The Vuelta a España, cycling’s third and final Grand Tour of 2018, kicks off Saturday with live coverage of every stage on Olympic Channel: Home of Team USA and streaming for NBC Sports Gold “Cycling Pass” subscribers.
The three-week stage-race favorites include past champions Nairo Quintana, Alejandro Valverde, Vincenzo Nibali and Fabio Aru as well as Richie Porte and Simon Yates.
Three-time world road race champion Peter Sagan will also start the Vuelta for the first time since 2015.
The last two Tour de France winners -- Brits Geraint Thomas and 2017 Vuelta champion Chris Froome -- are not in the field.
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| Date (all times ET) | Stage | |||
| Sat., Aug. 25 | Stage 1 | 1:00 PM | 1:00 PM | |
| Sun., Aug. 26 | Stage 2 | 10:00 AM | 10:00 AM | |
| Mon., Aug. 27 | Stage 3 | 10:00 AM | 10:00 AM | |
| Tue., Aug. 28 | Stage 4 | 10:00 AM | 10:00 AM | |
| Wed., Aug. 29 | Stage 5 | 9:30 AM | 2:00 PM | 9:30 AM |
| Thurs., Aug. 30 | Stage 6 | 10:00 AM | 10:00 AM | |
| Fri., Aug. 31 | Stage 7 | 9:30 AM | 9:30 AM | |
| Sat., Sept. 1 | Stage 8 | 9:30 AM | 9:30 AM | |
| Sun, Sept. 2 | Stage 9 | 5:40 AM | 10:00 AM | |
| Tues., Sept. 4 | Stage 10 | 10:00 AM | 10:00 AM | |
| Wed., Sept. 5 | Stage 11 | 10:00 AM | 1:00 PM | 10:00 AM |
| Thurs., Sept. 6 | Stage 12 | 9:30 AM | 9:30 AM | |
| Fri., Sept. 7 | Stage 13 | 10:00 AM | 10:00 AM | |
| Sat., Sept. 8 | Stage 14 | 6:40 AM | 10:00 AM | |
| Sun, Sept. 9 | Stage 15 | 10:00 AM | 11:00 PM | 10:00 AM |
| Tue., Sept. 11 | Stage 16 | 10:00 AM | 10:00 AM | |
| Wed, Sept. 12 | Stage 17 | 6:55 AM | 10:00 AM | |
| Thurs., Sept. 13 | Stage 18 | 10:00 AM | 10:00 AM | |
| Fri, Sept. 14 | Stage 19 | 10:00 AM | 11:00 PM | 10:00 AM |
| Sat, Sept. 15 | Stage 20 | 8:40 AM | 10:00 AM | |
| Sun, Sept. 16 | Stage 21 | 10:45 AM | 1:00 AM | 1:00 PM |
