Tour de France 2026 - Route
The Tour de France 2026 started on Saturday 6 July in Barcelona and ended on Sunday 26 July in Paris. The course offers a balanced mix of opportunities for sprinters, punchers, climbers and time riders.
The final stages in Paris will once again have a special twist: instead of a traditional flat finish, the riders must conquer the Côte de la Butte Montmartre three times like last year, a cobbled climb of 1.1 kilometers at 5.9%, with the top up more than 17 kilometers from the finish, a little longer than last year. An interesting final battle between the peloton and punchy classic riders.
Tour de France 2026 – in numbers
- Start: 4 juli 2026 in Barcelona (Spain
- Finish: 26 juli 2026 in Paris
- Number of stages: 21
- Restdays: 2
- Total distance: ca. 3.333 km
- Individual TimeTrials: 1 (total 26 km)
- Sprint stages: 4 a 5
- Sprint+ stages: 2
- Punchy stages: 3 a 4
- Hill stages: 3
- Mountaintop finish: 6
- TT (Individual + Team): 2
- Longest stage: 205 km (Stage 13 - Hilly, breakaway?)
- Shortest stage: 19 km (Stage 1 – TTT Barcelona)
Tour de France 2026 – Route overview
| Stage | Date | Day | Start – Finish | Distance (km) | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4-7 | Saturday | Barcelona - Barcelona | 19 | TTT |
| 2 | 5-7 | Sunday | Tarragona - Barcelona | 182 | Hilltop, punchy |
| 3 | 6-7 | Monday | Granollers (ES) - Les Angles | 196 | Hilltop |
| 4 | 7-7 | Tuesday | Carcassonne - Foix | 182 | Hilly, flat finish |
| 5 | 8-7 | Wednesday | Lannemezan - Pau | 158 | Sprint |
| 6 | 9-7 | Thursday | Pau - Gavarnie-Gèdre | 186 | Mountain top |
| 7 | 10-7 | Friday | Hagetmau - Bordeaux | 175 | Sprint |
| 8 | 11-7 | Saturday | Périguex - Bergerac | 182 | Sprint |
| 9 | 12-7 | Sunday | Malemort - Ussel | 185 | Hilly, punchy |
| — | 13-7 | Monday | - | ||
| 10 | 14-7 | Tuesday | Aurillac - Le Lioran | 167 | Hilltop |
| 11 | 15-7 | Wednesday | Vichy - Nevers | 161 | Sprint |
| 12 | 16-7 | Thursday | Nevers Magny-Cours - Chalon-sur-Saône | 181 | Sprint |
| 13 | 17-7 | Friday | Dole - Belfort | 205 | Hilly, flat finish |
| 14 | 18-7 | Saturday | Mulhouse - Le Markstein (Fellering) | 155 | Mountain top |
| 15 | 19-7 | Sunday | Champagnole - Plateau de Solaison | 184 | Mountain top |
| — | 20-7 | Monday | - | ||
| 16 | 21-7 | Tuesday | Évian-les-Bains - Thonon-les-Bains | 26 | ITT |
| 17 | 22-7 | Wednesday | Chambéry - Voiron | 175 | Break, sprint |
| 18 | 23-7 | Thursday | Voiron - Orcières-Merlette | 185 | Mountain top |
| 19 | 24-7 | Friday | Gap - Alpe d'Huez | 128 | Mountain top |
| 20 | 25-7 | Saturday | Le Bourg d'Oisans - Alpe d'Huez | 171 | Mountain top |
| 21 | 26-7 | Sunday | Thoiry – Paris | 130 | Sprint+, punchy |
Tour 2026 - stage profiles
Stage 1 – Saturday July 4th: Barcelona - Barcelona (19 km, TTT)
Stage 2 – Sunday July 5th: Tarragona - Barcelona (182 km, Hilltop, punchy)
Stage 3 – Monday July 6th: Granollers (ES) - Les Angles (196 km, Hilltop)
Stage 4 – Tuesday July 7th: Carcassonne - Foix (182 km, Hilly, flat finish)
Stage 5 – Wednesday July 8th: Lannemezan - Pau (158 km, Sprint)
Stage 6 – Thursday July 9th: Pau - Gavarnie-Gèdre (186 km, Mountain top)
Stage 7 – Friday July 10th: Hagetmau - Bordeaux (175 km, Sprint)
Stage 8 – Saturday July 11th: Périguex - Bergerac (182 km, Sprint)
Stage 9 – Sunday July 12th: Malemort - Ussel (185 km, Hilly, punchy)
Restday - Monday July 13th
Stage 10 – Tuesday July 14th: Aurillac - Le Lioran (167 km, Hilltop)
Stage 11 – Wednesday July 15th: Vichy - Nevers (161 km, Sprint)
Stage 12 – Thursday July 16th: Nevers Magny-Cours - Chalon-sur-Saône (181 km, Sprint)
Stage 13 – Friday July 17th: Dole - Belfort (205 km, Hilly, flat finish)
Stage 14 – Saturday July 18th: Mulhouse - Le Markstein (Fellering) (155 km, Mountain top)
Stage 15 – Sunday July 19th: Champagnole - Plateau de Solaison (184 km, Mountain top)
Restday – Monday July 20th - Haute Savoie
Stage 16 – Tuesday July 21st:Évian-les-Bains - Thonon-les-Bains (26 km, ITT)
Stage 17 – Wednesday July 22nd: Chambéry - Voiron (175 km, break, sprint)
Stage 18 – Thursday July 23rd: Voiron - Orcières-Merlette (185 km, Mountain top)
Stage 19 – Friday July 24th: Gap - Alpe d'Huez (128 km, Mountain top)
Stage 20 – Saturday July 25th: Le Bourg d'Oisans - Alpe d'Huez (171 km, Mountain top)
Stage 21 – Sunday Julyt 26th: Thoiry – Paris Champs-Elysées (133 km, sprint+, punchy)
