Vuelta a España 2015 - Stage 16

Luarca > Ermita del Alba, 185.0km

22.08-13.09

The Vuelta a España will celebrate its 81th edition in 2026. First organised in 1935, it has grown into one of cycling’s three Grand Tours and a key fixture on the late summer calendar. The 2026 race runs from 22 August to 13 September, starting in Monaco and finishing in Granada. Riders will cover around 3,275 kilometres over 21 stages across Monaco, France, Andorra and Spain. The race is broadcast in more than 190 countries, reaching a global audience of millions. At stake is the maillot rojo, one of the most prestigious jerseys in professional cycling.

Results

Stage

PosRiderTeam Time
1 Fränk Schleck Trek Factory Racing 5:49:56
2 Rodolfo Torres Team Colombia + 01.10
3 Moreno Moser Team Cannondale - Garmin + 01.48
4 George Bennett Team Lotto NL - Jumbo + 02.42
5 Pierre Rolland Team Europcar + 02.49
6 Omar Fraile Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 03.05
7 Carlos Verona Etixx - Quick Step + 04.26
8 Lawrence Warbasse IAM Cycling + 06.02
9 Joaquim Rodríguez Team Katusha + 08.51
10 Fabio Aru Astana Pro Team + 08.53
11 Rafal Majka Tinkoff - Saxo + 09.03
12 Nairo Quintana Movistar Team + 09.03
13 Mikel Nieve Team Sky + 09.05
14 Mikel Landa Astana Pro Team + 09.06
15 Louis Meintjes MTN-Qhubeka + 09.07
16 Tom Dumoulin Team Giant - Alpecin + 09.18
17 Daniel Moreno Team Katusha + 09.33
18 Domenico Pozzovivo AG2R La Mondiale + 09.48
19 Fabrice Jeandesboz Team Europcar + 09.54
20 Esteban Chaves Orica - GreenEDGE + 09.56
21 Bart De Clercq Lotto - Soudal + 10.25
22 André Cardoso Team Cannondale - Garmin + 10.25
23 Alejandro Valverde Movistar Team + 10.25
24 Gianluca Brambilla Etixx - Quick Step + 12.03
25 Cyril Lemoine Cofidis + 12.12
26 Giovanni Visconti Movistar Team + 12.20
27 Maxime Monfort Lotto - Soudal + 12.40
28 Diego Rosa Astana Pro Team + 12.47
29 Joe Dombrowski Team Cannondale - Garmin + 13.27
30 Kenny Elissonde FDJ + 13.28
31 Stéphane Rossetto Cofidis + 13.48
32 Sergio Henao Team Sky + 14.13
33 Pawel Poljanski Tinkoff - Saxo + 15.37
34 David Arroyo Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 16.18
35 Jose Gonçalves Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 16.18
36 Tiago Machado Team Katusha + 16.42
37 Ian Boswell Team Sky + 16.56
38 Tsgabu Grmay Lampre-Merida + 16.56
39 Matteo Montaguti AG2R La Mondiale + 17.08
40 Romain Sicard Team Europcar + 17.10
41 Haimar Zubeldia Trek Factory Racing + 17.53
42 Andrey Zeits Astana Pro Team + 17.53
43 Angel Madrazo Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 18.28
44 Lawson Craddock Team Giant - Alpecin + 19.30
45 Arnaud Courteille FDJ + 20.21
46 Daniel Navarro Cofidis + 22.11
47 Maxime Bouet Etixx - Quick Step + 22.11
48 Rinaldo Nocentini AG2R La Mondiale + 22.54
49 Geraint Thomas Team Sky + 23.16
50 Jesper Hansen Tinkoff - Saxo + 24.22
51 Niki Terpstra Etixx - Quick Step + 26.01
52 José Joaquin Rojas Movistar Team + 28.31
53 Andrey Amador Movistar Team + 28.31
54 Tosh Van der Sande Lotto - Soudal + 28.31
55 Jurgen Van den Broeck Lotto - Soudal + 28.31
56 Jay McCarthy Tinkoff - Saxo + 28.31
57 Riccardo Zoidl Trek Factory Racing + 28.31
58 Salvatore Puccio Team Sky + 28.31
59 Imanol Erviti Movistar Team + 28.31
60 Steve Cummings MTN-Qhubeka + 28.31
61 Alberto Losada Team Katusha + 28.31
62 Bert-Jan Lindeman Team Lotto NL - Jumbo + 28.31
63 Eduard Vorganov Team Katusha + 28.31
64 Kristijan Durasek Lampre-Merida + 28.31
65 Timo Roosen Team Lotto NL - Jumbo + 28.31
66 Darwin Atapuma BMC Racing Team + 28.31
67 Alex Cano Team Colombia + 28.31
68 Jens Keukeleire Orica - GreenEDGE + 28.31
69 Jérôme Coppel IAM Cycling + 28.31
70 Jaco Venter MTN-Qhubeka + 28.31
71 Rory Sutherland Movistar Team + 28.31
72 Francisco Ventoso Movistar Team + 28.42
73 Damien Howson Orica - GreenEDGE + 28.42
74 Rubén Plaza Lampre-Merida + 28.42
75 Nelson Oliveira Lampre-Merida + 28.42
76 Luis León Sánchez Astana Pro Team + 28.46
