2026 Vuelta a Andalucía

Dates18–22 February 2026

Stages5

Distance803.4 km (499.2 mi)

Winning time18h 47' 10"

2026 UCI ProSeries

Race details

Dates

18–22 February 2026

Stages

5

Distance

803.4 km (499.2 mi)

Winning time

18h 47' 10"

Results


Winner	Iván Romeo (ESP)	(Movistar Team)
Second	Andreas Leknessund (NOR)	(Uno-X Mobility)
Third	Tom Pidcock (GBR)	(Pinarello–Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team)
Points	Alex Aranburu (ESP)	(Cofidis)
Mountains	Josh Burnett (NZL)	(Burgos Burpellet BH)
Youth	Jan Christen (SUI)	(UAE Team Emirates XRG)
Team	Movistar Team

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The 2026 Vuelta a Andalucía Ruta del Sol (English: Tour of Andalucia Route of the Sun) was a road cycling stage race that took place between 18 and 22 February 2026 in the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain. The race was rated as a category 2.Pro event on the 2026 UCI ProSeries calendar, and was the 72nd edition of the Vuelta a Andalucía.

Six UCI WorldTeams ten, UCI ProTeams, and one UCI Continental team made up the seventeen teams that participated in the race.^[1]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

UCI Continental Teams

Petrolike

Route

Stage characteristics and winners
Stage	Date	Course	Distance		Stage winner
1	18 February	Benahavís to Pizarra	150.1 km (93.3 mi)	Hilly stage	Christophe Laporte (FRA)
2	19 February	Torrox to Otura	138.6 km (86.1 mi)	Hilly stage	Iván Romeo (ESP)
3	20 February	Jaén to Lopera	180.9 km (112.4 mi)	Hilly stage	Milan Fretin (BEL)
4	21 February	Montoro to Pozoblanco	166 km (103 mi)	Hilly stage	Tom Crabbe (BEL)
5	22 February	La Roda de Andalucía to Lucena	167.8 km (104.3 mi)	Hilly stage	Tom Pidcock (GBR)
Total			803.4 km (499.2 mi)

Stages

Stage 1

18 February 2026 – Benahavís to Pizarra, 150.1 km (93.3 mi)^[2]

Stage 1 Result^[3]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Christophe Laporte (FRA)	Visma–Lease a Bike	3h 34' 39"
2	Bastien Tronchon (FRA)	Groupama–FDJ United	+ 0"
3	Ben Oliver (NZL)	Modern Adventure Pro Cycling	+ 0"
4	Søren Wærenskjold (NOR)	Uno-X Mobility	+ 0"
5	Fred Wright (GBR)	Pinarello–Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	+ 0"
6	Nicolò Buratti (ITA)	MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort	+ 0"
7	Michiel Lambrecht (BEL)	Team Flanders–Baloise	+ 0"
8	Sandy Dujardin (FRA)	Team TotalEnergies	+ 0"
9	Jon Barrenetxea (ESP)	Movistar Team	+ 0"
10	José María Martín (ESP)	Equipo Kern Pharma	+ 0"

General classification after Stage 1^[3]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Christophe Laporte (FRA)	Visma–Lease a Bike	3h 34' 39"
2	Bastien Tronchon (FRA)	Groupama–FDJ United	+ 0"
3	Ben Oliver (NZL)	Modern Adventure Pro Cycling	+ 0"
4	Søren Wærenskjold (NOR)	Uno-X Mobility	+ 0"
5	Fred Wright (GBR)	Pinarello–Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	+ 0"
6	Nicolò Buratti (ITA)	MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort	+ 0"
7	Michiel Lambrecht (BEL)	Team Flanders–Baloise	+ 0"
8	Sandy Dujardin (FRA)	Team TotalEnergies	+ 0"
9	Jon Barrenetxea (ESP)	Movistar Team	+ 0"
10	José María Martín (ESP)	Equipo Kern Pharma	+ 0"

Stage 2

19 February 2026 – Torrox to Otura, 138.6 km (86.1 mi)^[4]

Stage 2 Result^[5]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Iván Romeo (ESP)	Movistar Team	3h 27' 12"
2	Andreas Leknessund (NOR)	Uno-X Mobility	+ 7"
3	Alex Aranburu (ESP)	Cofidis	+ 54"
4	Jan Christen (SUI)	UAE Team Emirates XRG	+ 54"
5	Iván Cobo (ESP)	Equipo Kern Pharma	+ 54"
6	Alessandro Fancellu (ITA)	MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort	+ 54"
7	Aleksandr Vlasov	Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe	+ 54"
8	Adrien Boichis (FRA)	Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe	+ 54"
9	Tim Wellens (BEL)	UAE Team Emirates XRG	+ 54"
10	Romain Grégoire (FRA)	Groupama–FDJ United	+ 54"

