Enric Mas won the 2026 Vuelta a España. The Movistar rider finished 2 minutes 15 seconds ahead of Primož Roglič, with Felix Gall third at 2 minutes 44 seconds. It is his first Grand Tour win, and he is the first Spanish winner of his home Grand Tour since Alberto Contador in 2014. This page lists every stage, its winner and the red jersey holder, and links to our own reports.
The race ran from 22 August in Monaco to 13 September in Granada. It had 21 scheduled stages, but stage 3 was cancelled because of a hailstorm, so 20 stages were raced. Thirteen different riders won them. Tadej Pogačar won three stages and led the race until he crashed out on stage 8.
The 2026 Vuelta at a glance
- Overall winner: Enric Mas (Movistar), 73 hours 52 minutes 55 seconds.
- Podium: Primož Roglič (Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe) +2:15, Felix Gall (Decathlon CMA CGM) +2:44.
- Most stage wins: Matthew Brennan (Visma–Lease a Bike), five.
- Points jersey: Wout van Aert (Visma–Lease a Bike), 326 points.
- Mountains jersey: Santiago Buitrago (Bahrain Victorious), 78 points.
- Young rider: Oscar Onley (Netcompany INEOS).
- Team classification: Decathlon CMA CGM.
Stage-by-stage results table
The table gives the published route distance of each stage. Result sheets and some websites list slightly different figures. Two stages were changed during the race: stage 3 was cancelled, and stage 15 was shortened because of extreme heat. “Red jersey” is the overall leader after the stage.
| Stage | Date (2026) | Route | Distance and type | Winner | Red jersey after the stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 Aug | Monaco – Monaco | 9.4 km, individual time trial | Tadej Pogačar | Pogačar |
| 2 | 23 Aug | Monaco – Manosque | About 214 km, hilly | Matthew Brennan | Pogačar |
| 3 | 24 Aug | Gruissan – Font-Romeu | 174 km planned, medium mountain | Cancelled (hailstorm), no winner | Pogačar |
| 4 | 25 Aug | Andorra la Vella loop | 104.8 km, mountain | Tadej Pogačar | Pogačar |
| 5 | 26 Aug | Falset – Roquetes | 173.4 km, hilly | Matthew Brennan | Pogačar |
| 6 | 27 Aug | Alcossebre – Castellón | 177.4 km, medium mountain | Tadej Pogačar | Pogačar |
| 7 | 28 Aug | Vall d’Alba – Aramón Valdelinares | 149.8 km, mountain | Andreas Leknessund | Pogačar |
| 8 | 29 Aug | Puçol – Xeraco | 171 km, flat | Bryan Coquard | Enric Mas |
| 9 | 30 Aug | La Vila Joiosa – Alto de Aitana | 187.4 km, mountain | Enric Mas | Enric Mas |
| 10 | 1 Sep | Alcaraz – Elche de la Sierra | 184.7 km, hilly | Bastien Tronchon | Enric Mas |
| 11 | 2 Sep | Cartagena – Lorca | 151.3 km, flat | Matthew Brennan | Enric Mas |
| 12 | 3 Sep | Vera – Calar Alto | 166.6 km, mountain | Jakob Omrzel | Enric Mas |
| 13 | 4 Sep | Almuñécar – Loja | 192.8 km, medium mountain | Wout van Aert | Enric Mas |
| 14 | 5 Sep | Jaén – Sierra de la Pandera | 154.5 km, mountain | Marco Brenner | Enric Mas |
| 15 | 6 Sep | Palma del Río – Córdoba | 110.2 km (shortened from 189.7 km) | Wout van Aert | Enric Mas |
| 16 | 8 Sep | Cortegana – La Rábida (Palos de la Frontera) | 181.1 km, hilly, flat finish | Matthew Brennan | Enric Mas |
| 17 | 9 Sep | Dos Hermanas – Seville | 185 km, flat | Matthew Brennan | Enric Mas |
| 18 | 10 Sep | El Puerto de Santa María – Jerez de la Frontera | 32.1 km, individual time trial | Stefan Küng | Enric Mas |
| 19 | 11 Sep | Vélez-Málaga – Peñas Blancas | 210.8 km, hilly, summit finish | Eddie Dunbar | Enric Mas |
| 20 | 12 Sep | La Calahorra – Collado del Alguacil | 186.8 km, mountain | Mikel Landa | Enric Mas |
| 21 | 13 Sep | Granada circuit | About 112 km, four laps | Tobias Halland Johannessen | Enric Mas |
Rest days were 31 August and 7 September. Stage 8 is the turning point: Pogačar left the race and Mas inherited the lead. Mas did not put on the jersey at the podium that evening, according to Cycling Weekly’s report.
