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Vuelta a España 2016 - Stage 20

Benidorm > Alto de Aitana. Escuadrón Ejército del A, 193.2km

20.08-11.09

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 Pierre Latour AG2R La Mondiale 5:19:41
2 Darwin Atapuma BMC Racing Team + 00.02
3 Fabio Felline Trek-Segafredo + 00.17
4 Mathias Frank IAM Cycling + 00.40
5 Robert Gesink Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 01.03
6 Bart De Clercq Lotto - Soudal + 01.28
7 Rudy Molard Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 02.02
8 Lilian Calmejane Direct Energie + 03.01
9 Esteban Chaves Orica - BikeExchange + 03.17
10 Nairo Quintana Movistar Team + 04.03
11 Chris Froome Team Sky + 04.05
12 Andrew Talansky Cannondale - Drapac Pro Cycling + 04.34
13 Alberto Contador Tinkoff + 04.41
14 Simon Yates Orica - BikeExchange + 05.04
15 David de la Cruz Etixx - Quick Step + 05.10
16 Gianluca Brambilla Etixx - Quick Step + 05.28
17 Alejandro Valverde Movistar Team + 05.38
18 Benjamin King Cannondale - Drapac Pro Cycling + 05.49
19 Egor Silin Team Katusha + 05.53
20 Pavel Kochetkov Team Katusha + 05.58
21 Valerio Conti Lampre-Merida + 05.58
22 Kenny Elissonde FDJ + 05.58
23 George Bennett Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 06.06
24 Davide Formolo Cannondale - Drapac Pro Cycling + 06.06
25 David López Team Sky + 06.37
26 Luis Angel Mate Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 06.40
27 Daniel Moreno Movistar Team + 07.00
28 Luis León Sánchez Astana Pro Team + 07.06
29 Leopold König Team Sky + 09.23
30 Michele Scarponi Astana Pro Team + 09.35
31 Ben Hermans BMC Racing Team + 09.55
32 Jean-Christophe Péraud AG2R La Mondiale + 09.55
33 Matvei Mamykin Team Katusha + 09.55
34 Davide Villella Cannondale - Drapac Pro Cycling + 11.33
35 Clément Chevrier IAM Cycling + 11.44
36 Maxime Monfort Lotto - Soudal + 12.26
37 Haimar Zubeldia Trek-Segafredo + 12.26
38 Jesús Hernández Tinkoff + 12.26
39 Moreno Moser Cannondale - Drapac Pro Cycling + 12.35
40 Jan Bakelants AG2R La Mondiale + 13.45
41 Jonathan Castroviejo Movistar Team + 16.11
42 Ruben Fernandez Movistar Team + 16.11
43 Danilo Wyss BMC Racing Team + 16.27
44 Yury Trofimov Tinkoff + 16.27
45 Marcel Wyss IAM Cycling + 17.09
46 Peter Kennaugh Team Sky + 17.16
47 Sander Armee Lotto - Soudal + 21.35
48 Thomas De Gendt Lotto - Soudal + 21.35
49 Damien Howson Orica - BikeExchange + 24.13
50 Jack Haig Orica - BikeExchange + 25.45
51 Jens Keukeleire Orica - BikeExchange + 25.46
52 Ivan Rovny Tinkoff + 27.21
53 Johannes Fröhlinger Team Giant - Alpecin + 27.51
54 Gatis Smukulis Astana Pro Team + 27.51
55 Sindre Lunke Team Giant - Alpecin + 27.51
56 Jose Mendes Bora - Argon 18 + 27.51
57 Matthieu Ladagnous FDJ + 27.51
58 Julien Bernard Trek-Segafredo + 27.51
59 Maxime Bouet Etixx - Quick Step + 27.51
60 Koen De Kort Team Giant - Alpecin + 27.51
61 Cesare Benedetti Bora - Argon 18 + 27.51
62 Christian Knees Team Sky + 27.51
63 Simon Gerrans Orica - BikeExchange + 27.51
64 Andrey Zeits Astana Pro Team + 27.51
65 Jose Herrada Movistar Team + 27.51
66 Imanol Erviti Movistar Team + 27.51
