Stage 8 Monzón Templario - Zaragoza (163.5km)
The eighth stage of the Vuelta a España covers 163 kilometers, running from Monzón Templario to Zaragoza. Although there are no mountain points to be gained along the way, the riders still face around 1,200 meters of elevation. By Spanish standards, however, that is considered flat: these are the last ripples of the Pyrenees. The stage itself is not very complicated. For the first eighty kilometers, the peloton heads west toward Huesca, after which the descent to Zaragoza begins. There, the riders first make a loop around the city before entering its beautiful historic center.
The final four kilometers are virtually straight, but nerves will be tested: with 400 meters to go, a sharp right-hand turn suddenly appears. Only then does the finish line come into sight. Two years ago, the Vuelta last visited Zaragoza, Spain’s fourth-largest city. On that occasion, the stage was won by… a sprinter. Juan Sebastián Molano finished ahead of Kaden Groves and Boy van Poppel.
Elia Viviani (2nd) and Bryan Coquard (6th) were disqualified and demoted to places 105 and 106 due to irregular sprinting
| Date | Saturday 30 August |
| Start |  Monzón Templario |
| Finish | Zaragoza |
| Distance | 163.5 km |
| Elevation gain | 1236 m |
| Start time | 13:40 |
| Expected finish | 17:20-17:40 |
Stage 8 Monzón Templario - Zaragoza (163.5km)
The eighth stage of the Vuelta a España covers 163 kilometers, running from Monzón Templario to Zaragoza. Although there are no mountain points to be gained along the way, the riders still face around 1,200 meters of elevation. By Spanish standards, however, that is considered flat: these are the last ripples of the Pyrenees. The stage itself is not very complicated. For the first eighty kilometers, the peloton heads west toward Huesca, after which the descent to Zaragoza begins. There, the riders first make a loop around the city before entering its beautiful historic center.
The final four kilometers are virtually straight, but nerves will be tested: with 400 meters to go, a sharp right-hand turn suddenly appears. Only then does the finish line come into sight. Two years ago, the Vuelta last visited Zaragoza, Spain’s fourth-largest city. On that occasion, the stage was won by… a sprinter. Juan Sebastián Molano finished ahead of Kaden Groves and Boy van Poppel.