How the race unfolded
Stages 1 to 9: Pogačar in red, then the crash
Pogačar won the opening 9.4 km time trial in Monaco by 0.09 seconds from Ethan Hayter. Brennan took the first bunch sprint on stage 2 at Manosque. On stage 3 a hailstorm hit the peloton in the Pyrenees. The stage was neutralised and then called off, with no winner. Pogačar, who had signalled the bunch to slow down, kept the lead.
On stage 4 in Andorra, Pogačar attacked about 50 km from the finish and rode alone to win, 2 minutes 39 seconds ahead of Jarno Widar and Felix Gall. That put him 3 minutes 21 seconds clear of Roglič. Brennan won again on stage 5, Pogačar beat Mas in the sprint at Castellón on stage 6, and Andreas Leknessund won from the break on stage 7, with Uno-X taking first and second.
On stage 8, Pogačar crashed shortly before the Puerto de Barx and abandoned. His team later reported a concussion, a displaced left collarbone fracture and a stable fracture of the C7 vertebra. Bryan Coquard won the sprint. Mas became the leader and then won stage 9 at the Alto de Aitana, ahead of Oscar Onley. Read our reports on the stage 8 crash and on Mas and the red jersey.
Stages 10 to 15: Mas defends, Visma takes over the finales
Bastien Tronchon won a chaotic stage 10 sprint at Elche de la Sierra. Brennan won stage 11 in Lorca for his third victory. On stage 12, Jakob Omrzel won at Calar Alto and Mas extended his lead over Roglič to 1 minute 45 seconds.
Wout van Aert won stage 13 in Loja after a 43-rider breakaway, and stage 15 in Córdoba, where heat cut the route from 189.7 km to 110.2 km. In between, Marco Brenner won at the Sierra de la Pandera on stage 14, Tudor’s first Grand Tour stage win. Mas gained time on Roglič that day, and Gall moved up to second overall, 2 minutes 6 seconds behind. See our reports on stage 13, stage 14 and stage 15.
Stages 16 to 21: Brennan’s fifth win, then the mountains
Brennan won the sprints on stages 16 and 17 to reach five stage wins on his Grand Tour debut. Visma ended the race with seven stage wins. Stefan Küng won the Jerez time trial on stage 18, and Roglič took 33 seconds from Mas, cutting the gap to 1 minute 37 seconds. Eddie Dunbar won from the breakaway on the Peñas Blancas summit on stage 19. See stage 17, stage 18 and stage 19.
The queen stage on day 20 went to Mikel Landa, who rode alone to the Collado del Alguacil. Mas limited his losses and led Roglič by 2 minutes 15 seconds, the margin he kept to the end. Stage 21 was a four-lap circuit in Granada, won by Tobias Halland Johannessen. The organisers did not count the final lap for the overall ranking, so the general classification was settled at the penultimate finish-line crossing. Our reports: Landa wins the queen stage and stage 21 in Granada.
