The Vuelta a Espanja or the Tour of Spain takes place between 22.8. - 13.9.2026. Here you can find the Tour of Spain's stages, schedule, results, history and more.
The Vuelta a Espana, also known as the Tour of Spain is one of the most prestigious yearly events in road cycling. The next Vuelta a Espana will take place between the 22nd of August and the 13th of September 2026. This year's edition marks the 81st time that the Tour of Spain will take place.
The first Vuelta a Espana took place in 1935, and the Tour is one of the three major road cycling events of the year. The two other Grand Tours are of course the
Giro d'Italia and the
Tour de France.
Vuelta a Espana 2026 - Results
We will update the Tour of Spain's 2026 results and standings here. Last year, La Vuelta was conquered by
Jonas Vingegaard from Denmark. You can also follow La Vuelta a Espana's live standings in real time from the competition's official home page:
https://www.lavuelta.es/en/rankings
Vuelta a Espana 2026 - Route
The 2026 edition of the Vuelta a Espana starts from Monaco, after which it continues to Spain via France and Andorra. The Tour begins on the 22nd of August from Monaco, while the finish line awaits in Granada on the 13th of September. This year's curiosity at La Vuelta is the fact that the competition doesn't finish in Madrid like usual.
The Tour of Spain's 2026 route is made up of 21 stages, covering a total distance of 3 275 kilometers.
Vuelta a Espana 2026 - Stages & schedule
The 81st Vuelta a Espana will take cyclists on a journey between the 22nd of August and the 13th of September. Below are all the tours and full schedule of the Tour of Spain in 2026.
Espanjan ympäriajo 2026 - Stages
| Stage | Date | Route |
| 1. | 22.8. | Monaco (MON) – Monaco (MON) (9 km, time trial) |
| 2. | 23.8. | Monaco (MON) – Manosque 🇫🇷 (215,2 km, hilly stage) |
| 3. | 24.8. | Gruissan 🇫🇷 – Font Romeu 🇫🇷 (166,7 km, mountain stage) |
| 4. | 25.8. | Andorra la Vella 🇦🇩 – Andorra la Vella 🇦🇩 (104,9 km, mountain stage) |
| 5. | 26.8. | Falset 🇪🇸 – Roquetes 🇪🇸 (171,1 km, hilly stage) |
| 6. | 27.8. | Alcossebre 🇪🇸 – Castelló 🇪🇸 (176,8 km, hilly stage) |
| 7. | 28.8. | Vall d'Alba 🇪🇸 – Aramón Valdelinares 🇪🇸 (149,9 km, mountain stage) |
| 8. | 29.8. | Puçol 🇪🇸 – Xeraco 🇪🇸 (176,4 km, flat stage) |
| 9. | 30.8. | Villajoyosa 🇪🇸 – Alto de Aitana 🇪🇸 (187,5 km, mountain stage) |
| | 31.8. | Rest day |
| 10. | 1.9. | Alcaraz 🇪🇸 – Elche de la Sierra 🇪🇸 (184,5 km, hilly stage) |
| 11. | 2.9. | Cartagena 🇪🇸 – Lorca 🇪🇸 (156,1 km, flat stage) |
| 12. | 3.9. | Vera 🇪🇸 – Calar Alto 🇪🇸 (166,5 km, mountain stage) |
| 13. | 4.9. | Almuñécar 🇪🇸 – Loja 🇪🇸 (193,2 km, hilly stage) |
| 14. | 5.9. | Jaén 🇪🇸 – Sierra de la Pandera 🇪🇸 (152,7 km, mountain stage) |
| 15. | 6.9. | Palma del Río 🇪🇸 – Córdoba 🇪🇸 (181,2 km, hilly stage) |
| | 7.9. | Rest day |
| 16. | 8.9. | Cortegana 🇪🇸 – La Rábida 🇪🇸 (186 km, hilly stage) |
| 17. | 9.9. | Dos Hermanas 🇪🇸 – Sevilla 🇪🇸 (189,2 km, flat stage) |
| 18. | 10.9. | El Puerto de Santa María 🇪🇸 – Jerez de la Frontera 🇪🇸 (32,5 km, time trial) |
| 19. | 11.9. | Vélez-Málaga 🇪🇸 – Peñas Blancas 🇪🇸 (205,1 km, hilly stage) |
| 20. | 12.9. | La Calahorra 🇪🇸 – Collado del Alguacil 🇪🇸 (187 km, mountain stage) |
| 21. | 13.9. | Granada 🇪🇸 – Granada 🇪🇸 (99,4 km, flat stage) |
Vuelta a Espana 2026 – Teams & startlists
We will update all the teams and full startlists of the Vuelta a Espana 2026 once the Tour of Spain's organizers release them to the general public.
Vuelta a Espana 2026 - TV & livestream
TNT Sports and Discovery+ will provide full coverage of the Vuelta a Espana for UK tv viewers in 2026. If you don't want to pay, there's also a daily highlights show on the freeview channel called Quest.
