As early as the first day of action three riders were forced to pull out of La Vuelta.
DNF in stage 1
47. Ilan Van Wilder (bel – Team Sunweb)
122. Mathias Frank (swi – AG2R La Mondiale)
123. Alexandre Geniez (fra – Ag2R La Mondiale)
DNF in stage 2
75. Brandon Rivera (col – INEOS Grenadiers)
128. Axel Domont (fra – AG2R La Mondiale)
DNS in stage 3
91. Thibaut Pinot (fra – Groupama-FDJ)
116. Matej Mohoric (slo – Bahrain-McLaren)
DNS in stage 4
101. Daniel Felipe Martínez (col – EF Pro Cycling)
131. Simon Geschke (ger – CCC)
DNF in stage 5
112. Grega Bole (slo – Bahrain-McLaren)
138. Francisco Ventoso (spa – CCC)
153. Natnael Berhane (eri – Cofidis)
DNF in stage 6
152. Fernando Barceló (spa – Cofidis)
DNF in stage 7
64. Jay McCarthy (aus – BORA-hansgrohe)
98. Romain Seigle (fra – Groupama-FDJ)
OTL in stage 7
32. Matteo Moschetti (ita – Trek-Segafredo)
DNS in stage 8
3. Tom Dumoulin (nld – Jumbo-Visma)
35. Kenny Elissonde (fra – Trek-Segafredo)
74. Michał Gołaś (pol – INEOS Grenadiers)
DNS in stage 11
118. Stephen Williams (gbr – Bahrain-McLaren)
DNF in stage 11
95. Mathieu Ladagnous (fra – Groupama-FDJ)
127. Quentin Jauregui (fra – AG2R La Mondiale)
134. Jakub Mareczko (ita – CCC)
163. Nicholas Dlamini (rsa – NTT Pro Cyling)
207. Héctor Sáez (spa – Caja Rural-Seguros RGA)
DNF in stage 14
36. Alexander Kamp (swi – Trek-Segaredo)
45. Martin Salmon (ger – Team Sunweb)
186. Alexis Renard (fra – Israel Start-Up Nation)
DNF in stage 15
126. Harry Tanfield (gbr – AG2R La Mondiale)
142. Gerben Thijssen (bel – Lotto Soudal)
195. Pim Ligthart (nld – Total Direct Energie)
DNS in stage 16
58. Luis León Sánchez (spa – Astana)
DNF in stage 16
12. Andrea Bagioli (ita – Deceuninck-QuickStep)
DNS in stage 18
23. Davide Formolo (ita – UAE Emirates)
At the 2019 Vuelta 23 of the 176 riders did not reach the finish in Madrid. Among them big names such as Steven Kruijswijk, Rigoberto Uran an Davide Formolo.
Why are there 2 Tours taking place at the same time ? Couldn’t the Vuelta have taken place at least a week later ?