (2,045.1 mi)	80h 59' 07"	+ 3' 31"	1

2008	Spain Spain	Alberto Contador#	Astana	3,142.5 km (1,952.7 mi)	80h 40' 08"	+ 46"	2

2009	Spain Spain	Alejandro Valverde#	Caisse d'Epargne	3,293.6 km (2,046.5 mi)	87h 22' 37"	+ 55"	0

2010	Italy Italy	Vincenzo Nibali#	Liquigas–Doimo	3,333.8 km (2,071.5 mi)	87h 18' 33"	+ 3' 02"	0

2011	Spain Spain	Juan José Cobo#	Geox–TMC	3,300 km (2,100 mi)	84h 59' 31"	+ 13"	1

2012	Spain Spain	Alberto Contador	Saxo Bank–Tinkoff Bank	3,360.2 km (2,087.9 mi)	84h 59' 49"	+1' 16"	1

2013	United States	Chris Horner#	RadioShack–Leopard	3,358.9 km (2,087.1 mi)	84h 36' 04"	+ 37"	2

2014	Spain Spain	Alberto Contador#	Tinkoff–Saxo	3,181.5 km (1,976.9 mi)	81h 25' 05"	+1' 10"	2

2015	Italy Italy	Fabio Aru	Astana	3,358.1 km (2,086.6 mi)	85h 36' 13"	+57"	0

2016	Colombia Colombia	Nairo Quintana#	Movistar Team	3,315.4 km (2,060.1 mi)	83h 31' 28"	+ 1' 23"	1

2017	United Kingdom Great Britain	Chris Froome&	Team Sky	3,324.1 km (2,065.5 mi)	82h 30' 02"	+ 2' 15"	2

2018	United Kingdom Great Britain	Simon Yates#	Mitchelton–Scott	3,271.4 km (2,032.8 mi)	82h 05' 58"	+ 1' 46"	1

Sentence(s)

The general classification contenders was Alberto Contador (Tinkoff–Saxo), the winner of the 2014 "Vuelta".

final_sentence: The general classification contenders was Alberto Contador (Tinkoff–Saxo), the winner of the 2014 "Vuelta".