Vuelta a Andalucía 2015 Live Dashboard
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights
 Vuelta a Andalucía aka Ruta del Sol ("Route of the Sun"): a spring tune-up in one of the most picturesque areas of Spain. 2015 route details, official startlist, live video details below. |
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| 1a | Wednesday, February 18 | 121 km | ||||||||||
| La Rábida → Hinojos | ||||||||||||
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| 1b | Wednesday, February 18 | 8.2 km | ||||||||||
 Coria del Río | ||||||||||||
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| 2 | Thursday, February 19 | 195 km | ||||||||||
| Utrera → Lucena | ||||||||||||
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| 3 | Friday, February 20 | 160 km | ||||||||||
 Motril → Alto de Hazallanas | ||||||||||||
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| 4 | Saturday, February 21 | 202 km | ||||||||||
| Maracena → Alto de Allanadas | ||||||||||||
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| 5 | Sunday, February 22 | 171 km | ||||||||||
| Montilla → Alhaurín de la Torre | ||||||||||||
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| Total Distance | 857 km | |||||||||||
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News and Updates for Vuelta a Andalucía 2015
February 23 update:Froome-Contador clash at Ruta del Sol reaffirms growing rivalry — velonews
Stage 5 Post-Race Coverage 
.@juanjolobato: "Ojalá estos triunfos me den respeto poco a poco en el pelotón" — http://t.co/pf8LCZcuOj #61RdS pic.twitter.com/p7fUFkqPC4
— Movistar Team (@Movistar_Team) February 22, 2015— Dan Wuori (@dwuori) February 22, 2015
Stage 5 Results 1 LOBATO DEL VALLE, Juan Jose (MOV) 3:48:56 2 DEGENKOLB, John (TGA) + 1 3 CHAVANEL, Sylvain (IAM) + 2 4 LIGTHART, Pim (LTS) 5 BOLE, Grega (CCC) 6 FROOME, Christopher (SKY) 7 HOFLAND, Moreno (TLJ) 8 BAKELANTS, Jan (ALM) 9 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TCS) 10 EDET, Nicolas (COF) 11 GASPAROTTO, Enrico (WGG) 12 PINEAU, Jérôme (IAM) 13 JUNGELS, Bob (TFR) 14 BARDET, Romain (ALM) 15 GAUTIER, Cyril (EUC) 16 INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA, Benat (MOV) + 8 17 MATE MARDONES, Luis Angel (COF) 18 THEUNS, Edward (TSV) + 10 19 REICHENBACH, Sébastien (IAM) + 12 20 SIUTSOU, Kanstantsin (SKY) 21 ANDERSEN, Michael Valgren (TCS) + 14 22 KENNAUGH, Peter (SKY) + 15 23 EIJSSEN, Yannick (WGG) 24 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY) 25 FIRSANOV, Sergey (RVL) 26 IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Gorka (MOV) 27 KELDERMAN, Wilco (TLJ) + 18 28 COPPEL, Jerome (IAM) 29 PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio (CJR) 30 MONFORT, Maxime (LTS) 31 ROCHE, Nicolas (SKY) + 22 32 SILVESTRE, Fabio (TFR) 33 RUBIANO CHAVEZ, Miguel Angel (COL) + 24 34 ARROYO DURAN, David (CJR) 35 DIAZ CARDENAS, Edward Fabian (COL) 36 JONES, Christopher (UHC) + 29 37 FARRAR, Tyler (MTN) 38 SOLOMENNIKOV, Andrei (RVL) + 36 39 NAESEN, Oliver (TSV) 40 