2013 Vuelta a España, Stage 12 to Stage 21

The 2013 Vuelta a España began on 23 August, and stage 12 occurs on 5 September. The second half of the race takes in most of the mountain stages, with 5 occurring in the last 9 days. This part of the race is where the winner should be confirmed, with large time gaps expected to appear during the mountain stages.

Stage 12

 * 5 September 2013 — Maella to Tarragona, 164.2 km

Stage 13

 * 6 September 2013 — Valls to Castelldefels, 169 km

Stage 14

 * 7 September 2013 — Bagà to Andorra–Collada de la Gallina (Andorra), 155.7 km

Stage 15

 * 8 September 2013 — Andorra (Andorra) to Peyragudes (France), 224.9 km

Stage 16

 * 9 September 2013 — Graus to Sallent de Gállego–Aramón Formigal, 146.8 km

Stage 17

 * 11 September 2013 — Calahorra to Burgos, 189 km

Stage 18

 * 12 September 2013 — Burgos to Peña Cabarga, 186.5 km

Stage 19

 * 13 September 2013 — San Vicente de la Barquera to Oviedo–Alto Naranco, 181 km

Stage 20

 * 14 September 2013 — Avilés to Alto de L'Angliru, 142.2 km

Stage 21

 * 15 September 2013 — Leganés to Madrid, 109.6 km