Vuelta 2026: Route and stages
Tadej Pogacar leads La Vuelta ahead of Wout van Aert and Matthew Brennan. The next stage is a compact mountain thriller in Andorra, featuring almost 3,000 metres of elevation gain over 104.8 kilometres. The red caravan then enters Spain and gradually makes its way south. Stage 5 looks well suited to the sprinters, while Thursday’s stage features an extremely steep gravel climb in the run-in. This coming Sunday, the stage with the most elevation gain of the entire Vuelta awaits.
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Vuelta 2026 Route stage 4: Andorra La Vella – Andorra La Vella
Tuesday 25 August – La Vuelta does not dilly-dally. As early as Stage 4, a thriller awaits, starting and finishing in Andorra la Vella. It is ultra-short at just over 104 kilometres, but ultra-tough, with four climbs and a downhill finish on a route featuring 2,953 metres of elevation gain.
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Vuelta 2026 Favourites stage 4: Who'll win explosive Andorra stage?
La Vuelta does not waste any time getting down to the essentials. As early as stage 4, a beast of a mountain stage awaits. The riders tackle four summits over 104.8 kilometres, in a stage that takes place entirely in the mountainous principality of Andorra.
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Vuelta 2026: Route
La Vuelta a España packs 57,079 metres of elevation gain into a 3,298.5-kilometre route. The race starts in Monaco before gradually heading south towards the finish in Granada. Along the way, the riders face several brutal summit finishes, including Alto de Aitana, Calar Alto, Peñas Blancas and the monstrous Collado del Alguacil in the Sierra Nevada.
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Vuelta 2026: Riders
Two years after winning the Vuelta for a record fourth time, Primoz Roglic returns to Spain in a bid to reclaim his crown. It won't be easy as Tadej Pogacar is also competing, while other stellar names on the start list include Wout van Aert, Mads Pedersen, Richard Carapaz, Oscar Onley and Matthew Brennan. Who else is racing La Vuelta?
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Renewi Tour 2026: Route
The Renewi Tour is entirely played out in Belgium this year. The route features three more or less flat stages and two hilly races. Stage 3, finishing on the Vesten halfway up the Muur van Geraardsbergen, is the toughest of the five on paper.
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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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