Vuelta 2026: Route and stages

Enric Mas leads the Vuelta ahead of Primoz Roglic and Felix Gall. Today's stage is tailor-made for the sprinters, while tomorrow's stage serves up five climbs before a mountain top finish near the Calar Alto Observatory. Friday brings a hilly race to Córdoba, before the climbing returns on Saturday, with the finish atop the Sierra de la Pandera.

Read about the full route of La Vuelta 2026.

Please navigate the links in the table below for in-depth information on the individual stages.

Vuelta a España 2026 - stages

Vuelta a España 2026: route, profiles, videos

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Cartagena - Lorca

Wednesday 2 September - Stage 11 of the Vuelta a España is a largely flat 151.3-kilometre ride from Cartagena to Lorca. The riders face no more than 1,331 metres of elevation gain.

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Vera - Calar Alto

Thursday 3 September - Stage 12 of the Vuelta a España covers 166.6 kilometres from Vera to the Calar Alto Observatory. The decisive action is expected in the final 44 kilometres, where the riders first climb the Alto de Velefique - 13.1 kilometres at 7.2% - before taking on the ascent to the line: 16.9 kilometres at 5.6%. The elevation gain sums up to 4,568 metres.

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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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Alcaraz - Elche de la Sierra

Tuesday 1 September - Stage 10 of the Vuelta a España covers 184.7 kilometres from Alcaraz to Elche de la Sierra. The route is rarely flat, but it is not hilly enough to completely rule out the more resilient sprinters. The riders have to endure 2,991 metres of elevation gain.

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La Villa Joiosa - Alto de Aitana

Sunday 30 August - The 9th stage of the Vuelta a España serves up more than 5,100 metres of climbing over a 187.4‑kilometre course. The final 22 kilometres feature the toil up the Alto de Aitana, a climb averaging 5.8%.

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