Vuelta a Espana 2023 schedule: Dates, times, stages and route
Your complete guide to watching the Vuelta a Espana with details including dates, times and the full schedule for each stage.
The Vuelta a Espana begins this week, the third Grand Tour of 2023, with a varied route and two other countries to navigate beyond Spanish borders.
Riders begin the event with a short team time trial through Barcelona before quickly moving on to a pair of stages in Andorra.
Riders will swoop back down the east coast of Spain before jetting from Caravaca De La Cruz in the south east to around to Valladolid in the north west of the country.
From there, they will cut east once more and dip tyres into France for Stages 13 and 14 before hugging the northern coastline and back down to Madrid for the central finale.
Fans have plenty to look forward to, and riders have plenty of challenges ahead if they are the conquer the Vuelta in 2023.
RadioTimes.com brings you all the dates and times for the Vuelta a Espana 2023.
When does Vuelta a Espana 2023 start?
The race starts in Barcelona on Saturday 26th August 2023 and will run for three weeks.
The event will come to an end on Sunday 17th September 2023 with the final stage to be held in Madrid.
Vuelta a Espana 2023 route and schedule
Stage 1: Saturday 26th August
Barcelona to Barcelona – 14.6 km (Team time trial)
Stage 2: Sunday 27th August
Mataró to Barcelona – 181.3 km (Hilly stage)
Stage 3: Monday 28th August
Súria to Arinsal (Andorra) – 158.5 km (Mountain stage)
Stage 4: Tuesday 29th August
Andorra la Vella (Andorra) to Tarragona – 183.4 km (Hilly stage)
Stage 5: Wednesday 30th August
Morella to Burriana – 185.7 km (Hilly stage)
Stage 6: Thursday 31st August
La Vall d'Uixó to Observatorio Astrofísico de Javalambre – 181.3 km (Mountain stage)
Stage 7: Friday 1st September
Utiel to Oliva – 188.8 km (Flat stage)
Stage 8: Saturday 2nd September
Dénia to Xorret de Catí – 164.8 km (Mountain stage)
Stage 9: Sunday 3rd September
Cartagena to Collado de la Cruz de Caravaca – 180.9 km (Medium-mountain stage)
Rest day: Monday 4th September
REST
Stage 10: Tuesday 5th September
Valladolid to Valladolid – 25 km (Individual time trial)
Stage 11: Wednesday 6th September
Lerma to La Laguna Negra – 163.2 km (Hilly stage)
Stage 12: Thursday 7th September
Ólvega to Zaragoza – 165.4 km (Flat stage)
Stage 13: Friday 8th September
Formigal to Col du Tourmalet (France) – 134.7 km (Mountain stage)
Stage 14: Saturday 9th September
Sauveterre-de-Béarn (France) to Larra-Belagua – 161.7 km (Mountain stage)
Stage 15: Sunday 10th September
Pamplona to Lekunberri – 156.5 km (Hilly stage)
Rest day: Monday 11th September
REST
Stage 16: Tuesday 12th September
Liencres Playa to Bejes – 119.7 km (Hilly stage)
Stage 17: Wednesday 13th September
Ribadesella to Alto de L'Angliru – 122.6 km (Mountain stage)
Stage 18: Thursday 14th September
Pola de Allande to La Cruz de Linares – 178.9 km (Mountain stage)
Stage 19: Friday 15th September
La Bañeza to Íscar – 177.4 km (Flat stage)
Stage 20: Saturday 16th September
Manzanares el Real to Guadarrama – 208.4 km (Hilly stage)
Stage 21: Sunday 17th September
Hipódromo de la Zarzuela to Madrid – 101 km (Flat stage)
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