77 Dario Cataldo Astana Pro Team + 28.52
78 Nicolas Roche Team Sky + 28.52
79 Cyril Gautier Team Europcar + 28.52
80 Mikaël Chérel AG2R La Mondiale + 29.02
81 Jasper De Buyst Lotto - Soudal + 29.02
82 Danny van Poppel Trek Factory Racing + 29.02
83 Jérôme Cousin Team Europcar + 29.05
84 Koen De Kort Team Giant - Alpecin + 29.05
85 Daryl Impey Orica - GreenEDGE + 29.05
86 Pavel Kochetkov Team Katusha + 29.05
87 Sébastien Minard AG2R La Mondiale + 29.05
88 Simon Pellaud IAM Cycling + 29.05
89 Markel Irizar Trek Factory Racing + 29.05
90 Yaroslav Popovych Trek Factory Racing + 29.05
91 Mathew Hayman Orica - GreenEDGE + 29.05
92 Dennis Van Winden Team Lotto NL - Jumbo + 29.05
93 Fabio Duarte Team Colombia + 29.05
94 Peter Velits BMC Racing Team + 29.05
95 Marcel Aregger IAM Cycling + 29.05
96 Walter Pedraza Team Colombia + 29.05
97 Yukiya Arashiro Team Europcar + 29.05
98 Vicente Reynès IAM Cycling + 29.05
99 Juan Pablo Valencia Team Colombia + 29.05
100 Simon Gerrans Orica - GreenEDGE + 29.05
101 Alexis Gougeard AG2R La Mondiale + 29.05
102 Benjamin King Team Cannondale - Garmin + 29.05
103 Christian Knees Team Sky + 29.05
104 Jay Robert Thomson MTN-Qhubeka + 29.05
105 Antoine Duchesne Team Europcar + 29.05
106 Jempy Drucker BMC Racing Team + 29.05
107 Ilia Koshevoy Lampre-Merida + 29.05
108 Ricardo Vilela Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 29.05
109 Kristian Sbaragli MTN-Qhubeka + 29.05
110 Pieter Serry Etixx - Quick Step + 29.05
111 Adam Hansen Lotto - Soudal + 29.05
112 Tom Stamsnijder Team Giant - Alpecin + 29.05
113 Andrew Talansky Team Cannondale - Garmin + 29.05
114 Natnael Berhane MTN-Qhubeka + 29.05
115 Martin Velits Etixx - Quick Step + 29.05
116 Yoann Bagot Cofidis + 29.05
117 Murilo Fischer FDJ + 29.05
118 Miguel Angel Rubiano Team Colombia + 29.05
119 Dominique Rollin Cofidis + 29.05
120 Thierry Hupond Team Giant - Alpecin + 29.05
121 Laurent Pichon FDJ + 29.05
122 Olivier Le Gac FDJ + 29.05
123 Jimmy Engoulvent Team Europcar + 29.05
124 Nikolas Maes Etixx - Quick Step + 29.05
125 Johann Van Zyl MTN-Qhubeka + 29.05
126 Johan Vansummeren AG2R La Mondiale + 29.05
127 Julien Simon Cofidis + 29.05
128 Sylvain Chavanel IAM Cycling + 29.05
129 Songezo Jim MTN-Qhubeka + 29.05
130 Alex Howes Team Cannondale - Garmin + 29.05
131 Amaël Moinard BMC Racing Team + 29.05
132 Tom Van Asbroeck Team Lotto NL - Jumbo + 29.05
133 Maarten Tjallingii Team Lotto NL - Jumbo + 29.05
134 Mike Teunissen Team Lotto NL - Jumbo + 29.05
135 Iljo Keisse Etixx - Quick Step + 29.05
136 Vasil Kiryienka Team Sky + 29.05
137 Gediminas Bagdonas AG2R La Mondiale + 29.25
138 Youcef Reguigui MTN-Qhubeka + 29.25
139 Mickaël Delage FDJ + 29.25
140 Joey Rosskopf BMC Racing Team + 29.27
141 Javier Moreno Movistar Team + 29.32
142 Kevin Reza FDJ + 29.33
143 Gatis Smukulis Team Katusha + 29.33
144 Martijn Keizer Team Lotto NL - Jumbo + 29.33
145 Tony Hurel Team Europcar + 29.33
146 Angel Vicioso Team Katusha + 29.37
147 Davide Villella Team Cannondale - Garmin + 29.38
148 Jelle Vanendert Lotto - Soudal + 29.48
149 Leonardo Duque Team Colombia + 30.44
150 Carlos Quintero Team Colombia + 30.44
151 Brayan Ramirez Team Colombia + 30.44
152 Zico Waeytens Team Giant - Alpecin + 30.47
153 Boy van Poppel Trek Factory Racing + 31.23
154 Blel Kadri AG2R La Mondiale + 31.46
155 Carlos Barbero Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 31.48
156 Pello Bilbao Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 31.48
157 Alessandro De Marchi BMC Racing Team + 32.29
158 Maciej Bodnar Tinkoff - Saxo + 32.29
159 Maximiliano Richeze Lampre-Merida + 32.29
160 Pavel Brutt Tinkoff - Saxo + 32.29
161 Daniele Bennati Tinkoff - Saxo + 32.33
162 Cameron Meyer Orica - GreenEDGE + 32.33
163 Luka Mezgec Team Giant - Alpecin + 32.33
164 Alessandro Vanotti Astana Pro Team + 32.43
165 Johannes Fröhlinger Team Giant - Alpecin + 33.07
166 John Degenkolb Team Giant - Alpecin + 33.07
167 Valerio Conti Lampre-Merida + 33.07

