Tour de France 2026: Route and stages
Søren Wærenskjold won stage 11 of the Tour de France, while Tadej Pogacar retained the yellow jersey ahead of Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel. Stage 12 is also expected to end in a bunch sprint, before Thursday's stage takes the riders over the Ballon d'Alsace and into a fast downhill finale. Two demanding mountain stages are on the cards for this weekend: Saturday's stage finishes 5.9 kilometres after the wildly irregular Col du Haag, while Sunday's summit finish finale is atop the Plateau de Solaison.
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Tour de France 2026: Wærenskjold outguns Kooij in Nevers, Pogacar still leader
The Tour de France serves up its fourth bunch sprint of this edition in Nevers. After two stage wins for Tim Merlier and one for Olav Kooij, it's Søren Wærenskjold's turn to shine He beats Olav Kooij and Jasper Philipsen, although the latter is later relegated for an irregular sprint, while Tadej Pogacar retains the overall lead.
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Tour de France 2026 Route stage 11: Vichy - Nevers
Wednesday, 15 July - Stage 11 of the Tour de France seems set for the sprinters. The route covers 161.3 kilometres between Vichy and Nevers, with around 1,800 metres of elevation gain.
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Tour de France 2026 Route stage 12: Magny-Cours – Chalon-sur-Saône
Thursday, 16 July - At 179.1 kilometres, the Tour de France stage between Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours and Chalon-sur-Saône looks set to favour the sprinters once again. Or will the Côte de Montagny-lès-Buxy, some 20 kilometres from the finish, spoil the party for the fast men?
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Tour de France 2026 Favourites stage 12: For fast men #5
On the route from Magny-Cours to Chalon-sur-Saône, the riders tackle just under 1,800 metres of elevation gain, so it is by no means completely flat. Even so, there is every chance that the fast men will have the final say on the banks of the Saône.
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Tour de France 2026 Route stage 13: Dole – Belfort
Friday, 17 July - At 205.8 kilometres, stage 13 is the longest of the 2026 Tour de France. It's also the sole stage stretching beyond 200 kilometres. With the Ballon d’Alsace and its sweeping descent as the closing act, it’s a golden chance for the brave and the bold.
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Tour de France 2026 Route stage 14: Mulhouse - Le Markstein
Saturday, 18 July - Stage 14 of the Tour de France takes the riders through the Vosges Mountains. Starting in Mulhouse, the finish comes 155.3 kilometres later at the Le Markstein ski resort, roughly 6 kilometres after the last of seven climbs on the route.
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