# List of Vuelta a España classification winners

Since 1935, and annually since 1955, the Vuelta a España has been the most important multiday cycle racing event in Spain. In the 63 editions of the race, riders from eleven countries have won the general classification. A mountains classification has been held every edition too, while the first points classification was held in 1945 and annually since 1955. Madrid has staged the most Vuelta-starts and finishes, and has been the regular finish city since 1994.

## By year

| Vuelta | Year | Overall | Points | Mountains | Combination | Young rider |
| 79 | 2024 | Primož Roglič | Kaden Groves | Jay Vine | | Mattias Skjelmose |
| 78 | 2023 | Sepp Kuss | Kaden Groves | Remco Evenepoel | | Juan Ayuso |
| 77 | 2022 | Remco Evenepoel | Mads Pedersen | Richard Carapaz | | Remco Evenepoel |
| 76 | 2021 | Primož Roglič | Fabio Jakobsen | Michael Storer | | Gino Mäder |
| 75 | 2020 | Primož Roglič | Primož Roglič | Guillaume Martin | | Enric Mas |
| 74 | 2019 | Primož Roglič | Primož Roglič | Geoffrey Bouchard | | Tadej Pogačar |
| 73 | 2018 | Simon Yates | Alejandro Valverde | Thomas De Gendt | Simon Yates | Enric Mas |
| 72 | 2017 | Chris Froome | Chris Froome | Davide Villella | Chris Froome | Miguel Ángel López |
| 71 | 2016 | Nairo Quintana | Fabio Felline | Omar Fraile | Nairo Quintana | |
| 70 | 2015 | Fabio Aru | Alejandro Valverde | Omar Fraile | Joaquim Rodríguez | |
| 69 | 2014 | Alberto Contador | John Degenkolb | Luis León Sánchez | Alberto Contador | |
| 68 | 2013 | Chris Horner | Alejandro Valverde | Nicolas Edet | Chris Horner | |
| 67 | 2012 | Alberto Contador | Alejandro Valverde | Simon Clarke | Alejandro Valverde | |
| 66 | 2011 | Chris Froome | Bauke Mollema | David Moncoutié | Chris Froome | |
| 65 | 2010 | Vincenzo Nibali | Mark Cavendish | David Moncoutié | Vincenzo Nibali | |
| 64 | 2009 | Alejandro Valverde | André Greipel | David Moncoutié | Alejandro Valverde | |
| 63 | 2008 | Alberto Contador | Greg Van Avermaet | David Moncoutié | Alberto Contador | |
| 62 | 2007 | Denis Menchov | Daniele Bennati | Denis Menchov | Denis Menchov | |
| 61 | 2006 | Alexandre Vinokourov | Thor Hushovd | Egoi Martínez | Alexandre Vinokourov | |
| 60 | 2005 | Roberto Heras | Alessandro Petacchi | Joaquim Rodríguez | Roberto Heras | |
| 59 | 2004 | Roberto Heras | Erik Zabel | Félix Cárdenas | Roberto Heras | |
| 58 | 2003 | Roberto Heras | Erik Zabel | Félix Cárdenas | Alejandro Valverde | |
| 57 | 2002 | Aitor González | Erik Zabel | Aitor Osa | Roberto Heras | |
| 56 | 2001 | Ángel Casero | José María Jiménez | José María Jiménez | | |
| 55 | 2000 | Roberto Heras | Roberto Heras | Carlos Sastre | | |
| 54 | 1999 | Jan Ullrich | Frank Vandenbroucke | José María Jiménez | | |
| 53 | 1998 | Abraham Olano | Fabrizio Guidi | José María Jiménez | | |
| 52 | 1997 | Alex Zülle | Laurent Jalabert | José María Jiménez | | |
| 51 | 1996 | Alex Zülle | Laurent Jalabert | Tony Rominger | | |
| 50 | 1995 | Laurent Jalabert | Laurent Jalabert | Laurent Jalabert | | |
| 49 | 1994 | Tony Rominger | Laurent Jalabert | Luc Leblanc | | |
| 48 | 1993 | Tony Rominger | Tony Rominger | Tony Rominger | Jesús Montoya | |
| 47 | 1992 | Tony Rominger | Djamolidine Abdoujaparov | Carlos Hernández | Tony Rominger | |
| 46 | 1991 | Melcior Mauri | Uwe Raab | Lucho Herrera | Federico Echave | |
| 45 | 1990 | Marco Giovannetti | Uwe Raab | José Martín Farfán | Federico Echave | |
| 44 | 1989 | Pedro Delgado | Malcolm Elliott | Óscar Vargas | Óscar Vargas | |
| 43 | 1988 | Sean Kelly | Sean Kelly | Álvaro Pino | Sean Kelly | |
| 42 | 1987 | Lucho Herrera | Alfonso Gutiérrez | Lucho Herrera | Laurent Fignon | |
| 41 | 1986 | Álvaro Pino | Sean Kelly | José Luis Laguía | Sean Kelly | |
| 40 | 1985 | Pedro Delgado | Sean Kelly | José Luis Laguía | Robert Millar | |
| 39 | 1984 | Éric Caritoux | Guido Van Calster | Felipe Yáñez | | |
| 38 | 1983 | Bernard Hinault | Marino Lejarreta | José Luis Laguía | | |
| 37 | 1982 | Marino Lejarreta | Stefan Mutter | José Luis Laguía | | |
| 36 | 1981 | Giovanni Battaglin | Francisco Javier Cedena | José Luis Laguía | | |
| 35 | 1980 | Faustino Rupérez | Sean Kelly | Juan Fernández | | |
| 34 | 1979 | Joop Zoetemelk | Fons De Wolf | Felipe Yáñez | | |
| 33 | 1978 | Bernard Hinault | Ferdi Van den Haute | Andrés Oliva | | |
| 32 | 1977 | Freddy Maertens | Freddy Maertens | Pedro Torres | | |
| 31 | 1976 | José Pesarrodona | Dietrich Thurau | Andrés Oliva | | |
| 30 | 1975 | Agustín Tamames | Miguel María Lasa | Andrés Oliva | | |
| 29 | 1974 | José Manuel Fuente | Domingo Perurena | José Luis Abilleira | José Luis Abilleira | |
| 28 | 1973 | Eddy Merckx | Eddy Merckx | José Luis Abilleira | Eddy Merckx | |
| 27 | 1972 | José Manuel Fuente | Domingo Perurena | José Manuel Fuente | José Manuel Fuente | |
| 26 | 1971 | Ferdinand Bracke | Cyrille Guimard | Joop Zoetemelk | Cyrille Guimard | |
| 25 | 1970 | Luis Ocaña | Guido Reybrouck | Agustín Tamames | Guido Reybrouck | |
| 24 | 1969 | Roger Pingeon | Raymond Steegmans | Luis Ocaña | | |
| 23 | 1968 | Felice Gimondi | Jan Janssen | Francisco Gabica | | |
| 22 | 1967 | Jan Janssen | Jan Janssen | Mariano Díaz | | |
| 21 | 1966 | Francisco Gabica | Jos van der Vleuten | Gregorio San Miguel | | |
| 20 | 1965 | Rolf Wolfshohl | Rik Van Looy | Julio Jiménez | | |
| 19 | 1964 | Raymond Poulidor | José Pérez-Francés | Julio Jiménez | | |
| 18 | 1963 | Jacques Anquetil | Bas Maliepaard | Julio Jiménez | | |
| 17 | 1962 | Rudi Altig | Rudi Altig | Antonio Karmany | | |
| 16 | 1961 | Angelino Soler | Antonio Suárez | Antonio Karmany | | |
| 15 | 1960 | Franz De Mulder | Arthur De Cabooter | Antonio Karmany | | |
| 14 | 1959 | Antonio Suárez | Rik Van Looy | Antonio Suárez | | |
| 13 | 1958 | Jean Stablinski | Salvador Botella | Federico Bahamontes | | |
| 12 | 1957 | Jesús Loroño | Vicente Iturat | Federico Bahamontes | | |
| 11 | 1956 | Angelo Conterno | Rik Van Steenbergen | Nino Defilippis | | |
| 10 | 1955 | Jean Dotto | Fiorenzo Magni | Giuseppe Buratti | | |
| 9 | 1950 | Emilio Rodríguez | | Emilio Rodríguez | | |
| 8 | 1948 | Bernardo Ruiz | | Bernardo Ruiz | | |
| 7 | 1947 | Edward Van Dijck | Delio Rodríguez | Emilio Rodríguez | | |
| 6 | 1946 | Dalmacio Langarica | | Emilio Rodríguez | | |
| 5 | 1945 | Delio Rodríguez | Delio Rodríguez | Julián Berrendero | | |
| 4 | 1942 | Julián Berrendero | | Julián Berrendero | | |
| 3 | 1941 | Julián Berrendero | | Fermín Trueba | | |
| 2 | 1936 | Gustaaf Deloor | | Salvador Molina [es] | | |
| 1 | 1935 | Gustaaf Deloor | | Edoardo Molinar | | |

