2023 Vuelta a Andalucía

The 2023 Vuelta a Andalucía Ruta del Sol (English: Tour of Andalucia Route of the Sun) was a road cycling stage race that took place between 15 and 19 February 2023 in the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain. The race was rated as a category 2.Pro event on the 2023 UCI ProSeries calendar, and was the 69th edition of the Vuelta a Andalucía.[1]

2023 Vuelta a Andalucía
2023 UCI ProSeries
Race details
Dates15–19 February 2023
Stages5
Distance845.2 km (525.2 mi)
Results
Winner  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) (UAE Team Emirates)
  Second  Mikel Landa (ESP) (Team Bahrain Victorious)
  Third  Santiago Buitrago (COL) (Team Bahrain Victorious)
Points  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) (UAE Team Emirates)
Mountains  Gotzon Martín (ESP) (Eolo–Kometa)
  Combination  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) (UAE Team Emirates)
Sprints  Aaron Van Poucke (BEL) (Team Flanders–Baloise)
  Team Ineos Grenadiers

Teams

10 of the 18 UCI WorldTeams and eight UCI ProTeams made up the 18 teams that participated in the race.[2][3]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

Route
Stage characteristics and winners
Stage Date Course Distance Type Stage winner
1 15 February Puente de Génave to Santiago de la Espada 179 km (111 mi) Mountain stage  Tadej Pogačar (SLO)
2 16 February Diezma to Alcalá la Real 156.1 km (97.0 mi) Mountain stage  Tadej Pogačar (SLO)
3 17 February Alcalá de Guadaíra to Alcalá de los Gazules 161 km (100 mi) Flat stage  Tim Wellens (BEL)
4 18 February Olvera to Iznájar 164.8 km (102.4 mi) Hilly stage  Tadej Pogačar (SLO)
5 19 February Huesa to Chiclana de Segura 184.3 km (114.5 mi) Hilly stage  Omar Fraile (ESP)
Total 845.2 km (525.2 mi)

Stages

Stage 1
15 February 2023 – Puente de Génave to Santiago de la Espada, 179 km (111 mi)[4]
Stage 1 Result (1–10)[5][6]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) UAE Team Emirates 5h 04' 19"
2  Mikel Landa (ESP) Team Bahrain Victorious + 38"
3  Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) Ineos Grenadiers + 38"
4  Santiago Buitrago (COL) Team Bahrain Victorious + 38"
5  Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR) Ineos Grenadiers + 1' 38"
6  Pavel Sivakov (FRA) Ineos Grenadiers + 1' 39"
7  Damiano Caruso (ITA) Team Bahrain Victorious + 1' 39"
8  Enric Mas (ESP) Movistar Team + 1' 39"
9  Jack Haig (AUS) Team Bahrain Victorious + 1' 39"
10  Jefferson Cepeda (ECU) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 1' 41"
General classification after Stage 1 (1–10)[5][6]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) UAE Team Emirates 5h 04' 19"
2  Mikel Landa (ESP) Team Bahrain Victorious + 38"
3  Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) Ineos Grenadiers + 38"
4  Santiago Buitrago (COL) Team Bahrain Victorious + 38"
5  Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR) Ineos Grenadiers + 1' 38"
6  Pavel Sivakov (FRA) Ineos Grenadiers + 1' 39"
7  Damiano Caruso (ITA) Team Bahrain Victorious + 1' 39"
8  Enric Mas (ESP) Movistar Team + 1' 39"
9  Jack Haig (AUS) Team Bahrain Victorious + 1' 39"
10  Jefferson Cepeda (ECU) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA + 1' 41"

Stage 2
16 February 2023 – Diezma to Alcalá la Real, 156.1 km (97.0 mi)[7]
Stage 2 Result (1–10)[8][9]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) UAE Team Emirates 3h 40' 10"
2  Enric Mas (ESP) Movistar Team + 4"
3  Santiago Buitrago (COL) Team Bahrain Victorious + 4"
4  Mikel Landa (ESP) Team Bahrain Victorious + 4"
5  Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) Ineos Grenadiers + 4"
6  Lorenzo Rota (ITA) Intermarché–Circus–Wanty + 17"
7  Dylan Teuns (BEL) Israel–Premier Tech + 21"
8  Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR) Ineos Grenadiers + 24"
9  Damiano Caruso (ITA) Team Bahrain Victorious + 33"
10  Georg Zimmermann (GER) Intermarché–Circus–Wanty + 36"
General classification after Stage 2 (1–10)[8][9]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) UAE Team Emirates 8h 44' 19"
2  Santiago Buitrago (COL) Team Bahrain Victorious + 48"
3  Mikel Landa (ESP) Team Bahrain Victorious + 52"
4  Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) Ineos Grenadiers + 52"
5  Enric Mas (ESP) Movistar Team + 1' 47"
6  Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR) Ineos Grenadiers + 2' 12"
7  Damiano Caruso (ITA) Team Bahrain Victorious + 2' 22"
8  Rafał Majka (POL) UAE Team Emirates + 2' 51"
9  Pavel Sivakov (FRA) Ineos Grenadiers + 2' 52"
10  Jack Haig (AUS) Team Bahrain Victorious + 2' 52"

