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2027 Vuelta a España
The 2027 Vuelta a España, the 82nd edition of the tour, is set to start in Santiago de Compostela on 4 September and finish in Madrid on 26 September. The full route is expected to be revealed in December.
After three consecutive tours starting abroad in Monaco, Turin and Lisbon, the race returns to Spanish soil for its Grand Départ. Santiago de Compostela most recently hosted the Vuelta in 2021, when the race finished there with a time trial won by Primož Roglič.
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Is the Vuelta a España on TV?
Yes, all twenty-one stages are shown live in the UK on TNT Sports, with live streaming on HBO Max. Free-to-air daily highlights are available on DMAX.
How many kilometres is the Vuelta a España?
The 2027 Vuelta a España will again take place over twenty-one stages. The total distance will be confirmed once the full route is announced.
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2026 Vuelta a España - Phase 1 Recap
The La Vuelta kicked off with an individual time trial in Monaco on August 22nd, the first of nine stages in this first phase of the tour, before the first rest day on August 31st. This first phase covered a total of 1,357.8 km and went through France, Andorra and Spain.
| Stage | Route | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| Stage 1 Saturday (22 Aug) | Monaco to Monaco Individual time trial (9 km) | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) |
| Stage 2 Sunday (23 Aug) | Monaco to Manosque (France) Hilly stage (215.5 km) | Matthew Brennan (GBR) |
| Stage 3 Monday (24 Aug) | Gruissan (France) to Font Romeu (France) Medium-mountain stage (166.7 km) | Stage cancelled |
| Stage 4 Tuesday (25 Aug) | Andorra la Vella (Andorra) to Andorra la Vella (Andorra) Mountain stage (104.9 km) | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) |
| Stage 5 Wednesday (26 Aug) | Falset to Roquetes Hilly stage (171.1 km) | Matthew Brennan (GBR) |
| Stage 6 Thursday (27 Aug) | Alcossebre to Castellón Medium-mountain stage (176.8 km) | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) |
| Stage 7 Friday (28 Aug) | Vall d'Alba to Aramón Valdelinares Mountain stage (149.9 km) | Andreas Leknessund (NOR) |
| Stage 8 Saturday (29 Aug) | Puçol to Xeraco Flat stage (176.4 km) | Bryan Coquard (FRA) |
| Stage 9 Sunday (30 Aug) | Villajoyosa to Alto de Aitana Mountain stage (187.5 km) | Enric Mas (ESP) |
| Monday (31 Aug) | Rest Day | |
2026 Vuelta a España - Phase 2 Recap
After their first rest day on the 31st, the riders resumed action with a hilly stage from Alcaraz, the first of six stages in their second phase, which covered a total of 1,034.2 km before their second and final rest day on September 7th.
| Stage | Route | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| Stage 10 Tuesday (1 Sep) | Alcaraz to Elche de la Sierra Hilly stage (184.5 km) | Bastien Tronchon (FRA) |
| Stage 11 Wednesday (2 Sep) | Cartagena to Lorca Flat stage (156.1 km) | Matthew Brennan (GBR) |
| Stage 12 Thursday (3 Sep) | Vera to Calar Alto Mountain stage (166.5 km) | Jakob Omrzel (SLO) |
| Stage 13 Friday (4 Sep) | Almuñécar to Loja Medium-mountain stage (193.2 km) | Wout van Aert (BEL) |
| Stage 14 Saturday (5 Sep) | Jaén to Sierra de la Pandera Mountain stage (152.7 km) | Marco Brenner (GER) |
| Stage 15 Sunday (6 Sep) | Palma del Río to Córdoba Medium-mountain stage (181.2 km) | Wout van Aert (BEL) |
| Monday (7 Sep) | Rest Day | |
2026 Vuelta a España - Phase 3 Recap
The final phase consisted of six stages, covering 899.2 km, providing the last opportunity for the riders to make their moves in their attempt to be crowned champion.
| Stage | Route | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| Stage 16 Tuesday (8 Sep) | Cortegana to Palos de la Frontera Flat stage (186 km) | Matthew Brennan (GBR) |
| Stage 17 Wednesday (9 Sep) | Dos Hermanas to Seville Flat stage (189.2 km) | Matthew Brennan (GBR) |
| Stage 18 Thursday (10 Sep) | El Puerto de Santa María to Jerez de la Frontera Individual time trial (32.5 km) | Stefan Küng (SUI) |
| Stage 19 Friday (11 Sep) | Vélez-Málaga to Peñas Blancas Hilly stage (205.1 km) | Eddie Dunbar (IRL) |
| Stage 20 Saturday (12 Sep) | La Calahorra to Collado del Alguacil Mountain stage (187 km) | Mikel Landa (ESP) |
| Stage 21 Sunday (13 Sep) | Granada to Granada Flat stage (99.4 km) | Tobias Halland Johannessen (NOR) |
Vuelta a España General Classification
It is no surprise that the Spanish have a good record in the race, considering it is their 'home' race; the winner of the general classification has been Spanish a total of thirty-three times, with twenty-four riders making up those wins. The most recent of those came in 2026, when Enric Mas ended a 12-year wait for a home winner — the first Spaniard to triumph since Alberto Contador in 2014 — finally converting three previous runner-up finishes into overall victory.
That number is clear of the next, which is the French, who have nine wins (eight riders), followed by the Belgians with eight wins (seven riders) and the Italians with six different winners.
Spanish rider Roberto Heras was the most successful rider in the race, having won it four times (2000, 2003, 2004 & 2005) until Primož Roglič's success in 2024, which also moved him onto four wins (2019, 2020, 2021 & 2024).
Tony Rominger (SUI) and Alberto Contador (ESP) are the only two other riders to have recorded three or more wins in the race, with seven other riders having all won it twice.
