Saturday 22 August 2026, Principality of Monaco
The race’s inaugural stage will take place entirely within Monaco’s territory, which will also host the departure of La Vuelta 26’s second stage. This way, La Vuelta will celebrate yet another international Grand Departure following those already held in Lisbon (1997), Assen (2009), Nîmes (2017) and Utrecht (2022), this time including Lisbon, Oeiras and Cascais in 2024.