Vuelta live ticker: The TOUR blog for the 2023 Tour of Spain
The 78th edition of the Vuelta a Espana starts on 26 August in Barcelona. Over the 21 stages and a total of more than 3000 kilometres, the stars of the 22 teams for the overall victory. Last year, Remco Evenepoel took the coveted red jersey after the Slovenian Primoz Roglic had won it the previous three years. Who will ride into Madrid as the winner this year? We will be following the event from stage 2 onwards in our Vuelta live ticker and will provide you with the most important information in advance here in the blog. The riders can expect a mix of flat stages and steep climbs, including nine mountain finishes. The highlight of the Vuelta will be the 13th stage, in which the professional cyclists will have to struggle up the famous Col du Tourmalet. The Vuelta a Espana 2023 will end with the arrival in the Spanish capital Madrid on 17 September, making it the last Grand Tour of the year.
The stages of the Vuelta a Espana at a glance
- 26 August - Stage 1: Barcelona (14.8 kilometres): Team time trial
- 27 August - Stage 2: Mataro to Barcelona (181.8 kilometres)
- 28 August - Stage 3: Suria to Arinsal. Andorra (158.5 kilometres)
- 29 August - Stage 4: Andorra la Vella. Andorra to Tarragona (184.6 kilometres)
- 30 August - Stage 5: Morella to Burriana (186.2 kilometres)
- 31 August - Stage 6: La Vall d'Uixo to Observatorio Astrofisico de Javalambre (183.1 kilometres)
- 01 September - Stage 7: Utiel to Oliva (200.8 kilometres)
- 02 September - Stage 8: Denia to Xorret de Cati. Costa Blanca Interior (165 kilometres)
- 03 September - Stage 9: Cartagena to Caravaca de la Cruz (184.5 kilometres)
- 04 September - Rest day
- 05 September - Stage 10: Valladolid to Valladolid (25.8 kilometres): Individual time trial
- 06 September - Stage 11: Lerma to La Laguna Negra. Vinuesa (163.2 kilometres)
- 07 September - Stage 12: Olvega to Zaragoza (150.6 kilometres)
- 08 September - Stage 13: Formigal. Huesca la Magia to Col du Tourmalet (134.7 kilometres)
- 09 September - Stage 14: Sauveterre-de-Bearn to Larra-Belagua (156.2 kilometres)
- 10 September - Stage 15: Pamplona to Lekunberri (158.3 kilometres)
- 11 September - Rest day
- 12 September - Stage 16: Liencres Playa to Bejes (120.1 kilometres)
- 13 September - Stage 17: Ribadesella/Ribeseya to Alto de l'Angliru (124.4 kilometres)
- 14 September - Stage 18: Pola de Allande to La Cruz de Linares (178.9 kilometres)
- 15 September - Stage 19: La Baneza to Iscar (177.1 kilometres)
- 16 September - Stage 20: Manzanares El Real to Guadarrama (207.8 kilometres)
- 17 September - Stage 21: Hipodromo de la Zarzuela to Madrid. Paisaje de la Luz (101.1 kilometres)
Other topics relating to the 2023 Vuelta
The Vuelta a Espana features 22 teams, each with 8 riders. Once again, numerous stars such as Jonas Vingegaard, Primoz Roglic (both Jumbo-Visma), Enric Mas (Movistar) and the winner of the last Vuelta, Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-Quick-Step), will be taking part. You can find the most important news about the riders in our Vuelta live ticker.
Vuelta live ticker: Who are the favourites to win?
Ahead of the start, TOUR takes a look at eight riders who have what it takes to finish at the front of this year's Tour of Spain. In addition to the top candidates Remco Evenepoel, Primoz Roglic and Jonas Vingegaard, there is also a rider from the German cycling team Bora-Hansgrohe included in our favourites check. Find out which of the favourites will prevail at the end of the Tour of Spain in our Vuelta live ticker.
How do the regulations for the Tour of Spain work?
Who gets which special jersey and why? In our service article on this topic we explain the regulations of the Vuelta a Espana 2023. You can of course follow the battle for the most important jersey - the red jersey - here in our live ticker.
How did the Vuelta a Espana 2022 go?
Last year too, there was a thrilling battle for overall victory in the Tour of Spain. Remco Evenepoel won his first three-week Tour of Spain after three tough weeks with numerous difficult stages. In our review we take a look back at the most important moments of the past year.