67 Fumiyuki Beppu Trek-Segafredo + 27.51
68 Michal Golas Team Sky + 27.51
69 Gert Dockx Lotto - Soudal + 27.51
70 Simon Pellaud IAM Cycling + 27.51
71 Adam Hansen Lotto - Soudal + 27.51
72 Jelle Wallays Lotto - Soudal + 27.51
73 Scott Thwaites Bora - Argon 18 + 27.51
74 Romain Sicard Direct Energie + 27.51
75 Bryan Nauleau Direct Energie + 27.51
76 Stéphane Rossetto Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 27.51
77 Perrig Quemeneur Direct Energie + 27.51
78 Tobias Ludvigsson Team Giant - Alpecin + 27.51
79 Martin Velits Etixx - Quick Step + 27.51
80 Lawrence Warbasse IAM Cycling + 27.51
81 Rory Sutherland Movistar Team + 27.51
82 Dylan Teuns BMC Racing Team + 27.51
83 Zdenek Stybar Etixx - Quick Step + 27.51
84 Silvan Dillier BMC Racing Team + 27.51
85 Jempy Drucker BMC Racing Team + 27.51
86 Sergio Pardilla Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 27.51
87 Romain Hardy Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 27.51
88 Laurent Didier Trek-Segafredo + 27.51
89 Odd Christian Eiking FDJ + 27.51
90 Omar Fraile Team Dimension Data + 27.51
91 Salvatore Puccio Team Sky + 27.51
92 Dario Cataldo Astana Pro Team + 27.51
93 Julien Morice Direct Energie + 27.51
94 Romain Cardis Direct Energie + 27.51
95 Ryan Anderson Direct Energie + 27.51
96 Christoph Pfingsten Bora - Argon 18 + 27.51
97 Tiago Machado Team Katusha + 27.51
98 Kristijan Durasek Lampre-Merida + 27.51
99 Mattia Cattaneo Lampre-Merida + 27.51
100 Gediminas Bagdonas AG2R La Mondiale + 27.51
101 Tsgabu Grmay Lampre-Merida + 27.51
102 Alberto Losada Team Katusha + 27.51
103 Eduard Prades Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 27.51
104 Dmitriy Gruzdev Astana Pro Team + 27.51
105 Merhawi Kudus Team Dimension Data + 27.51
106 Vegard Stake Laengen IAM Cycling + 27.51
107 Sven Erik Bystrøm Team Katusha + 27.51
108 Pieter Serry Etixx - Quick Step + 27.51
109 Gianni Meersman Etixx - Quick Step + 27.51
110 Yves Lampaert Etixx - Quick Step + 27.51
111 Axel Domont AG2R La Mondiale + 27.51
112 Yukiya Arashiro Lampre-Merida + 27.51
113 Quentin Jauregui AG2R La Mondiale + 27.51
114 Gregor Mühlberger Bora - Argon 18 + 27.51
115 Pierre Rolland Cannondale - Drapac Pro Cycling + 27.51
116 Koen Bouwman Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 27.51
117 Kiel Reijnen Trek-Segafredo + 27.51
118 Louis Vervaeke Lotto - Soudal + 27.51
119 Tom Stamsnijder Team Giant - Alpecin + 27.51
120 Joe Dombrowski Cannondale - Drapac Pro Cycling + 27.51
121 Svein Tuft Orica - BikeExchange + 27.51
122 Riccardo Zoidl Trek-Segafredo + 27.51
123 Ilia Koshevoy Lampre-Merida + 27.51
124 Jhonatan Restrepo Team Katusha + 27.51
125 Bram Tankink Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 27.51
126 Jaime Roson Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 27.51
127 Michael Gogl Tinkoff + 27.51
128 Pello Bilbao Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 27.51
129 Ian Boswell Team Sky + 27.51
130 Sergey Lagutin Team Katusha + 27.51
131 Martijn Keizer Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 27.51
132 Victor Campenaerts Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 27.51
