Stage 17 of La Vuelta a España today: route, profile, schedule, and where to watch online and on TV

The Vuelta a España completes its 80th edition in 2025. It's no ordinary year for the third Grand Tour of the cycling calendar, as the organizers pay tribute to its history with the start in Italy , thus completing its tour of the main cycling nations after France, the Netherlands, and Belgium.

Starting in Piedmont, the home of Angelo Conterno, the first of six Italian winners of La Vuelta, the peloton also passed through France, Andorra, and Spain in an edition that features the novelty that the southernmost point will be the capital, Madrid , and only for the final stage.

It's also worth noting that Valladolid will host the only individual time trial of the 2025 Vuelta a España on September 11th , a key stage just three days from the end of the competition, with a completely urban route of 27.2 kilometers. Vingegaard is the big favorite to wear the red jersey in Madrid on September 14th, a jersey that only João Almeida has a real chance of taking over .

If the pro-Palestine protesters allow it , this Wednesday will see a mid-mountain stage between O Barco de Valdeorras and the finish at the extremely tough Alto de El Morredero . A stage with only two mountain passes, but it's by no means flat, so the final climb could be even tougher.

The climb to Morredero will take place in the final 8.8 kilometers of the stage, with an average gradient of 9.7% and gradients of up to 16% . The toughest part of the climb will be the first five kilometers, enough for attacks between the general classification favorites .

Stage 17 of La Vuelta a España 2025 will start around 1:30 p.m. , with the organizers estimating its finish time at around 5:00 p.m. RTVE will broadcast all stages free-to-air via its various channels (La 1, La 2, and Teledeporte), as well as on RTVE Play , its streaming and on-demand content platform. Tuesday's stage will be broadcast first on Teledeporte until 3:55 p.m., at which point the signal switches to La 1 .

The alternative to the public broadcaster is Eurosport , which broadcasts all stages of La Vuelta on its first channel (Eurosport 1), as well as, of course, on its streaming platform HBO Max . And remember, you can also follow all the news about La Vuelta on abc.es.