Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 2026
Wout van Aert won stage 5 of the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, while Alex Baudin retained the maillot jaune ahead of Kévin Vauquelin and Oscar Onley. From now on, the climbers and GC contenders will take centre stage. The peloton faces three consecutive mountaintop finishes over the weekend, with the Saturday and Sunday stages being particularly brutal.
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Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 2026: Van Aert powers to triumph, Baudin still in yellow
The peloton reels in the day’s break with 12 kilometres remaining, setting things up for the fast men. Wout van Aert powers to the stage win, beating Hugo Hofstetter and Phil Bauhaus, while Alex Baudin keeps hold of the leader’s jersey.
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Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 2026 Route stage 5: Saint-Chamond - Villars-les-Dombes
Thursday 11 June – The 5th stage is the flattest of the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The riders face a 195.8-kilometre journey from Saint-Chamond to the Parc des Oiseaux in Villars-les-Dombes, with all of the day's climbing packed into the first half of the route.
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Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 2026: Route
The Tour Auvergne–Rhône-Alpes serves up roughly 22,000 metres of elevation gain over 1,200 kilometres. in other words, there is a significant amount of climbing in store, with the weekend stages standing out as particularly brutal.
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Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 2026 Route stage 6: Saint-Vulbas - Crest-Voland
Friday 12 June – Stage 6 of the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes packs four climbs into its 182.3-kilometre route. The final two can effectively be seen as one long finishing ascent, with 11.5 kilometres at 5.1% followed by a further 5.9 kilometres at 7.7%. The stage finishes in the ski resort of Crest-Voland.
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Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 2026 Route stage 7: La Bridoire - Grand Colombier
Saturday 13 June – Stage 7 of the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes starts out as a hilly stage before finishing, 133.6 kilometres later, on a climb of the very highest order. The final ascent of the Grand Colombier measures 8.4 kilometres at an average of 10.2%, while the total elevation gain for such a short stage is also significant: 3,820 metres.
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Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 2026 Route stage 8: Beaufort - Plateau de Solaison
Sunday 14 June – The Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes draws to a close with a compact mountain blockbuster. At 120.1 kilometres, the route takes in four major climbs and a total of 3,860 metres of elevation gain. The race culminates with the ascent to the Plateau de Solaison, where the road climbs for 11.3 kilometres at an average gradient of 9.1%.
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