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 & Standings
We will update the Tour of Spain's 2026 results and standings here. Last year, La Vuelta was conquered by
Jonas Vingegaard from Denmark.
Vuelta a Espana 2026 (13/21)
| # | Athlete | Result |
| 1. | Enric Mas 🇪🇸 | 45.08.51 |
| 2. | Primoz Roglic 🇸🇮 | +1.45 |
| 3. | Felix Gall 🇦🇹 | +2.06 |
| 4. | Richard Carapaz 🇪🇨 | +3.53 |
| 5. | Oscar Onley 🇬🇧 | +4.29 |
| 6. | Jakob Ormzel 🇸🇮 | +4.59 |
| 7. | Mattias Skjelmose 🇩🇰 | +5.32 |
| 8. | Sepp Kuss 🇺🇸 | +7.58 |
| 9. | Gregor Mühlberger 🇦🇹 | +8.27 |
| 10. | Harold Tejada 🇨🇴 | +8.33 |
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 🇲🇨 – Monaco 🇲🇨 (9 km, time trial) |
| 2. | 23.8. | Monaco 🇲🇨 – 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
A total of 184 cyclists from 23 teams will start the 81st edition of La Vuelta a España. View the full start list below.
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Francesco Busatto (ITA)
Ramses Debruyne (BEL)
Lindsay De Vylder (BEL)
Gal Glivar (SLO)
Michael Gogl (AUT)
Kaden Groves (AUS)
Hugo Houle (CAN)
Sente Sentjens (BEL)
Bahrain Victorious
Pello Bilbao (ESP)
Santiago Buitrago (COL)
Roman Ermakov (SLO)
Matevž Govekar (SLO)
Pau Miquel (ESP)
Jakob Omrzel (SLO)
Mathijs Paasschens (NED)
Attila Valter (HUN)
Burgos Burpellet BH
Clément Alleno (FRA)
Mario Aparicio (ESP)
Sergio Chumil (GUA)
José Manuel Díaz (ESP)
Sinuhé Fernández (ESP)
José Luis Faura (ESP)
Jesús Herrada (ESP)
César Macías (MEX)
Cofidis
Emanuel Buchmann (GER)
Bryan Coquard (FRA)
Alex Kirsch (LUX)
Sylvain Moniquet (FRA)
Paul Ourselin (FRA)
Alexis Renard (FRA)
Louis Rouland (FRA)
Sergio Samitier (ESP)
Decathlon CMA CGM
Felix Gall (AUT)
Matthew Riccitello (USA)
Léo Bisiaux (FRA)
Sander De Pestel (BEL)
Jordan Labrosse (FRA)
Gregor Mühlberger (AUT)
Callum Scotson (AUS)
Oscar Chamberlain (AUS)
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Richard Carapaz (ECU)
Vincenzo Albanese (ITA)
Markel Beloki (ESP)
Alastair Mackellar (AUS)
Darren Rafferty (IRL)
Juan Felipe Rodriguez (COL)
James Shaw (GBR)
Georg Steinhauser (GER)
Equipo Kern Pharma
Urko Berrade (ESP)
Marc Brustenga (ESP)
Iván Cobo (ESP)
Iñigo Elosegui (ESP)
Ibon Ruiz (ESP)
Iván Ramiro Sosa (COL)
Diego Uriarte (ESP)
Mats Wenzel (LUX)
Groupama-FDJ United
Clément Berthet (FRA)
Olivier Le Gac (FRA)
Valentin Madouas (FRA)
Guillaume Martin (FRA)
Rudy Molard (FRA)
Enzo Paleni (FRA)
Rémy Rochas (FRA)
Bastien Tronchon (FRA)
Lidl-Trek
Mads Pedersen (DEN)
Mattias Skjelmose (DEN)
Julien Bernard (FRA)
Lennard Kämna (GER)
Patrick Konrad (AUT)
Jacopo Mosca (ITA)
Mathias Sunekær Norsgaard (DEN)
Thibau Nys (BEL)
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Vito Braet (BEL)
Lars Craps (BEL)
Steffen De Schuyteneer (BEL)
Lorenzo Rota (ITA)