DUIJN, Huub (ROO) Final General Classification 1 FROOME, Christopher (SKY) 21:21:14 2 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TCS) + 2 3 INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA, Benat (MOV) + 2:38 4 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY) + 3:05 5 BARDET, Romain (ALM) + 3:13 6 KENNAUGH, Peter (SKY) + 4:03 7 EDET, Nicolas (COF) + 5:10 8 SIUTSOU, Kanstantsin (SKY) + 5:17 9 CHAVANEL, Sylvain (IAM) + 5:30 10 JUNGELS, Bob (TFR) + 5:50 11 PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio (CJR) + 6:00 12 MONFORT, Maxime (LTS) + 6:58 13 FIRSANOV, Sergey (RVL) + 7:16 14 COPPEL, Jerome (IAM) + 7:44 15 FOLIFOROV, Alexander (RVL) + 7:51 16 IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Gorka (MOV) 17 REICHENBACH, Sébastien (IAM) + 8:30 18 MATE MARDONES, Luis Angel (COF) + 8:44 19 KELDERMAN, Wilco (TLJ) + 8:48 20 KUDUS GHEBREMEDHIN, Merhawi (MTN) + 9:39Full Official Stage 5 Results and Final General Classification
Lobato scorches to victory on final stage — cyclingnews
Chris Froome seals Ruta del Sol victory as Juan Jose Lobato wins final stage — skysports
Chris Froome wraps up title at 2015 Ruta del Sol — velonews
Froome seals morale boosting victory over Contador in Andalucia — cyclingnews
Contador: I didn't expect to be going so strongly — cyclingnews
Stage 5 - Recap (02:04 English) — cycling.tv
Stage 5 Highlights (02:08 Ambient Noise) — universalsports
Chris Froome Post Stage 5 Interview (02:08 English, restricted to U.S.) — universalsports
Stage 5 photos — cyclingnews
Last Km of Stage 5 (02:21 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Fotos 5ª Etapa — vueltaandalucia
Stage 5 preview: Montilla → Alhaurín de la Torre, 171 km (rolling)
February 21 update:Stage 5 Preview and Favorites — c-cycling
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 5 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 5 start time: Sunday 11:00 CET (10:00:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Montilla, Spain
Earliest live video: 14:00 CET (1:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 15:02 CET (2:02:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Alhaurín de la Torre, Spain
Stage 4 Post-Race Coverage
Chris Froome "blown away" by solo stage win but insists Ruta del Sol is not over yet http://t.co/PLX2qonbbC pic.twitter.com/qrqca6uXMx
— Sky Sports Cycling (@SkyCycling) February 21, 2015Stage 4 Results 1 FROOME, Christopher (SKY) 5:08:54 2 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TCS) + 29 3 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY) + 49 4 SZMYD, Sylwester (CCC) + 59 5 INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA, Benat (MOV) + 1:00 6 KELDERMAN, Wilco (TLJ) + 1:13 7 REICHENBACH, Sébastien (IAM) + 1:26 8 BARDET, Romain (ALM) + 1:27 9 EDET, Nicolas (COF) 10 VAN DEN BROECK, Jurgen (LTS) + 1:38 11 MATE MARDONES, Luis Angel (COF) + 1:40 12 PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio (CJR) + 1:43 13 KENNAUGH, Peter (SKY) + 1:49 14 JUNGELS, Bob (TFR) 15 TORRES