How to watch Vuelta a España 2026: Everything you need to live stream the Spanish Grand Tour — Stage 1

All the key information for the final Grand Tour of the year, which runs from Saturday 22 August until Sunday 13 September

The Vuelta a España 2026 begins on Saturday, 22 August in Monaco, and will run for three weeks to finish on Sunday, 13 September in Granada, Spain.

The final Grand Tour of the year, it represents the last chance for big name contenders who have so far missed out to redeem their seasons – but the Spanish race has its own character and challenges for fans to enjoy too.

The biggest name on the start list is five-time Tour de France champion Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG), who will be looking to complete his set of Grand Tour titles. He is not alone on the start list, however, with Primož Roglič (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe), Felix Gall (Decathlon CMA CGM) and Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl-Trek) among the big GC names taking part.

This year's route is concentrated mostly in eastern and southern Spain, with a denouement in the Sierra Nevada in the final week.

Below, Cycling Weekly has put together all the key information on broadcasters and live streams so you can watch the Vuelta a España wherever you are.

Fans across the world from Australia to northern Europe will be happy to learn that there are numerous free streams of the Vuelta a España available this year, thanks to broadcasters in their regions.

In Australia, the race is being shown on TV and online by SBS, the country's public service broadcaster. Streaming is available at SBS On Demand.

In Spain, which is of course the Vuelta's host nation, the race will be free to air on state-owned broadcaster RTVE.

The Vuelta is also free to watch in Belgium, with Flemish-language coverage on VRT and the Sporza website and French coverage on RTBF.

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In the UK, the race will be shown live across TNT Sports, Warner Bros. Discovery's premium sports channels, with it being on TNT Sports 1 and 3 depending on the day and the time. Check the schedule here.

The will also be available online and on mobile devices on HBO Max with a package price of £30.99 a month.

There will also be free-to-air Vuelta a España highlights on 5 in the UK during the race, broadcast nightly from 7-8pm.

For North American viewers, this year's coverage of the Vuelta a España is divided across Peacock for those in the US and FloBikes for those in Canada.

Peacock is part of NBC Sports, which comes at $12.99 per month and includes programming from NBC and Bravo.

In Canada, Flobikes is in charge of broadcasting the Vuelta a España 2026. Subscriptions cost CA$49.99 a month, with big savings for long-term plans. The Flobikes TV app is available on Roku, Fire TV, Chromecast and Apple TV, as well as on iOS and Android.

Those in Australia can catch the full Vuelta a España for free on SBS with streaming available via SBS On Demand.

You will need an account with an Australian postcode (e.g. 2026).

The Vuelta a España is the final three-week race of the year, following the Giro d'Italia in May and the Tour de France in July. It wasn't always this way round – for the first 60 years of its history the Spanish race was the first Grand Tour on the calendar, before being moved in 1995 with the aim of attracting bigger name riders.

Despite this, it continues to exist in the shadow of its siblings to some extent, but can still feature an impressive start list. This year's is none too shabby, featuring Tadej Pogačar as favourite no less, supported by a very capable team including João Almedia and Jay Vine.

He might be the overwhelming favourite, but there are others to contend with, including Primož Roglič (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe), Felix Gall (Decathlon CMA CGM) and Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl-Trek).

Also riding are Oscar Onley (Netcompany-Ineos), the Visma-Lease a Bike pair of Wout van Aert and Matthew Brennan, Tour green jersey Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) and KOM in France Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost).

The relentless parcours means the GC contenders will rarely be far from the action from start to finish.

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Stage

Day

Start

Finish

Distance

Type

Estimated stage times (CEST)

24 August

Monaco

9km

ITT

4:17pm-7:30pm

25 August

Monaco

Manosque (France)

215km

Hilly

12:42pm-5:16pm

26 August

Gruissan

Font Romeu

174km

Medium mountains

1:21pm-5:18pm

27 August

Andorra La Vella (Andorra)

Andorra La Vella

105km

Mountains

2:49pm-5:22pm

28 August

Falset (Spain)

Roquetes

173km

Hilly

1:34pm-5:20pm

29 August

Alcossebre

Castelló

177km

Medium mountains

1:11pm-5:18pm

30 August

Vall d'Alba

Aramón Valdenlinares

150km

Mountains

1:40pm-5:19pm

31 August

Puçol

Xeraco

171km

Flat

1:42pm-5:20pm

1 September

La Vila Joiosa

Alto de Aitana

187km

Mountains

12:26pm-5:14pm

3 September

Alcaraz

Elche de la Sierra

185km

Hilly

1pm-5:18pm

4 September

Cartagena

Lorca

151km

Flat

2:08pm-5:21pm

5 September

Vera

Calar Alto

166km

Mountains

1:07pm-5:17pm

6 September

Almuñécar

Loja

193km

Medium mountains

12:41pm-5:16pm

7 September

Jaén

Sierra de la Pandera

154km

Mountains

1:33pm-5:19pm

8 September

Palma del Río

Córdoba

190km

Medium mountains

12:46pm-5:17pm

10 September

Cortegana

La Rabída

181km

Hilly

1:18pm-5:19pm

11 September

Dos Hermanas

Sevilla

185km

Flat

1:24pm-5:20pm

12 September

El Puerto de Santa María

Jerez de la Frontera

32km

ITT

2:06pm-5:30pm

13 September

Vélez-Málaga

Peñas Blancas

210km

Medium mountains

12:06pm-5:14pm

14 September

La Calahorra

Collado del Alguacil

187km

Mountains

12:36pm-5:16pm

15 September

Carrefour Granada

Granada

112km

Hilly

4:23pm-7:07pm

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