Vuelta 2026: Route and stages
Andreas Leknessund won the 7th stage of La Vuelta, while Tadej Pogacar cemented the overall lead. The next stage looks promising for the sprinters and Sunday is perfect for the climbers, with the stage featuring the most elevation gain of the entire Vuelta. After the first rest day, the race resumes with an opportunity for the breakaway specialists. Wednesday is one for the sprinters, while on Thursday the riders head up to the Calar Alto Observatory.
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Vuelta 2026: Leknessund solos to victory, Pogacar cements lead
Andreas Leknessund is among the first to attack, alongside Wout van Aert. The pair are later joined by Tobias Halland Johannessen, Alexey Lutsenko en Eddie Dunbar, but the Norwegian proves to be the strongest of the group, riding clear of the others on the final climb. He solos to victory, while Van Aert finishes third and takes the green jersey from Tadej Pogacar.
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Vuelta 2026 Route stage 8: Puçol - Xeraco
Saturday 29 August - The 8th stage of La Vuelta covers 171 kilometres from Puçol to Xeraco. The sprinters will be licking their lips, as the route is virtually flat, with only 1,281 metres of climbing in total.
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Vuelta 2026 Favourites stage 8: For fast men #2
Stage 8 of the Vuelta is a flat affair with a climb in the final 30 kilometres. It is certainly not the toughest climb in the world, so the sprinters should have their say in the finish town of Xeraco.
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Vuelta 2026 Route stage 9: La Villa Joiosa - Alto de Aitana
Sunday 30 August - The 9th stage of the Vuelta a España serves up more than 5,100 metres of climbing over a 187.4‑kilometre course. The final 22 kilometres feature the toil up the Alto de Aitana, a climb averaging 5.8%.
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Vuelta 2026 Favourites stage 9: Pogacar in race with most elevation gain
Stage 9 is the toughest on paper, boasting more climbing than any other stage in the Vuelta. And with Tadej Pogacar in Spain to tick off items on his cycling bucket list, we're putting our money on the Slovenian to take the win.
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Vuelta 2026: Route
La Vuelta a España packs 57,079 metres of elevation gain into a 3,298.5-kilometre route. The race starts in Monaco before gradually heading south towards the finish in Granada. Along the way, the riders face several brutal summit finishes, including Alto de Aitana, Calar Alto, Peñas Blancas and the monstrous Collado del Alguacil in the Sierra Nevada.
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