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. 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. Stage 19 of the Vuelta sees the race finish into the magnificent city of Toledo, the inspiration for the jersey draws on a number of very specific elements, the first being the colours, the steel grey.

There are four jerseys in the Vuelta a España. Here’s a quick summary…

Red jersey
The red jersey is the leader’s jersey. Once gold in colour, in 2010 it became red. In years past it has been orange, white and yellow too. It is worn by the leading rider on the overall classification, meaning the rider who has taken the shortest time to complete each stage in the race. It’s sponsored by Ahorra Energia (“Save Energy”), a government agency.

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Polka dot
This is for the best climber in the race and it’s like the Tour de France… only with blue dots. It is sponsored by Renfe or Red Nacional de Ferrocarriles Españoles, the Spanish national railway.

Green jersey
The points jersey. Riders win points at the finish line and intermediate sprints and the points are tilted in favour of the sprint finishes. It’s sponsored by España Recicla (“Spain Recycles”), a government agency.

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White jersey
The “all rounder” jersey, sometimes called the combination. It is based on the combination of the overall, the mountain points and green jersey points whereby a rider’s position in each competition is added and the lowest standing wins, eg 4th on overall, 9th on the mountains and 2nd in the points equals 15 combination points. Remember the lowest tally determines the leader. The sponsor is Fertiberia, a Spanish brand of agricultural fertilisers.