AGUDELO, Rodolfo (COL) + 1:59 16 KUDUS GHEBREMEDHIN, Merhawi (MTN) + 2:12 17 SIUTSOU, Kanstantsin (SKY) + 2:15 18 VANENDERT, Jelle (LTS) + 2:16 19 CHAVANEL, Sylvain (IAM) 20 MONFORT, Maxime (LTS) 21 MORENO BAZAN, Javier (MOV) + 2:24 22 MARTIN HERNANDEZ, Victor (BUR) + 2:34 23 FIRSANOV, Sergey (RVL) + 2:38 24 FOLIFOROV, Alexander (RVL) + 2:40 25 BAKELANTS, Jan (ALM) + 2:58 26 QUINTERO, Carlos Julian (COL) 27 DIAZ CARDENAS, Edward Fabian (COL) 28 COPPEL, Jerome (IAM) + 3:09 29 ROCHE, Nicolas (SKY) + 3:21 30 GAUTIER, Cyril (EUC) + 3:24 31 ROLLAND, Pierre (EUC) + 3:26 32 PATERSKI, Maciej (CCC) + 3:41 33 ARROYO DURAN, David (CJR) + 3:44 34 HERRADA LOPEZ, José (MOV) + 3:50 35 IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Gorka (MOV) 36 OLIVIER, Daan (TGA) + 3:52 37 CANO ARDILA, Alex (COL) + 4:16 38 GASPAROTTO, Enrico (WGG) + 4:38 39 EIJSSEN, Yannick (WGG) 40 SELVAGGI, Mirko (WGG) + 4:56 General Classification after Stage 4 1 FROOME, Christopher (SKY) 17:32:16 2 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TCS) + 2 3 INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA, Benat (MOV) + 2:32 4 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY) + 2:52 5 BARDET, Romain (ALM) + 3:13 6 KENNAUGH, Peter (SKY) + 3:50 7 SIUTSOU, Kanstantsin (SKY) + 5:07 8 EDET, Nicolas (COF) + 5:10 9 CHAVANEL, Sylvain (IAM) + 5:30 10 PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio (CJR) + 5:44Full Official Stage 4 Results
Froome seizes overall lead at Vuelta a Andalucia — cyclingnews
Chris Froome drops Alberto Contador, takes lead at Ruta del Sol — velonews
Chris Froome 'blown away' after beating Alberto Contador on stage four — skysports
Counter-punch: Chris Froome swarms Alberto Contador in Ruta double — velonews
Contador: I knew I could lose the leader's jersey — cyclingnews
Last 10 Km of Stage 4 (29:38 English) — eurosport
Stage 4 Highlights (02:15 Ambient Noise) — universalsports
Stage 4 Final Km Recap (02:40 English) — cycling.tv
Stage 4 photos — cyclingnews
Last Km of Stage 4 (03:27 English) — eurosport
Gallery Stage 4 — velonews
Bikecam clips from Stage 4 (01:35 Ambient Noise) — jeremyroy
Fotos 4ª Etapa — vueltaandalucia
Stage 4 preview: Maracena → Alto de Allanadas, 202 km (Mountain)
February 20 update:Finish: Puerto de la Guardia 26 pct max. - 3D Interactive Profile — veloviewer
Stage 4 Preview and Favorites — c-cycling
Allanadas summit finish will test Vuelta a Andalucía peloton — cyclingnews
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 4 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 4 start time: Saturday 11:00 CET (10:00:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Maracena, Spain
Earliest live video: 14:15 CET (1:15:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 15:45 CET (2:45:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Alto de Allanadas, Spain
Stage 3 Post-Race Coverage
Alberto Contador out-climbs Chris Froome to win Ruta del Sol stage three and extend race lead http://t.co/RQxNklnQYv pic.twitter.com/ytFV4GnXZS
