Vuelta a España winners
From 1935 to the present
| 2008 |
| 1 Alberto Contador (Spa) |
| 2 Levi Leipheimer (USA) |
| 3 Carlos Sastre (Spa) |
| 2007 |
| 1 Denis Menchov (Rus) |
| 2 Carlos Sastre (Spa) |
| 3 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) |
| 2006 |
| 1 Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) |
| 2 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) |
| 3 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) |
| 2005 |
| 1 Denis Menchov (Rus)* |
| 2 Carlos Sastre (Spa) |
| 3 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) |
| *Denis Menchov was awarded the victory after original winner Roberto Heras was disqualified for doping. |
| 2004 |
| 1 Roberto Heras (Spa) |
| 2 Santiago Perez (Spa) |
| 3 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) |
| 2003 |
| 1 Roberto Heras (Spa) |
| 2 Isidro Nozal (Spa) |
| 3 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) |
| 2002 |
| 1 Aitor Gonzalez (Spa) |
| 2 Roberto Heras (Spa) |
| 3 Joseba Beloki (Spa) |
| 2001 |
| 1 Angel Casero (Spa) |
| 2 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) |
| 3 Levi Leipheimer (USA) |
| 2000 |
| 1 Roberto Heras (Spa) |
| 2 Angel Casero (Spa) |
| 3 Pavel Tonkov (Rus) |
| 1999 |
| 1 Jan Ullrich (Ger) |
| 2 Igor Glez. Galdeano (Spa) |
| 3 Roberto Heras (Spa) |
| 1998 |
| 1 Abraham Olano (Spa) |
| 2 Fernando Escartin (Spa) |
| 3 José Maria Jiminez (Spa) |
| 1997 |
| 1 Alex Zülle (Swi) |
| 2 Fernando Escartin (Spa) |
| 3 Laurent Dufaux (Swi) |
| 1996 |
| 1 Alex Zülle (Swi) |
| 2 Laurent Dufaux (Swi) |
| 3 Tony Rominger (Swi) |
| 1995 |
| 1 Laurent Jalabert (Fra) |
| 2 Abraham Olano (Spa) |
| 3 Johan Bruyneel (Bel) |
| 1994 |
| 1 Tony Rominger (Swi) |
| 2 Mikel Zarrabeitia (Spa) |
| 3 Pedro Delgado (Spa) |
| 1993 |
| 1 Tony Rominger (Swi) |
| 2 Alex Zülle (Swi) |
| 3 Ludino Cubino (Spa) |
| 1992 |
| 1 Tony Rominger (Swi) |
| 2 Jesus Montoya (Spa) |
| 3 Pedro Delgado (Spa) |
| 1991 |
| 1 Melchior Mauri (Spa) |
| 2 Miguel Indurain (Spa) |
| 3 Marino Lejaretta (Spa) |
| 1990 |
| 1 M. Giovannetti (Ita) |
| 2 P. Delgado (Spa) |
| 3 A. Fuerte (Spa) |
| 1989 |
| 1 P. Delgado (Spa) |
| 2 F. Parra (Col) |
| 3 O. Vargas (Col) |
| 1988 |
| 1 S. Kelly (Ire) |
| 2 R. Dietzen (Ger) |
| 3 A. Fuerte (Spa) |
| 1987 |
| 1 L. Herrera (Col) |
| 2 R. Dietzen (Ger) |
| 3 L. Fignon (Fra) |
| 1986 |
| 1 A. Pino (Spa) |
| 2 R. Millar (GB) |
| 3 S. Kelly (Ire) |
| 1985 |
| 1 P. Delgado (Spa) |
| 2 R. Millar (GB) |
| 3 F. Rodriguez (Col) |
| 1984 |
| 1 E. Caritoux (Fra) |
| 2 A. Fernandez (Spa) |
| 3 R. Dietzen (Ger) |
| 1983 |
| 1 B. Hinault (Fra) |
| 2 M. Lejarreta (Spa) |
| 3 A. Fernandez (Spa) |
| 1982 |
| 1 M. Lejaretta (Spa) |
| 2 M. Pollentier (Bel) |
| 3 S. Nilsson (Swe) |
| 1981 |
| 1 G. Battaglin (Ita) |
| 2 P. Munoz (Spa) |
| 3 V. Belda (Spa) |
