Tour de France 2026: Route and stages
Jasper Philipsen won stage 17 of the Tour de France, while Tadej Pogacar kept the yellow jersey ahead of Remco Evenepoel and Isaac del Toro. Up next: a three-stage Alpine block! It begins with a relatively easy stage to Orcières-Merlette before reaching its climax on Friday and Saturday with two back-to-back summit finishes in Alpe d'Huez. The Tour concludes in Paris on Sunday, where the final circuit includes a short cobbled climb.
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Tour de France 2026: Philipsen triumphs in dramatic showdown
In a race with many different faces, Jasper Stuyven attacks from the breakaway with around 25 kilometres to go. His solo bid is brought to an end with 3.7 kilometres remaining, setting up a battle between the hardiest sprinters for the stage win. Jasper Philipsen finishes off a powerful lead-out from Mathieu van der Poel to take victory ahead of Mauro Schmid and Olav Kooij.
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Tour de France 2026 Route stage 17: Chambéry – Voiron
Wednesday, 22 July - The Tour de France’s 17th stage is billed by ASO as a flat stage over 174.7 kilometres. Flat is a matter of perspective, as the route includes nearly 2,400 metres of climbing.
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Tour de France 2026: Philipsen breathing down Pedersen's neck
Mads Pedersen wins the intermediate sprint on stage 17 of the Tour de France before the Jasper Philipsen takes the finish sprint, setting up a thrilling finale in the battle for the green jersey. The gap between the two is now just 7 points.
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Tour de France 2026 Route stage 18: Voiron - Orcières-Merlette
Thursday, 23 July - Stage 18 of the Tour de France takes the race into the Alps. It's the first of three alpine stages, with 3,900 metres of elevation gain across 185.2 kilometres. The race finishes in the ski resort of Orcières-Merlette after a 7.1-kilometre ascent at an average gradient of 6.7%.
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Tour de France 2026 Favourites stage 18: Attackers in the Alps
Stage 18 of the Tour de France kicks off a three-stage mountain trilogy. It is the easiest of the three, so you might expect the GC contenders to keep their powder dry for the two days ahead, that both finish in Alpe d’Huez. If so, the road will be open for a strong breakaway to fight for glory.
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Tour de France 2026: Withdrawals
On 4 July, a 184-rider peloton representing 23 teams rolled out in Barcelona. Not all of them will make it to the finish in Paris. Cyclingstage.com keeps track of every rider who abandons the race.
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