— Sky Sports Cycling (@SkyCycling) February 20, 2015Stage 3 Results 1 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TCS) 4:19:15 2 FROOME, Christopher (SKY) + 19 3 BARDET, Romain (ALM) + 1:39 4 INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA, Benat (MOV) + 1:58 5 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY) + 2:02 6 KELDERMAN, Wilco (TLJ) + 2:05 7 KUDUS GHEBREMEDHIN, Merhawi (MTN) + 2:15 8 KENNAUGH, Peter (SKY) + 2:16 9 REICHENBACH, Sébastien (IAM) + 2:30 10 PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio (CJR) + 2:42 11 VAN DEN BROECK, Jurgen (LTS) 12 MORENO BAZAN, Javier (MOV) + 2:54 13 EDET, Nicolas (COF) 14 SICARD, Romain (EUC) 15 BELDA GARCIA, David (BUR) + 2:56 16 FIRSANOV, Sergey (RVL) 17 SIUTSOU, Kanstantsin (SKY) + 2:58 18 MATE MARDONES, Luis Angel (COF) + 3:03 19 HERRADA LOPEZ, José (MOV) 20 FOLIFOROV, Alexander (RVL) + 3:22 21 KIRYIENKA, Vasil (SKY) + 3:26 22 MONFORT, Maxime (LTS) + 3:33 23 CHAVANEL, Sylvain (IAM) 24 JUNGELS, Bob (TFR) + 3:42 25 IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Gorka (MOV) 26 EIJSSEN, Yannick (WGG) + 4:08 27 DE CLERCQ, Bart (LTS) 28 COPPEL, Jerome (IAM) 29 ZUBELDIA AGIRRE, Haimar (TFR) + 4:10 30 BASSO, Ivan (TCS) 31 MARTIN HERNANDEZ, Victor (BUR) + 4:34 32 ROCHE, Nicolas (SKY) 33 KRUIJSWIJK, Steven (TLJ) + 4:38 34 CANO ARDILA, Alex (COL) + 4:39 35 GAUTIER, Cyril (EUC) + 4:53 36 MINNAARD, Marinus Cornelis (WGG) + 5:10 37 ARROYO DURAN, David (CJR) 38 DIAZ CARDENAS, Edward Fabian (COL) + 5:16 39 BAKELANTS, Jan (ALM) + 5:20 40 HOOGERLAND, Johnny (ROO) General Classification after Stage 3 1 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TCS) 12:22:55 2 FROOME, Christopher (SKY) + 27 3 INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA, Benat (MOV) + 1:59 4 BARDET, Romain (ALM) + 2:13 5 KENNAUGH, Peter (SKY) + 2:28 6 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY) + 2:30 7 SIUTSOU, Kanstantsin (SKY) + 3:19 8 CHAVANEL, Sylvain (IAM) + 3:41 9 EDET, Nicolas (COF) + 4:10 10 IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Gorka (MOV) + 4:15 11 BASSO, Ivan (TCS) + 4:27 12 PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio (CJR) + 4:28 13 JUNGELS, Bob (TFR) 14 KIRYIENKA, Vasil (SKY) + 4:33 15 COPPEL, Jerome (IAM) + 4:46 16 FIRSANOV, Sergey (RVL) + 4:52 17 MONFORT, Maxime (LTS) + 4:53 18 FOLIFOROV, Alexander (RVL) + 5:04 19 BELDA GARCIA, David (BUR) + 5:34 20 HOOGERLAND, Johnny (ROO) + 6:01Full Official Stage 3 Results
Contador beats Froome on stage 3 — cyclingnews
Contador extends overall Ruta del Sol lead with stage 3 mountaintop win — velonews
Contador's 'test' nets first win of the season in Vuelta a Andalucia — cyclingnews
Froome happy despite losing to Contador at Vuelta a Andalucia — cyclingnews
Last 10 Km of Stage 3 (28:28 English) — eurosport
Stage 3 Finish Recap (02:05 English) — cycling.tv
Stage 3 Highlights (02:03 Ambient Noise) — universalsports
Stage 3 photos — cyclingnews
Stage 3 One-Minute Highlights (01:19 English) — eurosport
Fotos 4ª Etapa — vueltaandalucia
