How To Watch Vuelta a España 2026 Results, Standings, Stage-by-Stage Winners, Route Map, TV channels, live stream
The Vuelta a España 2026, the 81th edition of the race, will be the final Grand Tour of the season, with the race following the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France in the WorldTour calendar.
The 81st edition of La Vuelta a España, the final Grand Tour of the cycling season, is underway. The peloton is racing 3,275–3,283.7 km across 21 stages from Monaco to Granada, Spain, between 22 August and 13 September 2026. With 184 riders from 23 teams and a massive 58,156 metres of vertical climbing, the race for the red jersey promises intense battles through France, Andorra and Spain.
Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates – XRG) has made a flying start in his bid to complete the career Grand Tour treble.
Vuelta a España 2026 key information
Dates: 22 August – 13 September 2026
Start: Monaco
Finish: Granada
Total distance: 3,275–3,283.7 km
Edition: 81st
Vertical climbing: 58,156 metres
Previous winner: Jonas Vingegaard (Visma–Lease a Bike, 2025)
2026 Vuelta a España Route Map, Print online Download
Vuelta a España 2026: All 21 Stages, Schedule, Winners, Results,
Full Stage List, schedule, winners
Stage 1 (22 Aug): ITT Monaco – Monaco, 9.4 km – Winner: Tadej Pogačar
Stage 1 (22 Aug): ITT Monaco – Monaco, 9.4 km – Winner: Tadej Pogačar
Stage 2 (23 Aug): Hilly Monaco – Manosque, 215.2 km – Winner: Matthew Brennan
Stage 3 (24 Aug): Medium mountain Gruissan-Aude – Font Romeu, 166.7 km
Stage 4 (25 Aug): Mountain Andorra La Vella – Andorra La Vella, 104.9 km
Stage 5 (26 Aug): Hilly Falset – Roquetes, 171.1 km
Stage 6 (27 Aug): Medium mountain Alcocéber – Castellón, 176.8 km
Stage 7 (28 Aug): Mountain Vall d’Alba – Valdelinares, 149.9 km
Stage 8 (29 Aug): Flat Puzol – Xeraco, 176.4 km
Stage 9 (30 Aug): Mountain Villajoyosa – Alto de Aitana, 187.5 km
Stage 10 (1 Sep): Hilly Alcaraz – Elche de la Sierra, 184.5 km
Stage 11 (2 Sep): Flat Cartagena – Lorca, 156.1 km
Stage 12 (3 Sep): Mountain Vera – Calar Alto, 166.5 km
Stage 13 (4 Sep): Medium mountain Almuñécar – Loja, 193.2 km
Stage 14 (5 Sep): Mountain Jaén – Sierra de la Pandera, 152.7 km
Stage 15 (6 Sep): Medium mountain Palma del Río – Córdoba, 181.2 km
Stage 16 (8 Sep): Hilly Cortegana – La Rábida, 186.0 km
Stage 17 (9 Sep): Flat Dos Hermanas – Sevilla, 189.2 km
Stage 18 (10 Sep): ITT El Puerto de Santa María – Jerez de la Frontera, 32.5 km
Stage 19 (11 Sep): Hilly, uphill finish Vélez-Málaga – Peñas Blancas, 205.1 km
Stage 20 (12 Sep): Mountain La Calahorra – Collado del Alguacil, 187.0 km
Stage 21 (13 Sep): Flat Granada – Granada, 99.4 km
How to Watch Vuelta a España 2026 Live?
Europe: Eurosport / streaming on HBO Max
Europe: Eurosport / streaming on HBO Max
United Kingdom: TNT Sports / streaming on HBO Max
Spain: RTVE / streaming on RTVE Play
United States: NBC Sports / streaming on Peacock
Canada: FloBikes
Australia: SBS / streaming on SBS On Demand
Time, points and jerseys - how does the Vuelta A España work?
The red jersey of the Vuelta's general classification leader is now well established ().
The leader of the mountains classification wears a polka-dot jersey, but its large blue spots mean it's very different to the one that riders in the Tour de France wear.
The points leader's green jersey is lime green,
while the jersey for best young rider (born after 1 January 1998), is white Jersey – familiar from the Tour de France.
There are other awards on offer as well, including the teams classification and a daily combativity award. Embellished jersey numbers, rather than jerseys, are on offer for this.
There are 10, 6 and 4 seconds for finishing first, second and third on a stage, plus 3, 2 and 1 seconds at nine different intermediate sprints throughout the race and 10 separate bonus uphill sprints.
Vuelta a España Records & History
Most overall wins: Roberto Heras & Primož Roglič (4 each); Tony Rominger & Alberto Contador (3).
Most overall wins: Roberto Heras & Primož Roglič (4 each); Tony Rominger & Alberto Contador (3).
Most stage wins: Delio Rodríguez (39); Alessandro Petacchi (20); Laurent Jalabert & Rik van Looy (18).
Most mountain classification wins: José Luis Laguía (5).
Most points classification wins: Sean Kelly, Laurent Jalabert & Alejandro Valverde (4 each).
Most starts: Íñigo Cuesta (17).
Youngest winner: Angelino Soler (1961, 21 years 167 days).
Oldest winner: Chris Horner (2013, 41 years 327 days).
Smallest margin: Erik Caritoux (1984, 6 seconds).
Largest margin: Delio Rodríguez (1945, 30:08).
Fastest edition: 2001 (42.534 km/h average).
Pogačar currently holds a narrow lead as the race heads into the mountains.
Who has won the Vuelta a España in previous years: Last 10 years winners list
2013: Chris Horner (USA) RadioShack–Leopard
2014: Alberto Contador (Esp) Tinkoff–Saxo
2015: Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana
2016: Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team
2017: Chris Froome (GBr) Team Sky
2018: Simon Yates (GBr) Mitchelton–Scott
2019: Primož Roglič (Slo) Team Jumbo-Visma
2020: Primož Roglič (Slo) Team Jumbo-Visma
2021: Primož Roglič (Slo) Team Jumbo-Visma
2022: Remco Evenepoel (Bel) Quick Step-Alpha Vinyl
2023: Sepp Kuss (USA) Jumbo-Visma
2024: Primož Roglič (Slo) Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe
2025: Jonas Vingegaard (Visma–Lease a Bike)
2026:
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