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Vuelta a Espana 2023: preview
Jumbo-Visma has a chance to become the first team to win all three of cycling’s Grand Tours in the same year, and it's embraced the history-making opportunity wholeheartedly by sending Jonas Vingegaard and Primoz Roglic out as joint team-leaders at the 78th edition of the Vuelta a España, which begins today with a 19.6km team time trial in Barcelona.
The dynamics of this high-stakes power share will be utterly captivating, especially if the two riders are neck-and-neck when the race approaches its conclusion in Madrid.
Of course, there's a good chance neither of them will end up capturing the red jersey. The man that looks likeliest to frustrate them is reigning Vuelta champion Remco Evenepoel (Soudal–Quick-Step), who – let's not forget – was leading the Giro before a positive Covid test forced his withdrawal and allowed Roglic to triumph in his stead.
Spanish hopes, meanwhile, rest on the right scapula of Enric Mas (Movistar), who finished second last year but fractured his shoulder in July, and his compatriot Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates), who also took a podium spot 12 months ago aged just 19. The sky's the limit for the man from Barcelona.
The route features nine summit finishes and seven high-mountain stages, including a brutal final week that promises to keep the identity of the eventual winner a mystery until the very end, and here's how to watch a 2023 Vuelta a Espana live stream online from anywhere. We've also listed the Vuelta a Espana schedule and start times at the bottom of the page.
FREE Vuelta a Espana live streams
One of the best things about the Vuelta a Espana is that it's completely free to watch in several countries around the world. For example:
Australia – SBS
Belgium – VRT
Spain - RTVE
If you're from any of the countries listed above but you're abroad right now, don't worry about missing out on that free coverage. All you need to do is subscribe to a VPN to watch a free Vuelta a Espana live stream and re-connect to your home streaming coverage.
How to watch Vuelta a Espana 2023 from outside your country
If you're keen to watch the Vuelta a Espana but you're away from home and the coverage is geo-blocked, then you could always use a VPN to access it (assuming you're not breaching any broadcaster T&Cs, of course). You may be surprised by how simple it is to do.
Use a VPN to get a Vuelta a Espana live stream from anywhere:
How to watch Vuelta a Espana 2023 for FREE
How to use a VPN to watch the 2023 Vuelta a Espana
Using a VPN is as easy as one-two-three...
1. Download and install a VPN - as we say, our top choice is ExpressVPN
2. Connect to the appropriate server location - open the VPN app, hit 'choose location' and select the appropriate location, eg: 'Australia' for SBS On Demand.
3. Go to the broadcaster's stream - head to your home broadcaster's site or app and watch as if you were at home - SBS On Demand for Australian citizens abroad.
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Vuelta a Espana stages and start times 2023
(All times BST)
- Stage 1 (TTT) – Sat 26/08 - Barcelona to Barcelona (19.6km) - 6.05pm
- Stage 2 – Sun 27/08 - Mataró to Barcelona (201km) - 11.45am
- Stage 3 – Mon 28/08 - Súria to Arinsal (216km) - 2.15pm
- Stage 4 – Tue 29/08 - Andorra la Vella (175km) - 12.20pm
- Stage 5 – Wed 30/08 - Morella to Burriana (171km) - 11.50am
- Stage 6 – Thu 31/08 - La Vall d'Uixó to Sierra de Javalambre (162km) - 11.20am
- Stage 7 – Fri 01/09 - Utiel to Oliva (218km) - 11.50am
- Stage 8 – Sat 02/09 - Dénia to Xorret de Catí (207km) - 11.55am
- Stage 9 – Sun 03/09 - Cartagena to Collado de la Cruz de Caravaca (35km) - 11.40am
- Rest: Mon 04/09
- Stage 10 (ITT) – Tue 05/09 - Valladolid to Valladolid (196km) - 12.57pm
- Stage 11 – Wed 06/09 - Lerma to La Laguna Negra (219km) - 12.15pm
- Stage 12 – Thu 07/09 - Ólvega to Zaragoza (179km) - 12.58pm
- Stage 13 – Fri 08/09 - Formigal to Col du Tourmalet (207km) - 12.50pm
- Stage 14 – Sat 09/09 - Sauveterre-de-Béarn to Larra-Belagua (193km) - 11.55am
- Stage 15 – Sun 10/09 - Pamplona to Lekunberri (195km) - 12.20pm
- Rest: Mon 11/09
- Stage 16 – Tue 12/09 - Liencres Playa to Bejes (203km) - 1.40pm
- Stage 17 – Wed 13/09 - Ribadesella to Alto de L'Angliru (195km) - 12.40pm
- Stage 18 – Thu 14/09 - Pola de Allande to La Cruz de Linares (161km) - 11.45am
- Stage 19 – Fri 15/09 - La Bañeza to Íscar (183km) - 12.15pm
- Stage 20 – Sat 16/09 - Manzanares el Real to Guadarrama (18.6km) - 10.55am
- Stage 21 – Sun 17/09 - Hipódromo de la Zarzuela to Madrid (126km) - 4.14pm
