A 9.6-kilometre individual time trial will open three weeks of racing for the 2026 Vuelta a España, the entirety of stage 1 held on roads in Monaco.
The time trial will begin from Place du Casino and conclude on Boulevard Albert I, famous for the finish line of the Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix each year. The route will showcase the Moulins and Larvotto districts, Port Hercule, Port de Fontvieille and take in the Fairmont Hairpin, a tight 180-degree turn in the Formula 1 circuit. The route was also noted as passing through Chapiteau de Fontvieille, a permanent circus-tent structure alongside the Mediterranean sea.
