# 2019 Vuelta a España, Stage 12 to Stage 21

The 2019 Vuelta a España is the 74th edition of the Vuelta a España, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Vuelta started in Torrevieja, with a team time trial on 24 August, and Stage 12 occurred on 5 September with a hilly stage from Circuito de Navarra. The race finished in Madrid on 15 September.

## Classification standings

Legend :
* Denotes the leader of the general classification
* Denotes the leader of the points classification
* Denotes the leader of the mountains classification
* Denotes the leader of the young rider classification
* Denotes the winner of the combativity award

## Stage 12

5 September 2019 — Circuito de Navarra to Bilbao, 171.4 km (106.5 mi)
Stage 12 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 3h 48' 18" |
| 2 | Alex Aranburu (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 3" |
| 3 | Fernando Barceló (ESP) | Euskadi–Murias | + 3" |
| 4 | José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 22" |
| 5 | Nikias Arndt (GER) | Team Sunweb | + 26" |
| 6 | Tosh Van der Sande (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 29" |
| 7 | Cyril Barthe (FRA) | Euskadi–Murias | + 29" |
| 8 | Manuele Boaro (ITA) | Astana | + 29" |
| 9 | Tim Declercq (BEL) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 29" |
| 10 | Valerio Conti (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 31" |
General classification after stage 12 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 44h 52' 08" |
| 2 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 1' 52" |
| 3 | Miguel Ángel López (COL) | Astana | + 2' 11" |
| 4 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | + 3' 00" |
| 5 | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | + 3' 05" |
| 6 | Carl Fredrik Hagen (NOR) | Lotto–Soudal | + 4' 59" |
| 7 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 5' 42" |
| 8 | Nicolas Edet (FRA) | Cofidis | + 5' 49" |
| 9 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | Bahrain–Merida | + 6' 07" |
| 10 | Wilco Kelderman (NED) | Team Sunweb | + 6' 25" |

## Stage 13

6 September 2019 — Bilbao to Los Machucos, 166.4 km (103.4 mi)
Stage 13 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | 4h 28' 26" |
| 2 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 0" |
| 3 | Pierre Latour (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 27" |
| 4 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 27" |
| 5 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | + 27" |
| 6 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 27" |
| 7 | Miguel Ángel López (COL) | Astana | + 1' 01" |
| 8 | Gianluca Brambilla (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 1' 08" |
| 9 | Marc Soler (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 1' 08" |
| 10 | Wilco Kelderman (NED) | Team Sunweb | + 1' 08" |
General classification after stage 13 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 49h 20' 28" |
| 2 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 2' 25" |
| 3 | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | + 3' 01" |
| 4 | Miguel Ángel López (COL) | Astana | + 3' 18" |
| 5 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | + 3' 33" |
| 6 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 6' 15" |
| 7 | Nicolas Edet (FRA) | Cofidis | + 7' 18" |
| 8 | Carl Fredrik Hagen (NOR) | Lotto–Soudal | + 7' 33" |
| 9 | Wilco Kelderman (NED) | Team Sunweb | + 7' 39" |
| 10 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | Bahrain–Merida | + 9' 58" |

## Stage 14

7 September 2019 — San Vicente de la Barquera to Oviedo, 188 km (116.8 mi)
Stage 14 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Sam Bennett (IRL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 4h 28' 46" |
| 2 | Maximiliano Richeze (ARG) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 0" |
| 3 | Tosh Van der Sande (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 0" |
| 4 | Marc Sarreau (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 0" |
| 5 | Clément Venturini (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 0" |
| 6 | Marc Soler (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 0" |
| 7 | Jonas Koch (GER) | CCC Team | + 0" |
| 8 | John Degenkolb (GER) | Trek–Segafredo | + 0" |
| 9 | Max Walscheid (GER) | Team Sunweb | + 0" |
| 10 | Szymon Sajnok (POL) | CCC Team | + 0" |
General classification after stage 14 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 53h 49' 14" |
| 2 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 2' 25" |
| 3 | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | + 3' 01" |
| 4 | Miguel Ángel López (COL) | Astana | + 3' 18" |
| 5 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | + 3' 33" |
| 6 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 6' 15" |
| 7 | Nicolas Edet (FRA) | Cofidis | + 7' 18" |
| 8 | Carl Fredrik Hagen (NOR) | Lotto–Soudal | + 7' 33" |
| 9 | Wilco Kelderman (NED) | Team Sunweb | + 7' 39" |
| 10 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | Bahrain–Merida | + 9' 58" |