A free live stream of the Vuelta a Espana 2026 can be found in numerous countries, such as Australia (SBS On Demand), Spain (RTVE), Belgium (Sporza & VRT) and the Netherlands (NOS). Unfortunately these streams are only for people from these countries, unless you know a trick or two.
Vuelta a Espana prize money
In 2025, the Tour of Spain's (Vuelta a Espana) prize money pool was 1 119 960 euros. Vuelta a Espana's winner 2025 receives 150 000 euroe. Second place got 57 985 euros, while third received a prize of 30 000€.
The sums are smaller than at the Tour de France, where the winner receives a whopping 500 000 euros. Below is the full prize money information for La Vuelta a Espanja last year. We will update La Vuelta's 2026 prize money here once it's been announced.
Vuelta a Espana prize money
| Placement | Euros |
| 1. | 150 000 € |
| 2. | 57 985 € |
| 3. | 30 000 € |
| 4. | 15 000 € |
| 5. | 12 500 € |
| 6. | 9 000 € |
| 7. | 9 000 € |
| 8. | 6 000 € |
| 9. | 6 000 € |
| 10 - 20. | 3 800 € |
In addition, the 20 best cyclists will also receive prize money from each of the 21 stages.
Prize money per stage
| Placement | Euros |
| 1. | 11 000 € |
| 2. | 5 500 € |
| 3. | 2 700 € |
| 4. | 1 500 € |
| 5. | 1 100 € |
| 6. | 900 € |
| 7. | 900 € |
| 8. | 650 € |
| 9. | 650 € |
| 10 - 20. | 360 € |
The mountain or montana classification winner gets 13 000 euros, second place 6 600 euros and third place 3 500 euros. Additionally, the best young rider receives a reward of 11 000 euros, with 2nd and 3rd getting 5 000€ and 2 000€ respectively.
Vuelta a España - History & statistics
The Tour of Spain, locally known as the Vuelta a España has been organised since 1935 eli Vuelta a Espana on järjestetty vuodesta 1935 lähtien. The cyclists with the most wins in the competition are Slovenia's
Primoz Roglic and Spain's
Roberto Heras. Both have won La Vuelta four times.
Most Vuelta a España
| Athlete | Wins | Winning years |
| Primož Roglič 🇸🇮 | 4 | 2019, 2020, 2021, 2024 |
| Roberto Heras 🇪🇸 | 4 | 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005 |
| Tony Rominger 🇨🇭 | 3 | 1992, 1993, 1994 |
| Alberto Contador 🇪🇸 | 3 | 2008, 2012, 2014 |
| Gustaaf Deloor 🇧🇪 | 2 | 1935, 1936 |
| Julián Berrendero 🇪🇸 | 2 | 1941, 1942 |
| José Manuel Fuente 🇪🇸 | 2 | 1972, 1974 |
| Bernard Hinault 🇫🇷 | 2 | 1978, 1983 |
| Pedro Delgado 🇪🇸 | 2 | 1985, 1989 |
| Alex Zülle 🇨🇭 | 2 | 1996, 1997 |
| Chris Froome 🇬🇧 | 2 | 2011, 2017 |
Below is a full list of all the Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain) winners. The Vuelta a España didn't take place in 1937–1940, 1943–1944, 1949, 1951–1954 and 1956–1957 due to various political and economic reasons.
Vuelta a Espana winners of all time
| Year | Athlete | Team |
| 2025 | Jonas Vingegaard 🇩🇰 | Team Visma - Lease a Bike |
| 2024 | Primož Roglič 🇸🇮 | Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe |
| 2023 | Sepp Kuss 🇺🇸 | Team Jumbo–Visma |
| 2022 | Remco Evenepoel 🇧🇪 | Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team |
| 2021 | Primož Roglič 🇸🇮 | Team Jumbo–Visma |
| 2020 | Primož Roglič 🇸🇮 | Team Jumbo–Visma |
| 2019 | Primož Roglič 🇸🇮 | Team Jumbo–Visma |
