La Vuelta Femenina is an elite women's professional road bicycle race held in Spain. It is generally held over seven or eight days in May. The course features ascents of mountain passes as well as individual or team time trials.
Winners
Women| Year | Podium |
|---|---|
| 2022 |  A. VAN VLEUTEN2 LONGO BORGHINI +1:44, 3 VOLLERING +2:11 |
| 2021 | A. VAN VLEUTEN2 REUSSER +1:34, 3 CHABBEY +3:12 |
| 2019 |  L. BRENNAUER2 BRAND +0:10, 3 MATHIESEN +0:28 |
| 2018 | E. VAN DIJK2 LABECKI +0:11, 3 CORDON RAGOT +0:15 |
| 2017 |  J. D'HOORE2 LABECKI s.t., 3 FOURNIER s.t. |
| 2016 | J. D'HOORE2 HOSKING s.t., 3 BASTIANELLI s.t. |
| 2015 |  S. OLDS2 BRONZINI s.t., 3 WILD s.t. |
Podiums
Women · in our records, 2015–2022| Rider | Podiums | Wins |
|---|---|---|
| A. VAN VLEUTEN | 2 | 2 |
| J. D'HOORE | 2 | 2 |
| C. LABECKI | 2 | 0 |
| L. BRENNAUER | 1 | 1 |
| E. VAN DIJK | 1 | 1 |
| S. OLDS | 1 | 1 |
 E. LONGO BORGHINI | 1 | 0 |
| D. VOLLERING | 1 | 0 |
 M. REUSSER | 1 | 0 |
| E. CHABBEY | 1 | 0 |
Teams
Women| Team | Wins |
|---|---|
| Movistar Team Women | 2 |
| Wiggle HIGH5 | 2 |
| WNT Rotor Pro Cycling Team | 1 |
| Team Sunweb | 1 |
| Ale Cipollini | 1 |
Nations
Women| Nation | Wins |
|---|---|
| Netherlands | 3 |
| Belgium | 2 |
| Germany | 1 |
| United States | 1 |
History
- 2015
First held as the La Madrid Challenge by La Vuelta, a one-day road race in the centre of Madrid, coinciding with the final day of the Vuelta a España.
- 2016
The race joined the newly established UCI Women's World Tour.
- 2018
The race became a stage race, with a time trial held as a first stage remaining in the Madrid region.
- 2020
A third day of racing was added and the race was renamed the Ceratizit Challenge by La Vuelta, with stages held outside the Autonomous Community of Madrid.
- 2021
The edition increased the number of stages to 4, with the race finishing in Santiago de Compostela.
- 2022
Annemiek van Vleuten stated the 2022 course was not yet ready to call itself a grand tour.
- 2023
The race was renamed La Vuelta Femenina, increased to 7 days, moved to May, and held as a standalone event separated from the men's race; it was won by Annemiek van Vleuten by nine seconds.
- 2024
The edition was won by Demi Vollering, on a longer and more challenging course than previous editions.
- 2026
The race featured the Angliru climb (12.5 km, average gradient 10%) for the first time, and the UCI awarded more ranking points to the race compared to other UCI Women's World Tour races.