Mark your calendars—La Vuelta Femenina 2025 rolls out from Sunday, May 4 to Saturday, May 10, launching this year's women's Grand Tour calendar in style. The peloton heads to Spain, and whether you're tuning in via live stream or catching the action on TV, fans worldwide won't want to miss a minute.
With the Spring Classics now behind us, the spotlight shifts to stage racing—and there's no better way to kick things off than with this thrilling seven-day showdown. This year's route stretches from Barcelona to Cotobello, blending punchy mid-mountain stages with grueling climbs that will sort the true contenders from the rest.
Things get underway in Barcelona, where a team time trial sets the tone. From there, riders face a trio of flat stages and three mountainous battles, traversing a scenic east-to-west line through northern Spain.
The start list is stacked: defending champion Demi Vollering headlines the field, joined by Juliette Labous (FDJ-Suez), Pauline Ferrand-Prévot and Marianne Vos (Visma-Lease a Bike), Marlen Reusser (Movistar), Kristen Faulkner (EF Education-Oatly), and home favorite Mavi García (Liv AlUla Jayco).
GOAL has everything you need to know to watch the 2025 La Vuelta Femenina and live stream from anywhere in the United States.
La Vuelta Femenina 2025: Dates, Time & TV schedule
Dates | May 4-10 |
Start | Barcelona |
Finish | Alto de Cotobello |
Stages | Seven |
2024 winner | Demi Vollering (Netherlands) |
La Vuelta Femenina Stage 5: Route, venue and key information
- Date: Thursday, May 8, 2025
- Venue: Barcelona
- Estimated start and finish times: 7:45 am ET to 11:15 am PT
- Length: 120.4 km
The big question heading into the first summit showdown of La Vuelta Femenina 2025 is simple: will Demi Vollering seize control early like she did last year, or can the challengers hold off the defending champ—for now, at least?
That answer will unfold on a 120.4km test from Golmayo to Lagunas de Neila, a legendary climb known for shaping the Vuelta a Burgos and now poised to leave its stamp on the women’s Grand Tour calendar.
The riders will tackle Lagunas de Neila twice. First, they'll ascend nearly to the summit before veering off three kilometers from the top. That detour delivers a Category 2 climb—4km at a punishing 8.1% gradient. After a brief descent, the real test begins: the full Category 1 climb of Lagunas de Neila, stretching 6.8km at an average of 8.7%. Brutal and relentless, it's here—at the summit—where the first mountain stage winner of the 2025 Vuelta Femenina will be crowned.
How to watch 2025 La Vuelta Femenina
- 📺TV channel: NBC
- 📲 Live streaming: Peacock, FloBikes
The 2025 La Vuelta Femenina will be aired live in the USA by NBC and its streaming service Peacock.
NBC Sports and Peacock extended their partnership with Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) in 2024, securing exclusive U.S. broadcast rights for the Tour de France through 2029. The deal ensures live, start-to-finish coverage of every stage.
ASO's U.S. broadcast lineup also includes major stage races like the Tour de France Femmes, Vuelta a España, La Vuelta Femenina, Paris-Nice, and Critérium du Dauphiné. Fans of one-day classics can also tune in for Paris-Roubaix, Paris-Roubaix Femmes, La Flèche Wallonne, Liège-Bastogne-Liège, and Paris-Tours.
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La Vuelta Femenina stages 2025
Stage | Date | Route |
|---|---|---|
Stage 5 | Thursday, May 8 | Golmayo - Lagunas de Neila (120.4km, 74.81 miles) |
Stage 6 | Friday, May 9 | Becerril de Campos - Queralt (126.7km, 78.72 miles) |
Stage 7 | Saturday, May 10 | La Robla - Cotobello (152.6km, 94.82 miles) |
La Vuelta Femenina 2025 weather forecast
La Vuelta Femenina sweeps across Spain each May, typically bringing riders crisp spring air and pleasant conditions. But as the peloton climbs into the highlands, the weather can flip the script, cooler temps and unexpected rain showers may turn the mountains into a real test of grit and adaptability.