# 2019 Vuelta a España, Stage 1 to Stage 11

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 11 occurred on 4 September with a stage to Urdax. 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 leader of the team classification
* Denotes the winner of the combativity award

## Stage 1

24 August 2019 — Salinas de Torrevieja [es] to Torrevieja, 13.4 km (8.3 mi), team time trial (TTT)
Stage 1 result :
| Rank | Team | Time |
| 1 | Astana | 14' 51" |
| 2 | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 2" |
| 3 | Team Sunweb | + 5" |
| 4 | EF Education First | + 7" |
| 5 | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 13" |
| 6 | CCC Team | + 15" |
| 7 | Movistar Team | + 16" |
| 8 | Groupama–FDJ | + 16" |
| 9 | Mitchelton–Scott | + 18" |
| 10 | Lotto–Soudal | + 19" |
General classification after stage 1 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Miguel Ángel López (COL) | Astana | 14' 51" |
| 2 | Dario Cataldo (ITA) | Astana | + 0" |
| 3 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | Astana | + 0" |
| 4 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Astana | + 0" |
| 5 | Luis León Sánchez (ESP) | Astana | + 0" |
| 6 | Gorka Izagirre (ESP) | Astana | + 0" |
| 7 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 2" |
| 8 | Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 2" |
| 9 | Maximiliano Richeze (ARG) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 2" |
| 10 | James Knox (GBR) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 2" |

## Stage 2

25 August 2019 — Benidorm to Calpe, 199.6 km (124.0 mi)
Stage 2 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | 5h 11' 17" |
| 2 | Nicolas Roche (IRL) | Team Sunweb | + 5" |
| 3 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 5" |
| 4 | Rigoberto Urán (COL) | EF Education First | + 5" |
| 5 | Fabio Aru (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 5" |
| 6 | Mikel Nieve (ESP) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 8" |
| 7 | Sergio Higuita (COL) | EF Education First | + 37" |
| 8 | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | + 37" |
| 9 | Alex Aranburu (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 37" |
| 10 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 37" |
General classification after stage 2 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Nicolas Roche (IRL) | Team Sunweb | 5h 26' 12" |
| 2 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | + 2" |
| 3 | Rigoberto Urán (COL) | EF Education First | + 8" |
| 4 | Mikel Nieve (ESP) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 22" |
| 5 | Miguel Ángel López (COL) | Astana | + 33" |
| 6 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 36" |
| 7 | Wilco Kelderman (NED) | Team Sunweb | + 38" |
| 8 | Sergio Higuita (COL) | EF Education First | + 40" |
| 9 | Davide Formolo (ITA) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 46" |
| 10 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 46" |

## Stage 3

26 August 2019 — Ibi to Alicante, 188 km (116.8 mi)
Stage 3 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Sam Bennett (IRL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 4h 25' 02" |
| 2 | Edward Theuns (BEL) | Trek–Segafredo | + 0" |
| 3 | Luka Mezgec (SLO) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 0" |
| 4 | Jon Aberasturi (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 0" |
| 5 | Phil Bauhaus (GER) | Bahrain–Merida | + 0" |
| 6 | Maximiliano Richeze (ARG) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 0" |
| 7 | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 0" |
| 8 | Cyril Barthe (FRA) | Euskadi–Murias | + 0" |
| 9 | Szymon Sajnok (POL) | CCC Team | + 0" |
| 10 | Clément Venturini (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 0" |
General classification after stage 3 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Nicolas Roche (IRL) | Team Sunweb | 9h 51' 14" |
| 2 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | + 2" |
| 3 | Rigoberto Urán (COL) | EF Education First | + 8" |
| 4 | Mikel Nieve (ESP) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 22" |
| 5 | Miguel Ángel López (COL) | Astana | + 33" |
| 6 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 35" |
| 7 | Sergio Higuita (COL) | EF Education First | + 37" |
| 8 | Wilco Kelderman (NED) | Team Sunweb | + 38" |
| 9 | Davide Formolo (ITA) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 46" |
| 10 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 46" |