## Stage 15

8 September 2019 — Tineo to Santuario del Acebo, 154.4 km (95.9 mi)
Stage 15 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Sepp Kuss (USA) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 4h 19' 04" |
| 2 | Ruben Guerreiro (POR) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 39" |
| 3 | Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR) | Team Ineos | + 40" |
| 4 | Óscar Rodríguez (ESP) | Euskadi–Murias | + 53" |
| 5 | Mark Padun (UKR) | Bahrain–Merida | + 1' 49" |
| 6 | Ben O'Connor (AUS) | Team Dimension Data | + 2' 05" |
| 7 | Lawson Craddock (USA) | EF Education First | + 2' 11" |
| 8 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 2' 14" |
| 9 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 2' 14" |
| 10 | Sander Armée (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 2' 48" |
General classification after stage 15 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 58h 10' 32" |
| 2 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 2' 25" |
| 3 | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | + 3' 42" |
| 4 | Miguel Ángel López (COL) | Astana | + 3' 59" |
| 5 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | + 5' 09" |
| 6 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 7' 14" |
| 7 | Nicolas Edet (FRA) | Cofidis | + 9' 08" |
| 8 | Wilco Kelderman (NED) | Team Sunweb | + 9' 15" |
| 9 | Carl Fredrik Hagen (NOR) | Lotto–Soudal | + 9' 44" |
| 10 | Hermann Pernsteiner (AUT) | Bahrain–Merida | + 11' 39" |

## Stage 16

9 September 2019 — Pravia to La Cubilla [es], 144.4 km (89.7 mi)
Stage 16 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | Astana | 4h 01' 22" |
| 2 | Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR) | Team Ineos | + 22" |
| 3 | Luis León Sánchez (ESP) | Astana | + 40" |
| 4 | James Knox (GBR) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 42" |
| 5 | Gianluca Brambilla (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 1' 12" |
| 6 | Thomas De Gendt (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 2' 09" |
| 7 | Mikel Bizkarra (ESP) | Euskadi–Murias | + 2' 15" |
| 8 | Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier (ERI) | Team Dimension Data | + 2' 21" |
| 9 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 2' 32" |
| 10 | Geoffrey Bouchard (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 2' 32" |
General classification after stage 16 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 62h 17' 52" |
| 2 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 2' 48" |
| 3 | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | + 3' 42" |
| 4 | Miguel Ángel López (COL) | Astana | + 3' 59" |
| 5 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 7' 40" |
| 6 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | + 7' 43" |
| 7 | Nicolas Edet (FRA) | Cofidis | + 10' 27" |
| 8 | Wilco Kelderman (NED) | Team Sunweb | + 10' 34" |
| 9 | Carl Fredrik Hagen (NOR) | Lotto–Soudal | + 10' 40" |
| 10 | Hermann Pernsteiner (AUT) | Bahrain–Merida | + 12' 05" |

## Rest day 2

10 September 2019 — León

## Stage 17

11 September 2019 — Aranda de Duero to Guadalajara, 219.6 km (136.5 mi)
This race was the first time a road race of over 200km had attained an average speed in excess of 50 km/h, and earned Gilbert the Ruban Jaune.
Stage 17 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 4h 20' 15" |
| 2 | Sam Bennett (IRL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 2" |
| 3 | Rémi Cavagna (FRA) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 2" |
| 4 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | Bahrain–Merida | + 2" |
| 5 | Wilco Kelderman (NED) | Team Sunweb | + 2" |
| 6 | Jonas Koch (GER) | CCC Team | + 2" |
| 7 | Lawson Craddock (USA) | EF Education First | + 2" |
| 8 | Tim Declercq (BEL) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 2" |
| 9 | Silvan Dillier (SUI) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 2" |
| 10 | James Knox (GBR) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 6" |
General classification after stage 17 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 66h 43' 36" |
| 2 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | + 2' 24" |
| 3 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 2' 48" |
| 4 | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | + 3' 42" |
| 5 | Miguel Ángel López (COL) | Astana | + 4' 09" |
| 6 | Wilco Kelderman (NED) | Team Sunweb | + 5' 05" |
| 7 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 7' 40" |
| 8 | James Knox (GBR) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 8' 03" |
| 9 | Carl Fredrik Hagen (NOR) | Lotto–Soudal | + 10' 43" |
| 10 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | Bahrain–Merida | + 12' 21" |

