Vuelta 2026: Route and stages
Enric Mas leads La Vuelta ahead of Primoz Roglic and Felix Gall. Today's stage is a monster ride through the Sierra Nevada. Just under 4,900 metres of climbing are on the menu, most of it packed into the final 100 kilometres. The riders will tackle four climbs, several of them featuring extreme gradients, before the finish atop the Collado del Alguacil, an 8.3-kilometre climb averaging 9.8%. La Vuelta concludes tomorrow with a city-centre circuit in Granada.
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Vuelta 2026: Dunbar conquers Peñas Blancas, Mas retains red
With 2 kilometres to go on the final climb, Santiago Buitrago rides away from his breakaway companions Thomas Gloag, Eddie Dunbar and Urko Berrade. The Irishman comes back to him inside the final 500 metres and rides straight past him. Dunbar takes the spoils, while GC contenders finish together, with Enric Mas retaining the red jersey.
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Vuelta 2026 Route stage 19: Vélez-Málaga - Peñas Blancas
Friday 11 September - Stage 19 of the Vuelta covers 210.8 kilometres between Vélez-Málaga and the summit of Peñas Blancas. Three climbs precede the final challenge, 18.8 kilometres at 6.5%, with the race totalling 4,054 metres of elevation gain.
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Vuelta 2026 Route stage 20: La Calahorra - Collado del Alguacil
Saturday 12 September - With nearly 4,900 metres of climbing packed into 186.8 kilometres, the penultimate stage of the Vuelta is an absolute brute. The riders face four intermediate climbs, often at extreme gradients, before finishing atop the Collado del Alguacil, an 8.3-kilometre climb at 9.8%.
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Vuelta 2026 Favourites stage 20: Tough going in Sierra Nevada
The final mountain stage is likely to be the toughest of the entire Vuelta. The riders face 4,890 metres of elevation gain, most of it packed into the final 100 kilometres. The finishing climb is a brutal test, with gradients in double digits throughout the final 6 kilometres. Luckily, the battle for overall victory has no been settled, so this is a dream finale for the fight for the Vuelta title.
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Vuelta 2026 Route stage 21: Granada - Granada
Sunday 13 September - At 112 kilometres, the final stage of the Vuelta a España unfolds in and around Granada. A finishing circuit is completed four times, each lap featuring a partially cobbled climb of 2.1 kilometre at 6.6%. On the final passage, the finish line is positioned at the bottom of that climb.
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Vuelta 2026 Favourites stage 21: Late attackers versus sprinters
The final stage of the Vuelta bears some resemblance to that of the Tour. In Paris, Mathieu van der Poel held off the charging peloton by just a few millimetres. Can the breakaway riders pull off the same feat in Granada?
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