Stage 3 preview: Motril → Alto de Hazallanas, 160 km (Mountain)
February 19 update: Alto de Hazallanas 3D Interactive Profile — veloviewer
Stage 3 Preview and Favorites — c-cycling
Contador and Froome set for battle on Vuelta a Andalucia's first mountain finish — cyclingnews
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 3 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 3 start time: Friday 11:30 CET (10:30:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Motril, Spain
Earliest live video: 14:00 CET (1:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 15:38 CET (2:38:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Alto de Hazallanas, Spain
Stage 2 Post-Race Coverage
#Ciclismo: Vuelta a Andalucía – La segunda para Lobato http://t.co/ObTB8d6Ur5 Autor: Iván Trave Galindo pic.twitter.com/zSDZu9YrNY
— TercerEquipo Cycling (@Ciclismo_TE) February 19, 2015Vamos para la siguiente etapa... Diferente a la de ayer pero con un equipazo. Feliz de ser TREBUJENERO goo!! TEAM. pic.twitter.com/7Qa0hoerag
— Juanjo Lobato (@juanjolobato) February 20, 2015Stage 2 Results 1 LOBATO DEL VALLE, Juan Jose (MOV) 4:51:57 2 DEGENKOLB, John (TGA) 3 BOLE, Grega (CCC) 4 VICHOT, Arthur (FDJ) 5 PRADES REVERTE, Eduard (CJR) 6 RATTO, Daniele (UHC) 7 BILBAO, Pello (CJR) 8 THEUNS, Edward (TSV) 9 DUIJN, Huub (ROO) 10 NAESEN, Oliver (TSV) 11 PINEAU, Jérôme (IAM) 12 FROOME, Christopher (SKY) 13 GAUTIER, Cyril (EUC) 14 MONFORT, Maxime (LTS) 15 BAKELANTS, Jan (ALM) 16 FIRSANOV, Sergey (RVL) 17 RUBIANO CHAVEZ, Miguel Angel (COL) 18 MATE MARDONES, Luis Angel (COF) 19 CHAVANEL, Sylvain (IAM) 20 EDET, Nicolas (COF) 21 HOOGERLAND, Johnny (ROO) 22 JACOBS, Pieter (TSV) 23 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TCS) 24 EIJSSEN, Yannick (WGG) 25 KUDUS GHEBREMEDHIN, Merhawi (MTN) 26 KENNAUGH, Peter (SKY) 27 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY) 28 SIUTSOU, Kanstantsin (SKY) 29 INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA, Benat (MOV) 30 DE GREEF, Francis (WGG) 31 BARDET, Romain (ALM) 32 IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Gorka (MOV) 33 MEDEREL, Maxime (EUC) 34 LEEZER, Thomas (TLJ) 35 TORRES AGUDELO, Rodolfo (COL) 36 KELDERMAN, Wilco (TLJ) 37 BASSO, Ivan (TCS) 38 MORENO BAZAN, Javier (MOV) 39 BELDA GARCIA, David (BUR) 40 DIAZ CARDENAS, Edward Fabian (COL) General Classification after Stage 2 1 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TCS) 8:03:40 2 INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA, Benat (MOV) + 1 3 FROOME, Christopher (SKY) + 8 4 CHAVANEL, Sylvain (IAM) 5 KENNAUGH, Peter (SKY) + 12 6 BASSO, Ivan (TCS) + 17 7 THEUNS, Edward (TSV) + 18 8 DEGENKOLB, John (TGA) + 20 9 SIUTSOU, Kanstantsin (SKY) + 21 10 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY) + 28 11 IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Gorka (MOV) + 33 12 BARDET, Romain (ALM) + 34 13 RATTO, Daniele (UHC) + 36 14 COPPEL, Jerome (IAM) + 38 15 PATERSKI, Maciej (CCC) + 39 16 HOOGERLAND, Johnny (ROO) + 41 17 JUNGELS, Bob (TFR) + 46 18 LEEZER, Thomas (TLJ) + 49 19 BOLE, Grega (CCC) + 50 20 HARDY, Romain (COF) + 51Full Official Stage 2 Results
