Vuelta a España records and statistics points, and mountains classifications (a rider must have a score in all). The "Most recent" column shows the cyclist of the country that wore the leader's jersey most recently. The "Different holders" column gives the number of different cyclists of the country that wore the leader's jersey. Riders from 33 countries have won at least one stage in the Vuelta. Tables are correct as of "17 September 2018" Vuelta a España records and statistics The Vuelta a España is an important cycling race (one of the grand tours). The first Vuelta a España was in 1935. As the Vuelta a
2017 Vuelta a España Giro d'Italia in May, as well as both Adam and Simon Yates (both ). The route of the 2017 Vuelta a Espana was revealed by Unipublic on 12 January 2017. Keeping with the tradition of the past few years, the race started off with a team time trial. However, the race started in France, just the third time in history that the Spanish Grand Tour began outside of its home country. The third stage saw the race leave France, with a mountain stage to Andorra la Vella. The first uphill finale was on stage 5, with a summit finish atop