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

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.

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:

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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.

In addition to showing the Vuelta a España 2024, Peacock airs most Premier League soccer matches as well as a huge library of licensed content drawn from various brands. That includes shows like "30 Rock", "The Voice", "Law & Order: SVU" and "This Is Us".

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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

An utterly heroic ride saw the Irishman Eddie Dunbar take the Queen stage and his second of the race at the summit of the Picon Blanco. Mastering its vicious slopes he held off the chasing pack to post the biggest win of his life.

Behind in the race for RED Roglic was in defence mode and did just enough to ensure he has a huge gap to defend in the final time trial on Stage 21 to take a record equaling forth Vuelta. 

Vuelta a España 2024 start list

Here is the Vuelta a España 2024 start list with all the riders for each team:

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• GESBERT Élie
  GUERNALEC Thibault
  GUGLIELMI Simon
  HUYS Laurens
  LE BERRE Mathis
  OWSIAN Łukasz
  RODRÍGUEZ Cristián
  RIES Michel

Astana Qazaqstan

• FORTUNATO Lorenzo
  BRUSSENSKIY Gleb
  GAROFOLI Gianmarco
  SCHELLING Ide
  TEJADA Harold
  UMBA Santiago
  VINOKUROV Nicolas
  LÓPEZ Harold Martín

Bahrain Victorious

• TIBERI Antonio
  CARUSO Damiano
  GRADEK Kamil
  HAIG Jack
  KEPPLINGER Rainer
  MIHOLJEVIĆ Fran
  SÜTTERLIN Jasha
  TRÆEN Torstein

Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale

• PARET-PEINTRE Valentin
  ARMIRAIL Bruno
  BOUCHARD Geoffrey
  GALL Felix
  LAFAY Victor
  BERTHET Clément
  DE PESTEL Sander
  O'CONNOR Ben

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• POOLE Max
  BITTNER Pavel
  HAMILTON Chris
  LEEMREIZE Gijs
  LEIJNSE Enzo
  NABERMAN Tim
  TUSVELD Martijn
  VAN DEN BERG Julius

EF Education-EasyPost

• CARAPAZ Richard
  URÁN Rigoberto
  CEPEDA Jefferson Alexander
  COSTA Rui
  DOULL Owain
  RAFFERTY Darren
  SHAW James
  SWEENY Harry

Equipo Kern Pharma

• CASTRILLO Pablo
  MIQUEL Pau
  BERRADE Urko
  GUTIÉRREZ Jorge
  IRIBAR Unai
  PARRA José Félix
  RUIZ Ibon
  SOTO Antonio Jesús

Groupama-FDJ

• GAUDU David
  BYSTRØM Sven Erik
  GENIETS Kevin
  GERMANI Lorenzo
  KÜNG Stefan
  PACHER Quentin
  ROCHAS Rémy
  THOMPSON Reuben

Ineos Grenadiers

• ARENSMAN Thymen
  HEIDUK Kim
  NARVÁEZ Jhonatan
  RIVERA Brandon Smith
  RODRÍGUEZ Óscar
  DE PLUS Laurens
  TARLING Joshua
  RODRÍGUEZ Carlos

Israel-Premier Tech

• RICCITELLO Matthew
  TEUNS Dylan
  BENNETT George
  FRIGO Marco
  WOODS Michael
  RAISBERG Nadav
  SHEEHAN Riley
  STRONG Corbin

Jayco AlUla

• SCHMID Mauro
  DE MARCHI Alessandro
  ENGELHARDT Felix
  ZANA Filippo
  BERHE Welay Hagos
  DUNBAR Eddie
  SCOTSON Callum
  HARPER Chris

Lidl-Trek

• CICCONE Giulio
  GEOGHEGAN HART Tao
  KONRAD Patrick
  OOMEN Sam
  SKJELMOSE Mattias
  VACEK Mathias
  VERGAERDE Otto
  VERONA Carlos

• Lotto Dstny

• DE GENDT Thomas
  VAN EETVELT Lennert
  KRON Andreas
  LIVYNS Arjen
  SEPÚLVEDA Eduardo
  GREGAARD Jonas
  CAMPENAERTS Victor
  MONIQUET Sylvain

Movistar

• MAS Enric
  QUINTANA Nairo
  SÁNCHEZ Pelayo
  RUBIO Einer
  LAZKANO Oier
  CANAL Carlos
  ARCAS Jorge
  OLIVEIRA Nelson

• Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe

• ADRIÀ Roger
  ALEOTTI Giovanni
  DENZ Nico
  GAMPER Patrick
  LIPOWITZ Florian
  MARTÍNEZ Daniel Felipe
  ROGLIČ Primož
  VLASOV Aleksandr

UAE Team Emirates

• SOLER Marc
  ALMEIDA João
  YATES Adam
  DEL TORO Isaac
  SIVAKOV Pavel
  BARONCINI Filippo
  VINE Jay
  MCNULTY Brandon

Visma-Lease a Bike

• KUSS Sepp
  VAN AERT Wout
  GESINK Robert
  KRUIJSWIJK Steven
  AFFINI Edoardo
  VALTER Attila
  VAN BAARLE Dylan
  UIJTDEBROEKS Cian

Soudal Quick-Step

• TBC

Intermarchй-Wanty

• TBC

Euskaltel-Euskadi

• TBC

Cofidis

• TBC

Alpecin-Deceuninck

• TBC

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