General classification after Stage 2^[5]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Iván Romeo (ESP)	Movistar Team	7h 01' 51"
2	Andreas Leknessund (NOR)	Uno-X Mobility	+ 7"
3	Fred Wright (GBR)	Pinarello–Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	+ 54"
4	Bastien Tronchon (FRA)	Groupama–FDJ United	+ 54"
5	Alex Aranburu (ESP)	Cofidis	+ 54"
6	Christophe Laporte (FRA)	Visma–Lease a Bike	+ 54"
7	Aleksandr Vlasov	Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe	+ 54"
8	Alessandro Fancellu (ITA)	MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort	+ 54"
9	Jon Barrenetxea (ESP)	Movistar Team	+ 54"
10	Adrien Boichis (FRA)	Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe	+ 54"

Stage 3

20 February 2026 – Jaén to Lopera, 180.9 km (112.4 mi)^[6]

Stage 3 Result^[7]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Milan Fretin (BEL)	Cofidis	4h 11' 13"
2	Paul Penhoët (FRA)	Groupama–FDJ United	+ 0"
3	Christophe Laporte (FRA)	Visma–Lease a Bike	+ 0"
4	Sandy Dujardin (FRA)	Team TotalEnergies	+ 0"
5	Tom Crabbe (BEL)	Team Flanders–Baloise	+ 0"
6	Alex Aranburu (ESP)	Cofidis	+ 0"
7	Nicolò Buratti (ITA)	MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort	+ 0"
8	Tom Pidcock (GBR)	Pinarello–Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	+ 0"
9	Jon Barrenetxea (ESP)	Movistar Team	+ 0"
10	Fernando Gaviria (COL)	Caja Rural–Seguros RGA	+ 0"

General classification after Stage 3^[7]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Iván Romeo (ESP)	Movistar Team	11h 13' 04"
2	Andreas Leknessund (NOR)	Uno-X Mobility	+ 7"
3	Christophe Laporte (FRA)	Visma–Lease a Bike	+ 50"
4	Alex Aranburu (ESP)	Cofidis	+ 54"
5	Fred Wright (GBR)	Pinarello–Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	+ 54"
6	Jon Barrenetxea (ESP)	Movistar Team	+ 54"
7	Alessandro Fancellu (ITA)	MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort	+ 54"
8	Bastien Tronchon (FRA)	Groupama–FDJ United	+ 54"
9	Aleksandr Vlasov	Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe	+ 54"
10	Gotzon Martín (ESP)	Euskaltel–Euskadi	+ 54"

Stage 4

21 February 2026 – Montoro to Pozoblanco, 166 km (103 mi)^[8]

Stage 4 Result^[9]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Tom Crabbe (BEL)	Team Flanders–Baloise	3h 50' 02"
2	Søren Wærenskjold (NOR)	Uno-X Mobility	+ 0"
3	Sandy Dujardin (FRA)	Team TotalEnergies	+ 0"
4	Alex Aranburu (ESP)	Cofidis	+ 0"
5	Christophe Laporte (FRA)	Visma–Lease a Bike	+ 0"
6	Axel Zingle (FRA)	Visma–Lease a Bike	+ 0"
7	Nicolò Buratti (ITA)	MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort	+ 0"
8	Orluis Aular (VEN)	Movistar Team	+ 0"
9	Fred Wright (GBR)	Pinarello–Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	+ 0"
10	Paul Penhoët (FRA)	Groupama–FDJ United	+ 0"

General classification after Stage 4^[9]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Iván Romeo (ESP)	Movistar Team	15h 03' 06"
2	Andreas Leknessund (NOR)	Uno-X Mobility	+ 7"
3	Romain Grégoire (FRA)	Groupama–FDJ United	+ 49"
4	Christophe Laporte (FRA)	Visma–Lease a Bike	+ 50"
5	Jon Barrenetxea (ESP)	Movistar Team	+ 51"
6	Tom Pidcock (GBR)	Pinarello–Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	+ 52"
7	Johannes Kulset (NOR)	Uno-X Mobility	+ 52"
8	Torstein Træen (NOR)	Uno-X Mobility	+ 52"
9	Fred Wright (GBR)	Pinarello–Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	+ 53"
10	Alex Aranburu (ESP)	Cofidis	+ 54"

Stage 5

22 February 2026 – La Roda de Andalucía to Lucena, 167.8 km (104.3 mi)^[10]

Stage 5 Result^[11]
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Tom Pidcock (GBR)	Pinarello–Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	3h 43' 52"
2	Jan Christen (SUI)	UAE Team Emirates XRG	+ 10"
3	Romain Grégoire (FRA)	Groupama–FDJ United	+ 12"
4	Alex Aranburu (ESP)	Cofidis	+ 12"
5	Aleksandr Vlasov	Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe	+ 12"
6	Iván Romeo (ESP)	Movistar Team	+ 12"
7	Andreas Leknessund (NOR)	Uno-X Mobility	+ 12"
8	Clément Braz Afonso (FRA)	Groupama–FDJ United	+ 14"
9	Tim Wellens (BEL)	UAE Team Emirates XRG	+ 21"
10	Axel Zingle (FRA)	Visma–Lease a Bike	+ 31"

