The Vuelta a España 2026, the 81st edition of the race, is the final Grand Tour of the season, with the race following the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France in the WorldTour calendar.
The route for the 2026 edition looks tailor-made for a climber, like Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) who won in 2025, although it is still the only Grand Tour missing from UAE Team Emirates-XRG Tadej Pogačar's trophy cabinet, who has now confirmed he will be racing the event this year. Primož Roglič (Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe) will be going for a record fifth title.