2024 Vuelta a España

2024 Vuelta a España
2024 UCI World Tour, race 28 of 35
Route of the 2024 Vuelta a España
Race details
Dates17 August – 8 September
Stages21
Distance3,304.3 km (2,053 mi)
Winning time81h 49' 18"
Results
Winner  Primož Roglič (SLO) (Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe)
  Second  Ben O'Connor (AUS) (Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale)
  Third  Enric Mas (ESP) (Movistar Team)

Points  Kaden Groves (AUS) (Alpecin–Deceuninck)
Mountains  Jay Vine (AUS) (UAE Team Emirates)
Youth  Mattias Skjelmose (DEN) (Lidl–Trek)
Combativity  Marc Soler (ESP) (UAE Team Emirates)
Team UAE Team Emirates

The 2024 Vuelta a España was a three-week cycling race that took place in Portugal and Spain between 17 August and 8 September. It was the 79th edition of the Vuelta a España and the third and final grand tour of the 2024 men's road cycling season. The race departed from Lisbon and finished in Madrid.

The race was won by Primož Roglič of team Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe for a record-tying 4th time. Roglič took the lead in the general classification on stage 3 before relinquishing it to Ben O'Connor (Decathlon–AG2R La Mondiale), who wore the maillot rojo from stages 6 to 19. Roglič won stages 4, 8, and 19, and on stage 19 also regained the lead in the GC. O'Connor held onto second place, his best finish in a grand tour, while Enric Mas of the Movistar Team finished in third.

Wout van Aert (Visma–Lease a Bike) and Kaden Groves (Alpecin–Deceuninck) won three stages, with Groves winning the points classification after van Aert abandoned the race during stage 16 after crashing during a slippery descent. Groves finished with 226 points, a comfortable advantage over Roglič, his nearest opponent, who had 140. Van Aert had 291 points before abandoning.

Jay Vine and Marc Soler of UAE Team Emirates XRG won the mountains classification and the combativity award, respectively. Their team also won the team classification. Mattias Skjelmose of Lidl–Trek won the young rider classification.