133 François Bidard AG2R La Mondiale + 27.51
134 Sergio Paulinho Tinkoff + 27.51
135 Louis Meintjes Lampre-Merida + 27.51
136 Hugh Carthy Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 27.51
137 Nicholas Dougall Team Dimension Data + 27.51
138 Loic Chetout Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 27.51
139 Tosh Van der Sande Lotto - Soudal + 27.51
140 Magnus Cort Orica - BikeExchange + 27.51
141 Niki Terpstra Etixx - Quick Step + 27.51
142 Dries Devenyns IAM Cycling + 28.24
143 Sam Bewley Orica - BikeExchange + 28.36
144 Christophe Riblon AG2R La Mondiale + 29.03
145 Daniele Bennati Tinkoff + 29.27
146 Alexandre Geniez FDJ + 29.27
147 Alessandro Vanotti Astana Pro Team + 29.27
148 Kristian Sbaragli Team Dimension Data + 29.27
149 David Arroyo Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 29.27
150 Jaco Venter Team Dimension Data + 29.32
151 Tyler Farrar Team Dimension Data + 29.48
152 Rüdiger Selig Bora - Argon 18 + 31.26
153 Michael Schwarzmann Bora - Argon 18 + 31.26
154 Jonas van Genechten IAM Cycling + 31.26
155 Manuele Boaro Tinkoff + 31.29
156 Jérôme Cousin Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 31.55
157 Lorrenzo Manzin FDJ + 31.55
158 Chad Haga Team Giant - Alpecin + 32.52
159 Nikias Arndt Team Giant - Alpecin + 33.51
- Samuel Sánchez BMC Racing Team DNS
- José Joaquin Rojas Movistar Team DNF

GC

PosRiderTeam Time
1 Nairo Quintana Movistar Team 80:42:36
2 Chris Froome Team Sky + 01.23
3 Esteban Chaves Orica - BikeExchange + 04.08
4 Alberto Contador Tinkoff + 04.21
5 Andrew Talansky Cannondale - Drapac Pro Cycling + 07.43
6 Simon Yates Orica - BikeExchange + 08.33
7 David de la Cruz Etixx - Quick Step + 11.18
8 Daniel Moreno Movistar Team + 13.04
9 Davide Formolo Cannondale - Drapac Pro Cycling + 13.17
10 George Bennett Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 14.07
11 Michele Scarponi Astana Pro Team + 15.33
12 Alejandro Valverde Movistar Team + 15.57
13 Jean-Christophe Péraud AG2R La Mondiale + 18.22
14 Ben Hermans BMC Racing Team + 19.10
15 Egor Silin Team Katusha + 22.05
16 Maxime Monfort Lotto - Soudal + 29.37
17 Jan Bakelants AG2R La Mondiale + 36.30
18 Sergio Pardilla Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 38.13
19 Haimar Zubeldia Trek-Segafredo + 40.29
20 Kenny Elissonde FDJ + 42.01
21 Marcel Wyss IAM Cycling + 44.27
22 Gianluca Brambilla Etixx - Quick Step + 56.08
23 Luis Angel Mate Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 57.11
24 Matvei Mamykin Team Katusha + 59.27
25 Fabio Felline Trek-Segafredo + 01:02.14
26 Luis León Sánchez Astana Pro Team + 01:02.36
27 Romain Hardy Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 01:03.36
28 Leopold König Team Sky + 01:05.03
29 Pierre Latour AG2R La Mondiale + 01:05.47
30 Rudy Molard Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 01:10.56
31 Andrey Zeits Astana Pro Team + 01:17.52
32 Darwin Atapuma BMC Racing Team + 01:21.53
33 Ruben Fernandez Movistar Team + 01:23.10
34 Jonathan Castroviejo Movistar Team + 01:32.02
35 Robert Gesink Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 01:32.23
