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Simon Warren

Vuelta a España 2024 live stream: How to watch cycling online for free and from anywhere

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Team Jumbo-Visma's Dutch rider Dylan Van Baarle (R) ahead of the pack climbs the Puerto de la Cruz Verde pass during the stage 20 of the La Vuelta cycling tour of Spain as we round up where to watch a Vuelta a España 2024 live stream .

The 79th Vuelta a España starts on August 17 in Lisbon Portugal and finishes 21 stages later on September 8 in the Spanish capital Madrid. It’s the first time the race has started in Portugal since 1997 and it stays in the country for three days before returning to Spain for what is by far the most mountainous of the year’s three grand tours.

Read on and we'll show you how to watch the Vuelta a España 2024 live streams from anywhere with a VPN, and potentially for FREE.

Vuelta a España 2024 live streams: TV schedule, dates

Vuelta a España 2024 live streams take place between Saturday, August 17 and Sunday, September 8. Start times vary.
• FREE STREAMS — Watch on SBS (Australia), RTVE (Spain), VRT Max (Belgium)
• U.S. — Watch on Peacock
• Canada — Watch on FloBikes
• U.K. — Watch on Discovery+
• Watch anywhere — Try NordVPN risk-free

The entry for this year’s race is devoid of true stellar names with the trio of Tadej Pogačar, Remco Evenepoel and Jonas Vinegaard all giving the race a miss as they recover from the Tour de France and Olympics.

To fill this void the 2023 champion Sepp Kuss (Visma-Lease a Bike) has taken on the role of favourite to repeat his victory of one year ago, and backed up by his super-domestique Wout van Aert, he will be keen to prove his first GT win wasn’t a gift or a fluke.

Taking him on will be three-time winner Primož Roglič (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe), desperate for a good result after a year of crashes and injury. Other hopefuls will be Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates), Ben O’Connor (Decathlon-AG2R La Mondiale), Aleksandre Vlasov (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe), João Almeida (UAE Team Emirates) and home favourite Carlos Rodriguez (INEOS Grenadiers).

Ready for to get your wheels in motion? Here's how to watch Vuelta a España 2024 live streams from anywhere, including free options.

FREE Vuelta a España 2024 live streams

If you live in the Australia, Spain or Belgium then you can look forward to a FREE Vuelta a España live stream in 2024.

Australia’s SBS, Spain's RTVE and Belgium's VRTMax are set to serve up free streams of the last grand Tour of 2024.

But what if you’re usually based in any of these countries but aren’t at home to catch that free Vuelta a España coverage? Maybe you’re on holiday and don’t want to spend money on pay TV in another country, when you’d usually be able to watch for free at home?

Don't worry — you can watch via a VPN instead. We'll show you how to do that below.

Vuelta a España 2024 live streams around the world

Away from home at the moment and blocked from watching the cycling on your usual subscription?

You can still watch the Vuelta a España 2024 live thanks to the wonders of a VPN (Virtual Private Network). The software allows your devices to appear to be back in your home country regardless of where in the world you are. So ideal for viewers away on vacation or on business. Our favorite is NordVPN. It's the best on the market:

Using a VPN is incredibly simple.

1. Install the VPN of your choice. As we've said, NordVPN is our favorite.

2. Choose the location you wish to connect to in the VPN app. For instance if you're in the U.S. and want to view an Australian service, you'd select Australia from the list.

3. Sit back and enjoy the action. Head to SBS, or another streaming service, and watch the action.

How to watch 2024 Vuelta a España live streams in the U.S.

Cycling fans in the U.S. can watch the 2024 Vuelta a España on NBC. It'll also be available to stream via Peacock (from $7.99 per month).

If you don't have NBC via cable or you've already cut the cord, you can watch the network via Fubo (from $79.99 per month with a seven-day free trial) or Hulu with Live TV ($7.99 per month with a 30-day free trial). Sling TV also offers NBC in selected markets.

And if you're currently out of the U.S. but want to watch the race on your usual service, then don't forget to explore NordVPN set out above.

How to watch Vuelta a España 2024 live streams in the U.K.

Live coverage of the 2024 Vuelta a España will be broadcast in the UK on Eurosport and Discovery+.

A 'standard' subscription to Discovery+ which includes Eurosport's cycling coverage will set you back £6.99 per month. The package includes year-round cycling streams as well as other live sports including snooker, tennis, motorsports, and more.

A premium subscription, which includes all that plus TNT Sports (Premier League, Champions League and Europa League football plus rugby, wrestling, UFC, and MotoGP) costs an additional £30.99 per month.

If you're currently traveling overseas, don't worry, as you can use NordVPN to watch from abroad.

