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2010 Vuelta a España

65th edition of the cycling race

Field	Value
name	2010 Vuelta a España
series	[2010 UCI World Ranking](2010-uci-world-ranking)
race_no	23
season_no	26
image	Vuelta-a-Espana-2010.PNG
image_size	350px
date	28 August– 19 September
stages	21
distance	3333.8
unit	km
first	Vincenzo Nibali
first_nat	ITA
first_team
first_color	red
second	Ezequiel Mosquera
second_nat	ESP
second_team
third	Peter Velits
third_nat	SVK
third_team
points	Mark Cavendish
points_nat	GBR
points_team
points_color	green
mountains	David Moncoutié
mountains_nat	FRA
mountains_team
mountains_color	bluedots
combination	Vincenzo Nibali
combination_nat	ITA
combination_team
combination_color	white
team
previous	[2009](2009-vuelta-a-espana)
next	[2011](2011-vuelta-a-espana)

The 2010 Vuelta a España was held from 28 August to 19 September and was won by Vincenzo Nibali. The race began in Seville and ended, as is tradition, in Madrid.

The race covered 3333.8 km. There was critical analysis that this Vuelta, which commemorates the 75th anniversary of the first edition of the race, was an especially difficult one and that stage 16 was the queen stage.

The stage 1 team time trial was held at night.

Vuelta runner-up Ezequiel Mosquera and teammate David García Dapena were announced on September 30 to have given positive tests for hydroxyethyl starch during the race, a substance which is known as a masking agent for erythropoietin (EPO). All results from Mosquera after 12 September (stage 15) were annulled, which caused him to lose his second place. García later was announced to have tested positive for EPO during the race as well.

Teams

Main article: List of teams and cyclists in the 2010 Vuelta a España

Sixteen teams were automatically selected due to previous agreements and there were six wildcard places. Three of these were given to UCI Professional Continental teams, and three to UCI ProTour teams.

Team RadioShack was not invited despite having a ProTour license.

Route

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type	Winner	[1](2010-vuelta-a-espana-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-1)	[2](2010-vuelta-a-espana-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-2)
28 August	Seville	13 km	[[File:Time Trial.svg	20px	Team time trial]]	Team time trial
29 August	Alcalá de Guadaíra to Marbella	173 km	[[Image:Plainstage.svg	22px]]	Flat stage	Yauheni Hutarovich
30 August	Marbella to Málaga	156 km	[[Image:Mountainstage.svg]]	Mountain stage	Philippe Gilbert
31 August	Málaga to Valdepeñas de Jaén	177 km	[[Image:Mediummountainstage.svg]]	Intermediate stage	Igor Antón
1 September	Guadix to Lorca	194 km	[[Image:Plainstage.svg	22px]]	Flat stage	Tyler Farrar
2 September	Caravaca de la Cruz to Murcia	144 km	[[Image:Plainstage.svg	22px]]	Flat stage	Thor Hushovd
3 September	Murcia to Orihuela	170 km	[[Image:Plainstage.svg	22px]]	Flat stage	Alessandro Petacchi
4 September	Villena to Xorret de Catí	188.8 km	[[Image:Mountainstage.svg]]	Mountain stage	David Moncoutié
5 September	Calp to Alcoi	187 km	[[Image:Mediummountainstage.svg]]	Intermediate stage	David López
6 September	Rest day
7 September	Tarragona to Vilanova i la Geltrú	173.7 km	[[Image:Mediummountainstage.svg]]	Intermediate stage	Imanol Erviti
8 September	Vilanova i la Geltrú to Vallnord Sector Pal (Andorra)	208 km	[[Image:Mountainstage.svg]]	Mountain stage	Igor Antón
9 September	Andorra la Vella (Andorra) to Lleida	175 km	[[Image:Plainstage.svg	22px]]	Flat stage	Mark Cavendish
10 September	Rincón de Soto to Burgos	193.7 km	[[Image:Plainstage.svg	22px]]	Flat stage		Mark Cavendish
11 September	Burgos to Peña Cabarga	178.8 km	[[Image:Mountainstage.svg]]	Mountain stage	Joaquim Rodríguez
12 September	Solares to Lagos de Covadonga	170 km	[[Image:Mountainstage.svg]]	Mountain stage	Carlos Barredo
13 September	Gijón to Alto de Cotobello	179.3 km	[[Image:Mountainstage.svg]]	Mountain stage	Mikel Nieve
14 September	Rest day
15 September	Peñafiel	46 km	[[File:Time Trial.svg	20px	Individual time trial]]	Individual time trial	Peter Velits
16 September	Valladolid to Salamanca	153 km	[[Image:Plainstage.svg]]	Flat stage	Mark Cavendish
17 September	Piedrahita to Toledo	200 km	[[Image:Plainstage.svg]]	Flat stage	Philippe Gilbert
18 September	San Martín de Valdeiglesias to Bola del Mundo	168.8 km	[[Image:Mountainstage.svg]]	Mountain stage	Ezequiel Mosquera
19 September	San Sebastián de los Reyes to Madrid	85 km	[[Image:Plainstage.svg]]	Flat stage	Tyler Farrar
3333.8 km