Lobato beats Degenkolb to win stage 2 — cyclingnews
Contador on the attack in Vuelta a Andalucia — cyclingnews
Lobato bounces back from crash to take Vuelta a Andalucia stage win — cyclingnews
Last 10 Km of Stage 2 (13:00 English) — eurosport
Stage 2 - Recap (02:30 English) — cycling.tv
Stage 2 Photos — cyclingnews
Gallery Stage 2 — velonews
Stage 2 One-Minute Highlights (01:00 English) — eurosport
Stage 2 Highlights (02:06 Ambient Noise) — universalsports
Fotos 2ª Etapa — vueltaandalucia
Stage 2 preview: Utrera → Lucena, 195 km (lumpy)
February 18 update: Stage 2 Preview and Favorites — c-cycling
Chris Froome admits Alberto Contador is in better condition at Ruta del Sol — skysports
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 2 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 2 start time: Thursday 11:00 CET (10:00:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Utrera, Spain
Earliest live video: 13:30 CET (12:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 15:33 CET (2:33:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Lucena, Spain
Stage 1b Post-Race Coverage
.@JaviMorenoBazan gana la CRI de la Ruta del Sol. ¡5 victorias con 5 corredores distintos en 31 días! #61RdS pic.twitter.com/zGvEtA8boZ
— Movistar Team (@Movistar_Team) February 18, 2015Stage 1b Results 1 MORENO BAZAN, Javier (MOV) 9:51 2 KELDERMAN, Wilco (TLJ) + 2 3 COPPEL, Jerome (IAM) + 4 4 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TCS) + 6 5 JUNGELS, Bob (TFR) 6 INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA, Benat (MOV) + 7 7 IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI, Gorka (MOV) + 11 8 PINEAU, Jérôme (IAM) 9 KIRYIENKA, Vasil (SKY) + 13 10 FROOME, Christopher (SKY) + 14 General Classification after Stage 1b 1 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TCS) 3:11:43 2 JUNGELS, Bob (TFR) 3 INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA, Benat (MOV) + 1 4 FROOME, Christopher (SKY) + 8 5 CHAVANEL, Sylvain (IAM) 6 KENNAUGH, Peter (SKY) + 12 7 BASSO, Ivan (TCS) + 17 8 THEUNS, Edward (TSV) + 18 9 DEGENKOLB, John (TGA) + 20 10 ANDERSEN, Michael Valgren (TCS)Full Official Stage 1b Results
Contador takes race lead in Vuelta Andalucia time trial — cyclingnews
Alberto Contador leads after first day with Chris Froome fourth — skysports
Moreno wins Ruta time trial, Contador takes time off Froome — velonews
Froome loses time to Contador in first showdown — cyclingnews
Contador moves into Vuelta a Andalucia race lead — cyclingnews
Stage 1b Final ITT Riders (04:05 English) — eurosport
Stage 1b Highlights (01:21 Ambient Noise) — universalsports
Stage 1b - Recap (02:20 English) — cycling.tv
Stage 1b: Photos — cyclingnews
Fotos 1bª Etapa — vueltaandalucia
Stage 1b preview: Coria del Río, 8.2 km (TT)
February 14 update: See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 1b profile, map and timetable.
