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How to watch and live stream the Vuelta a España 2024

The 79th Vuelta a España starts on Saturday 17th August in Lisbon, Portugal with a 12km time-trial. The route heads to the south of Spain before a lengthy transfer to the north and includes eight mountain stages, five hilly stages and just the one flat stage.

The three weeks culminate with an individual time-trial in Madrid. The race will cover 3,265km of racing with the Stage 14 the longest at 200.5km.

Headlining the start list is defending champion Sepp Kuss of Visma-Lease a Bike who led home a 1-2-3 for the team last year ahead of Jonas Vingegaard and Primož Roglič. Their eternal rivals of UAE Team Emirates will be looking to stop them this year, however, bringing the powerful duo of João Almeida and Adam Yates to fight for the maillot rojo. Now at Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe, Roglič is also back and is looking for a fourth Vuelta a España victory, with other riders such as Carlos Rodríguez (Ineos Grenadiers) and Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost) also in the mix.

It promises to be a fantastic final three weeks of Grand Tour racing in 2024, with appearances from the Lagos de Covadonga on Stage 16 and Picón Blanco on Stage 20 among the headline climbs on the menu.

How can I watch the Vuelta a España 2024?

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The Vuelta a España 2024 will be available to watch in the UK and throughout Europe on Eurosport and Discovery+ for £6.99 per month with the basic package, which includes cycling and all other Eurosport programmes. All 21 stages will also be shown live in the UK on the TV channel Eurosport 1. This will include Eurosport’s ‘The Breakaway’ analysis show that will air before and after each stage.

In the United States, the racing will be available on NBC Sports and Peacock with FloBikes showing the race in Canada. For Australians, the Vuelta will be shown live on Eurosport and Discovery+ as well as on SBS.

If it’s not being shown in your country, you may be able to watch coverage using a VPN – Virtual Private Network – which allows users to mask their IP address and watch geo-blocked content, provided they don’t need to pay for a subscription. This is also helpful for watching paid-for coverage while abroad in countries without access.  

One such example is ExpressVPN, which is very well reviewed, helps users to find a way to watch cycling without having to pay for broadcasters services, and costs £5.36 per month, with three months free. Other options include NordVPN, Surfshark and Kapersky.

• Read more: How to watch cycling post-GCN

Worldwide broadcasters of the 2024 Vuelta a España

Vuelta a España 2024: Live TV Guide

All coverage time and channels are subject to change.

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Stage 1: Saturday 17th August

Discovery+: 16:00 – 20:00
Eurosport 1: 16:00 – 20:00

Stage 2: Sunday 18th August

Discovery+: 13:30 – 17:00
Eurosport 2: 13:30 – 17:00

Stage 3: Monday 19th August

Discovery+: 13:30 – 17:00
Eurosport 1: 13:30 – 17:00

Stage 4: Tuesday 20th August

Discovery+: 13:30 – 17:00
Eurosport 1: 13:30 – 17:00

Stage 5: Wednesday 21st August

Discovery+: 13:30 – 17:00
Eurosport 1: 13:30 – 17:00

Stage 6: Thursday 22nd August

Discovery+: 13:30 – 17:00
Eurosport 1: 13:30 – 17:00

Stage 7: Friday 23rd August

Discovery+: 13:30 – 17:00
Eurosport 1: 13:30 – 17:00

Stage 8: Saturday 24th August

Discovery+: 13:30 – 17:00
Eurosport 1: 14:30 – 18:00

Stage 9: Sunday 25th August

Discovery+: 13:30 – 17:00
Eurosport: TBC

Stage 10: Tuesday 27th August

Discovery+: 12:00 – 17:00
Eurosport: TBC

Stage 11: Wednesday 28th August

Discovery+: 13:30 – 17:00
Eurosport: TBC

Stage 12: Thursday 29th August

Discovery+: 13:30 – 17:00
Eurosport: TBC

Stage 13: Friday 30th August

Discovery+: 13:30 – 17:00
Eurosport: TBC

Stage 14: Saturday 31st August

Discovery+: 12:30 – 17:00
Eurosport: TBC

Stage 15: Sunday 1st September

Discovery+: 12:30 – 17:00
Eurosport: TBC

Stage 16: Tuesday 3rd September 

Discovery+: 11:30 – 17:00
Eurosport: TBC

Stage 17: Wednesday 4th September 

Discovery+: 13:30 – 17:00
Eurosport: TBC

Stage 18: Thursday 5th September

Discovery+: 13:30 – 17:00
Eurosport: TBC

Stage 19: Friday 6th September

Discovery+: 13:30 – 17:00
Eurosport: TBC

Stage 20: Saturday 7th September 

Discovery+: 11:30 – 17:00
Eurosport: TBC

Stage 21: Sunday 8th September 

Discovery+: 16:00 – 19:20
Eurosport: TBC

For more Vuelta a España content, head to our Vuelta hub page.

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