Vuelta 2026: Route and stages
Enric Mas leads La Vuelta ahead of Primoz Roglic and Felix Gall. It's back to the climbers and GC riders in today's stage, as the peloton tackles five climbs on the arduous road to the Calar Alto Observatory. Tomorrow brings a hilly race to Loja, before the climbing returns on Saturday, with the finish atop the Sierra de la Pandera. On Sunday, the riders traverse the sweltering heart of Andalusia en route to Córdoba.
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Vuelta 2026 Route stage 12: 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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Vuelta 2026 Favourites stage 12: Gruelling journey to Calar Alto observatory
The route to the Observatorio Astronómico de Calar Alto is a relentless test of climbing, with the real punishment saved for the finale. Two brutal climbs in the final 44 kilometres feature sections well into double digits. This is one for the climbers of the highest calibre.
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Vuelta 2026 Route stage 13: Almuñécar - Loja
Friday 4 September - Stage 13 of the Vuelta a España is a 192.8-kilometre hilly stage with a flat finish. Most of the climbing, totalling 3,404 metres, comes in the first 84 kilometres.
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Vuelta 2026 Favourites stage 13: For fast-finishing attackers
It is neither the first nor the last time in this Vuelta that the riders face a stage with a hilly opening section and a relatively flat second half. Sprinters or attackers, or - maybe even better - a combination of both?
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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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Vuelta 2026: Riders
With Primoz Roglic, Felix Gall, Oscar Onley, Enric Mas and Richard Carapaz battling for overall victory, and the likes of Wout van Aert, Mads Pedersen and Matthew Brennan chasing stage wins, La Vuelta is shaping up to be a fascinating spectacle. Who is taking part?
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