The City Council of Seville is activating a special mobility plan for the arrival of stage 17 of La Vuelta 2026, with closures on Paseo Colón and the city centre from the night of September 8.
The Andalusian capital is once again donning its cycling attire. Seville will host the arrival of the 17th stage of La Vuelta 2026 on September 9, a day for which the City Council of Seville has designed a special mobility plan that will require traffic to be reorganised on several of the city's main roads.
The event, whose 81st edition takes place between August 22 and September 13, returns to Seville two years after the city also hosted a stage finish in 2024, ending a 14-year hiatus without the Spanish tour finishing in the capital of Seville.
The entry of the cyclists is expected around 17:00 hours via the overpass of the SE-20 on the A-8002 road, the route that connects Seville with La Rinconada. The peloton will cross the San Jerónimo neighbourhood and continue along Medina y Galnares street, Avenida San Jerónimo, Glorieta Olímpica, Avenida Concejal Alberto Jiménez Becerril, Avenida Torneo, and the Puente Cristo de la Expiración, before heading towards Avenida Expo 92, Ronda de Triana, and the Los Remedios neighbourhood.
The urban route will continue along Calle López de Gómara, Glorieta República Dominicana, Calle Santa Fe, Calle Virgen de Luján, Glorieta de Las Cigarreras, and Puente de Los Remedios, before heading towards Glorieta de Los Marineros, Paseo de Las Delicias, and Paseo Cristóbal Colón, where the finish line will be located in front of the Maestranza bullring.
The closures will begin the night before. From 22:00 hours on Tuesday, September 8, Paseo Cristóbal Colón will be closed in both directions, between the Puente de Isabel II and the Puente de San Telmo, for the setup of the finish area.
On Wednesday, September 9, starting from 7:00 hours, streets around the finish area will be closed to traffic, including Paseo de Las Delicias from Glorieta de Los Marineros, Avenida de Chile, Calle Palos de la Frontera, Calle La Rábida, Calle Doña María de Padilla, Avenida de Roma, Calle Postigo del Carbón, Calle Dos de Mayo up to Calle Temprado, and Calle Adriano from Pastor and Landero.
Traffic on these roads will be diverted from Calle Santander towards Calle Temprado, which will change direction, and will continue along Dos de Mayo, Arfe, Adriano, and Santas Patronas until it merges into Reyes Católicos. From 15:30 hours, access to all roads along which the race runs will also be closed.
The City Council has established a list of roads for exclusive use for the event: Avenida San Jerónimo from the entrance of the A-8002 to Calle Cataluña, Puente Cristo de la Expiración, López de Gómara from Juan Díaz de Solís to Glorieta República Dominicana, the Glorieta República Dominicana itself, Santa Fe, Virgen de Luján, Glorieta de Las Cigarreras, Puente de Los Remedios, Glorieta de Los Marineros, Paseo de Las Delicias, and Paseo Cristóbal Colón.
Other roads, such as Medina y Galnares, Avenida Concejal Alberto Jiménez Becerril, Avenida Torneo, Ronda de Triana, and part of López de Gómara, will be shared with the race, as long as safety measures allow. In sections where there is no median separating both directions, barriers, jersey barriers, or cones will be installed to delineate the route.
The event will take place with closed traffic throughout the circuit, except on those roads with civil works medians that allow for one lane to remain open. The reopening will be gradual and is expected to be clear by around 18:00 hours, while the finish area will remain closed until approximately 21:30 hours.
Public parking will also face restrictions. The Paseo Colón parking will have access closed from 8:00 to 21:00 hours; Centro Deportivo Mar de Plata parking and Virgen de Luján parking will have limited access and exit between 15:30 and 18:00 hours; and Avenida Roma parking will be restricted from 8:00 to 19:00 hours.
Beyond the closures, the City Council is preparing a festive day with a large distribution of t-shirts aimed at the children of the city, as well as entertainment activities to turn Seville into the global epicentre of cycling during that afternoon. Drivers are advised to avoid travelling through the centre during that time and to use public transport or alternative routes.
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