La Vuelta Ciclista a España

Road · Stage Race
DateAug 22 – Sep 11, 2026
Time4:00–9:30 am ET
BroadcastPeacock
CourseStage Race
Why watch?

Monaco starts La Vuelta 2026 with a technical time trial, but the real story is how relentlessly the route keeps putting GC riders back under pressure all the way to Granada.

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Stage 21: Carrefour Granada to Granada | Vuelta a España 2026 Preview

The final stage of the 2026 Vuelta a España runs 99.4 kilometers from Carrefour Granada to Granada on September 13, closing three weeks of racing in southern Spain. This is the shortest road stage of the race, and while the profile suggests a sprint finish, the route includes enough climbing in the final circuits to create uncertainty. The stage matters most to riders who need the decisive section to create real separation, not just reshuffle the race before the finish. If the general classification is still open, the race has to be shaped before the final acceleration, not simply left to the last decisive section on its own. The stage…

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