Vuelta A Espana White Jersey
La Vuelta
24 AUGUST - 15 SEPTEMBER 2019
3272km Total Distance
21 Stages
6 Flat stages
2 Individual time trials
4 Hill Stages
9 Mountain Stages
2 Rest Days
Jersey Classifications
A nod to the different category leaders in one of the biggest grand tours bicycle race. The red jersey is the leader’s jersey. Blue Polka Dot Jersey: This is the best climber in the race. The Green Jersey: The points jersey. The White Jersey: The “all-rounder” jersey, also know as the combination. Coverage of the Vuelta a Espana: Information about the 2021 event, plus archives of all our reporting on the Spanish Grand Tour. From 2006 to 2018, the leader of the classification wore a white jersey; in 2005 it was a golden-green jersey. The award strongly favoured top riders in the competition.
Red Jersey: Overall race leader
Green jersey: Points classification leader
Polka dot jersey: King of the Mountains leader
White Jersey: Best young rider
The 2019 Vuelta a Espania classification jerseys are once again provided by Italian company Santini. The four main jerseys red, green, polka dot and white have stayed for the most part the same as previous years but obviously the 18 denoting 2018 changes to 19 to represent 2019. The design detail on the back pockets has changed and is a different shape. The Santini SMS logo has been relaced with the name Santini only for 2019. The sponsor on the green jersey changes from Fertiberia to Fenie Energia.
For the special stage jerseys the collection begins with a black and white wavy repeating pattern with light blue details representing Alicante. Lined patterns on the chest and back pocket in various colours are used to represent the Asturias, Costa Blanca, Los Machucos, Los Toledos and Madrid. Madrid is red and yellow as this is where the Grand Tour finishes. The final jersey is the Cero jersey. This is black with the spanish colours on the chest and back in lined gradations of red to yellow and back to red. Each special jersey also has a band of colour on the left sleeve end. Alicante jersey has light blue, Asturias jersey has dark blue, Los machuros jersey light green, Los Toledos jersey dark pink and the Madrid jersey is yellow.
© Provided by Cycling News Richard Carapaz (Ineos Grenadiers) regained the red leader's jersey on stage 12 of the 2020 Vuelta a EspañaRichard Carapaz (Ineos Grenadiers) took back the red jersey as leader of the Vuelta a España from main rival Primož Roglič (Jumbo-Visma) on stage 12 of the Spanish Grand Tour on Sunday, with EF Pro Cycling's Hugh Carthy winning the day on the top of the fearsome Alto de l'Angliru ahead of Astana's Aleksandr Vlasov, Movistar's Enric Mas and Carapaz, with Roglič a further 10 seconds back in fifth place on the stage.
Carapaz now leads Roglič by those same 10 seconds overall, while Carthy's solo victory has moved the British climber up to third place overall, a further 22 seconds back, with Israel Start-Up Nation's Dan Martin dropping to fourth, although the Irishman is still just three seconds off a podium position.
Mas retained his fifth place overall, and so keeps hold of the white jersey as best young rider, although Vlasov has edged a little closer, replacing Saturday's stage winner David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ) in second place in the competition.
Despite losing the red jersey, Roglič's consistency throughout the race ensures that he maintains a healthy lead in the green points jersey standings, while Guillaume Martin (Cofidis) looks comfortable in the blue-and-white polka-dot jersey at the top of the mountains classification.
This year's shortened, rescheduled Vuelta got under way in Irun, in the Basque Country, on October 20, and is being run over 18 stages to Madrid, finishing in Spain's capital city on November 8.
Monday is the second of the race's two rest days, with racing recommencing with the Vuelta's sole time trial on Tuesday: a mainly flat, 33.7km individual test for stage 13 from Muros to Mirador de Ezaro, finishing with what is a third-category climb.
Latest Vuelta a España standings:
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hugh Carthy (GBr) EF Pro Cycling | 3:08:40 |
| 2 | Aleksandr Vlasov (Rus) Astana Pro Team | 0:00:16 |
| 3 | Enric Mas Nicolau (Spa) Movistar Team | |
| 4 | Richard Carapaz (Ecu) Ineos Grenadiers | |
| 5 | Primoz Roglic (Slo) Team Jumbo-Visma | 0:00:26 |
| 6 | Sepp Kuss (USA) Team Jumbo-Visma | |
| 7 | Daniel Martin (Irl) Israel Start-Up Nation | |
| 8 | Wout Poels (Ned) Bahrain McLaren | 0:01:35 |
| 9 | Michael Woods (Can) EF Pro Cycling | |
| 10 | Felix Grossschartner (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe | 0:02:15 |
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Carapaz (Ecu) Ineos Grenadiers | 48:29:27 |
| 2 | Primoz Roglic (Slo) Team Jumbo-Visma | 0:00:10 |
| 3 | Hugh Carthy (GBr) EF Pro Cycling | 0:00:32 |
| 4 | Daniel Martin (Irl) Israel Start-Up Nation | 0:00:35 |
| 5 | Enric Mas Nicolau (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:01:50 |
| 6 | Wout Poels (Ned) Bahrain McLaren | 0:05:13 |
| 7 | Felix Grossschartner (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe | 0:05:30 |
| 8 | Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team | 0:06:22 |
| 9 | Aleksandr Vlasov (Rus) Astana Pro Team | 0:06:41 |
| 10 | Mikel Nieve Iturralde (Spa) Mitchelton-Scott | 0:06:42 |
Vuelta A Espana Tv Coverage
General classification after stage 12| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Primoz Roglic (Slo) Team Jumbo-Visma | 147 |
| 2 | Richard Carapaz (Ecu) Ineos Grenadiers | 104 |
| 3 | Daniel Martin (Irl) Israel Start-Up Nation | 100 |
Vuelta A Espana 2020 Dates
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guillaume Martin (Fra) Cofidis | 76 |
| 2 | Richard Carapaz (Ecu) Ineos Grenadiers | 30 |
| 3 | Sepp Kuss (USA) Team Jumbo-Visma | 27 |
Mountains classification after stage 12 | # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enric Mas Nicolau (Spa) Movistar Team | 48:31:17 |
| 2 | Aleksandr Vlasov (Rus) Astana Pro Team | 0:04:51 |
| 3 | David Gaudu (Fra) Groupama-FDJ | 0:06:37 |
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Movistar Team | 145:46:13 |
| 2 | Team Jumbo-Visma | 0:01:29 |
| 3 | Astana Pro Team | 0:26:39 |