Vuelta 2026: Route and stages
Enric Mas leads La Vuelta ahead of Felix Gall and Primoz Roglic. Following the second rest day, the final week gets underway with two relatively straightforward stages. After a flat individual time trial on Thursday, two mountain stages are set to prove decisive. Saturday's stage in particular is an absolute monster. La Vuelta concludes on Sunday on a city circuit in Granada.
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Vuelta 2026 Route stage 16: Cortegana - La Rábida
Tuesday 8 September - At 181.1 kilometres, stage 16 of the Vuelta a España takes the riders from Cortegana to La Rábida. The first part of the route is hilly and the second flat, with an accumulated elevation gain of 2,256 metres.
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Vuelta 2026 Favourites stage 16: For sprinters and attackers
In any other Grand Tour, Stage 16 would be a nailed-on sprint finish, but that remains to be seen at the Vuelta. For starters, there aren’t that many fast finishers in the race, and it is uncertain how many of them will still be in Spain by the third week? So, who is going to keep the breakaway under control?
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Cycling Calendar 2026
Throughout the year, Cyclingstage.com covers the races we are passionate about – including the Giro d’Italia, the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España, but there's so much more… Please take a look at our 2026 cycling calendar!
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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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Tour of Britain 2026: Route
The Tour of Britain is a race for puncheurs and sprinters who don’t shy away from a bit of climbing. Across five days, the riders face 8,822 metres of elevation gain. Who will succeed Romain Grégoire as overall winner?
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