Race overview

Main article: 2010 Vuelta a España, Stage 1 to Stage 11, 2010 Vuelta a España, Stage 12 to Stage 21

Classification leadership

Mosquera, Nibali and Velits (2nd, 1st and 3rd position respectively) toasting.

In the 2010 Vuelta a España, four different jerseys were awarded. For the general classification, calculated by adding the finishing times of the stages per cyclist after deduction of time bonuses for high placings in stage finishes and at intermediate sprints, the leader received a red jersey. This classification was considered the most important of the Vuelta a España, and the winner of the general classification was considered the winner of the Vuelta.

Additionally, there was also a points classification, which awarded a green jersey. In the points classification, cyclists received points for finishing in the top 15 in a stage. The winner got 25 points, second place 20, third 16, fourth 14, fifth 12, sixth 10, and one point per place less down the line, to a single point for fifteenth. In addition, some points were won in intermediate sprints.

There was also a mountains classification, which awarded a blue-spotted white jersey. In the mountains classifications, points were won by reaching the top of a mountain before other cyclists. Each climb was categorized, either first, second, third or "special" category, the last of which is equivalent to the Hors catégorie rating used in races such as the Tour de France.

Finally, there was the combination classification. This is calculated by adding the rankings in the general, points and mountains classifications; the cyclist with the lowest combined ranking is the leader in the combination classification, and receives a white jersey.

There was also a classification for teams. In this classification, the times of the best three cyclists per stage were added, and the team with the lowest time is the leader.

Stage	Winner	General classification
[[Image:Jersey red.svg	25px]]	Points classification
[[Image:Jersey green.svg	25px]]	Mountains classification
[[File:Jersey blue dotted.png	25px]]	Combination Classification
[[Image:Jersey white.svg	25px]]	Team classification	[1](2010-vuelta-a-espana-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-1)	[2](2010-vuelta-a-espana-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-2)	[3](2010-vuelta-a-espana-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-3)	[4](2010-vuelta-a-espana-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-4)	[5](2010-vuelta-a-espana-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-5)	[6](2010-vuelta-a-espana-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-6)	[7](2010-vuelta-a-espana-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-7)	[8](2010-vuelta-a-espana-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-8)	[9](2010-vuelta-a-espana-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-9)	[10](2010-vuelta-a-espana-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-10)	[11](2010-vuelta-a-espana-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-11)	[12](2010-vuelta-a-espana-stage-12-to-stage-21-stage-12)	[13](2010-vuelta-a-espana-stage-12-to-stage-21-stage-13)	[14](2010-vuelta-a-espana-stage-12-to-stage-21-stage-14)	[15](2010-vuelta-a-espana-stage-12-to-stage-21-stage-15)	[16](2010-vuelta-a-espana-stage-12-to-stage-21-stage-16)	[17](2010-vuelta-a-espana-stage-12-to-stage-21-stage-17)	[18](2010-vuelta-a-espana-stage-12-to-stage-21-stage-18)	[19](2010-vuelta-a-espana-stage-12-to-stage-21-stage-19)	[20](2010-vuelta-a-espana-stage-12-to-stage-21-stage-20)	[21](2010-vuelta-a-espana-stage-12-to-stage-21-stage-21)	Final	Vincenzo Nibali	Mark Cavendish	David Moncoutié	Vincenzo Nibali
	Mark Cavendish	Mark Cavendish1	not awarded	Mark Cavendish
Yauheni Hutarovich	Yauheni Hutarovich	Mickaël Delage	Javier Ramírez
Philippe Gilbert	Philippe Gilbert	Philippe Gilbert	Serafín Martínez	Serafín Martínez
Igor Antón	Igor Antón	Vincenzo Nibali
Tyler Farrar
Thor Hushovd	Philippe Gilbert	Philippe Gilbert
Alessandro Petacchi	Mark Cavendish
David Moncoutié	Igor Antón	Vincenzo Nibali
David López	David Moncoutié
Imanol Erviti	Joaquim Rodríguez	David Moncoutié
Igor Antón	Igor Antón	Igor Antón	Igor Antón
Mark Cavendish	Mark Cavendish
Mark Cavendish
Joaquim Rodríguez	Vincenzo Nibali	Joaquim Rodríguez
Carlos Barredo
Mikel Nieve	Joaquim Rodríguez
Peter Velits	Vincenzo Nibali
Mark Cavendish
Philippe Gilbert
Ezequiel Mosquera	Vincenzo Nibali
Tyler Farrar