| 2018 | Simon Yates 🇬🇧 | Mitchelton–Scott |
| 2017 | Chris Froome 🇬🇧 | Team Sky |
| 2016 | Nairo Quintana 🇨🇴 | Movistar Team |
| 2015 | Fabio Aru 🇮🇹 | Astana Pro Team |
| 2014 | Alberto Contador 🇪🇸 | Tinkoff–Saxo |
| 2013 | Chris Horner 🇺🇸 | RadioShack–Leopard |
| 2012 | Alberto Contador 🇪🇸 | Saxo Bank–Tinkoff Bank |
| 2011 | Chris Froome 🇬🇧 | Team Sky |
| 2010 | Vincenzo Nibali 🇮🇹 | Liquigas–Doimo |
| 2009 | Alejandro Valverde 🇪🇸 | Caisse d'Epargne |
| 2008 | Alberto Contador 🇪🇸 | Astana |
| 2007 | Denis Menchov | Rabobank |
| 2006 | Alexander Vinokourov 🇰🇿 | Astana–Würth |
| 2005 | Roberto Heras 🇪🇸 | Liberty Seguros |
| 2004 | Roberto Heras 🇪🇸 | Liberty Seguros |
| 2003 | Roberto Heras 🇪🇸 | U.S. Postal Service |
| 2002 | Aitor González 🇪🇸 | Kelme–Costa Blanca |
| 2001 | Ángel Casero 🇪🇸 | Festina |
| 2000 | Roberto Heras 🇪🇸 | Kelme–Costa Blanc |
| 1999 | Jan Ullrich 🇩🇪 | Team Deutsche Telekom |
| 1998 | Abraham Olano 🇪🇸 | Banesto |
| 1997 | Alex Zülle 🇨🇭 | ONCE |
| 1996 | Alex Zülle 🇨🇭 | ONCE |
| 1995 | Laurent Jalabert 🇫🇷 | ONCE |
| 1994 | Tony Rominger 🇨🇭 | Mapei–CLAS |
| 1993 | Tony Rominger 🇨🇭 | CLAS–Cajastur |
| 1992 | Tony Rominger 🇨🇭 | CLAS–Cajastur |
| 1991 | Melcior Mauri 🇪🇸 | ONCE |
| 1990 | Marco Giovannetti 🇮🇹 | Seur |
| 1989 | Pedro Delgado 🇪🇸 | Reynolds |
| 1988 | Sean Kelly 🇮🇪 | Kas |
| 1987 | Luis Herrera 🇨🇴 | Café de Colombia |
| 1986 | Álvaro Pino 🇪🇸 | Zor–BH |
| 1985 | Pedro Delgado 🇪🇸 | Orbea–Gin MG |
| 1984 | Éric Caritoux 🇫🇷 | Skil–Reydel–Sem |
| 1983 | Bernard Hinault 🇫🇷 | Renault–Elf |
| 1982 | Marino Lejarreta 🇪🇸 | Teka |
| 1981 | Giovanni Battaglin 🇮🇹 | Inoxpran |
| 1980 | Faustino Rupérez 🇪🇸 | Zor–GAC |
| 1979 | Joop Zoetemelk 🇳🇱 | Miko–Mercier |
| 1978 | Bernard Hinault 🇫🇷 | Renault–Gitane |
| 1977 | Freddy Maertens 🇧🇪 | Flandria–Velda |
| 1976 | José Pesarrodona 🇪🇸 | Kas–Campagnolo |
| 1975 | Agustín Tamames 🇪🇸 | Super Ser |
| 1974 | José Manuel Fuente 🇪🇸 | Kas–Campagnolo |
| 1973 | Eddy Merckx 🇧🇪 | Molteni |
| 1972 | José Manuel Fuente 🇪🇸 | Kas–Kaskol |
| 1971 | Ferdinand Bracke 🇧🇪 | Peugeot–BP–Michelin |
| 1970 | Luis Ocaña 🇪🇸 | Bic |
| 1969 | Roger Pingeon 🇫🇷 | Peugeot–BP–Michelin |
| 1968 | Felice Gimondi 🇮🇹 | Salvarani |
| 1967 | Jan Janssen 🇳🇱 | Pelforth–Sauvage–Lejeune |
| 1966 | Francisco Gabica 🇪🇸 | Kas–Kaskol |
| 1965 | Rolf Wolfshohl 🇩🇪 | Bic |
| 1964 | Raymond Poulidor 🇫🇷 | Mercier–BP–Hutchinson |
| 1963 | Jacques Anquetil 🇫🇷 | Saint–Raphaël–Gitane |
| 1962 | Rudi Altig 🇩🇪 | Saint–Raphaël–Gitane |
| 1961 | Angelino Soler 🇪🇸 | Faema |
| 1960 | Frans De Mulder 🇧🇪 | Groene Leeuw–Sinalco |
| 1959 | Antonio Suárez 🇪🇸 | Licor 43 |
| 1958 | Jean Stablinski 🇫🇷 | Helyett–Hutchinson |
| 1957 | Jesús Loroño 🇪🇸 | Kas |
| 1956 | Angelo Conterno 🇮🇹 | Torpado |
| 1955 | Jean Dotto 🇫🇷 | Mercier–BP–Hutchinson |
| 1950 | Emilio Rodríguez 🇪🇸 | Galindo |
| 1948 | Bernardo Ruiz 🇪🇸 | Galindo |
| 1947 | Edouard Van Dyck 🇧🇪 | Alcyon–Dunlop |
| 1946 | Dalmacio Langarica 🇪🇸 | Fagor |
| 1945 | Delio Rodríguez 🇪🇸 | Galindo |
| 1942 | Julián Berrendero 🇪🇸 | Dilecta–Wolber |
| 1941 | Julián Berrendero 🇪🇸 | Dilecta–Wolber |
| 1936 | Gustaaf Deloor 🇧🇪 | B.H. |
| 1935 | Gustaaf Deloor 🇧🇪 | B.H. |