36 Yury Trofimov Tinkoff + 01:32.26
37 Mathias Frank IAM Cycling + 01:33.14
38 Louis Meintjes Lampre-Merida + 01:36.20
39 Merhawi Kudus Team Dimension Data + 01:36.38
40 Pavel Kochetkov Team Katusha + 01:38.27
41 Peter Kennaugh Team Sky + 01:41.34
42 Clément Chevrier IAM Cycling + 01:42.12
43 Jesús Hernández Tinkoff + 01:46.10
44 Danilo Wyss BMC Racing Team + 01:46.37
45 Damien Howson Orica - BikeExchange + 01:48.43
46 Maxime Bouet Etixx - Quick Step + 01:49.48
47 Benjamin King Cannondale - Drapac Pro Cycling + 01:50.34
48 Axel Domont AG2R La Mondiale + 01:51.11
49 Lawrence Warbasse IAM Cycling + 01:55.15
50 Pierre Rolland Cannondale - Drapac Pro Cycling + 01:59.42
51 Dario Cataldo Astana Pro Team + 02:00.20
52 Bart De Clercq Lotto - Soudal + 02:03.17
53 Tobias Ludvigsson Team Giant - Alpecin + 02:03.55
54 Jose Mendes Bora - Argon 18 + 02:04.21
55 Romain Sicard Direct Energie + 02:05.32
56 Davide Villella Cannondale - Drapac Pro Cycling + 02:14.24
57 Julien Bernard Trek-Segafredo + 02:20.29
58 Riccardo Zoidl Trek-Segafredo + 02:26.11
59 David López Team Sky + 02:26.51
60 Alberto Losada Team Katusha + 02:27.31
61 Stéphane Rossetto Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 02:29.38
62 Tsgabu Grmay Lampre-Merida + 02:31.23
63 Zdenek Stybar Etixx - Quick Step + 02:34.32
64 Thomas De Gendt Lotto - Soudal + 02:35.44
65 Jens Keukeleire Orica - BikeExchange + 02:36.31
66 Valerio Conti Lampre-Merida + 02:37.19
67 Kristijan Durasek Lampre-Merida + 02:41.47
68 Michael Gogl Tinkoff + 02:45.52
69 Omar Fraile Team Dimension Data + 02:49.16
70 Lilian Calmejane Direct Energie + 02:50.27
71 Moreno Moser Cannondale - Drapac Pro Cycling + 03:04.11
72 Sergey Lagutin Team Katusha + 03:04.24
73 Jaime Roson Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 03:04.53
74 Perrig Quemeneur Direct Energie + 03:05.50
75 Christoph Pfingsten Bora - Argon 18 + 03:08.22
76 Chad Haga Team Giant - Alpecin + 03:10.18
77 Odd Christian Eiking FDJ + 03:11.38
78 Pello Bilbao Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 03:11.51
79 Silvan Dillier BMC Racing Team + 03:11.53
80 Ian Boswell Team Sky + 03:12.54
81 Vegard Stake Laengen IAM Cycling + 03:13.59
82 Kristian Sbaragli Team Dimension Data + 03:14.26
83 Gatis Smukulis Astana Pro Team + 03:15.02
84 Imanol Erviti Movistar Team + 03:15.08
85 Louis Vervaeke Lotto - Soudal + 03:15.49
86 Tiago Machado Team Katusha + 03:17.23
87 Johannes Fröhlinger Team Giant - Alpecin + 03:17.40
88 Jose Herrada Movistar Team + 03:18.04
89 Sander Armee Lotto - Soudal + 03:18.07
90 Joe Dombrowski Cannondale - Drapac Pro Cycling + 03:18.09
91 Simon Gerrans Orica - BikeExchange + 03:18.18
92 Quentin Jauregui AG2R La Mondiale + 03:19.57
93 Jelle Wallays Lotto - Soudal + 03:20.12
94 Cesare Benedetti Bora - Argon 18 + 03:20.41
95 François Bidard AG2R La Mondiale + 03:21.32
96 Alessandro Vanotti Astana Pro Team + 03:23.02
97 Koen De Kort Team Giant - Alpecin + 03:23.49
98 Matthieu Ladagnous FDJ + 03:24.06
99 Ivan Rovny Tinkoff + 03:26.05
100 Dylan Teuns BMC Racing Team + 03:27.20
101 Dries Devenyns IAM Cycling + 03:27.44
102 Mattia Cattaneo Lampre-Merida + 03:30.01