GC

PosRiderTeam Time
1 Joaquim Rodríguez Team Katusha 67:52:44
2 Fabio Aru Astana Pro Team + 00.01
3 Rafal Majka Tinkoff - Saxo + 01.35
4 Tom Dumoulin Team Giant - Alpecin + 01.51
5 Mikel Nieve Team Sky + 02.32
6 Esteban Chaves Orica - GreenEDGE + 02.38
7 Daniel Moreno Team Katusha + 02.49
8 Nairo Quintana Movistar Team + 03.11
9 Alejandro Valverde Movistar Team + 03.58
10 Louis Meintjes MTN-Qhubeka + 05.22
11 Domenico Pozzovivo AG2R La Mondiale + 06.46
12 Gianluca Brambilla Etixx - Quick Step + 09.21
13 Fabrice Jeandesboz Team Europcar + 10.20
14 Bart De Clercq Lotto - Soudal + 13.25
15 Romain Sicard Team Europcar + 14.18
16 Kenny Elissonde FDJ + 14.24
17 André Cardoso Team Cannondale - Garmin + 14.36
18 Stéphane Rossetto Cofidis + 19.36
19 David Arroyo Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 24.23
20 Mikel Landa Astana Pro Team + 27.04
21 Sergio Henao Team Sky + 30.03
22 Diego Rosa Astana Pro Team + 31.10
23 Fränk Schleck Trek Factory Racing + 31.20
24 Giovanni Visconti Movistar Team + 33.27
25 Rodolfo Torres Team Colombia + 36.10
26 Daniel Navarro Cofidis + 36.47
27 Maxime Bouet Etixx - Quick Step + 42.47
28 Maxime Monfort Lotto - Soudal + 43.05
29 Haimar Zubeldia Trek Factory Racing + 44.17
30 Nicolas Roche Team Sky + 44.22
31 George Bennett Team Lotto NL - Jumbo + 52.18
32 Alberto Losada Team Katusha + 53.50
33 Carlos Verona Etixx - Quick Step + 56.02
34 Nelson Oliveira Lampre-Merida + 01:00.04
35 Luis León Sánchez Astana Pro Team + 01:02.13
36 Pawel Poljanski Tinkoff - Saxo + 01:07.33
37 Jose Gonçalves Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 01:08.23
38 Lawson Craddock Team Giant - Alpecin + 01:08.45
39 Lawrence Warbasse IAM Cycling + 01:11.33
40 Pierre Rolland Team Europcar + 01:14.32
41 Tiago Machado Team Katusha + 01:21.11
42 Joe Dombrowski Team Cannondale - Garmin + 01:21.25
43 Jérôme Coppel IAM Cycling + 01:22.00
44 Sylvain Chavanel IAM Cycling + 01:22.05
45 Ricardo Vilela Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 01:25.31
46 Angel Madrazo Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 01:28.21
47 Jesper Hansen Tinkoff - Saxo + 01:29.28
48 Riccardo Zoidl Trek Factory Racing + 01:30.21
49 Mikaël Chérel AG2R La Mondiale + 01:32.05
50 Matteo Montaguti AG2R La Mondiale + 01:32.17
51 Eduard Vorganov Team Katusha + 01:34.14
52 José Joaquin Rojas Movistar Team + 01:34.46
53 Tosh Van der Sande Lotto - Soudal + 01:36.54
54 Alex Cano Team Colombia + 01:39.20
55 Jurgen Van den Broeck Lotto - Soudal + 01:39.46
56 Andrey Amador Movistar Team + 01:42.25
57 Rubén Plaza Lampre-Merida + 01:42.44
58 Darwin Atapuma BMC Racing Team + 01:44.11
