Most stage victories in the history of Vuelta a Espana:
1 Delio Rodríguez ESP 39
2 Alessandro Petacchi ITA 20
3 Laurent Jalabert FRA 18
Rik Van Looy BEL 18
5 Sean Kelly IRL 16
6 Gerben Karstens NED 14
7 Freddy Maertens BEL 13
Alejandro Valverde ESP 13
9 Marcel Wüst GER 12
Tony Rominger SUI 12
11 Domingo Perurena ESP 11
Julián Berrendero ESP 11
Augustin Tamames ESP 11
14 John Degenkolb GER 10
Roberto Heras ESP 10
Eddy Planckaert BEL 10