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Vuelta a España 2026 · 22 Aug – 13 Sep

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3,275 km
total distance
58,156 m
elevation gain
2
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La Vuelta Femenina 2026: Blasi shines on the Angliru

Seven stages across north-west Spain, two brutal summit finishes and a historic first: the Alto de l'Angliru. Home rider Paula Blasi seized the red jersey there.

👑 Overall winner: Paula Blasi
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13 September 2026·8 min read

Vuelta a España 2026: Tobias Halland Johannessen wins a dramatic final stage in Granada as Enric Mas is crowned overall champion

The Vuelta's finale became a talking point before a wheel had even turned: with the overall classification already effectively settled and safety concerns swirling around Granada's narrow, partially cobbled circuit, the peloton pushed organisers into a striking compromise — general classification times were locked in from 9.8 kilometres out, at the start of the last of four finishing laps. That left only the stage win still up for grabs: Ramses Debruyne forced the decisive split inside the final two kilometres, and Tobias Halland Johannessen out-sprinted Alessandro Romele for it, with Debruyne third and Matthew Brennan — distanced on the finishing climb — recovering in time for fourth. Behind them, Enric Mas rolled across the line inside the neutralised bunch to complete his first Grand Tour title, the first Spanish winner of the Vuelta since Alberto Contador in 2014, beating Primož Roglič by 2 minutes and 15 seconds with Felix Gall third. Wout van Aert, Santiago Buitrago and Oscar Onley close out the points, mountains and young rider jerseys respectively. The full story of a strange, gentlemen's-agreement finale, the final general classification, and a look back at how this Vuelta was won.

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12 September 2026·7 min read

Vuelta a España 2026: Mikel Landa wins the queen stage to Collado del Alguacil as Enric Mas seals overall victory

The toughest day of this Vuelta lived up to its billing. Ramses Debruyne attacked almost as soon as the day's breakaway formed on the Puerto de El Duque, taking Tobias Halland Johannessen and Mikel Landa with him, and on the brutal final climb to Collado del Alguacil it was Landa who rode clear alone, taking his first win in over five years by 47 seconds. Behind them, Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe drove the pace in the group of favourites, but Enric Mas held firm, conceding time only to Felix Gall while actually extending his lead over Primož Roglič to 2:15 — all but sealing his first Grand Tour title with only Sunday's finale in Granada left. Sepp Kuss produced the day's other big move, surging into fifth place overall. The full story of stage 20, the standings after twenty stages, and a look ahead to Sunday's five-times-up-the-Alhambra finale.

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11 September 2026·6 min read

Vuelta a España 2026: Eddie Dunbar catches Santiago Buitrago on Peñas Blancas as Enric Mas holds onto red

The first mountain day of a brutal closing weekend produced this Vuelta's most dramatic finish yet. A breakaway containing Eddie Dunbar, Santiago Buitrago, Tom Gloag, Urko Berrade and Marcel Camprubí escaped over the stage's early climbs and held its lead all the way to the base of the Peñas Blancas summit finish. Buitrago attacked first and looked set for a solo win, but Dunbar hauled him back and swept past with roughly 350 metres to go, taking his first stage win of this Vuelta by 14 seconds. Behind them, Primož Roglič tested Enric Mas with a late dig, but the race leader answered without difficulty and the entire top five — Mas, Roglič, Felix Gall, Richard Carapaz and Oscar Onley — crossed the line together, some five minutes down, with the general classification completely unchanged. The full story of stage 19, the standings after nineteen stages, and a look ahead to Saturday's brutal queen stage through the Sierra Nevada.