Stage 3
17 February 2023 – Alcalá de Guadaíra to Alcalá de los Gazules, 161 km (100 mi)[10]
Stage 3 Result (1–10)[11][12]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Tim Wellens (BEL) UAE Team Emirates 3h 47' 12"
2  Pierre Latour (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 14"
3  Samuele Battistella (ITA) Astana Qazaqstan Team + 15"
4  Connor Swift (GBR) Ineos Grenadiers + 15"
5  Laurenz Rex (BEL) Intermarché–Circus–Wanty + 16"
6  Davide Bais (ITA) Eolo–Kometa + 16"
7  Edoardo Zambanini (ITA) Team Bahrain Victorious + 16"
8  Cyril Barthe (FRA) Burgos BH + 26"
9  Erik Fetter (HUN) Eolo–Kometa + 28"
10  Gorka Izagirre (ESP) Movistar Team + 28"
General classification after Stage 3 (1–10)[11][12]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) UAE Team Emirates 12h 35' 57"
2  Santiago Buitrago (COL) Team Bahrain Victorious + 48"
3  Mikel Landa (ESP) Team Bahrain Victorious + 52"
4  Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) Ineos Grenadiers + 52"
5  Enric Mas (ESP) Movistar Team + 1' 47"
6  José Manuel Díaz (ESP) Burgos BH + 2' 12"
7  Gorka Izagirre (ESP) Movistar Team + 2' 12"
8  Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR) Ineos Grenadiers + 2' 12"
9  Damiano Caruso (ITA) Team Bahrain Victorious + 2' 22"
10  Tim Wellens (BEL) UAE Team Emirates + 2' 26"

Stage 4
18 February 2023 – Olvera to Iznájar, 164.8 km (102.4 mi)[13]
Stage 4 Result (1–10)[14][15]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) UAE Team Emirates 4h 01' 11"
2  Enric Mas (ESP) Movistar Team + 3"
3  Lorenzo Rota (ITA) Intermarché–Circus–Wanty + 9"
4  Mikel Landa (ESP) Team Bahrain Victorious + 12"
5  Santiago Buitrago (COL) Team Bahrain Victorious + 21"
6  Nick Schultz (AUS) Israel–Premier Tech + 21"
7  Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR) Ineos Grenadiers + 21"
8  Andreas Kron (DEN) Lotto–Dstny + 24"
9  Damiano Caruso (ITA) Team Bahrain Victorious + 33"
10  Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) Ineos Grenadiers + 33"
General classification after Stage 4 (1–10)[14][15]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) UAE Team Emirates 16h 36' 58"
2  Mikel Landa (ESP) Team Bahrain Victorious + 1' 14"
3  Santiago Buitrago (COL) Team Bahrain Victorious + 1' 19"
4  Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) Ineos Grenadiers + 1' 35"
5  Enric Mas (ESP) Movistar Team + 1' 54"
6  Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR) Ineos Grenadiers + 2' 43"
7  Damiano Caruso (ITA) Team Bahrain Victorious + 3' 05"
8  Lorenzo Rota (ITA) Intermarché–Circus–Wanty + 3' 23"
9  Andreas Kron (DEN) Lotto–Dstny + 3' 45"
10  Pavel Sivakov (FRA) Ineos Grenadiers + 3' 53"

Stage 5
19 February 2023 – Villa de Otura to Alhaurín de la Torre, 184.3 km (114.5 mi)[16]
Stage 5 Result (1–10)[17][18]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Omar Fraile (ESP) Ineos Grenadiers 4h 27' 59"
2  Alessandro Covi (ITA) UAE Team Emirates + 0"
3  Andrea Pasqualon (ITA) Team Bahrain Victorious + 0"
4  Andreas Kron (DEN) Lotto–Dstny + 0"
5  Nick Schultz (AUS) Israel–Premier Tech + 0"
6  Gonzalo Serrano (ESP) Movistar Team + 0"
7  Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) Team TotalEnergies + 0"
8  Damiano Caruso (ITA) Team Bahrain Victorious + 5"
9  Jesus Ezquerra (ESP) Burgos BH + 5"
10  Lorenzo Rota (ITA) Intermarché–Circus–Wanty + 5"
General classification after Stage 5 (1–10)[17][18]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) UAE Team Emirates 21h 05' 02"
2  Mikel Landa (ESP) Team Bahrain Victorious + 1' 18"
3  Santiago Buitrago (COL) Team Bahrain Victorious + 1' 23"
4  Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) Ineos Grenadiers + 1' 39"
5  Enric Mas (ESP) Movistar Team + 2' 02"
6  Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR) Ineos Grenadiers + 2' 47"
7  Damiano Caruso (ITA) Team Bahrain Victorious + 3' 05"
8  Lorenzo Rota (ITA) Intermarché–Circus–Wanty + 3' 23"
9  Andreas Kron (DEN) Lotto–Dstny + 3' 40"
10  Pavel Sivakov (FRA) Ineos Grenadiers + 3' 57"

