Vuelta 2026: Route and stages
Mikel Landa won the Queen Stage of La Vuelta, while Enric Mas secured overall victory. Primoz Roglic and Felix Gall will flank the Spaniard on the final podium. One stage remains, but it is not expected to bring any changes to the overall classification. The hilly city circuit in Granada could offer opportunities for the likes of Wout van Aert.
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Vuelta 2026: Landa solos to victory, Mas seals GC
The Vuelta’s queen stage is action-packed from the very start. Eventually, Mikel Landa drops his fellow attackers, Ramses Debruyne and Tobias Halland Johannessen, early on the final climb, and the veteran powers his way to a commanding victory on the brutally steep sections. Enric Mas finishes almost 7 minutes later to secure overall victory.
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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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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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