General classification after Stage <5ref name="CN-5" />
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Iván Romeo (ESP)	Movistar Team	18h 47' 10"
2	Andreas Leknessund (NOR)	Uno-X Mobility	+ 7"
3	Tom Pidcock (GBR)	Pinarello–Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	+ 27"
4	Jan Christen (SUI)	UAE Team Emirates XRG	+ 44"
5	Romain Grégoire (FRA)	Groupama–FDJ United	+ 44"
6	Alex Aranburu (ESP)	Cofidis	+ 51"
7	Aleksandr Vlasov	Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe	+ 54"
8	Clément Braz Afonso (FRA)	Groupama–FDJ United	+ 56"
9	Tim Wellens (BEL)	UAE Team Emirates XRG	+ 1' 03"
10	Jon Barrenetxea (ESP)	Movistar Team	+ 1' 11"

Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage
Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Spanish rider classification	Andalusian rider classification	Young rider classification	Team classification
1	Christophe Laporte	Christophe Laporte	Christophe Laporte	Victor Campenaerts	Jon Barrenetxea	José María Martín	Rayan Boulahoite	Team TotalEnergies
2	Iván Romeo	Iván Romeo	Iván Romeo	Iván Romeo	Iván Romeo	José Manuel Díaz	Rayan Boulahoite	Movistar Team
3	Milan Fretin		Christophe Laporte	Josh Burnett			Jan Christen
4	Tom Crabbe		Christophe Laporte				Johannes Kulset
5	Tom Pidcock		Alex Aranburu				Jan Christen
Final		Iván Romeo	Alex Aranburu	Josh Burnett	Iván Romeo	José Manuel Díaz	Jan Christen	Movistar Team

Legend
	Denotes the winner of the general classification		Denotes the winner of the young rider classification
	Denotes the winner of the points classification		Denotes the winner of the Spanish rider classification
	Denotes the winner of the mountains classification		Denotes the winner of the Andalusian rider classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Jan Christen (SUI)	UAE Team Emirates XRG	18h 47' 54"
2	Johannes Kulset (NOR)	Uno-X Mobility	+ 28"
3	Lorenzo Nespoli (ITA)	MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort	+ 30"
4	Rayan Boulahoite (FRA)	Team TotalEnergies	+ 42"
5	Juan Diego Quintero (COL)	Petrolike	+ 2' 50"
6	Matisse Van Kerckhove (BEL)	Visma–Lease a Bike	+ 8' 55"
7	Luke Tuckwell (AUS)	Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe	+ 10' 49"
8	Ibai Azanza (ESP)	Equipo Kern Pharma	+ 23' 08"
9	William Smith (GBR)	Visma–Lease a Bike	+ 26' 23"
10	Maxime Decomble (FRA)	Groupama–FDJ United	+ 29' 46"

2026 Vuelta a Andalucía

Route

Stages

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Stage 4

Stage 5

Classification leadership table

Classification standings

General classification

Points classification

Mountains classification

Spanish rider classification

Andalusian rider classification

Young rider classification

Teams classification

References

External links

Related Articles

Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1	Josh Burnett (NZL)	Burgos Burpellet BH	18
2	Iván Romeo (ESP)	Movistar Team	12
3	Andreas Leknessund (NOR)	Uno-X Mobility	11
4	Victor Campenaerts (BEL)	Visma–Lease a Bike	10
5	Jesús Herrada (ESP)	Burgos Burpellet BH	8
6	Tom Pidcock (GBR)	Pinarello–Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	7
7	Geoffrey Bouchard (FRA)	Team TotalEnergies	6
8	Juan Pedro López (ESP)	Movistar Team	6
9	Aleksandr Vlasov	Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe	4
10	Samuel Flórez (COL)	Modern Adventure Pro Cycling	4

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	José Manuel Díaz (ESP)	Burgos Burpellet BH	18h 48' 35"
2	Juan Pedro López (ESP)	Movistar Team	+ 2"
3	José María Martín (ESP)	Equipo Kern Pharma	+ 26' 00"

Rank	Team	Time
1	Movistar Team	56h 23' 58"
2	Uno-X Mobility	+ 7"
3	Groupama–FDJ United	+ 36"
4	Burgos Burpellet BH	+ 1' 14"
5	MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort	+ 1' 26"
6	Team TotalEnergies	+ 1' 41"
7	Red Bull–Bora–Hansgrohe	+ 2' 42"
8	UAE Team Emirates XRG	+ 3' 26"
9	Cofidis	+ 3' 46"
10	Pinarello–Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	+ 6' 54"