59 Cyril Gautier Team Europcar + 01:49.50
60 Julien Simon Cofidis + 01:51.04
61 Geraint Thomas Team Sky + 01:54.28
62 Peter Velits BMC Racing Team + 01:54.31
63 Ian Boswell Team Sky + 01:55.15
64 Adam Hansen Lotto - Soudal + 01:55.41
65 Dario Cataldo Astana Pro Team + 01:57.51
66 Pieter Serry Etixx - Quick Step + 01:59.15
67 Pavel Kochetkov Team Katusha + 02:00.48
68 Koen De Kort Team Giant - Alpecin + 02:01.25
69 Jay McCarthy Tinkoff - Saxo + 02:02.09
70 Fabio Duarte Team Colombia + 02:02.17
71 Salvatore Puccio Team Sky + 02:03.06
72 Omar Fraile Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 02:03.53
73 Leonardo Duque Team Colombia + 02:03.55
74 Javier Moreno Movistar Team + 02:05.33
75 Yukiya Arashiro Team Europcar + 02:06.20
76 Jérôme Cousin Team Europcar + 02:07.14
77 Kristijan Durasek Lampre-Merida + 02:07.54
78 Cyril Lemoine Cofidis + 02:08.50
79 Natnael Berhane MTN-Qhubeka + 02:10.09
80 Moreno Moser Team Cannondale - Garmin + 02:11.37
81 Rinaldo Nocentini AG2R La Mondiale + 02:12.00
82 Miguel Angel Rubiano Team Colombia + 02:13.12
83 Jelle Vanendert Lotto - Soudal + 02:15.33
84 Davide Villella Team Cannondale - Garmin + 02:15.42
85 Benjamin King Team Cannondale - Garmin + 02:16.21
86 Andrey Zeits Astana Pro Team + 02:16.33
87 Vasil Kiryienka Team Sky + 02:16.41
88 Alessandro De Marchi BMC Racing Team + 02:17.27
89 Vicente Reynès IAM Cycling + 02:19.30
90 Amaël Moinard BMC Racing Team + 02:19.54
91 Carlos Quintero Team Colombia + 02:20.32
92 Juan Pablo Valencia Team Colombia + 02:21.28
93 Daryl Impey Orica - GreenEDGE + 02:25.46
94 Cameron Meyer Orica - GreenEDGE + 02:26.06
95 Jens Keukeleire Orica - GreenEDGE + 02:26.35
96 Andrew Talansky Team Cannondale - Garmin + 02:27.18
97 Marcel Aregger IAM Cycling + 02:29.46
98 Yoann Bagot Cofidis + 02:30.26
99 Steve Cummings MTN-Qhubeka + 02:30.58
100 Niki Terpstra Etixx - Quick Step + 02:31.10
101 Francisco Ventoso Movistar Team + 02:31.36
102 Mike Teunissen Team Lotto NL - Jumbo + 02:32.42
103 Bert-Jan Lindeman Team Lotto NL - Jumbo + 02:34.18
104 Nikolas Maes Etixx - Quick Step + 02:34.44
105 Laurent Pichon FDJ + 02:34.59
106 Markel Irizar Trek Factory Racing + 02:35.33
107 Angel Vicioso Team Katusha + 02:36.09
108 John Degenkolb Team Giant - Alpecin + 02:36.11
109 Kristian Sbaragli MTN-Qhubeka + 02:37.21
110 Sébastien Minard AG2R La Mondiale + 02:39.37
111 Timo Roosen Team Lotto NL - Jumbo + 02:39.59
112 Kevin Reza FDJ + 02:40.44
113 Tom Van Asbroeck Team Lotto NL - Jumbo + 02:41.39
114 Christian Knees Team Sky + 02:42.24
115 Martin Velits Etixx - Quick Step + 02:42.41
116 Olivier Le Gac FDJ + 02:43.36
