The following riders and teams took part in the Vuelta a España 2011:
The German, Austrian and Swiss drivers are highlighted in bold.
Legend:
- Suspension: Exclusion by own team before the race
- Exclusion: Exclusion by the stewards before the race
- Disqualification: exclusion by the stewards after the race start
- : Stage Winner
- : Red jersey for the overall leader
- : Green jersey for the most points
- Blue polka-dot jersey for the best climber
- : White jersey for the best of the combined score
- (: Yellow bib for the leading team in the team competition ( The yellow shirt number is not allocated in the Vuelta In this representation, it should be used only for visualization ). )
- : Red bib for the most combative rider of a stage ( Combatividad )
Overview of participants
Team
Liquigas -Cannondale ( LIQ ) (Italy Italy)
Ag2r La Mondiale (ALM ) ( France )
Andalucía Caja Granada ( ACG) ( Spain )
BMC Racing Team (BMC ) (United States United States)
Cofidis, le Crédit en Ligne (COF ) ( France )
Euskaltel -Euskadi (EUS ) ( Spain )
Geox -TMC (GEO ) ( Spain )
HTC - High Road (THR ) (United States United States)
Katusha (KAT ) (Russia Russia)
Lampre- ISD (LAM ) (Italy Italy)
Leopard Trek ( LEO ) ( Luxembourg Luxembourg )
Movistar Team ( mov ) ( Spain )
Omega Pharma- Lotto ( OLO ) ( Belgium )
Pro Team Astana ( AST ) ( Kazakhstan )
Quickstep Cycling Team ( QST) ( Belgium )
Rabobank Cycling Team ( RAB ) (Netherlands The Netherlands)
Saxo Bank - SunGard (SBS ) ( Danemark Denmark)
Skil- Shimano ( SKS ) (Netherlands The Netherlands)
Sky Procycling ( SKY) (United Kingdom United Kingdom)
Team Garmin - Cervélo ( GRM) (United States United States)
Team RadioShack ( RSH) (United States United States)
Vacansoleil - DCM Pro Cycling Team ( VCE ) (Netherlands The Netherlands)
