Organisers cancelled stage three of the 2026 Vuelta a España on Monday. A severe storm battered the Pyrenees area. Officials brought the stage to a halt near Font-Romeu on the Col de Mont-Louis with less than 20km left. Heavy hail hammered the course. No riders were injured. Emergency crews worked to clear fans off the mountain. This was the first stage three cancellation since 1991.
The sprint lead turned over before the stop. Race bosses are checking new routes for upcoming legs now. They will give riders a new start time on Tuesday. Outlets including the BBC, The Guardian, TNT Sports, and IDLprocycling reported the news.