Tour de France 2026: Route and stages
Mads Pedersen won stage 4 of the Tour de France, while Torstein Træen took the yellow jersey from Tadej Pogacar. Up next comes the sprinters' first chance to shine before Thursday brings a blockbuster mountain stage, featuring the Col d'Aspin and the Col du Tourmalet before an uphill finish in Gavarnie-Gèdre. It's back to the fast men on Friday and Saturday, after which the hilly specialist should come to the fore on Sunday.
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Tour de France 2026: Pedersen triumphs from breakaway, Træen claims yellow
Mads Pedersen caps off a dominant display by Lidl-Trek in the streets of Foix. The Dane is part of the day's early breakaway and comfortably wins the sprint from a group of ten. Norway's Torstein Træen finishes in the same group to take the yellow jersey from Tadej Pogacar.
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Tour de France 2026 Route stage 4: Carcassonne - Foix
Tuesday, 7 July - At 181.9 kilometres, stage 4 takes the yellow caravan through the foothills of the Pyrenees. Along the way, the riders tackle roughly 2,800 metres of climbing. The final 35 kilometres of the race runs mainly downhill.
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Tour de France 2026 Route stage 5: Lannemezan - Pau
Wednesday, 8 July - Stage 5 of the Tour de France covers 158.3 kilometres from Lannemezan to Pau. With the Pyrenees as a backdrop, the race is expected to end in a sprint finish.
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Tour de France 2026 Favourites stage 5: For fast men #1
All signs point to the Tour de France's first bunch sprint being decided on the streets of Pau. So, gentlemen sprinters, on your marks, get set... go!
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Tour de France 2026 Route stage 6: Pau - Gavarnie-Gèdre
Thursday, 9 July - Stage 6 is the final Pyrenean stage of the 2026 Tour de France. The race bids farewell to the Pyrenees with a route over the Aspin and Tourmalet, finishing near the enchanting Cirque de Gavarnie, a location the Tour has never visited before. The riders tackle 4,100 metres of climbing over 186.2 kilometres.
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Tour de France 2026 Favourites stage 6: Clash in the Pyrenees
Will we get a GC showdown on the final day in the Pyrenees? Given the demanding route, featuring both the Aspin and the Tourmalet, you would think – and certainly hope – so. Then again, the finale is not especially difficult.
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