Reuben Thompson (AUS)
Luca Van Boven (BEL)
Roel van Sintmaartensdijk (NED)
Jarno Widar (BEL)
Movistar Team
Cian Uijtdebroeks (BEL)
Raúl García Pierna (ESP)
Pablo Castrillo (ESP)
Enric Mas (ESP)
Jorge Arcas (ESP)
Orluis Aular (VEN)
Carlos Canal (ESP)
Iván Romeo (ESP)
Netcompany INEOS
Oscar Onley (GBR)
Jack Haig (AUS)
Lucas Hamilton (AUS)
Axel Laurance (FRA)
Carlos Rodríguez (ESP)
Embret Svestad-Bårdseng (NOR)
Joshua Tarling (GBR)
Ben Turner (GBR)
NSN Cycling Team
Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ)
George Bennett (AUS)
Jan Hirt (CZE)
Hugo Hofstetter (FRA)
Moritz Kretschy (GER)
Pau Martí (ESP)
Nick Schultz (AUS)
Floris van Tricht (BEL)
Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
Xabier Mikel Azparren (ESP)
Walter Calzoni (ITA)
Marcel Camprubí (ESP)
David De La Cruz (ESP)
Eddie Dunbar (IRL)
Thomas Gloag (GBR)
David González (ESP)
Milan Vader (NED)
Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe
Primož Roglič (SLO)
Finn Fisher-Black (NZL)
Frederik Wandahl (DEN)
Jordi Meeus (BEL)
Gianni Moscon (ITA)
Callum Thornley (GBR)
Luke Tuckwell (AUS)
Gianni Vermeersch (BEL)
Soudal Quick-Step
Valentin Paret-Peintre (FRA)
Mauri Vansevenant (BEL)
Alberto Dainese (ITA)
Mikel Landa (ESP)
Ethan Hayter (GBR)
Fabio Van Den Bossche (BEL)
Gianmarco Garofoli (ITA)
Filippo Zana (ITA)
Team Jayco AlUla
Koen Bouwman (NED)
Alessandro Covi (ITA)
Paul Double (GBR)
Asbjørn Hellemose (DEN)
Hamish McKenzie (AUS)
Finlay Pickering (GBR)
Rudy Porter (AUS)
Jasha Sütterlin (GER)
Team Picnic PostNL
Timo de Jong (NED)
Mattia Gaffuri (ITA)
Chris Hamilton (AUS)
Henri-François Haquin (FRA)
Gijs Leemreize (NED)
Juan Guillermo Martinez (COL)
Oliver Peace (GBR)
Timo Roosen (NED)
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Ben Tulett (GBR)
Bruno Armirail (FRA)
Matthew Brennan (GBR)
Steven Kruijswijk (NED)
Sepp Kuss (USA)
Christophe Laporte (FRA)
Wout van Aert (BEL)
Jørgen Nordhagen (NOR)
Tudor Pro Cycling Team
Marco Brenner (GER)
Will Barta (USA)
Arthur Kluckers (LUX)
Stefan Küng (SUI)
Roland Thalmann (SUI)
Larry Warbasse (USA)
Fabian Weiss (SUI)
Hannes Wilksch (GER)
UAE Team Emirates XRG
João Almeida (POR)
Domen Novak (SLO)
Ivo Oliveira (POR)
Tadej Pogačar (SLO)
Pavel Sivakov (FRA)
Pablo Torres (ESP)
Kevin Vermaerke (USA)
Jay Vine (AUS)
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Magnus Cort (DEN)
Simon Dalby (DEN)
Fredrik Dversnes Lavik (NOR)
Tobias Halland Johannessen (NOR)
Andreas Kron (DEN)
Andreas Leknessund (NOR)
Rasmus Tiller (NOR)
Martin Tjøtta (NOR)
XDS Astana Team
Yevgeniy Fedorov (KAZ)
Lorenzo Fortunato (ITA)
Victor Langellotti (MON)
Henok Mulubrhan (ERI)
Alessandro Romele (ITA)
Cristián Rodríguez (ESP)
Harold Tejada (COL)
Darren Van Bekkum (NED)
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.