Final general classification (top 10)
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time or gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enric Mas | Movistar Team | 73:52:55 |
| 2 | Primož Roglič | Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe | +2:15 |
| 3 | Felix Gall | Decathlon CMA CGM | +2:44 |
| 4 | Richard Carapaz | EF Education–EasyPost | +6:54 |
| 5 | Sepp Kuss | Visma–Lease a Bike | +8:45 |
| 6 | Oscar Onley | Netcompany INEOS | +9:28 |
| 7 | Jakob Omrzel | Bahrain Victorious | +10:38 |
| 8 | Clément Berthet | Groupama–FDJ United | +11:41 |
| 9 | Cristián Rodríguez | XDS Astana | +11:59 |
| 10 | Harold Tejada | XDS Astana | +12:51 |
Jersey winners and team classification
- Points (green): Wout van Aert, 326 points. Matthew Brennan was second with 273. Van Aert took over the lead when Pogačar left.
- Mountains: Santiago Buitrago, 78 points, ahead of Van Aert with 62. Buitrago had led since stage 9.
- Young rider: Oscar Onley (Netcompany INEOS). Jakob Omrzel was second.
- Teams: Decathlon CMA CGM.
Stage wins by rider
| Rider | Team | Wins | Stages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Brennan | Visma–Lease a Bike | 5 | 2, 5, 11, 16, 17 |
| Tadej Pogačar | UAE Team Emirates XRG | 3 | 1, 4, 6 |
| Wout van Aert | Visma–Lease a Bike | 2 | 13, 15 |
| Andreas Leknessund | Uno-X Mobility | 1 | 7 |
| Bryan Coquard | Cofidis | 1 | 8 |
| Enric Mas | Movistar Team | 1 | 9 |
| Bastien Tronchon | Groupama–FDJ United | 1 | 10 |
| Jakob Omrzel | Bahrain Victorious | 1 | 12 |
| Marco Brenner | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 1 | 14 |
| Stefan Küng | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | 1 | 18 |
| Eddie Dunbar | Pinarello–Q36.5 | 1 | 19 |
| Mikel Landa | Soudal Quick-Step | 1 | 20 |
| Tobias Halland Johannessen | Uno-X Mobility | 1 | 21 |
By team: Visma–Lease a Bike won seven stages, UAE Team Emirates XRG three, and Uno-X Mobility and Tudor two each.
More Vuelta 2026 stories on SportViaX
- Eddie Dunbar’s Vuelta comeback victory
- Mikel Landa wins the queen stage
- Primož Roglič ahead of the finale
- Primož Roglič’s bid for a fifth Vuelta title
- Enric Mas and the final time trial
- Enric Mas’s time trial strategy
- Visma’s sprint plan on stage 16
- Every rider who abandoned the race
- Gregor Mühlberger’s crash and Felix Gall’s team
- UCI jury yellow card on stage 11
- Pogačar abandons after the stage 8 crash
- Pogačar leaves hospital after the crash
- Pogačar and the rest of the 2026 season
- Tom Pidcock reacts to Pogačar’s crash
- Finn Fisher-Black defends Pogačar
- Matxin on Pogačar’s recovery
- Carlos Rodríguez at La Vuelta 2026
- Pavel Sivakov close to a stage win on stage 9
Team pages: Movistar Cycling Team, Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe and Team Visma | Lease a Bike.
Sources
- Wikipedia: 2026 Vuelta a España
- Wikipedia: stages 1 to 11
- Wikipedia: stages 12 to 21
- ProCyclingUK: route guide, all 21 stages
- ProCyclingUK: final classification recap
- Domestique: 2026 Vuelta classifications overview
- Cyclingstage: Vuelta 2026 route
- ProCyclingUK: stage 1 report
- Cycling Weekly: stage 3 neutralised and abandoned
- La Vuelta: stage 4 report
- La Vuelta: stage 8 report
- Cycling Weekly: stage 8 report
- Domestique: Pogačar diagnosis after the crash
- La Vuelta: stage 13 report
- Domestique: stage 15 report
- La Vuelta: stage 17 report
- La Vuelta: stage 18 report
- Tour-Magazin: stage 19 report
- Domestique: stage 20 report
- Tour-Magazin: stage 21 report
