Watch La Vuelta Femenina 2026, the 12th edition of the women's Spanish Grand Tour, as a host of top GC contenders do battle on challenging terrain around Spain, including a debut for the fearsome Alto de l'Angliru climb.
Read on for all the details you need to follow the race on live streams and TV channels in the US, UK, Canada, and the rest of the world.
The route of La Vuelta Femenina 2026 is based entirely in the north-east of the country and runs for 815km between Marín in Galicia and the Alto de l'Angliru in the mountains of Asturias.
The first stage was a rain-soaked 113.9km from Marín to Salvaterra de Miño, and impacted some of the contenders in the final half of the stage on the dicey descents. This first hilly day saw Noemi Rüegg (EF Education-Oatly) spring from the front of a reduced peloton for the victory.
The second day of racing at La Vuelta Femenina offered no flat terrain across 109.8 kilometres from Lobios to San Cibrao das Viñas, where Rüegg crashed out of the race race and Shari Bossuyt took a surprise reduced-sprint victory. Franziska Koch finished second and moved into the race lead.
The third day of racing begins in Padrón, and the peloton will race for 121.2km along a lumpy course into the finish, where a reduced group could, again, play for a sprint finish in A Coruña.
A pair of decisive mountain day pack a punch for the final weekend with decisive finishes at Les Praeres and the Angliru.
A host of big names will be battling for glory at the race, even if 2025 champion Demi Vollering (FDJ United-SUEZ) won't be defending her title. In her place, look to the likes of Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (Visma-Lease a Bike), Liane Lippert (Movistar), Juliette Berthet (FDJ United-SUEZ), Anna van der Breggen (SD Worx-Protime), and Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney (Canyon-SRAM-Zondacrypto) to challenge for the red jersey.
There are broadcast options in the UK, USA and Canada, as well as free live streaming options for La Vuelta Femenina.
Can I watch La Vuelta Femenina for free?
The 2026 edition of La Vuelta Femenina is free to watch in Australia viaSBS. SBS is the major cycling broadcaster in Australia and you can watch via the SBS On Demand streaming platform.
The race's home nation of Spain will also offer free-to-air coverage via national broadcaster RTVE. Sporza in Belgium will also offer no cost access.
If you're not in your home country right now, geo-restrictions will likely be an issue for you. But you can still access your usual streaming services by using a VPN.
How to watch La Vuelta Femenina from anywhere
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Where can I watch La Vuelta Femenina in the UK?
Fans in the UK can watch La Vuelta Femenina throughTNT Sportsand HBO Max.
Live streaming is available on the new home of cycling in the UK, HBO Max.
Plans start at £25.99/month, with month-by-month terms available at £30.99.
Where can I watch La Vuelta Femenina in the USA?
La Vuelta Femenina will have live coverage in the USA on NBC Sports via Peacock.
A subscription to Peacock Premium (with ads and sports coverage) is $10.99/month.
Where can I watch La Vuelta Femenina in Canada?
Fans in Canada can watch La Vuelta Femenina on FloBikes.
A subscription to Flobikes, which has pretty much every race you could wish for, costs $39.99 a month or $203.88 for the year.
Where can I watch La Vuelta Femenina in Australia?
Viewers in Australia can watch La Vuelta Femenina via cycling's major broadcaster in the country, SBS.
All stages will be airedlive online on their streaming platform, SBS On Demand. SBS is a free-to-air broadcaster, and SBS On Demand is free to use with registration.
La Vuelta Femenina - Need to Know
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Schedule & Timings
Stage
Date
Start Time (BST / ET / CET)
Route
Distance
Type
1
May 3
10:35 / 05:35 / 11:35
Marín → Salvaterra de Miño
113 km
Hilly
2
May 4
13:17 / 08:17 / 14:17
Lobios → San Cibrao das Viñas
109 km
Hilly
3
May 5
13:04 / 08:04 / 14:04
Padrón → A Coruña
121 km
Rolling / Sprint
4
May 6
13:18 / 08:18 / 14:18
Monforte de Lemos → Antas de Ulla
115 km
Hilly
5
May 7
13:16 / 08:16 / 14:16
León → Astorga
119 km
Flat
6
May 8
13:53 / 08:53 / 14:53
Gijón → Les Praeres (Nava)
106 km
Mountain
7
May 9
09:36 / 04:36 / 10:36
Pola de Laviana → Alto de l’Angliru
132 km
High Mountain
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Dani Ostanek is Senior News Writer at Cyclingnews, having joined in 2017 as a freelance contributor, later being hired full-time. Her favourite races include Strade Bianche, the Tour de France Femmes, Paris-Roubaix, and Tro-Bro Léon.
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