Halfway through the 2nd stage, Dylan van Baarle hit the deck. He did regain contact with the peloton, but he was forced to abandon the race with a broken hip.
Rui Costa went down in the finale of the 5th stage. The former World Champion could not continue the race either.
The 6th stage turned out to be Rigoberto Uran’s last race. The retiring Colombian crashed in stage 6 and had to withdraw.
João Almeida was the first GC contender who pulled out. The Portuguese was infected with Covid 19 and he did not start in stage 9. Antonio Tiberi, fourth at that time and leader of the young riders classification, DNF in that stage.
Triple stage winner Wout van Aert crashed out of contention in the 16th stage. He was also leading both the KOM and the points classification at that point.
DNF stage 2
8. Dylan van Baarle (nld – Visma | Lease a Bike)
DNF stage 5
112. Rui Costa (por – EF Education-EasyPost)
DNF stage 6
117. Rigoberto Uran (col – EF Education-EasyPost)
188. Kenny Elissonde (fra – Cofidis)
212. Jon Aberasturi (spa – Euskaltel-Euskadi)
DNS stage 7
94. Andreas Kron (Den – Lotto–Dstny)
132. Damiano Caruso (Ita – Bahrain Victorious)
DNS stage 8
152. Élie Gesbert (fra – Arkéa B&B Hotels)
DNF stage 8
183. Bryan Coquard (fra – Cofidis)
DNS stage 9
11. João Almeida (por – UAE Emirates)
DNF stage 9
28. Joshua Tarling (gbr – INEOS Grenadiers)
131. Antonio Tiberi (ita – Bahrain Victorious)
135. Rainer Kepplinger (aut – Bahrain Victorious)
DNS stage 10
22. Laurens De Plus (Bel – INEOS Grenadiers)
163. Kobe Goossens (Bel – Intermarché-Wanty)
194. Harold Martín López (Ecu – Astana Qazaqstan Team)
DNF stage 10
42. Giulio Ciccone (ita – Lidl-Trek)
DNS stage 11
21. Thymen Arensman (nld – INEOS Grenadiers)
44. Patrick Konrad (aut – Lidl-Trek)
167. Lorenzo Rota (ita – Intermarché-Wanty)
DNF stage 11
145. Chris Harper (aus – Team Jayco AlUla)
DNS stage 12
91. Lennert Van Eetvelt (bel – Lotto–Dstny)
DNF stage 12
103. Kevin Geniets (fra – Groupama-FDJ)
DNS stage 13
142. Welay Hagos Berhe (eth – Team Jayco AlUla)
158. Michel Ries (lux – Arkéa B&B Hotels)
187. Jonathan Lastra (spa – Cofidis)
DNS stage 14
184. Rubén Fernández (spa – Cofidis)
DNS stage 15
5. Cian Uijtdebroeks (bel – Visma | Lease a Bike)
DNF stage 16
7. Wout van Aert (bel – Visma | Lease a Bike)
128. Pelayo Sánchez (spa – Movistar)
DNS stage 17
55. Sander De Pestel (bel – Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale)
81. Michael Woods (can – Israel-Premier Tech)
DNS stage 18
87. Corbin Strong (nzl – Israel-Premier Tech)
DNF stage 18
168. Rein Taaramäe (est – Intermarché-Wanty)
DNF stage 20
65. Patrick Gamper (aus – Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe)
67. Daniel Felipe Martínez (col – Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe)
211. Txomin Juaristi (spa – Euskaltel-Euskadi)
OTL stage 20
64. Nico Denz (ger – Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe)
The 2023 Vuelta also set off with 176 riders, 28 of whom did not reach the finish line in Madrid. Laurens De Plus was among the most unfortunate. The Belgian crashed after a few kilometres in the rain-soaked 1st stage and pulled out with an injury to his right hip.