Vuelta 2026: Route and stages
Enric Mas retained leads La Vuelta ahead of Primoc Roglic and Felix Gall. The next two stages will decide the overall winner, as both take the riders into the mountains. Today's stage finishes atop Peñas Blancas, a gruelling climb above Estepona, before tomorrow serves up an absolute monster of a stage in the Sierra Nevada. The Vuelta concludes on Sunday with a city-centre circuit in Granada.
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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 Favourites stage 19: Attackers at Peñas Blancas
The 19th stage of the Vuelta heads west along Spain’s southern coast, with the riders venturing into the mountainous interior midway through. After descending back to the coast, they tackle the 18.8-kilometre final climb, which averages 6.5%.
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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. Unless the battle for overall victory has already been settled, this is a dream finale for the fight for the Vuelta title.
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World Cycling Championships 2026: Riders Road Race – men
Mathieu van der Poel, Remco Evenepoel and Mads Pedersen will be looking to reclaim the rainbow jersey in a field that includes Wout van Aert, Giulio Ciccone, Ben Healy, Juan Ayuso and Richard Carapaz. Cyclingstage.com brings you the start list for the 93rd Road World Championships.
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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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