Ruta del Sol 2026
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Ruta del Sol 2026: Pidcock brings late attack home, Romeo takes GC
Door Harmen Lustig On the final climb of the day, Tom Pidcock drops everyone from his wheel. He consolidates on the descent to take the stage win, while Iván Romeo secures the overall victory.
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Ruta del Sol 2026: Crabbe sprints to victory, Romeo retains lead
Door Harmen Lustig Tom Crabbe sprints to a clear victory in Pozoblanco. The 20-year-old Belgian holds off Søren Wærenskjold and Sandy Dujardin, while Iván Romeo retains the overall lead.
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Ruta del Sol 2026: Fretin wins punchy finish sprint, Roméo still leads
Door Harmen Lustig On the testing uphill finish in Lopera, Milan Fretin outsprints Paul Penhoët and Christophe Laporte. Iván Romeo remains in charge of the overall standings, as Laporte climbs to third.
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Ruta del Sol 2026: Romeo doubles up with solo win
Door Harmen Lustig Iván Romeo and Andreas Leknessund launch an attack on a big climb in the first half of the race. They keep the chasing peloton at bay, after which the Spanish champion drops the Norwegian in the final two kilometres. As a bonus, Romeo takes the…
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Ruta del Sol 2026: Laporte powers to first leader's jersey
Door Harmen Lustig Despite plenty of climbing in the opening stage of the Ruta del Sol, the sprinters get the last word. Christophe Laporte takes full advantage, sprinting to claim the first leader’s jersey.
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Ruta del Sol 2026: Route
Door Harmen Lustig The Vuelta a Andalucía covers roughly 800 kilometres of racing over five days. Flat roads are a rarity in the deep south of Spain, which is clearly reflected in the route, although, strikingly, not a single stage finishes uphill. The Ruta del Sol…
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Ruta del Sol 2026: Riders
Door Harmen Lustig Pavel Sivakov returns to Andalucía to defend his Ruta del Sol crown, while Tom Pidcock aims to seize it. Romain Grégoire, Aleksandr Vlasov and former winner Tim Wellens are among the other top contenders. Cyclingstage.com brings you the start list.
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Ruta del Sol 2026 Route stage 1: Benahavís – Pizarra
Door Harmen Lustig Wednesday 18 February – The Ruta del Sol opens with a 150.1-kilometre race featuring just under 2,800 metres of climbing. Nearly all of the climbing is packed into the first half of the route, while the final 25 kilometres are flat.
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Ruta del Sol 2026 Route stage 2: Torrox - Otura
Door Harmen Lustig Thursday 19 February - Stage 2 of the Ruta del Sol is only 138.6 kilometres long, yet the riders still rack up nearly 2,800 metres of climbing along the way. The finish comes at the end of an 8-kilometre false-flat drag.
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Ruta del Sol 2026 Route stage 3: Jaén - Lopera
Door Harmen Lustig Friday 20 February – The roads are rarely flat in stage 3 of the Ruta del Sol, but things look favourable for the sprinters nevertheless. The course features 2,000 metres of climbing over 180.9 kilometres. The final uphill section – 2.5…
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Ruta del Sol 2026 Route stage 4: Montoro – Pozoblanco
Door Harmen Lustig Saturday 21 February – Stage 4 of the Ruta del Sol features 1,800 metres of climbing over 166 kilometres. After an early ascent, the route is mostly flat to gently rolling. Alexander Kristoff took a sprint win in Pozoblanco last year, and it…
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Ruta del Sol 2026 Route stage 5: La Roda de Andalucía - Lucena
Door Harmen Lustig Sunday 22 February – The final stage of the Ruta del Sol is 167.8 kilometres long and features nearly 2,300 metres of climbing. The finale is the most demanding part, with a double ascent of a 2.8-kilometre climb at 5.9%. The second ascent is…
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Ruta del Sol: Winners and records
Door Martijn Ophorst Each year in February, the Ruta del Sol is held in the deep south of Spain. After a first edition in 1925 it lasted until 1955 for the race - also called the Vuelta a Andalucía - to really take off. Cyclingstage.com brings you recent winners and records.