## Stage 4

27 August 2019 — Cullera to El Puig, 175.5 km (109.1 mi)
Stage 4 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 4h 04' 16" |
| 2 | Sam Bennett (IRL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 0" |
| 3 | Fernando Gaviria (COL) | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 4 | Luka Mezgec (SLO) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 0" |
| 5 | Marc Sarreau (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 0" |
| 6 | Szymon Sajnok (POL) | CCC Team | + 0" |
| 7 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Dimension Data | + 0" |
| 8 | Jon Aberasturi (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 0" |
| 9 | Clément Venturini (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 0" |
| 10 | Maximiliano Richeze (ARG) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 0" |
General classification after stage 4 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Nicolas Roche (IRL) | Team Sunweb | 13h 55' 30" |
| 2 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | + 2" |
| 3 | Rigoberto Urán (COL) | EF Education First | + 8" |
| 4 | Mikel Nieve (ESP) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 22" |
| 5 | Miguel Ángel López (COL) | Astana | + 33" |
| 6 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 35" |
| 7 | Sergio Higuita (COL) | EF Education First | + 37" |
| 8 | Wilco Kelderman (NED) | Team Sunweb | + 38" |
| 9 | Davide Formolo (ITA) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 46" |
| 10 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 46" |

## Stage 5

28 August 2019 — L'Eliana to Observatorio Astrofísico de Javalambre [es], 170.7 km (106.1 mi)
Stage 5 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Ángel Madrazo (ESP) | Burgos BH | 4h 58' 31" |
| 2 | Jetse Bol (NED) | Burgos BH | + 10" |
| 3 | José Herrada (ESP) | Cofidis | + 22" |
| 4 | Miguel Ángel López (COL) | Astana | + 47" |
| 5 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 59" |
| 6 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 59" |
| 7 | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 29" |
| 8 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | + 1' 41" |
| 9 | Sepp Kuss (USA) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 1' 41" |
| 10 | Esteban Chaves (COL) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 1' 46" |
General classification after stage 5 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Miguel Ángel López (COL) | Astana | 18h 55' 21" |
| 2 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 14" |
| 3 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | + 23" |
| 4 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 28" |
| 5 | Nicolas Roche (IRL) | Team Sunweb | + 57" |
| 6 | Rigoberto Urán (COL) | EF Education First | + 59" |
| 7 | Esteban Chaves (COL) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 1' 17" |
| 8 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 1' 18" |
| 9 | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 49" |
| 10 | Wilco Kelderman (NED) | Team Sunweb | + 1' 50" |

## Stage 6

29 August 2019 — Mora de Rubielos to Ares del Maestrat, 198.9 km (123.6 mi)
Stage 6 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jesús Herrada (ESP) | Cofidis | 4h 43' 55" |
| 2 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | Bahrain–Merida | + 7" |
| 3 | Dorian Godon (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 21" |
| 4 | Robert Gesink (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 21" |
| 5 | Bruno Armirail (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 37" |
| 6 | Paweł Poljański (POL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 39" |
| 7 | Nelson Oliveira (POR) | Movistar Team | + 45" |
| 8 | Gianluca Brambilla (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 47" |
| 9 | David de la Cruz (ESP) | Team Ineos | + 50" |
| 10 | Tsgabu Grmay (ETH) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 2' 35" |
General classification after stage 6 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | Bahrain–Merida | 23h 44' 00" |
| 2 | David de la Cruz (ESP) | Team Ineos | + 38" |
| 3 | Miguel Ángel López (COL) | Astana | + 1' 00" |
| 4 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 1' 14" |
| 5 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | + 1' 23" |
| 6 | Robert Gesink (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 1' 23" |
| 7 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 1' 28" |
| 8 | Esteban Chaves (COL) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 2' 17" |
| 9 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 2' 18" |
| 10 | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | + 2' 47" |

## Stage 7

30 August 2019 — Onda to Mas de la Costa, 183.2 km (113.8 mi)
Stage 7 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | 4h 34' 11" |
| 2 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 0" |
| 3 | Miguel Ángel López (COL) | Astana | + 6" |
| 4 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | + 6" |
| 5 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 42" |
| 6 | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | Astana | + 48" |
| 7 | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | + 51" |
| 8 | Fabio Aru (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 51" |
| 9 | George Bennett (NZL) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 1' 07" |
| 10 | Óscar Rodríguez (ESP) | Euskadi–Murias | + 1' 20" |
General classification after stage 7 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Miguel Ángel López (COL) | Astana | 28h 19' 13" |
| 2 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 6" |
| 3 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 16" |
| 4 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | + 27" |
| 5 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 1' 58" |
| 6 | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | + 2' 36" |
| 7 | Esteban Chaves (COL) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 2' 52" |
| 8 | George Bennett (NZL) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 3' 34" |
| 9 | Wilco Kelderman (NED) | Team Sunweb | + 3' 36" |
| 10 | Fabio Aru (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 3' 36" |

