La Vuelta Espana 2019 TV Coverage
La Vuelta Espana / Tour of Spain is an annual bicycle race that covers more than 3,500 kilometres (2,200mi) throughout Spain and a bordering country. The race usually lasts 23 days and attracts cyclists from around the world. The race is broken down into day-long segments, called stages. Individual times to finish each stage are totalled to determine the overall winner for the race. The rider with the least elapsed time each day wears a yellow jersey. The course changes every year but it has always finished in Madrid.
La Vuelta Espana 2019 TV Coverage – UK TV Coverage of La Vuelta Espana
The La Vuelta Espana will be broadcast on ITV (mainly on ITV4) with highlights. Some stages may be covered live by ITV.
ITV4 is available for free on Freeview, cable and satellite systems. ITV4 HD is available via satellite with a Sky HD TV subscription package.
Eurosport (and Eurosport HD) will be covering all stages live.
British Eurosport’s coverage comprises of live action footage, plus an edited highlights show each evening.
British Eurosport is available on cable and satellite systems. It requires a Sky subscription on satellite TV.
British Eurosport HD is available the Sky HD satellite systems. It requires a Sky HD subscription.
La Vuelta Espana 2019 TV Coverage – Spanish TV Coverage of the Tour de France
Spanish TV channels will also be covering La Vuelta Espana – normally TVE 1, 2, and Teledeporte. These all available for free via a TV aerial.
Other coverage will be on BeIN Sports MENA, VRT (Belgium), NOS (Netherlands)
The 2019 La Vuelta Espana route
Running from Saturday August 24th to Sunday September 15th 2019, the Vuelta will be made up of 21 stages and will cover a total distance of 3272 kilometres.
- 6 flat stages
- 4 hilly stages
- 9 mountain stages
- 1 individual time-trial stage
- 1 team time-trial stage
- 2 rest days
| Stage | Type | Date | Start and Finish | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Time-Trial | Saturday, august 24, 2019 | Salinas de Torrevieja > Torrevieja | 18 km | |
| 2 | Hilly | Sunday, august 25, 2019 | Benidorm > Calpe | 193 km | |
| 3 | Flat | Monday, august 26, 2019 | Ibi. Ciudad del Juguete > Alicante | 186 km | |
| 4 | Flat | Tuesday, august 27, 2019 | Cullera > El Puig | 177 km | |
| 5 | Hilly | Wednesday, august 28, 2019 | L’ Eliana > Observatorio Astrofísico de Javalambre | 165.6 km | |
| 6 | Hilly | Thursday, august 29, 2019 | Mora de Rubielos > Ares del Maestrat | 196.6 km | |
| 7 | Mountain | Friday, august 30, 2019 | Onda > Mas de la Costa | 182.4 km | |
| 8 | Hilly | Saturday, august 31, 2019 | Valls > Igualada | 168 km | |
| 9 | Mountain | Sunday, september 1, 2019 | Andorra la Vella > Cortals d’Encamp | 96.6 km | |
| – | Rest Day | Monday, september 2, 2019 | Cortals d’Encamp | ||
| 10 | Individual time-trial | Tuesday, september 3, 2019 | Jurançon > Pau | 36.1 km | |
| 11 | Mountain | Wednesday, september 4, 2019 | Saint Palais > Urdax-Dantxarinea | 169 km | |
| 12 | Mountain | Thursday, september 5, 2019 | Circuito de Navarra > Bilbao | 175 km | |
| 13 | Mountain | Friday, september 6, 2019 | Bilbao > Los Machucos. Monumento Vaca Pasiega | 167.3 km | |
| 14 | Flat | Saturday, september 7, 2019 | San Vicente de la Barquera > Oviedo | 189 km | |
| 15 | Mountain | Sunday, september 8, 2019 | Tineo > Santuario del Acebo | 159 km | |
| 16 | Mountain | Monday, september 9, 2019 | Pravia > Alto de La Cubilla. Lena | 155 km | |
| – | Rest Day | Tuesday, september 10, 2019 | Alto de La Cubilla. Lena | ||
| 17 | Flat | Wednesday, september 11, 2019 | Aranda de Duero > Guadalajara | 199.7 km | |
| 18 | Mountain | Thursday, september 12, 2019 | Comunidad de Madrid. Colmenar Viejo > Becerril de la Sierra | 180.9 km | |
| 19 | Flat | Friday, september 13, 2019 | Ávila > Toledo | 163.4 km | |
| 20 | Mountain | Saturday, september 14, 2019 | Arenas de San Pedro > Plataforma de Gredos | 189 km | |
| 21 | Flat | Sunday, september 15, 2019 | Fuenlabrada > Madrid | 105.6 km |