How to watch Vuelta a España 2024 live streams in Canada

Cycling fans in the Canada can watch the 2024 Vuelta a España on FloBikes. A subscription will set you back CAN$150 for the year or CAN$29.99 on a monthly basis.

Not at home right now? Use NordVPN or another VPN service to trick your device into thinking you're still in Canada.

Vuelta a España 2024 stages in detail

The 2024 La Vuelta is 3265 kilometres long set over 21 stages, eight of which are classed as mountain stages, five medium mountain stages, five hilly stages, two time trials and one flat stage, so on paper it is defiantly a climber’s race. This year the race starts in Portugal with a short 12km time trial from Lisbon to Oeiras so the GC will be in play right from day one. Following this brief opener the race takes on a further two stages in Portugal, both hilly affairs with no serious climbs so they may offer an opportunity to the sprinters if they can prevent a break from escaping.

Leaving Portugal the race heads back into Spain for the first summit finish of the race on stage four up the 14.6km Pico Villuercas then following this a mostly flat run into Sevilla. Stage six takes the peloton through the mountains of southern Spain with one first category climb up the Puerto del Boyar followed by three third category climbs including the summit finish to Yunquera. The race stays in the south of the country for three more stages and another summit finish on stage eight into Cazorla and a savage stage nine from Motril to Granada which features three first category climbs in the Sierra Nevada along its 178km route.

After the first rest day the race resumes in the north of the country and begins its journey from west to east with stage 10 from Ponteareas which features the wicked Alto de Mougas towards the end. Stage 11 is a hilly affair then stage 12 and 13 feature back to back summit finishes, the later up the savage climb of the Puerto de Ancares. The mountains keep coming with the Puerto de Leitariegos on stage 14 then the absolute monster summit finish on Cuitu Negru the day after.

The second rest day is spent in Oviedo before the race picks up again with the traditional visit to Lagos de Covadonga on stage 16. Stage 17 only features two climbs at mid distance as does stage 18 so this should give the favorites a chance to recover before the final showdowns on stage 19 to Alto de Moncalvillo and stage 20 up the infamous Pico Blanco.

The race finishes in Madrid the following day but not with the customary circuit race but a long 24.6 km time trial, just in case there is any chance to still change the final outcome.

Vuelta a España 2024 schedule

Stage 1 | Saturday August 17, Lisbon - Oieras (ITT), 12km

Stage 2 | Sunday August 18, Cascais - Ourém, 194km

Stage 3 | Monday August 19, Lousã - Castelo Branco, 195km

Stage 4 | Tuesday August 20, Plasencia - Pico Villuercas, 170.5km

Stage 5 | Wednesday August 21, Fuente del Maestre - Sevilla, 177km

Stage 6 | Thursday August 22, Jerez de la Frontera - Yunquera, 185.5km

Stage 7 | Friday August 23, Archidona - Córdoba, 180.5km

Stage 8 | Saturday August 24, Úbeda - Cazorla, 159km

Stage 9 |Sunday August 25, Motril - Granada, 178.5km

Stage 10 | Tuesday August 27, Ponteareas - Baiona, 159.6km

Stage 11 | Wednesday August 28, Padrón - Padrón, 166.4km

Stage 12 | Thursday August 29, Ourense - Manzaneda, 137.4km

Stage 13 | Friday August 30, Lugo - Puerto de Ancares, 176km

Stage 14 | Saturday August 31, Villafranca del Bierzo - Villablino, 200.4km

Stage 15 | Sunday September 1, Infiesto - Cuitu Negru, 142.9km

Stage 16 | Tuesday September 3, Luanco - Lagos de Covadonga, 181.5km

Stage 17 | Wednesday September 4, Arnuero - Santander, 141.5km

Stage 18 | Thursday September 5, Vitoria - Maeztu, 179.3km

Stage 19 | Friday September 6, Logroño - Alto de Moncalvillo, 173.5km

Stage 20 | Saturday September 7, Villarcayo - Picón Blanco, 172km

Stage 21 | Sunday September 8, Madrid - Madrid (ITT), 24.6km

Today at the Vuelta a España

The short climb of the Alto 14% some 30 kilometres before the finish of stage 7 had the desired effect and decimated the field leaving just a select group up front to contest the sprint to the line. With his ability to both sprint and climb, favourite for the win was Wout van Aert and he duly delivered in emphatic style to take his second stage win of this year’s race.

Staying in Andalucia stage 8 takes the riders through the myriad of olive groves from Úbeda to another summit finish at Sierra de Cazorla so expect leader Ben O’Connor to be put under pressure by the teams of the other favourites.