The 18 World Tour teams are automatically included, as are the two best Pro teams from last year (Lotto-Dstny and Israel-Premier Tech). In addition, two wildcards were awarded by the organiser Unipublic. These will go to the two Spanish second-division teams in 2024 Equipo Kern Pharma and Euskaltel-Euskadiwho both last competed in the Vuelta in 2022.
Vuelta a Espana 2024: These teams are taking part
18 World Tour teams
- Alpecin-Deceuninck (Belgium)
- Arkea-B&B Hotels (France)
- Astana Qazaqstan Team (Kazakhstan)
- Bahrain-Victorious (Bahrain)
- Bora-Hansgrohe (Germany)
- Cofidis (France)
- Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale (France)
- EF Education EasyPost (USA)
- Groupama-FDJ (France)
- Ineos Grenadiers (Great Britain)
- Intermarche-Wanty (Belgium)
- Lidl-Trek (USA)
- Movistar (Spain)
- Soudal - Quick Step (Belgium)
- Team dsm-firmenich PostNL (Netherlands)
- Team Jayco-AlUla (Australia)
- Visma | Lease a Bike (Netherlands)
- UAE Team Emirates (United Arab Emirates)
The two best Pro Teams 2023
- Lotto-Dstny (Belgium)
- Israel-Premier Tech (Israel)
Participation via wildcard
- Equipo Kern Pharma (Spain)
- Euskaltel-Euskadi (Spain)
The Vuelta a Espana 2024 will take place from 17 August to 8 September. The route was unveiled back in December 2023. The start will be in Lisbon, and the course will once again be very climb-heavy with nine mountain finishes. The final stage this year is an individual time trial in Madrid.
In 2023, Team Jumbo-Visma (2024 Visma | Lease a Bike) celebrated a triple triumph. Sepp Kuss won ahead of Jonas Vingegaard and Primoz Roglic.