Classification leadership table
Classification leadership by stage
Stage Winner General classification
 Points classification
 Mountains classification
 Sprints classification
 Andalusian rider classification
 Spanish rider classification Combination classification Team classification
1 Tadej Pogačar Tadej Pogačar Tadej Pogačar Gotzon Martín Aaron Van Poucke Carlos Rodríguez Mikel Landa Tadej Pogačar Team Bahrain Victorious
2 Tadej Pogačar
3 Tim Wellens Ineos Grenadiers
4 Tadej Pogačar
5 Omar Fraile
Final Tadej Pogačar Tadej Pogačar Gotzon Martín Aaron Van Poucke Carlos Rodríguez Mikel Landa Tadej Pogačar Ineos Grenadiers

Final classification standings
Legend
Denotes the winner of the general classification Denotes the winner of the sprints classification
Denotes the winner of the points classification Denotes the winner of the Andalusian rider classification
Denotes the winner of the mountains classification

General classification
Final general classification (1–10)[17][18]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) UAE Team Emirates 21h 05' 02"
2  Mikel Landa (ESP) Team Bahrain Victorious + 1' 18"
3  Santiago Buitrago (COL) Team Bahrain Victorious + 1' 23"
4  Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) Ineos Grenadiers + 1' 39"
5  Enric Mas (ESP) Movistar Team + 2' 02"
6  Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR) Ineos Grenadiers + 2' 47"
7  Damiano Caruso (ITA) Team Bahrain Victorious + 3' 05"
8  Lorenzo Rota (ITA) Intermarché–Circus–Wanty + 3' 23"
9  Andreas Kron (DEN) Lotto–Dstny + 3' 40"
10  Pavel Sivakov (FRA) Ineos Grenadiers + 3' 57"

Points classification

Final points classification (1–10)[17][18]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) UAE Team Emirates 77
2  Mikel Landa (ESP) Team Bahrain Victorious 48
3  Enric Mas (ESP) Movistar Team 48
4  Santiago Buitrago (COL) Team Bahrain Victorious 42
5  Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) Ineos Grenadiers 34
6  Lorenzo Rota (ITA) Intermarché–Circus–Wanty 32
7  Damiano Caruso (ITA) Team Bahrain Victorious 31
8  Tim Wellens (BEL) UAE Team Emirates 29
9  Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR) Ineos Grenadiers 29
10  Omar Fraile (ESP) Ineos Grenadiers 25

Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10)[17][18]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Gotzon Martín (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi 26
2  Álex Martín (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi 18
3  Dries De Bondt (BEL) Alpecin–Deceuninck 16
4  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) UAE Team Emirates 15
5  Clément Alleno (FRA) Burgos BH 10
6  Pavel Sivakov (FRA) Ineos Grenadiers 9
7  Mikel Landa (ESP) Team Bahrain Victorious 9
8  Omar Fraile (ESP) Ineos Grenadiers 8
9  Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) Team TotalEnergies 8
10  Pascal Eenkhoorn (NED) Lotto–Dstny 7

Sprints classification

Final sprints classification (1–10)[17][18]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Aaron Van Poucke (BEL) Team Flanders–Baloise 9
2  Vincent Van Hemelen (BEL) Team Flanders–Baloise 3
3  Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) Team TotalEnergies 3
4  Álex Martín (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi 3
5  Dries Van Gestel (BEL) Team TotalEnergies 2
6  Pavel Sivakov (FRA) Ineos Grenadiers 2
7  Nelson Oliveira (POR) Movistar Team 2
8  Clément Alleno (FRA) Burgos BH 2
9  Erik Fetter (HUN) Eolo–Kometa 1
10  Jefferson Alveiro Cepeda (ECU) Caja Rural–Seguros RGA 1

Team classification

Final team classification (1–10)[17][18]
Rank Team Time
1 United Kingdom Ineos Grenadiers 63h 15' 54"
2 Bahrain Team Bahrain Victorious + 43"
3 United Arab Emirates UAE Team Emirates + 9' 57"
4 Spain Movistar Team + 14' 41"
5 Australia Team Jayco–AlUla + 19' 59"
6 Belgium Intermarché–Circus–Wanty + 32' 40"
7 Spain Burgos BH + 34' 48"
8 Italy Eolo–Kometa + 38' 55"
9 Israel Israel–Premier Tech + 46' 35"
10 Belgium Lotto–Dstny + 51' 06"

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