103 Bram Tankink Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 03:32.41
104 Laurent Didier Trek-Segafredo + 03:32.50
105 Simon Pellaud IAM Cycling + 03:34.16
106 Yukiya Arashiro Lampre-Merida + 03:34.56
107 Daniele Bennati Tinkoff + 03:35.29
108 Alexandre Geniez FDJ + 03:37.19
109 Tosh Van der Sande Lotto - Soudal + 03:38.33
110 Adam Hansen Lotto - Soudal + 03:38.58
111 Gianni Meersman Etixx - Quick Step + 03:43.38
112 Pieter Serry Etixx - Quick Step + 03:44.21
113 Jack Haig Orica - BikeExchange + 03:46.41
114 Yves Lampaert Etixx - Quick Step + 03:47.12
115 Sergio Paulinho Tinkoff + 03:48.11
116 Gregor Mühlberger Bora - Argon 18 + 03:48.20
117 Scott Thwaites Bora - Argon 18 + 03:50.04
118 Michal Golas Team Sky + 03:52.36
119 Dmitriy Gruzdev Astana Pro Team + 03:53.38
120 Fumiyuki Beppu Trek-Segafredo + 03:56.12
121 Koen Bouwman Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 03:58.12
122 Salvatore Puccio Team Sky + 04:00.23
123 David Arroyo Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 04:00.38
124 Hugh Carthy Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 04:04.28
125 Christian Knees Team Sky + 04:05.16
126 Gert Dockx Lotto - Soudal + 04:10.08
127 Eduard Prades Caja Rural - Seguros RGA + 04:10.50
128 Jhonatan Restrepo Team Katusha + 04:12.28
129 Jérôme Cousin Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 04:14.18
130 Rory Sutherland Movistar Team + 04:14.33
131 Tom Stamsnijder Team Giant - Alpecin + 04:15.53
132 Kiel Reijnen Trek-Segafredo + 04:17.05
133 Sindre Lunke Team Giant - Alpecin + 04:18.33
134 Magnus Cort Orica - BikeExchange + 04:18.47
135 Gediminas Bagdonas AG2R La Mondiale + 04:19.24
136 Ryan Anderson Direct Energie + 04:22.58
137 Martijn Keizer Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 04:25.03
138 Niki Terpstra Etixx - Quick Step + 04:30.40
139 Loic Chetout Cofidis, Solutions Credits + 04:30.56
140 Sam Bewley Orica - BikeExchange + 04:32.01
141 Sven Erik Bystrøm Team Katusha + 04:35.05
142 Jempy Drucker BMC Racing Team + 04:36.07
143 Victor Campenaerts Team LottoNL-Jumbo + 04:36.14
144 Jonas van Genechten IAM Cycling + 04:40.27
145 Jaco Venter Team Dimension Data + 04:40.57
146 Bryan Nauleau Direct Energie + 04:43.11
147 Manuele Boaro Tinkoff + 04:46.36
148 Romain Cardis Direct Energie + 04:47.34
149 Julien Morice Direct Energie + 04:52.04
150 Lorrenzo Manzin FDJ + 04:52.05
151 Ilia Koshevoy Lampre-Merida + 04:52.29
152 Martin Velits Etixx - Quick Step + 04:52.59
153 Christophe Riblon AG2R La Mondiale + 04:55.09
154 Nicholas Dougall Team Dimension Data + 04:56.01
155 Tyler Farrar Team Dimension Data + 04:56.16
156 Rüdiger Selig Bora - Argon 18 + 04:59.15
157 Michael Schwarzmann Bora - Argon 18 + 04:59.55
158 Svein Tuft Orica - BikeExchange + 05:01.34
159 Nikias Arndt Team Giant - Alpecin + 05:07.40
- Samuel Sánchez BMC Racing Team DNS
- José Joaquin Rojas Movistar Team DNF

Race profile

Race
Vuelta a España
Start date
20.08.2016
End date
11.09.2016
Total distance
193.2 km
Gen
Men
Cat
2.UWT
Country
Spain
Discipline
Road
First edition
1935

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