How to watch the 2023 Vuelta a España – live TV and streaming

The final Grand Tour of the 2023 season – the Vuelta a España – is almost upon us, with an all-star cast of riders set to battle it out for the red jersey over three weeks in Spain.

The race, running from August 26 in Barcelona to September 17 in Madrid, will bring together a number of the top stage racers in the world to go head to head over a typically mountainous course including the Col du Tourmalet and Alto de l’Angliru.

Three-time winner Primož Roglič will lead Jumbo-Visma along with Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard, while reigning champion Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep) is another hot favourite taking on the Vuelta.

In addition to that big-name trio, the opening team time trial in Barcelona will see the likes of Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers), Eddie Dunbar (Jayco-AlUla), Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek), Joāo Almeida (UAE Team Emirates) and EF Education-EasyPost pair Richard Carapaz and Hugh Carthy lining up.

Home hopes will be represented by Enric Mas (Movistar) and Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates), while other top riders set to race include Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers), Santiago Buitrago (Bahrain Victorious), Sepp Kuss (Jumbo-Visma), and Jay Vine (UAE Team Emirates).

Cyclingnews will be bringing you full reports, results, news, interviews, and analysis throughout the race. Read on to find out how to watch the 2023 Vuelta a España via live stream, no matter your location, with ExpressVPN or one of the other highly recommended VPN services below. 

In addition to scrolling down the page for our live streaming guide, check out our comprehensive Vuelta a España guide, the Vuelta a España route, plus the Vuelta a España start list information powered by FirstCycling.

The route map of the 2023 Vuelta a España (Image credit: ASO/Unipublic)How to watch the Vuelta a España in the USA & Canada

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The Vuelta will be available to view in the USA on Peacock with some stages also shown on CNBC. It’ll set you back $5.99 per month for a Peacock subscription, with a subscription to the (ad-free) Peacock Premium Plus costing $11.99 per month. A yearly subscription to either costs less, too.

FloBikes will air the race in Canada with an annual subscription costing $12.50 per month.

How to watch the Vuelta a España in the UK

The 2023 Vuelta a España will be broadcast in the United Kingdom and around Europe on Eurosport channels 1 and 2 (410, 411 on Sky) as well as streaming on Discovery+, which carries Eurosport’s live coverage. 

A subscription to Discovery+ costs £6.99/$9.15 per month, or £59.99/$78.51 for a 12-month pass.

Additionally, the race will be aired in the United Kingdom, Europe, and in select other territories on GCN+, with a year’s subscription costing £39.99 and a monthly subscription costing £6.99.

ITV4 will also be showing highlights of the race for free in the UK.

How to watch the Vuelta a España around the world

Eurosport and GCN+ will serve numerous countries around Europe and the rest of the world. Consult GCN+’s live streaming schedule for information on your location.

In Australia, GCN+ will carry coverage. All stages will also be available to watch in full, for free on national broadcaster SBS.

Finally, if you fancy a Spanish touch to the Vuelta then RTVE will be your port of call.

Best VPN for streaming the Vuelta a España

Geo-restrictions are the bane of cycling fans because they can prevent you from watching the Tour de France using your live streaming accounts if you are outside of your home country.

While you can always follow Cyclingnews for all the live coverage you can access your geo-blocked live streaming services by simulating being in your home country with a VPN – a ‘virtual private network’.

Our experts have thoroughly tested VPNs for live streaming sports and recommend ExpressVPN. The service lets you to watch the race live on various devices – Smart TVs, Fire TV Stick, PC, Mac, iPhone, Android phone, iPads, tablets, etc.

There are a couple other very good options that are safe, reliable and offer good bandwidth for streaming sports. Check out the best two options below – NordVPN and the best budget option, Surfshark.

Vuelta a España scheduleSwipe to scroll horizontallyDateStageLocationTiming (CET)August 26Stage 1Barcelona – Barcelona19:05 – 20:45August 27Stage 2Mataro – Barcelona12:45 – 17:30August 28Stage 3Suria – Arinsal. Andorra13:15 – 17:30August 29Stage 4Andorra La Vella – Tarragona13:20 – 17:30August 30Stage 5Morella – Burriana12:50 – 17:30August 31Stage 6La Vall d’Uixo – Pico del Buitra12:20 – 17:30September 1Stage 7Utiel – Oliva12:50 – 17:30September 2Stage 8Denia – Xorret de Cati12:55 – 17:30September 3Stage 9Cartagena – Collado de la Cruz de Caravaca12:39 – 17:15September 4Rest dayValladolidRow 9 – Cell 3 September 5Stage 10Valladolid – Valladolid13:57 – 17:30September 6Stage 11Lerma – La Laguna Negra13:15 – 17:30September 7Stage 12Olvega – Zaragoza13:58 – 17:30September 8Stage 13Formigal – Col du Tourmalet13:50 – 17:30September 9Stage 14Sauveterre-de-Bearn – Larra-Belagua12:55 – 17:30September 10Stage 15Pamplona – Lekunberri13:20 – 17:30September 11Rest daySantanderRow 16 – Cell 3 September 12Stage 16Liencres Playa – Bejes14:40 – 17:30September 13Stage 17Ribadesella – Alto de l’Angliru13:40 – 17:30September 14Stage 18Pola de Allande – La Cruz de Linares12:47 – 17:30September 15Stage 19La Baneza – Iscar13:15 – 17:30September 16Stage 20Manzanares el Real – Guadarrama11:55 – 17:30September 17Stage 21Hipodromo de la Zarzuela – Madrid17:14 – 19:58