Watch FREE 2026 Vuelta a España live streams to see the UCI World Tour riders tackle a relentlessly mountainous three weeks, starting in Monaco and finishing in Granada.
Vuelta a España 2026 live streams: TV schedule and datesThe 2026 Vuelta a España takes place between Saturday August 22 and Sunday September 13.► Stage start time: Start times vary each day.• FREE STREAMS — SBS On Demand (Australia), VRT (Belgium), RTVE (Spain), NOS (Netherlands)• U.S. — Peacock• U.K. — TNT Sports / HBO Max• Watch anywhere — Try NordVPN 100% risk-free
The collective sigh released by both rivals and indeed team-mates once Tadej Pogačar decided after all to start this year's Vuelta could probably have been heard in space. Keen to fill a gap in his CV and seemingly not affected by his successful three-week jaunt around France he lines up at the race for the first time since 2019.
On one hand we get to see the best there has ever been tearing across Spain, up mountains and flat roads alike, but on the other we may be robbed of any sort of meaningful competition such is the Slovenian's dominance. The 27-year-old is seeking to become the fourth man in history to win the Tour de France-Vuelta double in the same season.His rivals may not look much by comparison but they will be sure to give all they have in the hope that he is carrying fatigue from the Tour and they are led by the young Brit Oscar Onley. After a dire season the Netcompany Ineos rider will be keen to save his year and at least make the podium. This is where the real battle will be. with the likes of Richard Carapaz, Mattias Skjelmose, Felix Gall, four-time winner Primož Roglič and the perennial Spanish hope Enric Mas all fighting for those other two steps.The race for the points jersey also looks like it could be a classic too with the great Wout van Aert fresh after having missed the Tour up against this year’s Green Jersey winner Mads Pedersen in a battle royale of the classics men.This year’s course has a plethora of stages that will favor the breakaway so keep a keen an eye on exciting riders like Matthew Brennan, Jay Vine, Laurence Pithie, Jarno Widar, Thibau Nys, and the British duo of Max Poole and Paul Double mixing things up.You’ll find a run down of the whole route in the preview below.You can watch Vuelta a España 2026 live streams from anywhere with a VPN, and potentially for FREE.
