Overview

• Stage 1 runs from Torino’s Reggia di Venaria to Novara over 186 km on a largely flat profile with an early third‑category climb and a likely sprint finish, according to route analyst Fernando Escartín.
• The race spans 21 stages and roughly 3,151 km across Italy, France, Andorra and Spain, with decisive ascents including the Angliru, Bola del Mundo, La Farrapona, Larra‑Belagua, Pal Arinsal and Morredero.
• Two time trials are scheduled: a 20 km team time trial in Stage 5 around Figueres and a 25 km individual test in Stage 18 in Valladolid.
• Škoda supplies 89 electric and plug‑in hybrid vehicles in what it calls La Vuelta’s most sustainable fleet and launches the Vive tu Escapada fan campaign featuring Alberto Contador, daily prizes and on‑site FanZones.
• Burgos BH names 24‑year‑old José Luis Faura for his Grand Tour debut, while pre‑race coverage presents Jonas Vingegaard as the leading favourite in the absence of Tadej Pogačar.