1 Initially, the team time trial gave points toward the points classification. These points were later removed.

2 All results from Mosquera after 12 September (stage 15) were originally annulled. However this was overturned by a Spanish Court.

Standings

General classification

Rider	Team	Time
1	Vincenzo Nibali [[Image:Jersey red.svg	20px	Red jersey]][[Image:Jersey white.svg	20px	White jersey]]
2	Ezequiel Mosquera
3	Peter Velits
4	Joaquim Rodríguez
5	Fränk Schleck
6	Xavier Tondó
7	Nicolas Roche
8	Carlos Sastre
9	Tom Danielson
10	Luis León Sánchez

Points classification

Rider	Team	Points
1	Mark Cavendish [[Image:Jersey green.svg	20px	Green jersey]]
2	Tyler Farrar
3	Vincenzo Nibali [[Image:Jersey red.svg	20px	Red jersey]][[Image:Jersey white.svg	20px	White jersey]]
4	Joaquim Rodríguez
5	Philippe Gilbert
6	Ezequiel Mosquera
7	Peter Velits
8	David Moncoutié [[File:Jersey blue dotted.png	20px	White jersey with blue polka dots]]
9	Nicolas Roche
10	Fränk Schleck

King of the Mountains classification

Rider	Team	Points
1	David Moncoutié [[File:Jersey blue dotted.png	20px	White jersey with blue polka dots]]
2	Serafín Martínez
3	Ezequiel Mosquera
4	Joaquim Rodríguez
5	Vincenzo Nibali [[Image:Jersey red.svg	20px	Red jersey]][[Image:Jersey white.svg	20px	White jersey]]
6	Luis León Sánchez
7	Gonzalo Rabuñal
8	Mikel Nieve
9	Johann Tschopp
10	Fränk Schleck

Combination classification

Rider	Team	Points
1	Vincenzo Nibali [[Image:Jersey red.svg	20px	Red jersey]][[Image:Jersey white.svg	20px	White jersey]]
2	Ezequiel Mosquera
3	Joaquim Rodríguez
4	David Moncoutié [[File:Jersey blue dotted.png	20px	White jersey with blue polka dots]]
5	Fränk Schleck
6	Xavier Tondó
7	Mikel Nieve
8	Luis León Sánchez
9	Nicolas Roche
10	Christophe Le Mével

Teams classification

Team	Time
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

References

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(16 December 2009). "Spanish Vuelta to schedule night time trial for 2010 race – ESPN". [[ESPN]].
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Daniel Benson. (1 October 2010). "HES Positives Could Be Linked To EPO Use, Doctor Says". Cyclingnews.com.
Barry Ryan. "Garcia Positive For EPO At Vuelta". Cyclingnews.com.
Peter Cossins. "RadioShack miss out on Vuelta a España invite". Cyclingnews.com.
UCI. (10 July 2014). "UCI Doping Suspensions". UCI.ch.
"Sanctions, Period of Ineligibily, Disqualification". UCI.
Fotheringham, Alasdair. (4 January 2015). "Mosquera: "After four years I can finally breathe"". Cycling News.

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