2020 Vuelta a Burgos explained

The 2020 Vuelta a Burgos was a men's road bicycle race which took place from 28 July to 1 August 2020 in the Spanish province of Burgos. It was the 42nd edition of the Vuelta a Burgos stage race, which was established in 1946. The race was rated as a 2.Pro event and formed part of the 2020 UCI Europe Tour and the 2020 UCI ProSeries. The race was made up of five stages.

Teams

Twenty-three teams participated in the race, including 14 of the 19 UCI WorldTeams, six UCI Professional Continental teams, and three UCI Continental teams. Each team entered seven riders except for, which entered only six, for a starting peloton of 153 riders. 127 riders finished the race.^{[2] [3]}

UCI WorldTeams

UCI Professional Continental Teams

UCI Continental Teams

Route

Stage characteristics and winners

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Stage winner
1	28 July	Burgos to Mirador del Castillo	157km (98miles)		Hilly stage
2	29 July	Castrojeriz to Villadiego	168km (104miles)		Flat stage
3	30 July	Sargentes de La Lora to Picón Blanco (Espinosa de los Monteros)	150km (90miles)		Mountain stage
4	31 July	Gumiel de Izán to Roa de Duero	164km (102miles)		Hilly stage
5	1 August	Covarrubias to	158km (98miles)		Mountain stage
Total		797km (495miles)

Stages

Stage 1

28 July 2020 – Burgos to Mirador del Castillo, 157km (98miles)

Stage 2

29 July 2020 – Castrojeriz to Villadiego, 168km (104miles)

Stage 3

30 July 2020 – Sargentes de La Lora to Picón Blanco (Espinosa de los Monteros), 150km (90miles)

Stage 4

31 July 2020 – Gumiel de Izán to Roa de Duero, 164km (102miles)

Stage 5

1 August 2020 – Covarrubias to, 158km (98miles)

Classification leadership

Classification leadership by stage

Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Young rider classification	Team classification
1	Felix Großschartner	Felix Großschartner	Felix Großschartner	Gotzon Martín	João Almeida
2	Fernando Gaviria				Eddie Dunbar
3	Remco Evenepoel	Remco Evenepoel	João Almeida		Remco Evenepoel
4	Sam Bennett		Sam Bennett
5	Iván Sosa		Mikel Landa
Final		Remco Evenepoel	Mikel Landa	Gotzon Martín	Remco Evenepoel

• On stage 2, Alex Aranburu, who was fourth in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first placed Felix Großschartner wore the violet jersey as leader of the general classification, second placed João Almeida wore the white jersey as leader of the young rider classification, and third placed Alejandro Valverde wore the Spanish national champion's jersey as the defending Spanish national road race champion.
• On stage 3, Fernando Gaviria, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first placed Felix Großschartner wore the violet jersey as leader of the general classification.
• On stage 4, Óscar Rodríguez, who was third in the young rider classification, wore the white jersey, because first placed Remco Evenepoel wore the violet jersey as leader of the general classification, and second placed João Almeida wore the green jersey as leader of the points classification.
• On stage 5, João Almeida, who was second in the young rider classification, wore the white jersey, because first placed Remco Evenepoel wore the violet jersey as leader of the general classification.

Classification standings

Teams classification

Notes and References

1. Web site: Vuelta a Burgos 2020. Vuelta a Burgos. Spanish. 1 July 2020.
2. Web site: 2020 Vuelta a Burgos - Startlist. ProCyclingStats. 1 July 2020.
3. Web site: Inscritos. Spanish. Registrants. Vuelta a Burgos. pdf. 30 July 2020.