## Stage 18

12 September 2019 — Colmenar Viejo to Becerril de la Sierra, 177.5 km (110.3 mi)
Stage 18 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Sergio Higuita (COL) | EF Education First | 4h 33' 09" |
| 2 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 15" |
| 3 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 15" |
| 4 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 15" |
| 5 | Miguel Ángel López (COL) | Astana | + 17" |
| 6 | Carl Fredrik Hagen (NOR) | Lotto–Soudal | + 1' 16" |
| 7 | Louis Meintjes (RSA) | Team Dimension Data | + 1' 16" |
| 8 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | + 1' 16" |
| 9 | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 16" |
| 10 | Óscar Rodríguez (ESP) | Euskadi–Murias | + 3' 47" |
General classification after stage 18 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 71h 16' 54" |
| 2 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 2' 50" |
| 3 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | + 3' 31" |
| 4 | Miguel Ángel López (COL) | Astana | + 4' 17" |
| 5 | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | + 4' 49" |
| 6 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 7' 46" |
| 7 | Wilco Kelderman (NED) | Team Sunweb | + 9' 46" |
| 8 | Carl Fredrik Hagen (NOR) | Lotto–Soudal | + 11' 50" |
| 9 | James Knox (GBR) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 12' 44" |
| 10 | Marc Soler (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 21' 09" |

## Stage 19

13 September 2019 — Ávila to Toledo, 165.2 km (102.7 mi)
Stage 19 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Rémi Cavagna (FRA) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 3h 43' 34" |
| 2 | Sam Bennett (IRL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 5" |
| 3 | Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 5" |
| 4 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 5" |
| 5 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 5" |
| 6 | Tosh Van der Sande (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 5" |
| 7 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | Bahrain–Merida | + 5" |
| 8 | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | + 5" |
| 9 | Miguel Ángel López (COL) | Astana | + 5" |
| 10 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 5" |
General classification after stage 19 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 75h 00' 33" |
| 2 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 2' 50" |
| 3 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | + 3' 31" |
| 4 | Miguel Ángel López (COL) | Astana | + 4' 17" |
| 5 | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | + 4' 49" |
| 6 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 7' 46" |
| 7 | Wilco Kelderman (NED) | Team Sunweb | + 9' 46" |
| 8 | Carl Fredrik Hagen (NOR) | Lotto–Soudal | + 11' 50" |
| 9 | James Knox (GBR) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 13' 23" |
| 10 | Marc Soler (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 21' 09" |

## Stage 20

14 September 2019 — Arenas de San Pedro to Plataforma de Gredos [es], 190.4 km (118.3 mi)
Stage 20 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | 5h 16' 40" |
| 2 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 1' 32" |
| 3 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 1' 32" |
| 4 | Hermann Pernsteiner (AUT) | Bahrain–Merida | + 1' 32" |
| 5 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 1' 41" |
| 6 | Sergio Higuita (COL) | EF Education First | + 1' 49" |
| 7 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | Bahrain–Merida | + 1' 49" |
| 8 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | + 1' 56" |
| 9 | Mikel Nieve (ESP) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 1' 59" |
| 10 | Wilco Kelderman (NED) | Team Sunweb | + 1' 59" |
General classification after stage 20 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 80h 18' 54" |
| 2 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 2' 33" |
| 3 | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | + 2' 55" |
| 4 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | + 3' 46" |
| 5 | Miguel Ángel López (COL) | Astana | + 4' 48" |
| 6 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 7' 33" |
| 7 | Wilco Kelderman (NED) | Team Sunweb | + 10' 04" |
| 8 | Carl Fredrik Hagen (NOR) | Lotto–Soudal | + 12' 54" |
| 9 | Marc Soler (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 22' 27" |
| 10 | Mikel Nieve (ESP) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 22' 34" |

## Stage 21

15 September 2019 — Fuenlabrada to Madrid, 106.6 km (66.2 mi)
Stage 21 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 2h 48' 20" |
| 2 | Sam Bennett (IRL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 0" |
| 3 | Szymon Sajnok (POL) | CCC Team | + 0" |
| 4 | Jon Aberasturi (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 0" |
| 5 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Dimension Data | + 0" |
| 6 | Edward Theuns (BEL) | Trek–Segafredo | + 0" |
| 7 | Tosh Van der Sande (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 0" |
| 8 | Clément Venturini (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 0" |
| 9 | Marc Sarreau (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 0" |
| 10 | Dion Smith (NZL) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 0" |
Final general classification :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 83h 07' 14" |
| 2 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 2' 33" |
| 3 | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | + 2' 55" |
| 4 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | + 3' 46" |
| 5 | Miguel Ángel López (COL) | Astana | + 4' 48" |
| 6 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 7' 33" |
| 7 | Wilco Kelderman (NED) | Team Sunweb | + 10' 04" |
| 8 | Carl Fredrik Hagen (NOR) | Lotto–Soudal | + 12' 54" |
| 9 | Marc Soler (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 22' 27" |
| 10 | Mikel Nieve (ESP) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 22' 34" |