## By rider

| Cyclist | Total | Years |
| Roberto Heras (ESP) | 4 | 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005 |
| Primož Roglič (SLO) | 4 | 2019, 2020, 2021, 2024 |
| Tony Rominger (SUI) | 3 | 1992, 1993, 1994 |
| Alberto Contador (ESP) | 3 | 2008, 2012, 2014 |
| Gustaaf Deloor (BEL) | 2 | 1935, 1936 |
| Julián Berrendero (ESP) | 2 | 1941, 1942 |
| José Manuel Fuente (ESP) | 2 | 1972, 1974 |
| Bernard Hinault (FRA) | 2 | 1978, 1983 |
| Pedro Delgado (ESP) | 2 | 1985, 1989 |
| Alex Zülle (SUI) | 2 | 1996, 1997 |
| Chris Froome (GBR) | 2 | 2011, 2017 |

## By country
### Overall

| Rank | Country | Wins |
| 1 | Spain | 31 |
| 2 | France | 9 |
| 3 | Belgium | 8 |
| 4 | Italy | 6 |
| 5 | Switzerland | 5 |
| 6 | Slovenia | 4 |
| 7 | Germany | 3 |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 3 |
| 9 | Colombia | 2 |
| 9 | Netherlands | 2 |
| 9 | Russia | 2 |
| 9 | United States | 2 |
| 13 | Ireland | 1 |
| 13 | Kazakhstan | 1 |

### Points

| Rank | Country | Wins |
| 1 | Spain | 16 |
| 2 | Belgium | 13 |
| 3 | Germany | 9 |
| 4 | Netherlands | 6 |
| 5 | France | 5 |
| 5 | Italy | 5 |
| 7 | Ireland | 4 |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 3 |
| 9 | Switzerland | 2 |
| 9 | Slovenia | 2 |
| 9 | Australia | 2 |
| 12 | Denmark | 1 |
| 12 | Norway | 1 |
| 12 | Uzbekistan | 1 |

### King of the Mountains

| Rank | Country | Wins |
| 1 | Spain | 50 |
| 2 | France | 9 |
| 3 | Colombia | 6 |
| 4 | Italy | 3 |
| 4 | Australia | 2 |
| 6 | Switzerland | 2 |
| 7 | Ecuador | 1 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 1 |
| 7 | Russia | 1 |
| 7 | Belgium | 1 |