Vuelta 2026: Route and stages
Enric Mas leads the Vuelta ahead of Felix Gall and Primoz Roglic. The decisive final week begins today with a hot but relatively straightforward stage, although echelons could spice up the action. Tomorrow brings a nailed-on sprint stage and the GC battle intensifies on Thursday with a flat individual. Two mountain stages then follow, with Saturday's stage in particular an absolute monster. The Vuelta concludes on Sunday with a city-circuit stage in Granada.
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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 Route stage 17: Dos Hermanas - Seville
Wednesday 9 September - At 185 kilometres, the riders face just 1,084 metres of climbing between Dos Hermanas and Seville. So yes, stage 17 of the Vuelta a España is flat. Very flat.
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Vuelta 2026 Favourites stage 17: For fast men #4
Stage 17 is the flattest stage of the Vuelta, and it would be a major surprise if the sprinters don’t have the final say.
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Cycling Calendar 2026
Throughout the year, Cyclingstage.com covers the races we are passionate about – including the Giro d’Italia, the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España, but there's so much more… Please take a look at our 2026 cycling calendar!
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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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