2015 Vuelta a España
| 2015 UCI World Tour, race 22 of 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Map of the 2015 Vuelta a España route, from Marbella to Madrid.
(stage courses in red)
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| Dates | 22 August – 13 September | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 3,358.1 km (2,087 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 85h 36' 13" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Winner |
 Fabio Aru (ITA)
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(Astana) |
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| Second |
 Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP)
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(Team Katusha) | |
| Third |
 Rafał Majka (POL)
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(Tinkoff–Saxo) | |
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Points |
Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
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(Movistar Team) |
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Mountains |
Omar Fraile (ESP)
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(Caja Rural–Seguros RGA) |
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Combination |
Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP)
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(Team Katusha) |
| Combativity |
 Tom Dumoulin (NED)
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(Team Giant–Alpecin) | |
| Team | Movistar Team | ||
The 2015 Vuelta a España was a three-week Grand Tour cycling race. The race was the 70th edition of the Vuelta a España and took place principally in Spain, although two stages took place partly or wholly in Andorra, and was the 22nd race in the 2015 UCI World Tour. The 3,358.1-kilometre (2,086.6 mi) race included 21 stages, beginning in Marbella on 22 August 2015 and finishing in Madrid on 13 September. It was won by Fabio Aru (Astana Pro Team), with Joaquim Rodríguez (Team Katusha) second and Rafał Majka (Tinkoff–Saxo) third.
The early leaders of the race were Esteban Chaves (Orica–GreenEDGE) and Tom Dumoulin (Team Giant–Alpecin), who exchanged the leader's red jersey several times during the first ten days of racing, with both riders winning summit finishes in the first week. Aru took over the race lead following the mountainous Stage 11, which took place entirely within Andorra. He kept his lead for five stages as the race entered the mountains of northern Spain, but lost it to Rodríguez on Stage 16. Dumoulin took the lead back on Stage 17 – the race's only individual time trial – with Aru three seconds behind in second place. Aru attacked throughout the final stages and, on the penultimate day, finally dropped Dumoulin, who fell to sixth place overall. Aru therefore took the first Grand Tour victory of his career.
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