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| 2 | 2001 Vuelta a España - Stages |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Type | Winner |
| 4 | 1 | 8 September | Salamanca | 12 km (7 mi) | - | Individual time trial | David Millar (GBR) |
| 5 | 2 | 9 September | Salamanca to Valladolid | 147.2 km (91 mi) | - | Flat stage | Erik Zabel (GER) |
| 6 | 3 | 10 September | Valladolid to León | 140.5 km (87 mi) | - | Flat stage | Erik Zabel (GER) |
| 7 | 4 | 11 September | León to Gijón | 175 km (109 mi) | - | Flat stage | Erik Zabel (GER) |
| 8 | 5 | 12 September | Gijón to Lagos de Covadonga | 160.8 km (100 mi) | - | Mountain stage | Juan Miguel Mercado (ESP) |
| 9 | 6 | 13 September | Cangas de Onís to Torrelavega | 180.6 km (112 mi) | - | Medium-mountain stage | David Millar (GBR) |
| 10 | 7 | 14 September | Torrelavega | 44.2 km (27 mi) | - | Individual time trial | Santiago Botero (COL) |
| 11 | 8 | 15 September | Reinosa to Alto de la Cruz de la Demanda (Valdezcaray) | 195 km (121 mi) | - | Mountain stage | José María Jiménez (ESP) |
| 12 | 9 | 16 September | Logroño to Zaragoza | 179.2 km (111 mi) | - | Flat stage | Igor González de Galdeano (ESP) |
| 13 | - | 17 September | Province of Barcelona | Province of Barcelona | - | Rest day | Rest day |
| 14 | 10 | 18 September | Sabadell to La Molina | 168.4 km (105 mi) | - | Mountain stage | Santiago Blanco (ESP) |
| 15 | 11 | 19 September | Alp to Estació de Pal (Andorra) | 154.2 km (96 mi) | - | Mountain stage | José María Jiménez (ESP) |
| 16 | 12 | 20 September | Ordino to Estació d'Esquí d'Ordino-Alcalís (Andorra) | 17.1 km (11 mi) | - | Mountain time trial | José María Jiménez (ESP) |
| 17 | 13 | 21 September | Andorra to Universal Studios Port Aventura | 206 km (128 mi) | - | Hilly stage | Beat Zberg (SUI) |
| 18 | 14 | 22 September | Tarragona to Vinaròs | 170.5 km (106 mi) | - | Flat stage | Juan Manuel Gárate (ESP) |
| 19 | 15 | 23 September | Valencia to Alto de Aitana | 207.2 km (129 mi) | - | Mountain stage | Claus Michael Møller (DEN) |
| 20 | - | 24 September | Province of Valencia | Province of Valencia | - | Rest day | Rest day |
| 21 | 16 | 25 September | Alcoy to Murcia | 153.3 km (95 mi) | - | Hilly stage | Tomáš Konečný (CZE) |
| 22 | 17 | 26 September | Murcia to Albacete | 159.5 km (99 mi) | - | Flat stage | Robert Hunter (RSA) |
| 23 | 18 | 27 September | Albacete to Cuenca | 154.2 km (96 mi) | - | Flat stage | Filippo Simeoni (ITA) |
| 24 | 19 | 28 September | Cuenca to Guadalajara | 168 km (104 mi) | - | Hilly stage | Guido Trenti (ITA) |
| 25 | 20 | 29 September | Guadalajara to Alto de Abantos | 176.3 km (110 mi) | - | Mountain stage | Gilberto Simoni (ITA) |
| 26 | 21 | 30 September | Madrid | 38 km (24 mi) | - | Individual time trial | Santiago Botero (COL) |
| 27 | - | Total | Total | 3,012.2 km (1,872 mi) | 3,012.2 km (1,872 mi) | 3,012.2 km (1,872 mi) | 3,012.2 km (1,872 mi) |

Question: How many stages did the 2001 Vuelta a España contain and what was the total distance of all the stages?
Answer: 2001 Vuelta a España consisted of 21 stages, covering a total of 3,012 km (1,872 mi).