Stage 1b start time: Wednesday 16:30 CET (3:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Coria del Río, Spain
Earliest live video: 16:30 CET (3:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 18:00 CET (5:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Coria del Río, Spain
Stage 1a Post-Race Coverage
Stage 1a Results 1 LIGTHART, Pim (LTS) 3:01:44 2 SILVESTRE, Fabio (TFR) + 2 3 BOLE, Grega (CCC) 4 VAN STAEYEN, Michael (COF) 5 FARRAR, Tyler (MTN) 6 SELVAGGI, Mirko (WGG) 7 THEUNS, Edward (TSV) 8 PATERSKI, Maciej (CCC) 9 RATTO, Daniele (UHC) 10 VAN GINNEKEN, Sjoerd (ROO) 11 DEGENKOLB, John (TGA) 12 KENNAUGH, Peter (SKY) 13 CHAVANEL, Sylvain (IAM) 14 FROOME, Christopher (SKY) 15 LEEZER, Thomas (TLJ) 16 JUNGELS, Bob (TFR) 17 HOOGERLAND, Johnny (ROO) 18 SOLOMENNIKOV, Andrei (RVL) 19 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (TCS) 20 INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA, Benat (MOV) 21 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel (SKY) 22 BARDET, Romain (ALM) 23 HARDY, Romain (COF) 24 SIUTSOU, Kanstantsin (SKY) 25 BASSO, Ivan (TCS) 26 CUMMINGS, Stephen (MTN) 27 ANDERSEN, Michael Valgren (TCS) 28 KUSTADINCHEV, Roman (RVL) + 9 29 MINARD, Sébastien (ALM) 30 FRÖHLINGER, Johannes (TGA) + 11 General Classification after Stage 1a 1 LIGTHART, Pim (LTS) 3:01:44 2 SILVESTRE, Fabio (TFR) + 2 3 BOLE, Grega (CCC) 4 VAN STAEYEN, Michael (COF) 5 FARRAR, Tyler (MTN) 6 SELVAGGI, Mirko (WGG) 7 THEUNS, Edward (TSV) 8 PATERSKI, Maciej (CCC) 9 RATTO, Daniele (UHC) 10 VAN GINNEKEN, Sjoerd (ROO)Full Official Stage 1a Results
Ligthart wins Vuelta a Andalucia opener — cyclingnews
Ligthart wins Ruta del Sol opener in Spain — velonews
Stage 1a Highlights (02:07 Ambient Noise, restricted to U.S.) — universalsports
Stage 1a Final 200m (00:21 Spanish) — eitb
Stage 1a - Recap (02:10 English) — cycling.tv
Stage 1a Photos — cyclingnews
Jeremy Roy Bikecam Highlights from Stage 1a including a crash (00:39 Ambient Noise) — jeremyroyvelo1
Fotos 1aª Etapa — vueltaandalucia
Stage 1a preview: La Rábida → Hinojos, 121 km (lumpy)
February 14 update: See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 1a profile, map and timetable.
Stage 1a start time: Wednesday 10:00 CET (9:00:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for La Rábida, Spain
Earliest live video: No live video; Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 12:49 CET (11:49:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Hinojos, Spain
2015 Vuelta a Andalucía Preview
Rueda de Prensa con los principales líderes de equipo, gran nivel deportivo de la #61RdS http://t.co/NDsPucmZbT pic.twitter.com/5LO8aqwMn0
— Vuelta a Andalucía (@VCANDALUCIA) February 17, 2015Contador, Froome ready to clash at Ruta del Sol — velonews
Official Startlist w/ bib numbers — steephill.tv
Chris Froome eager to test Alberto Contador as 2015 season begins — cyclingweekly
With high ambitions, Contador and Basso to get season underway Wednesday — cyclingtips
February 16 update:
Overall Preview and Favorites — c-cycling
February 12 update:
Race Promo: One-Minute Highlights from the 2014 Race (01:08 Music) — vueltandalucia
Startlist Preview: Presentación de las poblaciones protagonistas (02:22 Music) — vueltandalucia
2015 Route Flythrough (02:26 Music) — vueltandalucia
Nairo Quintana to miss Vuelta a Andalucia after nationals crash — cyclingweekly
February 6 update:
Chris Froome, Alberto Contador and Nairo Quintana head to Ruta del Sol — skysports
Vídeo Participación Deportiva de la 61ª Ruta del Sol. (07:25 Spanish) — vueltandalucia
Video highlights/archived coverage from previous years
Race History with Past Winners — wikipedia
 
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Live Video Streaming and TV Coverage
February 9 update: A work in progress for 2015 Vuelta a Andalucía live and delayed coverage. Most live feeds will be country restricted, but unrestricted links will appear in bold. Check back at race time for more links. Feel free to send in additional sources for live video, tv coverage or text updates/tickers as they become known. — Steve
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2015 Vuelta a Andalucía Route Map
2015 Route Flythrough (02:26 Music) — vueltandaluciaNo overall route map is available. Stage maps are posted in the race summary table.