Vuelta a España Preview & Betting Tips

2024 Vuelta a España

The 2024 Vuelta a España will start on the 17th of August 2024 in the Portuguese capital of Lisbon, a place it started in 1997 with the first stage an individual time trial between Lisbon and Oeiras, a coastal town.

Both stage 2 and 3 remain in Portgula traveling from Cascais to Ourem and then Lousa to Castello Branco before the tour heads home to Spain for stage 4. The race will finish in Madrid on Sunday the 8th of September.

If you are planning on having a bet either on the outright winner or on the daily stage markets then be sure to give our Best Bookie for Betting on Cycling guide a read before you place any bets.

There are several markets available during the racing, most of which go to individual riders with the general classification being the main one as this is the overall winner of the tour.

• General Classification
• Points Classification
• King of the Mountains

What does the Vuelta a Espana consist of?

The 2024 Vuelta a Espana will consist of a total of the traditional twenty-one stage which will cover a total of 3,153 km or 1,959 miles.

2024 Vuelta a España Predictions

The OLBG cycling tipsters will have you covered throughout the twenty-one stages, head over to the main Cycling Betting Tips page for daily tips from La Vuelta as well as over cycling events throughout the year.

You can see who they are predicting to win the Vuelta a Espana as well as daily markets like rider matchups, which rider will produce the better result and also who they are picking to win the stage.

You can also see cycling picks from the best tipsters, on the Best Cycling Tipsters page we only display tipsters who have made a profit over the past year for their cycling tips, only tipsters with open tips will be displayed on this page.

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2024 Vuelta a Espana - Phase 1

The La Vuelta kicks off with an individual time trial from Lisbon to Oeiras on the 17th of August, the first of nine stages on this first phase of the tour before the first rest day which comes on the 26th of August, this first phase covered a total of 1,419 km.

2024 Vuelta a Espana - Phase 2

After their first rest day on the 26th, the riders get back into action with a Mountain stage from Ponteareas to Baiona, the first of six stages on their second phase which cover a total of 969 km before their second and final rest day on the 2nd of September.

2024 Vuelta a Espana - Phase 3

The final phase is made up of six stages where the riders cover 877 km, the final chance for the riders to make their moves in their attempt to be crowned champion.

Vuelta a Espana General Classification

It is no surprise that the Spanish have a good record in the race considering it is their 'home' race, the winner of the general classification has been Spanish a total of thirty-two times with twenty-three riders making up those wins.

That number is clear of the next which is the French who have nine wins (eight riders) followed by the Belgians with eight wins (seven riders) and the Italians with six different winners.

Spanish rider Roberto Heras is the most successful rider in the race, having won it four times (2000, 2003, 2004 & 2005), including winning it for three years on the spin.

Tony Rominger (SUI) and Alberto Contador (ESP) were the only two other riders to have recorded three or more wins in the race, and following his success in 2021, Primož Roglič won it for a third straight year and is now only 1 win behind the record holder Heras.

Last Ten Vuelta a España Winners

Vuelta a Espana Points Classification

Spaniard Alejandro Valverde is one of the most successful point classification riders, his win in 2018 was the fourth time that he picked up the award having previously also won it in 2012, 2013 & 2015.

His fourth win tied him with Irishman Sean Kelly (1980, 1985, 1986 & 1988) and Frenchman Laurent Jalabert who won the award four consecutive years (1994, 1995, 1996 & 1997).

As well as the general classification, Primož Roglič won the points classification in both 2019 & 2020 but could only manage runner-up in 2021 but will head into 2024 looking for a third win which would put him level with German Erik Zabel (2002, 2003 & 2004).

Last Ten Points Classification Winners

Vuelta a Espana King of the Mountains

It used to be a case of not looking at anything but a Spaniard to find the King of the Mountain winner, between 1941 & 1986 there were only three non-Spanish winners, and there were also eight winners between 1997 & 2006.

However, the tide has turned, since 2007, of the seventeen winners, only three of those have been Spanish, Luis León Sánchez in 2014 and then Omar Fraile in both 2015 & 2016, and in 2020, 2021 & 2023, there wasn't a single Spaniard in the top three.

The French have picked up a lot of wins of late, David Moncoutié won it for four consecutive years between 2008 & 2011, Nicolas Edet won it in 2013, Geoffrey Bouchard in 2019, and Guillaume Martin picked up the title in 2020.

Last Ten King of the Mountain Winners