Where to watch Vuelta a España 2026: Full schedule, start times, channel, live stream for cycling stage race

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Suddenly, La Vuelta a Espana is up for grabs. 

Cycling’s final grand tour of 2026 was set to be a coronation for Tadej Pogacar, who has proven all but unbeatable in recent years. Riding the Vuelta for the first time since placing third in the general classification in 2019 as a 20-year-old, Pogacar lived up to expectations with three stage wins and a comfortable GC win in the first week before crashing out on Stage 8.

It’s not the way anyone wanted it to happen, but Pogacar’s departure opens the door for other GC contenders to take home the maillot rojo. That list includes Pogacar’s countryman Primoz Roglic, a four-time Vuelta winner, along with Spanish veteran Enric Mas, Richard Carapaz of Ecuador, young Brit Oscar Onley and American Sepp Kuss. 

Who will emerge on top after three weeks on the road? Here’s when and where to watch every stage. 

Where to watch Vuelta a España 2026

• TV channel: NBCSN 
• Live stream:Peacock, fubo

Cycling fans can watch every stage of the 2026 Vuelta a Espana live on Peacock, with Bob Roll and Christian Vande Velde on the call. Weekday stages will also air on NBCSN, which is available via fubo and other providers.

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Vuelta a España 2026 schedule, stage winners

The Vuelta will consist of 21 stages in 23 days, beginning in Monaco, France and Andorra before moving to Spain for Stage 5. This year’s route includes two individual time trials, in Stage 1 and 18, and just four flat stages, two of them in the final week.

Times listed below are when broadcast coverage begins each day. 

StageDateLocation (Type)LengthTime (ET)Watch/Winner1Aug. 22Monaco to Monaco (ITT)9 km (5.6 mi)10 a.m.Tadej Pogacar2Aug. 23Monaco to Manosque (hilly)215.5 km (133.9 mi)8:30 a.m.Matthew Brennan3Aug. 24Gruissan to Font Romeu (medium mountain)166.7 km (103.6 mi)8:30 a.m.Stage canceled*4Aug. 25Andorra La Vella to Andorra La Vella (mountain)104.9 km (65.2 mi)8:30 a.m.Tadej Pogacar5Aug. 26Falset to Roquetes (hilly)171.1 km (106.3 mi)8:30 a.m.Matthew Brennan6Aug. 27Alcossebre to Castellon (medium mountain)176.8 km (109.9 mi)8:30 a.m.Tadej Pogacar7Aug. 28Vall d’Alba to Aramon Valdelinares (mountain)149.9 km (93.1 mi)7 a.m.Andreas Leknessund8Aug. 29Pucol to Xeraco (flat)176.4 km (109.6 mi)8:30 a.m.Bryan Coquard9Aug. 30Villajoyosa to Alto de Aitana (mountain)187.5 km (116.5 mi)6 a.m.Enric Mas—Aug. 31Rest day ———10Sept. 1Alcaraz to Elche de la Sierra (hilly)184.5 km (114.6 mi)8:30 a.m.Bastien Tronchon11Sept. 2Cartagena to Lorca (flat)156.1 km (97 mi)8:30 a.m.Matthew Brennan12Sept. 3Vera to Calar Alto (mountain)166.5 km (103.5 mi)6:30 a.m.Jako Omrzel13Sept. 4Almunecar to Loja (medium mountain)193.2 km (120 mi)8:30 a.m.Wout van Aert14Sept. 5Jaen to Sierra de la Pandera (mountain)152.7 km (94.9 mi)8:30 a.m.Marco Brenner15Sept. 6Palma del Rio to Cordoba (medium mountain)181.2 km (112.6 mi)8:30 a.m.Peacock—Sept. 7Rest day ———16Sept. 8Cortegana to Palos de la Frontera (hilly)186 km (116 mi)8:30 a.m.NBCSN, fubo, Peacock17Sept. 9Dos Hermanas to Seville (flat)189.2 km (117.6 mi)8:30 a.m.NBCSN, fubo, Peacock18Sept. 10El Puerto de Santa Maria to Jerez de la Frontera (ITT)32.5 km (20.2 mi)8:30 a.m.NBCSN, fubo, Peacock19Sept. 11Velez-Malaga to Penas Blancas (hilly)205.1 km (127.4 mi)7 a.m.NBCSN, fubo, Peacock20Sept. 12La Calahorra to Collado del Alguacil (mountain)187 km (116 mi)6 a.m.Peacock21Sept. 13Granada to Granada (flat)99.4 km (61.8 mi)10 a.m.Peacock

* Stage 3 was abandoned with about 16 km remaining due to hail and extreme weather

Vuelta a España winners list

Here are the general classification winners from the last 10 editions of the Vuelta:

YearGC WinnerCountryTeam2025Jonas VingegaardDenmarkVisma-Lease a Bike2024Primoz RoglicSloveniaRed Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe2023Sepp KussUSATeam Jumbo-Visma2022Remco EvenepoelBelgiumQuick-Step Alpha Vinyl2021Primoz RoglicSloveniaTeam Jumbo-Visma2020Primoz RoglicSloveniaTeam Jumbo-Visma2019Primoz RoglicSloveniaTeam Jumbo-Visma2018Simon YatesGreat BritainMitchelton-Scott2017Chris FroomeGreat BritainTeam Sky2016Nairo QuintanaColombiaMovistar