Vuelta 2021: Withdrawals

Alexander Cataford crashed in the finale of the 2nd stage. Although he did reach the finish line, he suffered a broken collarbone and did not continue the race on day three. Frederik Frison pulled out with a fever. They were the first two withdrawals.

Hugh Carthy and Alejandro Valverde were the first big names to abandon on the seventh day of action.

DNS stage 3
153. Alexander Cataford (can – Israel Start-Up Nation)
163. Frederik Frison (bel – Lotto Soudal)

DNF stage 7
37. Óscar Rodríguez (spa – Astana-Premier Tech)
87. Emmanuel Morin (fra – Cofidis)
101. Hugh Carthy (gbr – EF Education-Nippo)
158. Mads Würtz Schmidt (den – Israel Start-Up Nation)
177. Alejandro Valverde (spa – Movistar)

OTL stage 7
206. Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (rsa – Team Qhubeka NextHash)

DNF stage 8
154. Davide Cimolai (ita – Israel Start-Up Nation)

DNF stage 9
78. Sergio Roman Martín (spa – Caja Rural-Seguros RGA)
123. Jacopo Guarnieri (ita – Groupama-FDJ)
173. Johan Jacobs (swi – Movistar)
225. Sebastián Molano (col – UAE-Team Emirates)

DNS stage 9
26. Jasper Philipsen (bel – Alpecin-Fenix)
32. Alex Aranburu (spa – Astana-Premier Tech)

DNF stage 11
104. Simon Carr (gbr – EF Education-Nippo)

DNF stage 12
22. Tobias Bayer (aut – Alpecin-Fenix)

DNS stage 13
33. Omar Fraile (spa – Astana-Premier Tech)
57. Maximilian Schachmann (ger – BORA-hansgrohe)

DNF stage 14
132. Richard Carapaz (ecu – INEOS Grenadiers)

DNS stage 15
102. Jonathan Caicedo (ecu – EF Education-Nippo)

DNF stage 15
133. Jhonatan Narváez (ecu – INEOS Grenadiers)
217. Kiel Reijnen (usa – Trek-Segafredo)

DNF stage 16
126. Rudy Molard (fra – Groupama-FDJ)
151. Sep Vanmarcke (bel – Israel Start-Up Nation)
211. Giulio Ciccone (Ita – Trek-Segafredo)

DNF stage 17
38. Luis León Sánchez (spa – Astana-Premier Tech)
41. Mikel Landa (spa) – Bahrain-Victorious)
155. Itamar Einhorn (isr) – Israel Start-Up Nation)
202. Sander Armée (bel – Team Qhubeka NextHash)
213. Kenny Elissonde (fra – Trek-Segafredo)

DNS stage 18
137. Dylan van Baarle (nld – INEOS Grenadiers)
178. Carlos Verona (spa – Movistar)

DNF stage 18
67. Diego Rubio (spa – Burgos-BH)
71. Jonathan Lastra (spa – Caja Rural-Seguros RGA)

OTL stage 18
164. Matthew Holmes (gbr – Lotto Soudal)

DNF stage 19
25. Sacha Modolo (ita – Alpecin-Fenix)
141. Louis Meintjes (rsa – Intermarché- Wanty-Gobert)
205. Sergio Henao (col – Team Qhubeka NextHash)

DNS stage 20
31. Aleksandr Vlasov (rus – Astana-Premier Tech)
77. Oier Lazkano (spa – Caja Rural-Seguros RGA)

DNF stage 20
174. Miguel Ángel López (col – Movistar)

The 2021 edition of La Vuelta saw 34 of the 176 starters leave the race prematurely. Among them prominent riders such as Daniel Felipe Martínez, Tom Dumoulin, Thibaut Pinot and Davide Formolo.