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Tadej Pogačar – who else – headlines the 2026 Vuelta a España startlist.
The five-time Tour de France champion is the hyper-favorite for the red jersey in his first appearance at La Vuelta since 2019.
Primož Roglič, Felix Gall, Richard Carapaz, and Oscar Onley are among those hoping to hang with King Pog in the onslaught of climbs loaded into this year’s race.
Meanwhile, Wout van Aert vs. Mads Pedersen will make for a mouthwatering rivalry in the chase for the sprint stages and the green jersey.
Other star names to watch out for in the final grand tour of 2026 include fast-finishing Brit Matthew Brennan, 20-year-old wunderkind Pablo Torres, and USA’s fan favorite, Sepp Kuss.
Kuss and Matthew Riccitello lead the small North American contingent of the 2026 Vuelta a España. Five U.S. riders and only one Canadian and one Mexican will be at the start line on Saturday, August 22.
The Vuelta rolls out this Saturday with a city center time trial in Pogačar’s home-frome-home, Monaco. The red jersey will be awarded 23 days later on September 13 after a showstopper final stage in Granada centered on circuits of the climb to the Alhambra.
Here’s your full guide to how to watch the action.
Confirmed Vuelta a España 2026 startlist:
| ALPECIN PREMIER TECH |
| DEBRUYNE Ramses |
| GROVES Kaden |
| GOGL Michael |
| BUSATTO Francesco |
| SENTJENS Sente |
| DE VYLDER Lindsay |
| GLIVAR Gal |
| HOULE Hugo |
| BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS |
| BILBAO Pello |
| BUITRAGO Santiago |
| ERMAKOV Roman |
| MIQUEL Pau |
| GOVEKAR Matevz |
| OMRZEL Jakob |
| PAASSCHENS Mathijs |
| VALTER Attila |
| GROUPAMA-FDJ |
| MARTIN Guillaume |
| LE GAC Olivier |
| MOLARD Rudy |
| BERTHET Clement |
| TRONCHON Bastien |
| PALENI Enzo |
| MADOUAS Valentin |
| ROCHAS Remy |
| NETCOMPANY INEOS |
| RODRIGUEZ Carlos |
| ONLEY Oscar |
| HAIG Jack |
| HAMILTON Lucas |
| LAURANCE Axel |
| SVESTAD-BARDSENG Embret |
| TARLING Joshua |
| TURNER Ben |
| MOVISTAR |
| AULAR Orluis |
| MAS Enric |
| UIJTDEBROEKS Cian |
| ROMEO Ivan |
| CANAL Carlos |
| ARCAS Jorge |
| GARCIA PIERNA Raul |
| CASTRILLO Pablo |
| NSN CYCLING TEAM |
| BENNETT George |
| HIRT Jan |
| HOFSTETTER Hugo |
| KRETSCHY Moritz |
| LUTSENKO Alexey |
| MARTI Pau |
| SCHULTZ Nick |
| VAN TRICHT Floris |
| JAYCO-ALULA |
| DOUBLE Paul |
| PICKERING Finlay |
| COVI Alessandro |
| HELLEMOSE Asbjorn |
| SUTTERLIN Jasha |
| MCKENZIE Hamish |
| BOUWMAN Koen |
| PORTER Rudy |
| PICNIC-POSTNL |
| MARTINEZ Juan Guillermo |
| GAFFURI Mattia |
| HAMILTON Chris |
| RENARD-HAQUIN Henri-Francois |
| DE JONG Timo |
| LEEMREIZE Gijs |
| PEACE Oliver |
| ROOSEN Timo |
| UNO-X MOBILITY |