## Stage 8

31 August 2019 — Valls to Igualada, 166.9 km (103.7 mi)
Stage 8 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Nikias Arndt (GER) | Team Sunweb | 4h 34' 11" |
| 2 | Alex Aranburu (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 0" |
| 3 | Tosh Van der Sande (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 0" |
| 4 | Ruben Guerreiro (POR) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 0" |
| 5 | Jonas Koch (GER) | CCC Team | + 0" |
| 6 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | Bahrain–Merida | + 0" |
| 7 | Jonathan Lastra (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 0" |
| 8 | Tobias Ludvigsson (SWE) | Groupama–FDJ | + 0" |
| 9 | Fernando Barceló (ESP) | Euskadi–Murias | + 0" |
| 10 | Sergio Henao (COL) | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
General classification after stage 8 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Nicolas Edet (FRA) | Cofidis | 32h 16' 24" |
| 2 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | Bahrain–Merida | + 2' 21" |
| 3 | Miguel Ángel López (COL) | Astana | + 3' 01" |
| 4 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 3' 07" |
| 5 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 3' 17" |
| 6 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | + 3' 28" |
| 7 | Carl Fredrik Hagen (NOR) | Lotto–Soudal | + 3' 45" |
| 8 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 4' 59" |
| 9 | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | + 5' 37" |
| 10 | Esteban Chaves (COL) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 5' 53" |

## Stage 9

1 September 2019 — Andorra la Vella (Andorra) to Encamp (Andorra), 94.4 km (58.7 mi)
Stage 9 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | 2h 58' 09" |
| 2 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | + 23" |
| 3 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 48" |
| 4 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 48" |
| 5 | Marc Soler (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 57" |
| 6 | Hermann Pernsteiner (AUT) | Bahrain–Merida | + 59" |
| 7 | Sergio Higuita (COL) | EF Education First | + 1' 01" |
| 8 | Wilco Kelderman (NED) | Team Sunweb | + 1' 01" |
| 9 | Miguel Ángel López (COL) | Astana | + 1' 01" |
| 10 | Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR) | Team Ineos | + 1' 38" |
General classification after stage 9 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Movistar Team | 35h 18' 18" |
| 2 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 6" |
| 3 | Miguel Ángel López (COL) | Astana | + 17" |
| 4 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 20" |
| 5 | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 42" |
| 6 | Carl Fredrik Hagen (NOR) | Lotto–Soudal | + 1' 46" |
| 7 | Nicolas Edet (FRA) | Cofidis | + 2' 21" |
| 8 | Rafał Majka (POL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 3' 22" |
| 9 | Wilco Kelderman (NED) | Team Sunweb | + 3' 53" |
| 10 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | Bahrain–Merida | + 4' 46" |

## Rest day 1

2 September 2019 — Andorra

## Stage 10

3 September 2019 — Jurançon (France) to Pau (France), 36.2 km (22.5 mi) (ITT)
Stage 10 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 47' 05" |
| 2 | Patrick Bevin (NZL) | CCC Team | + 25" |
| 3 | Rémi Cavagna (FRA) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 27" |
| 4 | Lawson Craddock (USA) | EF Education First | + 48" |
| 5 | Nelson Oliveira (POR) | Movistar Team | + 1' 02" |
| 6 | Pierre Latour (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 1' 14" |
| 7 | Thomas De Gendt (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 1' 21" |
| 8 | Marc Soler (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 1' 22" |
| 9 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | Bahrain–Merida | + 1' 27" |
| 10 | Daniel Martínez (COL) | EF Education First | + 1' 28" |
General classification after stage 10 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 36h 05' 29" |
| 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 11

4 September 2019 — Saint-Palais (France) to Urdax, 180 km (111.8 mi)
Stage 11 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mikel Iturria (ESP) | Euskadi–Murias | 4h 36' 44" |
| 2 | Jonathan Lastra (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 6" |
| 3 | Lawson Craddock (USA) | EF Education First | + 6" |
| 4 | Damien Howson (AUS) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 6" |
| 5 | François Bidard (FRA) | AG2R La Mondiale | + 6" |
| 6 | Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier (ERI) | Team Dimension Data | + 9" |
| 7 | Benjamin Thomas (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 12" |
| 8 | Matteo Fabbro (ITA) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 12" |
| 9 | Gorka Izagirre (ESP) | Astana | + 12" |
| 10 | Rémi Cavagna (FRA) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 12" |
General classification after stage 11 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 41h 00' 48" |
| 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" |