Vuelta a España Vuelta 2026 route rumours

[vappaxbipmv]

We are one month from the route presentation and Unipublic is doing a great job at preventing leaks, surely because that's the best recipe to prevent criticism.

Here are some new rumours from interweb forums:
1) MTF at Aitana in the second week.

2) Mid-mountain stage in the sierras South of Albacete. This is a region never visited before by any proffesional race. Rumours say the stage finish will be at Yeste, but I'm not sure if they'll resist the temptation to finish at the nearby Monte Ardal.

3) After that, the race will go to Andalucía with stages in the provinces of Jaén, Granada, Málaga and an ITT at Jerez before the transfer to the Canary Islands. The stage in Granada is rumoured to be in the mountains.

Didn't Canary Islands say they don't want to host the Vuelta, as far as I know that's their most recent position

 

[CyclistAbi]

Didn't Canary Islands say they don't want to host the Vuelta, as far as I know that's their most recent position

No.

 

[ice&fire]

Didn't Canary Islands say they don't want to host the Vuelta, as far as I know that's their most recent position

That was linked to the presence of IPT in the race. Since the team has metamorphosed the Canary Islands stages are still on the cards.

 

[vappaxbipmv]

That was linked to the presence of IPT in the race. Since the team has metamorphosed the Canary Islands stages are still on the cards.

Fair enough, thanks