This year’s Vuelta a España is shaping up to be an exciting battle between some big general classification riders. Three-time Vuelta winner Primož Roglič will be on the start line for his new team Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe and he'll be hoping to take a fourth title here, especially after a disappointing Tour de France, where he crashed out on stage 12. But it won't be a one-horse race, however, as he'll have to face defending champion and former teammate Sepp Kuss and UAE Team Emirates, who are planning to bring a team of GC contenders, including Adam Yates, João Almeida, and Isaac Del Toro. Elsewhere, Mikel Landa (Soudal–Quick-Step), Enric Mas (Movistar), and Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost) will also be hoping for their own opportunities on the GC.
With such a star-studded line-up, we expect fireworks, so this will be a Grand Tour you won’t want to miss. To make sure you catch all the action, we’ve listed the places you can watch the race unfold whether you are at home or out and about.
How to watch the Vuelta a España in the UK
If you are in the UK and want to watch riders battle it out for the Vuelta’s red jersey, you'll have to view it on either Discovery+ or the Eurosport Player as no channel broadcasts the race for free. However, all the paid-for platforms show coverage from the neutral zone to the finish line and includes The Breakaway, before and after, and is available on a different of devices, meaning you can watch at home or on the go.
Discovery+ and Eurosport Player cost £59.99 on an annual basis or £6.99 per month, and GCN+ costs £39.99 on an annual subscription or £6.99 per month.
How to watch the Vuelta a España in Europe
Discovery+ is also available across Europe, offering streaming services to Austria, Denmark, Finland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, and Sweden. Eurosport is also available in 73 countries, in 21 languages, so fans across Europe will be able to tune in to every single stage.
Free-to-air TV channels across Europe will also be hosting the Vuelta live and channels such as TV2 (Norway and Denmark), RTVE (Spain), NOS (Netherlands), VRT (Belgium), and ARD (Germany) will be hosting start-to-finish coverage.
How to watch the Vuelta a España in the USA
NBC also has the rights to stream the Vuelta, which will air for free on both NBC Sports Network and Universal HD, as well as on the channel’s online streaming website and app NBC Sports Live Extra. People in Canada can also access the live stream via FloBikes.
How to watch the Vuelta a España in Australia
For those living in Australia, the Vuelta coverage is exclusively free-to-air, meaning everyone can watch the action from one of the world's biggest bike races. SBS holds the rights Down Under and shows start-to-finish coverage of each stage. The SBS On Demand service also provides free hour-long and two hour-long highlights shows as well as some extras from around the race you can enjoy, completely free.
For those in New Zealand, Sky Sport will be showing all the coverage for those who want to tune in to catch all the action.
Other countries:
China: Zhibo TV
Brazil: ESPN
Colombia: Caracol
Japan: J Sports
Latin America and the Caribbean: ESPN
