A route made for maximum excitement, a white-knuckle ride from stage one, La Vuelta is designed to thrill.

The stage is set for the Grand Tour cycling season’s dramatic conclusion as La Vuelta a España gets underway from Barcelona on 26 August. 

Warner Bros. Discovery Sports Europe (WBD) will be presenting uninterrupted, live and on-demand coverage of every stage for viewers across Europe and Asia-Pacific through its streaming platforms discovery+*, the Eurosport App and GCN+ with multi-audio feeds offering race coverage with the best commentary in 16 languages. 

Premium television coverage will see 73 live hours of racing from every stage produced for Eurosport 1. Viewers in Germany can also enjoy live free-to-air race coverage of every stage on Eurosport 1 with DMAX showing daily free-to-air highlights in the UK.  

Getting to the heart of the action to bring the stories from the peloton and its team to fans, three-time winner Alberto Contador will spearhead WBD’s on-site expert line-up alongside Philippe Gilbert. The former Velo d’Or winners will offer an access-all-areas experience for viewers along with reporters Sander Kleikers, Laura Meseguer and Louis Pierre Frileux.

Combining a local flavour with the best mixed-reality studio innovations and analysis tools, local studio shows will break down all the thrills and spills from the race in the UK (The Breakaway), France (Les Rois de la Pédale), Spain (La Montonera) and Italy (Tour 360).

Scott Young, SVP Content and Production at Warner Bros. Discovery Sports Europe, said: “Driven by one of the most exciting generations of athletes, the appetite for cycling continues to grow as shown by our Tour de France coverage which broke new streaming and audience engagement records.

“Recognised as the ‘home of cycling’, our unparalleled level of access to the riders and far-reaching coverage means we continue to shine a light on this exhilarating sport while telling the stories of its champions and challengers. We look forward to concluding the 2023 Grand Tour season by showing every stage of La Vuelta which accelerates an incredibly exciting period of cycling in all forms following our wall-to-wall coverage of the recent World Championships.”

With all the news, views and short race highlights available on-demand for free on Eurosport.com, cycling superfans can explore the hidden stories of professional racing and witness incredible two-wheeled adventures with close to 200 cycling films available exclusively on GCN+**. A curated collection of original documentaries will bring users even more unmissable Grand Tour content on demand on any device, worldwide. GCN+ will also offer subscribers a one-stop shop for Vuelta content alongside racing live and on-demand, including the Racing News Show, World of Cycling, and short highlights available worldwide. The GCN App will include interactive features such as quizzes and polls; stage profiles, key riders to watch, and stage previews; plus daily content spanning stage reports, results, and news round-ups.

La Vuelta is known as one of the most unforgiving and exciting cycling races with an ever-evolving route designed to make and break its competitors in their quest to claim the coveted red winners’ jersey. This year, the race departs from Barcelona on 26 August before arriving in Madrid on 17 September after more than 3,100km of sprints, time trials and mountains. 

One of the strongest casts of protagonists riding for red in 2023 sees three-time Vuelta winner Primoz Roglic join teammate and two-time Tour de France winner Jonas Vingegaard to battle defending Vuelta champion Remco Evenepoel as well as Grand Tour winners Geraint Thomas and Egan Bernal.

Warner Bros. Discovery’s coverage of La Vuelta follows a record edition of the Tour de France for its streaming platforms including discovery+ which increased its audience by +36% year-on-year during the race.

Warner Bros. Discovery holds the exclusive rights to La Vuelta a España in Europe and Asia-Pacific regions. Non-exclusive coverage is provided in Australia, Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway and Spain.  *Streaming is available on discovery+ in Austria, Denmark, Finland, Germany Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, the UK and Ireland.

**Streaming is available on GCN+ in Europe and Asia-Pacific, excluding China, Japan and New Zealand.

Local studio presentation teams will feature:

• UK – The Breakaway: Orla Chennaoui; Adam Blythe; Dan Lloyd
• France – Les Rois de la Pédale: Geraldine Weber; Lesly Boitrelle; Guillaume Di Grazia; Jacky Durand; Steve Chainel
• Spain – La Montonera: Adrián Garcia; Alberto Contador; Eduardo Chozas; Dori Ruano; Saúl Miguel
• Italy – Tour 360: Giulia Cicchinè; Riccardo Magrini; Luca Gregorio; Moreno Moser; Wladimir Belli