Vuelta a España stage overview

Summer may be coming to an end, but there is still one Grand Tour left to look forward to: La Vuelta a España. Over three weeks, the riders will take on 21 stages, starting in Monaco before eventually finishing in Granada in the south of Spain after covering 3,275 kilometres.

We all know that there is a certain Slovenian rider racing in the rainbow jersey who is the major favourite for the race, but the battles for the remaining podium places and stage wins along the way could be quite interesting.

And with a route that offers very few opportunities for pure sprinters, there should be plenty of room for breakaways, punchy riders, versatile sprinters and climbers to shine, at least on the days when Pogačar isn’t aiming for the win.

Brief stage overview ❤️

So, let's take a look at what awaits ↓

Here is a brief look at all 21 stages of La Vuelta a España.

What to expect?

As seen above a very tough and climbing-heavy Vuelta awaits, with plenty of opportunities for the GC riders and climbers to make a difference. There aren’t many chances for the pure sprinters, but versatile riders, breakaway specialists and strong climbers should have plenty of opportunities to fight for stage wins.

A guide to the overview

The background color for each stage represents the type of stage

❤️Red - Mountain

💛Yellow - Medium mountain

💜Purple - Hilly

💚Green - Flat

💙Blue - Time-Trial

Each stage comes with a short description of what to expect and a watch score based on how exciting I think the stage could be 😊 Of course, anything can happen, weather, tactics, and race dynamics can play a huge role. Even an on paper boring stage can surprise while the on paper exciting stages can disappoint. As always: the riders make the race! 🚴‍♂️

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Timetable❤️

I have also made an overview of the expected start and finish times for each stage, including the estimated time the riders will pass the 50 km mark. All times are shown in local time (CEST) and are based on the fastest estimates from the Vuelta a España website. Riders may go slower but it also would not be surprising if some stages finish even faster (:

The start-times listed are for the neutral roll-out.

Unlike in the Tour de France, not all stages of La Vuelta have full coverage, but the stages with a TV-icon on the timetable above have.

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If you reahced this point, thank you for reading along and enjoy the Vuelta ❤️