Vuelta Espana Best Young Rider Classification (Clasificación Joven) Winners

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Juan Ayuso at the 2023 Vuelta Espana
Juan Ayuso at the 2023 Vuelta Espana

The Best Young Rider Award (Clasificación Joven) is given to the best-placed rider under 25 in the General Classification. It’s a secondary competition after the General Classification, Points Classification, and King of Mountain Classification.

For the 2022 edition, the award is for riders born after 1st January 1997.

The Best Young Rider Award only started in 2017. The best young rider wore a red number bib for the first two years. From 2019 onwards, the best young rider wears a white jersey.

Best Young Rider Award (Clasificación Joven) winners

YearRiderNationalityTeamGeneral Classification
2017Miguel Ángel LópezColombianAstana8
2018Enric MasSpanishQuick-Step Floors2
2019Tadej PogačarSlovenianUAE Team Emirates3
2020Enric MasSpanishMovistar Team5
2021Gino MäderSwissTeam Bahrain Victorious5
2022Remco EvenepoelBelgianQuick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team1
Vuelta Espana Best Young Rider Award (Clasificación Joven) winners
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Alex Lee is the founder and editor-at-large of Mr. Mamil. Coming from a professional engineering background, he breaks down technical cycling nuances into an easy-to-understand and digestible format here.

He has been riding road bikes actively for the past 12 years and started racing competitively in the senior category during the summer recently.