| JOHANNESSEN Tobias Halland |
| KRON Andreas |
| DVERSNES LAVIK Fredrik |
| TILLER Rasmus |
| CORT Magnus |
| DALBY Simon |
| TJOTTA Martin |
| LEKNESSUND Andreas |
| XDS ASTANA |
| MULUBRHAN Henok |
| TEJADA Harold |
| RODRIGUEZ Cristian |
| FORTUNATO Lorenzo |
| LANGELLOTTI Victor |
| VAN BEKKUM Darren |
| FEDOROV Yevgeniy |
| ROMELE Alessandro |
| PINARELLO Q36.5 PRO CYCLING |
| CAMPRUBI Marcel |
| CALZONI Walter |
| DE LA CRUZ David |
| DUNBAR Eddie |
| VADER Milan |
| GLOAG Thomas |
| AZPARREN Xabier Mikel |
| GONZALEZ David |
| DECATHLON CMA CGM |
| BISIAUX Leo |
| CHAMBERLAIN Oscar |
| DE PESTEL Sander |
| GALL Felix |
| LABROSSE Jordan |
| MUHLBERGER Gregor |
| RICCITELLO Matthew |
| SCOTSON Callum |
| LIDL-TREK |
| SKJELMOSE Mattias |
| PEDERSEN Mads |
| NYS Thibau |
| BERNARD Julien |
| KAMNA Lennard |
| KONRAD Patrick |
| MOSCA Jacopo |
| SUNEKAER NORSGAARD Mathias |
| RED BULL-BORA-HANSGROHE |
| ROGLIC Primoz |
| VERMEERSCH Gianni |
| TUCKWELL Luke |
| FISHER-BLACK Finn |
| MEEUS Jordi |
| MOSCON Gianni |
| THORNLEY Callum |
| WANDAHL Frederik |
| VISMA-LEASE A BIKE |
| VAN AERT Wout |
| BRENNAN Matthew |
| NORDHAGEN Jorgen |
| TULETT Ben |
| KRUIJSWIJK Steven |
| LAPORTE Christophe |
| ARMIRAIL Bruno |
| KUSS Sepp |
| TUDOR PRO CYCLING |
| BRENNER Marco |
| KUNG Stefan |
| BARTA Will |
| KLUCKERS Arthur |
| THALMANN Roland |
| WARBASSE Larry |
| WEISS Fabian |
| WILKSCH Hannes |
| EQUIPO KERN PHARMA |
| COBO Ivan |
| BERRADE Urko |
| BRUSTENGA Marc |
| ELOSEGUI Inigo |
| RUIZ Ibon |
| SOSA Ivan Ramiro |
| URIARTE Diego |
| WENZEL Mats |
| EF EDUCATION EASYPOST |
| CARAPAZ Richard |
| SHAW James |
| ALBANESE Vincenzo |
| BELOKI Markel |
| MACKELLAR Alastair |
| RAFFERTY Darren |
| STEINHAUSER Georg |
| RODRIGUEZ Juan Felipe |
| LOTTO INTERMARCHÉ |
| WIDAR Jarno |
| CRAPS Lars |
| VAN BOVEN Luca |
| BRAET Vito |
| DE SCHUYTENEER Steffen |
| ROTA Lorenzo |
| VAN SINTMAARTENSDIJK Roel |
| THOMPSON Reuben |
| SOUDAL QUICK-STEP |
| VAN DEN BOSSCHE Fabio |
| VANSEVENANT Mauri |
| DAINESE Alberto |
| GAROFOLI Gianmarco |
| HAYTER Ethan |
| ZANA Filippo |
| LANDA Mikel |
| PARET-PEINTRE Valentin |
| UAE EMIRATES-XRG |
| POGACAR Tadej |
| ALMEIDA Joao |
| VINE Jay |
| SIVAKOV Pavel |
| TORRES Pablo |
| VERMAERKE Kevin |
| OLIVEIRA Ivo |
| NOVAK Domen |
| COFIDIS |
| COQUARD Bryan |
| BUCHMANN Emanuel |
| RENARD Alexis |
| KIRSCH Alex |
| MONIQUET Sylvain |
| OURSELIN Paul |
| ROULAND Louis |
| SAMITIER Sergio |
| BURGOS BURPELLET BH |
| HERRADA Jesús |
| DÍAZ José Manuel |
| CHUMIL Sergio Geovani |
| FAURA José Luis |
| APARICIO Mario |
| FERNÁNDEZ Sinuhé |
| ALLENO Clément |
| MACÍAS César* |
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