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Can anyone find a way to beat Tadej Pogacar?
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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.
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Live stream: FloBikes
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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.
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Stage |
Date |
Location (Type) |
Length |
Time (ET) |
Watch/Winner |
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1 |
Aug. 22 |
Monaco to Monaco (ITT) |
9 km (5.6 mi) |
10:05 a.m. |
Tadej Pogacar |
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2 |
Aug. 23 |
Monaco to Manosque (hilly) |
215.5 km (133.9 mi) |
8:50 a.m. |
Matthew Brennan |
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3 |
Aug. 24 |
Gruissan to Font Romeu (medium mountain) |
166.7 km (103.6 mi) |
8:50 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 |
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5 |
Aug. 26 |
Falset to Roquetes (hilly) |
171.1 km (106.3 mi) |
8:50 a.m. |
Matthew Brennan |
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6 |
Aug. 27 |
Alcossebre to Castellon (medium mountain) |
176.8 km (109.9 mi) |
8:50 a.m. |
Tadej Pogacar |
|
7 |
Aug. 28 |
Vall d’Alba to Aramon Valdelinares (mountain) |
149.9 km (93.1 mi) |
7:25 a.m. |
Andreas Leknessund |
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8 |
Aug. 29 |
Pucol to Xeraco (flat) |
176.4 km (109.6 mi) |
8:50 a.m. |
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9 |
Aug. 30 |
Villajoyosa to Alto de Aitana (mountain) |
187.5 km (116.5 mi) |
6 a.m. |
FloBikes |
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— |
Aug. 31 |
Rest day |
— |
— |
— |
|
10 |
Sept. 1 |
Alcaraz to Elche de la Sierra (hilly) |
184.5 km (114.6 mi) |
8:50 a.m. |
FloBikes |
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11 |
Sept. 2 |
Cartagena to Lorca (flat) |
156.1 km (97 mi) |
8:50 a.m. |
FloBikes |
|
12 |
Sept. 3 |
Vera to Calar Alto (mountain) |
166.5 km (103.5 mi) |
6:50 a.m. |
FloBikes |
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13 |
Sept. 4 |
Almunecar to Loja (medium mountain) |
193.2 km (120 mi) |
8:50 a.m. |
FloBikes |
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14 |
Sept. 5 |
Jaen to Sierra de la Pandera (mountain) |
152.7 km (94.9 mi) |
8:50 a.m. |
FloBikes |
|
15 |
Sept. 6 |
Palma del Rio to Cordoba (medium mountain) |
181.2 km (112.6 mi) |
8:50 a.m. |
FloBikes |
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— |
Sept. 7 |
Rest day |
— |
— |
— |
|
16 |
Sept. 8 |
Cortegana to Palos de la Frontera (hilly) |
186 km (116 mi) |
8:50 a.m. |
FloBikes |
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17 |
Sept. 9 |
Dos Hermanas to Seville (flat) |
189.2 km (117.6 mi) |
8:50 a.m. |
FloBikes |
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18 |
Sept. 10 |
El Puerto de Santa Maria to Jerez de la Frontera (ITT) |
32.5 km (20.2 mi) |
8:50 a.m. |
FloBikes |
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19 |
Sept. 11 |
Velez-Malaga to Penas Blancas (hilly) |
205.1 km (127.4 mi) |
7:15 a.m. |
FloBikes |
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20 |
Sept. 12 |
La Calahorra to Collado del Alguacil (mountain) |
187 km (116 mi) |
6:20 a.m. |
FloBikes |
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21 |
Sept. 13 |
Granada to Granada (flat) |
99.4 km (61.8 mi) |
10:10 a.m. |
FloBikes |
* Stage 3 was abandoned with about 16 km remaining due to hail and extreme weather
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Here are the general classification winners from the last 10 editions of the Vuelta:
|
Year |
GC Winner |
Country |
Team |
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2025 |
Jonas Vingegaard |
Denmark |
Visma-Lease a Bike |
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2024 |
Primoz Roglic |
Slovenia |
Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe |
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2023 |
Sepp Kuss |
USA |
Team Jumbo-Visma |
|
2022 |
Remco Evenepoel |
Belgium |
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl |
|
2021 |
Primoz Roglic |
Slovenia |
Team Jumbo-Visma |
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2020 |
Primoz Roglic |
Slovenia |
Team Jumbo-Visma |
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2019 |
Primoz Roglic |
Slovenia |
Team Jumbo-Visma |
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2018 |
Simon Yates |
Great Britain |
Mitchelton-Scott |
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2017 |
Chris Froome |
Great Britain |
Team Sky |
|
2016 |
Nairo Quintana |
Colombia |
Movistar |
