Vuelta Espana Green Jersey

La Vuelta
24 AUGUST - 15 SEPTEMBER 2019

3272km Total Distance
21 Stages
6 Flat stages
2 Individual time trials
4 Hill Stages
9 Mountain Stages
2 Rest Days

Jersey Classifications

Vincenzo Nibali gets the green jersey after winning Stage 3. The course is almost entirely flat. At the Tour de France this would have meant extra points for the green jersey. Not at La Vuelta though. Ackermann wins the stage, while Roglic keeps the green jersey. . Mark Cavendish misses fourth stage win in Madrid. Green jersey is Briton's first in a major Tour Mark Cavendish claimed the green jersey as points winner at the end of the Vuelta a Espana.

Red Jersey: Overall race leader
Green jersey: Points classification leader
Polka dot jersey: King of the Mountains leader
White Jersey: Best young rider

The 2019 Vuelta a Espania classification jerseys are once again provided by Italian company Santini. The four main jerseys red, green, polka dot and white have stayed for the most part the same as previous years but obviously the 18 denoting 2018 changes to 19 to represent 2019. The design detail on the back pockets has changed and is a different shape. The Santini SMS logo has been relaced with the name Santini only for 2019. The sponsor on the green jersey changes from Fertiberia to Fenie Energia.

For the special stage jerseys the collection begins with a black and white wavy repeating pattern with light blue details representing Alicante. Lined patterns on the chest and back pocket in various colours are used to represent the Asturias, Costa Blanca, Los Machucos, Los Toledos and Madrid. Madrid is red and yellow as this is where the Grand Tour finishes. The final jersey is the Cero jersey. This is black with the spanish colours on the chest and back in lined gradations of red to yellow and back to red. Each special jersey also has a band of colour on the left sleeve end. Alicante jersey has light blue, Asturias jersey has dark blue, Los machuros jersey light green, Los Toledos jersey dark pink and the Madrid jersey is yellow.

Ok so after looking at the replay on Eurosport it did look like Cadel Evans was struggling to get past Robert Gesink. But really, it hardly looked like he was being blocked in my opinion? I mean Hushovd v Cavendish was one thing but that seemed somewhat innocuous to be deliberate.

Furthermore, Evan’s behaviour after the stage was absurd and you have to wonder how he felt about it once he’d cooled down. Anyone who’s adrenaline levels have risen to such an intense degree will know that uncontrolled anger or even aggression come with the territory.

These moments can alter your perceptions and heighten your sense of injustice. They make you see or believe things that aren’t there are aren’t as they seem. Usually once you’ve calmed down the anger evaporates to be replaced by mild embarrassment of having made a bit of a twat of yourself. I think that this is what happened to Evans.

When this happens to me I usually seek out the person I’ve wrong to apologise but I’m not a world class athlete so wouldn’t presume to tell Cadel Evans what to do.

Nevertheless, it makes him look bad and you have to wonder if Evans is in the right frame of mind to win the Vuelta. These mountain stages don’t just punish the limbs but the soul too. Strength of character and a disciplined mind are probably more important for a successful bike racer.

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