Last Ten Vuelta a España Winners
| Year | Winner | Time | Stage Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Enric Mas Movistar Team | 73h 52' 55" + 2' 15" | 1 |
| 2025 | Jonas Vingegaard Visma–Lease a Bike | 74h 20' 28" + 1' 16" | 3 |
| 2024 | Primož Roglič Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe | 81h 49' 18" + 2' 36" | 3 |
| 2023 | Sepp Kuss Team Jumbo–Visma | 76h 48' 21" + 17" | 1 |
| 2022 | Remco Evenepoel Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team | 80h 26' 59" + 2' 02" | 2 |
| 2021 | Primož Roglič Team Jumbo–Visma | 83h 55' 29" + 4' 42" | 4 |
| 2020 | Primož Roglič Team Jumbo–Visma | 72h 46' 12" + 24" | 4 |
| 2019 | Primož Roglič Team Jumbo–Visma | 83h 07' 31" + 2' 33" | 1 |
| 2018 | Simon Yates Mitchelton–Scott | 82h 05' 58" + 1' 46" | 1 |
| 2017 | Chris Froome Team Sky | 82h 30' 02" + 2' 15" | 2 |
Vuelta a España Points Classification
Spaniard Alejandro Valverde is one of the most successful point classification riders; his win in 2018 was the fourth time that he picked up the award, having previously also won it in 2012, 2013 & 2015.
His fourth win tied him with Irishman Sean Kelly (1980, 1985, 1986 & 1988) and Frenchman Laurent Jalabert, who won the award four consecutive years (1994, 1995, 1996 & 1997).
Primož Roglič (2019 & 2020), Kaden Groves (2023 & 2024) and Mads Pedersen (2022 & 2025) are the most recent multiple winners, each sitting on two titles and still chasing a third that would move them level with German Erik Zabel (2002, 2003 & 2004).
Wout van Aert took the 2026 green jersey, his first Vuelta points title, finishing 53 points clear of Visma–Lease a Bike team-mate Matthew Brennan despite Brennan's five stage wins. Van Aert's tally was boosted by his knack for scoring from breakaways on days the pure sprinters could not.
Last Ten Points Classification Winners
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Wout van Aert (BEL) (326) | Matthew Brennan (GBR) (273) | Alessandro Romele (ITA) (216) |
| 2025 | Mads Pedersen (DEN) (277) | Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) (197) | Jasper Philipsen (BEL) (135) |
| 2024 | Kaden Groves (AUS) (226) | Primož Roglič (SLO) (140) | Max Poole (GBR) (118) |
| 2023 | Kaden Groves (AUS) (315) | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) (236) | Andreas Kron (DEN) (167) |
| 2022 | Mads Pedersen (DEN) (409) | Fred Wright (GBR) (186) | Enric Mas (ESP) (136) |
| 2021 | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) (250) | Primož Roglič (SLO) (199) | Magnus Cort (DEN) (161) |
| 2020 | Primož Roglič (SLO) (204) | Richard Carapaz (ECU) (133) | Dan Martin (IRL) (111) |
| 2019 | Primož Roglič (SLO) (155) | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) (136) | Sam Bennett (IRL) (134) |
| 2018 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) (131) | Peter Sagan (SVK) (119) | Elia Viviani (ITA) (105) |
| 2017 | Chris Froome (GBR) (158) | Matteo Trentin (ITA) (156) | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) (128) |
Vuelta a España King of the Mountains
It used to be a case of not looking at anything but a Spaniard to find the winner of the King of the Mountains. Between 1941 & 1986, there were only three non-Spanish winners, and there were also eight Spanish winners between 1997 & 2006.
However, the tide has turned since 2007. Across those editions, only two Spaniards have taken the title: Luis León Sánchez in 2014 and Omar Fraile in both 2015 & 2016, and in 2020, 2021, 2023, 2025 & 2026 there wasn't a single Spaniard in the top three.
The French have picked up a lot of wins of late. David Moncoutié won it for four consecutive years between 2008 & 2011, Nicolas Edet won it in 2013, Geoffrey Bouchard in 2019, and Guillaume Martin picked up the title in 2020.
Jay Vine's success in both 2024 & 2025 means there was an Aussie in the top three for five tours in a row up to 2025. Michael Storer won it in 2021 and was third in 2023, whilst Robert Stannard was runner-up in 2022.
In 2026, Colombia's Santiago Buitrago took the polka-dot jersey, building his lead through repeated breakaway efforts rather than one big mountain day, finishing clear of points winner Wout van Aert.
Last Ten King of the Mountain Winners
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Santiago Buitrago (COL) | Wout van Aert (BEL) | Andreas Leknessund (NOR) |
| 2025 | Jay Vine (AUS) | Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) | João Almeida (POR) |
| 2024 | Jay Vine (AUS) | Marc Soler (ESP) | Pablo Castrillo (ESP) |
| 2023 | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) | Michael Storer (AUS) |
| 2022 | Richard Carapaz (ECU) | Robert Stannard (AUS) | Enric Mas (ESP) |
| 2021 | Michael Storer (AUS) | Romain Bardet (FRA) | Primož Roglič (SLO) |
| 2020 | Guillaume Martin (FRA) | Tim Wellens (BEL) | Richard Carapaz (ECU) |
| 2019 | Geoffrey Bouchard (FRA) | Ángel Madrazo (ESP) | Sergio Samitier (ESP) |
| 2018 | Thomas De Gendt (BEL) | Bauke Mollema (NED) | Luis Ángel Maté (ESP) |
| 2017 | Davide Villella (ITA) | Miguel Ángel López (COL) | Chris Froome (GBR) |
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