117 Pello Bilbao Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 02:43.51
118 Simon Gerrans Orica - GreenEDGE + 02:44.01
119 Imanol Erviti Movistar Team + 02:44.19
120 Jay Robert Thomson MTN-Qhubeka + 02:46.36
121 Johan Vansummeren AG2R La Mondiale + 02:48.19
122 Dennis Van Winden Team Lotto NL - Jumbo + 02:48.34
123 Arnaud Courteille FDJ + 02:48.54
124 Luka Mezgec Team Giant - Alpecin + 02:50.28
125 Joey Rosskopf BMC Racing Team + 02:50.58
126 Jempy Drucker BMC Racing Team + 02:51.15
127 Brayan Ramirez Team Colombia + 02:51.26
128 Dominique Rollin Cofidis + 02:52.05
129 Jaco Venter MTN-Qhubeka + 02:52.53
130 Alex Howes Team Cannondale - Garmin + 02:53.08
131 Tsgabu Grmay Lampre-Merida + 02:53.30
132 Pavel Brutt Tinkoff - Saxo + 02:54.07
133 Mickaël Delage FDJ + 02:54.55
134 Johann Van Zyl MTN-Qhubeka + 02:55.17
135 Youcef Reguigui MTN-Qhubeka + 02:56.49
136 Jasper De Buyst Lotto - Soudal + 02:57.14
137 Mathew Hayman Orica - GreenEDGE + 02:57.21
138 Simon Pellaud IAM Cycling + 02:57.25
139 Walter Pedraza Team Colombia + 02:57.41
140 Yaroslav Popovych Trek Factory Racing + 03:02.10
141 Alessandro Vanotti Astana Pro Team + 03:02.14
142 Songezo Jim MTN-Qhubeka + 03:03.19
143 Thierry Hupond Team Giant - Alpecin + 03:03.49
144 Alexis Gougeard AG2R La Mondiale + 03:04.07
145 Johannes Fröhlinger Team Giant - Alpecin + 03:04.28
146 Maarten Tjallingii Team Lotto NL - Jumbo + 03:04.32
147 Tony Hurel Team Europcar + 03:04.54
148 Antoine Duchesne Team Europcar + 03:05.13
149 Danny van Poppel Trek Factory Racing + 03:05.27
150 Maciej Bodnar Tinkoff - Saxo + 03:06.02
151 Ilia Koshevoy Lampre-Merida + 03:07.09
152 Daniele Bennati Tinkoff - Saxo + 03:07.25
153 Gatis Smukulis Team Katusha + 03:10.56
154 Carlos Barbero Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 03:11.36
155 Blel Kadri AG2R La Mondiale + 03:12.20
156 Iljo Keisse Etixx - Quick Step + 03:13.19
157 Damien Howson Orica - GreenEDGE + 03:15.20
158 Rory Sutherland Movistar Team + 03:15.51
159 Maximiliano Richeze Lampre-Merida + 03:17.23
160 Jimmy Engoulvent Team Europcar + 03:20.11
161 Martijn Keizer Team Lotto NL - Jumbo + 03:20.35
162 Tom Stamsnijder Team Giant - Alpecin + 03:22.33
163 Gediminas Bagdonas AG2R La Mondiale + 03:25.03
164 Murilo Fischer FDJ + 03:26.37
165 Valerio Conti Lampre-Merida + 03:35.53
166 Zico Waeytens Team Giant - Alpecin + 03:38.45
167 Boy van Poppel Trek Factory Racing + 04:01.35

Race profile

Race
Vuelta a España
Start date
22.08.2015
End date
13.09.2015
Total distance
185.0 km
Gen
Men
Cat
2.UWT
Country
Spain
Discipline
Road
First edition
1935

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