Vuelta a España 2024 route: stage-by-stage analysis

Climbs of Lagos de Covadonga, Cuitu Negru and Picón Blanco star in typically mountainous route

2024 Vuelta a España race route
(Image credit: Unipublic)

The sprinters of the pro peloton could be forgiven for feeling a little aggrieved about the end-of-season races this year. The race directors of the major events have clearly opted not to design parcours suited to them.

The Olympic road race was too hilly for any pure fastman to take any of the limited starting places for their nations, and the World Championship route in Zurich is equally unfavourable. So what of the Vuelta a España? A race that so often serves up some long, flat, relaxed stages for the sprinters to unleash their speed at the end. Not so this year.

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Vuelta a España 2024 route
StageDateStartFinishDistanceProfile
117 AugustLisbonOeiras12kmITT
218 AugustCascaisOurém191kmHilly
319 AugustLousãCastelo Branco182kmHilly
420 AugustPlasenciaPico Villuercas167kmMountain
521 AugustFuente del MaestreSevilla170kmFlat
622 AugustJerez de la FronteraYunquera181kmMountain
723 AugustArchidonaCórdoba179kmHilly
824 AugustUbedaCazorla159kmMid-Mountain
925 AugustMotrilGranada178kmMountain
Rest day26 AugustRow 10 - Cell 2 Row 10 - Cell 3 Row 10 - Cell 4 Row 10 - Cell 5
1027 AugustPonteareasBaoina160kmMountain
1128 AugustPadrónPadrón164kmMid-Mountain
1229 AugustOrenseManzaneda133kmHilly
1330 AugustLugoPuerto de Ancares171kmMountain
1431 AugustVillafranca del BierzoVillablino199kmMid-Mountain
151 SeptemberInfiestoCuitu Negru142kmMountain
Rest day2 SeptemberRow 17 - Cell 2 Row 17 - Cell 3 Row 17 - Cell 4 Row 17 - Cell 5
163 SeptemberLuancoLagos de Covadonga181kmMountain
174 SeptemberArnueroSantander143kmMid-Mountain
185 SeptemberVitoria-GasteizIzki Natural Park175kmMid-Mountain
196 SeptemberLogroñoAlto de Moncalvillo168kmHilly
207 SeptemberVillarcayoPicón Blanco188kmMountain
218 SeptemberMadridMadrid22kmITT

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Tom Davidson
Senior News and Features Writer

Tom joined Cycling Weekly as a news and features writer in the summer of 2022, having previously contributed as a freelancer. He is fluent in French and Spanish, and holds a master's degree in International Journalism, which he passed with distinction. Since 2020, he has been the host of The TT Podcast, offering race analysis and rider interviews.

An enthusiastic cyclist himself, Tom likes it most when the road goes uphill, and actively seeks out double-figure gradients on his rides. His best result is 28th in a hill-climb competition, albeit out of 40 entrants.