La Vuelta 2026 crosses the province of Málaga in its third-to-last stage
Stage 19, held on Friday, September 11, departed from Vélez-Málaga and finished at the alto de Peñas Blancas, in Estepona, after passing through Rincón de la Victoria, Málaga, Cártama, Coín, Alozaina, Ronda and Marbella.
Redacción · Publicada el September 13, 2026
The province of Málaga was the setting on Friday, 11 de septiembre, for the antepenultimate stage of La Vuelta 2026, stage number 19, which departed from Vélez-Málaga and finished at the alto de Peñas Blancas, in Estepona.
The route also passed through the municipalities of Rincón de la Victoria, Málaga, Cártama, Coín, Alozaina, Ronda and Marbella, according to the note issued by the Diputación de Málaga.
At the stage start were the president of the Diputación de Málaga, Francisco Salado, the mayor of Vélez-Málaga, Jesús Lupiáñez, and the director general of La Vuelta, Javier Guillén.
The competition is broadcast in 190 countries, with more than three hours of daily live television coverage, according to the same data.
A municipality in Málaga has been the starting point of a stage of La Vuelta on 44 occasions, and this has been the second time this has happened from Vélez-Málaga. The province has also hosted 37 final stages, and this is the third time that Peñas Blancas has been the finish line. This year also marks the nineteenth occasion on which a stage of La Vuelta has been held entirely within the province of Málaga.
The route also passed through the municipalities of Rincón de la Victoria, Málaga, Cártama, Coín, Alozaina, Ronda and Marbella, according to the note issued by the Diputación de Málaga.
At the stage start were the president of the Diputación de Málaga, Francisco Salado, the mayor of Vélez-Málaga, Jesús Lupiáñez, and the director general of La Vuelta, Javier Guillén.
The competition is broadcast in 190 countries, with more than three hours of daily live television coverage, according to the same data.
A municipality in Málaga has been the starting point of a stage of La Vuelta on 44 occasions, and this has been the second time this has happened from Vélez-Málaga. The province has also hosted 37 final stages, and this is the third time that Peñas Blancas has been the finish line. This year also marks the nineteenth occasion on which a stage of La Vuelta has been held entirely within the province of Málaga.
