The 2026 Vuelta a España may not be heading for the Canary Islands, but with a week to go before the route is finally revealed on December 17, the latest rumours point to the inclusion of up to nine major summit finishes and an ultra-difficult route.
According to a report on Wednesday in AS, the Vuelta's official newspaper, Wednesday evening's route publication in Monaco will unveil what it said would be "the toughest Vuelta a España in 10 years" with up to nine summit finishes, all of them in stages with around 4,000 metres of vertical climbing each.
