Vuelta 2026: Route and stages
Wout van Aert won stage 15 of La Vuelta, while Enric Mas retained the overall lead ahead of Felix Gall and Primoz Roglic. Following the second rest day, the decisive final week gets underway on Tuesday. It begins with two relatively straightforward stages, followed by an individual time trial and then two mountain stages. Saturday's stage in particular is an absolute monster. La Vuelta concludes on Sunday with a city-circuit stage in Granada.
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Vuelta 2026: Van Aert reigns supreme in Córdoba, Mas still leads
On the hottest day of the Vuelta, Ramses Debruyne, Wout van Aert, Thibau Nys and Alessandro Romele join early escapee Andreas Leknessund with around 30 kilometres to go. The five work well together on their way to Córdoba, where Van Aert proves by far the strongest in the sprint.
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Vuelta 2026 Route stage 15: Palma del Río - Córdoba
Sunday 6 September - Due to the extreme heat, stage 15 of La Vuelta has been shortened from 189.7 to 110.2 kilometres. The riders make their way from Palma del Río to Córdoba across endlessly rolling roads through the scorching heart of Andalusia.
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Vuelta 2026 Route stage 16: Cortegana - La Rábida
Tuesday 8 September - At 181.1 kilometres, stage 16 of the Vuelta a España takes the riders from Cortegana to La Rábida. The first part of the route is hilly and the second flat, with an accumulated elevation gain of 2,256 metres.
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Vuelta 2026 Favourites stage 16: For sprinters and attackers
In any other Grand Tour, Stage 16 would be a nailed-on sprint finish, but that remains to be seen at the Vuelta. For starters, there aren’t that many fast finishers in the race, and it is uncertain how many of them will still be in Spain by the third week? So, who is going to keep the breakaway under control?
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Vuelta 2026: Withdrawals
The Vuelta a España got underway in Monaco on Saturday 23 August with 184 riders on the start line. Not all of them will make it to the finish in Granada. Cyclingstage.com is keeping track of all the riders who abandon the race.”
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Vuelta 2026: Riders
With Primoz Roglic, Felix Gall, Oscar Onley, Enric Mas and Richard Carapaz battling for overall victory, and the likes of Wout van Aert, Mads Pedersen and Matthew Brennan chasing stage wins, La Vuelta is shaping up to be a fascinating spectacle. Who is taking part?
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