Vuelta 2024: the grand finale of the UCI Tours

After the Giro d'Italia and the 2024 Tour de France, the so-called "Red Race" in Iberian lands, the Vuelta 2024, was the only one missing.

Stages across two countries, Portugal and Spain, and nine regions will serve as the backdrop, with many summit finishes, including 3 that are unprecedented in the history of the competition.

The course of the Tour, which concludes the season of the major UCI road cycling races, has now reached its 79th edition and is ready to be fully experienced by the riders and their teams. Fans of this sport can enjoy the spectacle on the road from August 17 to September 8, 2024.

This year, the event will be more than ever the stage for the most resilient riders, but also for the most ambitious ones. While most of the big names will try to manage and evaluate their strength between Paris (Olympic Games) and Zurich (the venue for the 2024 World Championships), some have already set their sights on the red jersey, like Egan Bernal or Wout van Aert, who will skip the Tour to focus on the Giro and Vuelta, and riders like Sepp Kuss, who could make history in the race.

The program:

Start: Lisbon, August 17
Finish: Madrid, September 8
21 stages (2 rest days)
Total: 3,261 km
2 race formats: 19 road race stages, 2 individual time trials
9 summit finishes, including 3 never before seen in the Vuelta: Yunquera, Cazorla (Ermita de la Virgen de la Cabeza), and Puerto de Ancares
6 total finishes never before featured in the route
10 new climbs
3 rolling stages
2 rolling stages with a summit finish
1 flat stage
5 undulating stages (with medium elevation changes)
8 high mountain stages
Lagos de Covadonga: The most featured summit in the history of the course
Moncalvillo, Cuitu Negru, and Puerto de Ancares: 3 double-digit climbs, among the most anticipated of the 2024 edition

The stages:

August 17, Stage 1: Lisbon-Oeiras, 12 km (individual time trial)
August 18, Stage 2: Cascais-Ourem, 191 km
August 19, Stage 3: Lousã-Castelo Branco, 182 km
August 20, Stage 4: Plasencia-Pico Villuercas, 167 km
August 21, Stage 5: Fuente del Maestre-Seville, 170 km
August 22, Stage 6: Carrefour sur. Jerez de la Frontera-Yunquera, 181 km
August 23, Stage 7: Archidona-Cordoba, 179 km
August 24, Stage 8: Ubeda-Cazorla, 159 km
August 25, Stage 9: Motril-Granada, 178 km
August 26: Rest day
August 27, Stage 10: Ponteareas-Baiona, 160 km
August 28, Stage 11: Campus Tecnológico Cortizo. Padrón-Campus Tecnológico Cortizo. Padrón, 164 km
August 29, Stage 12: Orense-Estación de Montaña de Manzaneda, 133 km
August 30, Stage 13: Lugo-Puerto de Ancares, 171 km
August 31, Stage 14: Villafranca del Bierzo-Villablino, 199 km
September 1, Stage 15: Infiesto-Valgrande Pajares. Cuitu Negru, 142 km
September 2: Rest day
September 3, Stage 16: Luanco-Lagos de Covadonga, 181 km
September 4, Stage 17: Monumento Juan del Castillo. Arnuero-Santander, 143 km
September 5, Stage 18: Vitoria-Maeztu (Parque Natural de Izki), 175 km
September 6, Stage 19: Logroño-Alto de Moncalvillo, 168 km
September 7, Stage 20: Villarcayo-Picón Blanco, 188 km
September 8, Stage 21: Distrito Telefónica-Madrid, 22 km (individual time trial)