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Where to watch Vuelta a España 2026: Full schedule, start times, channel, live stream for cycling stage race originally appeared on The Sporting News .
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Can anyone find a way to beat Tadej Pogacar?
That's the inevitable question as the Slovenian superstar saddles up for La Vuelta a Espana less than a month after winning his fifth Tour de France.
Pogacar has competed in the Vuelta just once before, placing third in the general classification in 2019 as a 20-year-old. His countryman Primoz Roglic took the maillot rojo that year for the first of his four Vuelta wins and is back in 2026 hoping to recapture past glory two years after his most recent triumph.
It will be a tall task for Roglic and other GC hopefuls like Wout van Aert and Richard Carapaz, as Pogacar simply looks unbeatable at the moment. A brutal route packed with climbs and about 58,000 meters in total elevation gain should only help Pogacar, who always seems to find a way to attack as his rivals crack on the ascent.
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 (via YouTube TV )
Live stream: Peacock
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 YouTube TV 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.
Stage Date Location (Type) Length Time (ET) Watch/Winner 1 Aug. 22 Monaco to Monaco (ITT) 9 km (5.6 mi) 10 a.m. Tadej Pogacar 2 Aug. 23 Monaco to Manosque (hilly) 215.5 km (133.9 mi) 8:30 a.m. Matthew Brennan 3 Aug. 24 Gruissan to Font Romeu (medium mountain) 166.7 km (103.6 mi) 8:30 a.m. Stage canceled* 4 Aug. 25 Andorra La Vella to Andorra La Vella (mountain) 104.9 km (65.2 mi) 8:30 a.m. Tadej Pogacar 5 Aug. 26 Falset to Roquetes (hilly) 171.1 km (106.3 mi) 8:30 a.m. Matthew Brennan 6 Aug. 27 Alcossebre to Castellon (medium mountain) 176.8 km (109.9 mi) 8:30 a.m. Peacock , NBCSN via YouTube TV 7 Aug. 28 Vall d'Alba to Aramon Valdelinares (mountain) 149.9 km (93.1 mi) 7 a.m. Peacock, NBCSN 8 Aug. 29 Pucol to Xeraco (flat) 176.4 km (109.6 mi) 8:30 a.m. Peacock 9 Aug. 30 Villajoyosa to Alto de Aitana (mountain) 187.5 km (116.5 mi) 6 a.m. Peacock — Aug. 31 Rest day — — — 10 Sept. 1 Alcaraz to Elche de la Sierra (hilly) 184.5 km (114.6 mi) 8:30 a.m. Peacock, NBCSN 11 Sept. 2 Cartagena to Lorca (flat) 156.1 km (97 mi) 8:30 a.m. Peacock, NBCSN 12 Sept. 3 Vera to Calar Alto (mountain) 166.5 km (103.5 mi) 6:30 a.m. Peacock, NBCSN 13 Sept. 4 Almunecar to Loja (medium mountain) 193.2 km (120 mi) 8:30 a.m. Peacock, NBCSN 14 Sept. 5 Jaen to Sierra de la Pandera (mountain) 152.7 km (94.9 mi) 8:30 a.m. Peacock 15 Sept. 6 Palma del Rio to Cordoba (medium mountain) 181.2 km (112.6 mi) 8:30 a.m. Peacock — Sept. 7 Rest day — — — 16 Sept. 8 Cortegana to Palos de la Frontera (hilly) 186 km (116 mi) 8:30 a.m. Peacock, NBCSN 17 Sept. 9 Dos Hermanas to Seville (flat) 189.2 km (117.6 mi) 8:30 a.m. Peacock, NBCSN 18 Sept. 10 El Puerto de Santa Maria to Jerez de la Frontera (ITT) 32.5 km (20.2 mi) 8:30 a.m. Peacock, NBCSN 19 Sept. 11 Velez-Malaga to Penas Blancas (hilly) 205.1 km (127.4 mi) 7 a.m. Peacock, NBCSN 20 Sept. 12 La Calahorra to Collado del Alguacil (mountain) 187 km (116 mi) 6 a.m. Peacock 21 Sept. 13 Granada 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:
Year GC Winner Country Team 2025 Jonas Vingegaard Denmark Visma-Lease a Bike 2024 Primoz Roglic Slovenia Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe 2023 Sepp Kuss USA Team Jumbo-Visma 2022 Remco Evenepoel Belgium Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl 2021 Primoz Roglic Slovenia Team Jumbo-Visma 2020 Primoz Roglic Slovenia Team Jumbo-Visma 2019 Primoz Roglic Slovenia Team Jumbo-Visma 2018 Simon Yates Great Britain Mitchelton-Scott 2017 Chris Froome Great Britain Team Sky 2016 Nairo Quintana Colombia Movistar
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