The 2026 Vuelta a España is a three-week cycling race which is taking place in Monaco, France, Andorra and Spain. It is the 81st edition of the Vuelta a España and the third and final grand tour of the 2026 men's road cycling season. It started on 22 August in Monaco, and will finish on 13 September in Granada.
Classification standings Legend Denotes the leader of the general classification Denotes the leader of the young rider classification Denotes the leader of the points classification Denotes the leader of the team classification Denotes the leader of the mountains classification Denotes the winner of the combativity award
Stage 1 22 August 2026 – Monaco to Monaco, (ITT)
Stage 2 23 August 2026 – Monaco to Manosque (France),
Stage 3 24 August 2026 – Gruissan (France) to Font Romeu (France), The stage was neutralised and then cancelled with around remaining due to a severe hailstorm.
Stage 4 25 August 2026 – Andorra la Vella (Andorra) to Andorra la Vella (Andorra),
Stage 5 26 August 2026 – Falset to Roquetes,
Stage 6 27 August 2026 – Alcossebre to Castellón,
Stage 7 28 August 2026 – Vall d'Alba to Aramón Valdelinares, Andreas Leknessund won stage seven, leading a Norwegian one-two ahead of Tobias Halland Johannessen. The victory came on the same day as the death of King Harald V of Norway, with both Norwegian riders wearing black armbands in his memory. Tadej Pogačar extended his overall lead in the general classification.
Stage 8 29 August 2026 – Puçol to Xeraco, Tadej Pogačar crashed after hitting a rock in the road about 33 km from the finish and was unable to continue, forcing him to abandon the race. He was later diagnosed with a fractured left clavicle and a C7 cervical fracture.
Stage 9 30 August 2026 – Villajoyosa to Alto de Aitana,
Rest day 1 31 August 2026
Stage 10 1 September 2026 – Alcaraz to Elche de la Sierra,
Stage 11 2 September 2026 – Cartagena to Lorca,
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