Inside The Brutal Heat In The Vuelta a España 2026

Go inside Stage 15 of the 2026 Vuelta a España, where the race has become wide open after Tadej Pogacar’s departure.

We follow the race from start to finish, asking riders how unpredictable the Vuelta has become and whether the GC battle is now anyone’s game.

The stage finished in brutally hot Córdoba, with riders pouring water over their heads on the scorching streets of Andalucía.

Wout van Aert celebrated another Visma | Lease a Bike victory, but the bigger question remains: should endurance events be raced in this kind of extreme summer heat?