| 1980 |
| 1 F. Ruperez (Spa) |
| 2 P. Torres (Spa) |
| 3 C. Criquielion (Bel) |
| 1979 |
| 1 J. Zoetemelk (Ned) |
| 2 F. Galdos (Spa) |
| 3 M. Pollentier (Bel) |
| 1978 |
| 1 B. Hinault (Fra) |
| 2 J. Pesarrodona (Spa) |
| 3 J. Bernaudeau (Fra) |
| 1977 |
| 1 F. Maertens (Bel) |
| 2 M. Lasa (Spa) |
| 3 K. Thaler (Ger) |
| 1976 |
| 1 J. Pesarrodona (Spa) |
| 2 L. Ocana (Spa) |
| 3 J. Nazabal (Spa) |
| 1975 |
| 1 A. Tamames (Spa) |
| 2 D. Perurena (Spa) |
| 3 M. Lasa (Spa) |
| 1974 |
| 1 J. Fuente (Spa) |
| 2 J. Agostinho (Por) |
| 3 M. Lasa (Spa) |
| 1973 |
| 1 E. Merckx (Bel) |
| 2 L. Ocana (Spa) |
| 3 B Thévenet (Fra) |
| 1972 |
| 1 J. Fuente (Spa) |
| 2 M. Lasa (Spa) |
| 3 A. Tamames (Spa) |
| 1971 |
| 1 F. Bracke (Bel) |
| 2 W. David (Bel) |
| 3 L. Ocana (Spa) |
| 1970 |
| 1 L. Ocana (Spa) |
| 2 A. Tamames (Spa) |
| 3 H. Vanspringel (Bel) |
| 1969 |
| 1 R. Pingeon (Fra) |
| 2 L. Ocana (Spa) |
| 3 W. Wagtmans (Ned) |
| 1968 |
| 1 F. Gimondi (Ita) |
| 2 J. Perez-Frances (Spa) |
| 3 E. Velez (Spa) |
| 1967 |
| 1 J. Janssen (Ned) |
| 2 J. Ducasse (Fra) |
| 3 A. Gonzalez (Spa) |
| 1966 |
| 1 F. Gabica (Spa) |
| 2 E. Velez (Spa) |
| 3 C. Echeverria (Spa) |
| 1965 |
| 1 R. Wolfshohl (Ger) |
| 2 R. Poulidor (Fra) |
| 3 R. Van Looy (Bel) |
| 1964 |
| 1 R. Poulidor (Fra) |
| 2 L. Otana (Spa) |
| 3 J. Perez-Frances (Spa) |
| 1963 |
| 1 J. Anquetil (Fra) |
| 2 M. Colmenarejo (Spa) |
| 3 M. Pacheco (Spa) |
| 1962 |
| 1 R. Altig (Ger) |
| 2 J. Perez-Frances (Spa) |
| 3 S. Elliott (Ire) |
| 1961 |
| 1 A. Soler (Spa) |
| 2 F. Mahé (Fra) |
| 3 J. Perez-Frances (Spa) |
| 1960 |
| 1 F. De Mulder (Bel) |
| 2 A. Desmet (Bel) |
| 3 M. Pacheco (Spa) |
| 1959 |
| 1 A. Suarez (Spa) |
| 2 J. Segu (Spa) |
| 3 R. Van Looy (Bel) |
| 1958 |
| 1 J. Stablinski (Fra) |
| 2 P. Fornara (Spa) |
| 3 F. Manzaneque (Spa) |
| 1957 |
| 1 J. Lorono (Spa) |
| 2 F. Bahamontes (Spa) |
| 3 B. Ruiz (Spa) |
| 1956 |
| 1 A. Conterno (Ita) |
| 2 J. Lorono (Spa) |
| 3 R. Impanis (Bel) |
| 1955 |
| 1 J. Dotto (Fra) |
| 2 J. Quillez (Spa) |
| 3 R. Geminiani (Fra) |
| 1950 |
| 1 E. Rodriguez (Spa) |
| 2 M. Rodriguez (Spa) |
| 3 J. Serra (Spa) |
| 1948 |
| 1 B. Ruiz (Spa) |
| 2 E. Rodriguez (Spa) |
| 3 B. Capo (Spa) |
| 1947 |
| 1 W. Van Dijck (Bel) |
| 2 M. Costa (Spa) |
| 3 D. Rodriguez (Spa) |
| 1946 |
| 1 D. Langarica (Spa) |
| 2 J. Berrendero (Spa) |
| 3 J. Lambrichs (Ned) |
| 1945 |
| 1 D. Rodriguez (Spa) |
| 2 J. Berrendero (Spa) |
| 3 J. Gimeno (Spa) |
| 1942 |
| 1 J. Berrendero (Spa) |
| 2 D. Chafer (Spa) |
| 3 A. Sancho (Spa) |
| 1941 |
| 1 J. Berrendero (Spa) |
| 2 F. Trueba (Sp) |
| 3 J. Jabardo (Spa) |
| 1936 |
| 1 G. Deloor (Bel) |
| 2 A. Deloor (Bel) |
| 3 A. Bertola (Spa) |
| 1935 |
| 1 G. Deloor (Bel) |
| 2 M. Canardo (Spa) |
| 3 A. Dignef (Bel |
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