Warner Bros Discovery (WBD)’s coverage of La Vuelta a España – the final test of the Grand Tour season – begins on August 23rd.

All 21 stages will be shown live on Eurosport 1 (Europe and Asia-Pacific region); TNT Sports 1 and TNT Sports 3 (UK and Ireland) with a minimum of 75 live hours of action produced for fans across the three-week race. In addition, fans in the UK and Ireland can enjoy free highlights coverage each day on Quest. Every stage will also be available to stream live and on-demand on HBO Max and discovery+ with in-app innovations such as key moment timeline markers putting viewers in control if their own viewing experience.

Eurosport and TNT Sports’ localised digital and social media platforms will also provide daily reporting, editorial and behind-the-scenes content from the race in addition to free short-form highlights on YouTube.

An expert team of reporters will be embedded within the race as it traverses 3,151 kilometres across Spain, Italy, Andorra and France. This includes Anders Mielke, Andrea Berton, Thomas Bihel and Jip van den Bos with three-time La Vuelta a España champion and legend of the sport Alberto Contador presenting live coverage during the final stage from Madrid. This on-site approach will be paired with studio analysis shows in the UK (The Breakaway), Spain (La Montonera) and France (Les Rois de le Pédale) to supercharge coverage for local audiences while harnessing augmented reality storytelling tools, such as virtual wind tunnels and team buses, to engage fans beyond the live action.

Scott Young, EVP at WBD Sports Europe, commented: “An incredible Grand Tour season continues to unfold and we are privileged to have another three weeks of epic and unpredictable racing ahead of us featuring some of the most inspiring athletes anywhere. This is not the final chapter in this monumental season however. We have the greatest collection of world-class races and a year-round approach to storytelling, and following just seven days after La Vuelta, we will be in Rwanda covering a historic Road World Championships. We can’t wait to see what new stories are written and promise to bring these to the widest possible audience in our role as pan-European broadcaster and the home of cycling.”

The 90th edition of the year’s final Grand Tour departs from Turin, Italy and finishes in Madrid, Spain on September 14th.

WBD’s coverage of La Vuelta a España precedes a historic UCI Road World Championships which will be held in Africa for the first time in its 98-year history. The first races take place in Kigali, Rwanda on September 21st with Eurosport, TNT Sports, HBO Max and discovery+ providing coverage of every men’s and women’s event encompassing at least 25 live hours of action across Europe (excluding Denmark).

Commenting on the 2025 UCI Road World Championships, Contador said: “It’s good for cycling to be global. Bringing in a new continent like Africa, which hasn’t been so present in cycling, I think it’s a positive step. It’s true that the cycling tradition there isn’t as strong as in Europe or other continents, but I believe it’s a great initiative.”

2025 La Vuelta a Espańa stages

23 August – Stage 1: Turin – Novara; 186.1km (flat)
24 August – Stage 2: Alba – Limone Piemonte; 159.6km (mountain)
25 August – Stage 3: San Maurizio Canavese – Ceres; 134.6km (hills)
26 August – Stage 4: Susa – Voiron; 206.7km (hills)
27 August – Stage 5: Figueres – Figueres; 24.1km (TTT)
28 August – Stage 6: Olot – Pal; 170.3km (mountain)
29 August – Stage 7: Andorra La Vella – Cerler; 188.0km (mountain)
30 August – Stage 8: Monzón Templario – Zaragoza; 163.5km (flat)
31 August – Stage 9: Alfaro – Valdezcaray; 195.5km (mountain)
1 September – Rest day
2 September – Stage 10: Sendaviva – Larra-Belagua; 175.3km (hills)
3 September – Stage 11: Bilbao – Bilbaol; 157.4km (hills)
4 September – Stage 12: Laredo – Los Corrales del Buelna; 144.9km (hills)
5 September – Stage 13: Cabázon de la Sal – L’Angliru; 202.7km (mountain)
6 September – Stage 14: Avilés – La Farrapona; 135.9km (mountain)
7 September – Stage 15: Vegadeo – Monforte Lemos; 167.8km (hills)
8 September – Rest day
9 September – Stage 16: Poio – Castro de Herville; 167.9km (hills)
10 September – Stage 17: O Barco de Valdeorras – El Morredero; 143.2km (hills)
11 September – Stage 18: Valladolid – Valladolid; 27.2km (ITT)
12 September – Stage 19: Rueda – Guijuelo; 161.9km (flat)
13 September – Stage 20: Robledo de Chavela – Bola del Mundo; 155.6km (mountains)
14 September – Stage 21: Alalpardo – Madrid; 111.6km (flat)

2025 UCI World Road Race Championships schedule

21 September – Elite women and men’s individual time trial
22 September – U23 women and men’s individual time trial
23 September – Junior women and men’s individual time trial
24 September – Mixed team relay
25 September – U23 women road race
26 September – Junior men and U23 men road race
27 September – Elite women and Junior women road race
28 September – Elite men road race