The final Grand Tour, the Vuelta a España is nearing its apex with two key stages still to come before the finish in Madrid on September 8.
Primož Roglič (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) heads into the last weekend while wearing the red jersey for the 40th day of his career and a lead of 1:54 on former leader Ben O'Connor (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale).
With a big mountain finish on stage 20 at Picon Blanco and a time trial on the final day, Roglič's fourth Vuelta a España win is far from certain.
O'Connor held onto second place overall but only has a margin of 26 seconds over Enric Mas (Movistar) in third, and one minute over fourth-placed Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost), so even the podium can still change wildly over the next two days.
Stage 20 to Picon Blanco and stage 21, a 24.6km individual time trial in Madrid will be races not to miss, so read on to find out how to watch them.
Dates: August 17-September 8
Free streams: SBS
USA: Peacock TV
Canada: FloBikes
UK: Discovery+
Australia: SBS
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How to watch the Vuelta a España on TV or live streaming for free
The 2024 Vuelta a España will be aired for free in Australia on SBS on Demand.
If you live or are on holiday in this country, then enjoy the month of racing with no subscription fees to pay. However, if you're away from home on holiday during the racing then it's possible to keep up with the racing without shelling out for a local streaming subscription.
A VPN could solve your problem, and we have all the information on how to watch the action using a VPN below.
Vuelta a España live in the USA
NBC hold the broadcasting rights for the Vuelta a España in the USA. The race will be broadcast live on NBC, as well as the network's streaming service, Peacock TV.
Peacock TV offers a seven-day free trial for those who want to try before you buy. A full subscription to the service starts from $4.99 per month.
NBC is available via cable plans and, if you're a cord-cutter, you can watch the network via Hulu ($7.99 per month with a 30-day free trial), DirecTV (from $64.99 per month with a five-day free trial), and FuboTV (from $74.99 per month with a seven-day free trial).
Vuelta a España live in Canada
The Vuelta a España is live on FloBikes in Canada. An annual subscription will set you back $29.99/month or $150/year.
Vuelta a España live in the UK
The Vuelta a España is live on TV on Eurosport and Discovery+.
A 'standard' subscription to Discovery+, which includes Eurosport's cycling coverage, will set you back £6.99 per month or £59.99 per year. The package includes year-round cycling streams as well as other live sports, including snooker, tennis, motorsports, and more.
A premium subscription, which includes all that plus TNT Sports (Premier League, Champions League and Europa League football plus rugby, wrestling, UFC, and MotoGP), costs an additional £29.99 per month.
Vuelta a España live around the world
In Australia, national broadcaster SBS will carry live Tour de France coverage. For a local feel and full Spanish-language coverage of the race, head to RTVE.
Watch the Tour de France live on any streams
If you are outside of your home region and need to access your live streaming services to watch the action, you may find your access to be geo-restricted.
In this case, a VPN service will come in handy, allowing your computer to pretend it's home and let you log into your streaming accounts to catch all of the racing action.
Our colleagues at TechRadar thoroughly tested several VPN services and came up with a few great recommendations below.
There are a couple other very good options that are safe, reliable and offer good bandwidth for streaming sports. Check out two other top options below - ExpressVPN and the best budget option, Surfshark.
