Tour de France 2026: Route and stages
The 113th edition of the Tour de France will start on 4 July in Barcelona with a team time trial. The first three stages of La Grande Boucle will all take place on Catalan soil, with the Pyrenees already featuring in the opening week. Later in the race, Le Lioran, Le Markstein, the Orcières-Merlette ski resort and Alpe d’Huez all make their return to the Tour. The race will finish on Sunday 26 July, with a finale on the cobbles of Montmartre in Paris.
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Tour de France 2026 Route stage 1: Barcelona - Barcelona
Saturday, 4 July - The 2026 Tour de France gets underway with a 19.7-kilometre team time trial. After a flat opening section, the finale is hilly. Unlike in a traditional time trial, where the time of the fifth rider counts, each rider’s individual time is recorded.
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Tour de France 2026 Route stage 2: Tarragona - Barcelona
Sunday, 5 July - In stage 2 of the Tour de France, the riders face 2,500 metres of climbing over a 168.5-kilometre route. Almost all of the climbing comes in the second half of the stage, with the toughest part centred on the finishing circuit on and around Montjuïc, Barcelona’s iconic city hill.
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Tour de France 2026 Route stage 3: Granollers - Les Angles
Monday, 6 July - The Tour de France crosses the Pyrenees in the 3rd stage to land on home soil. It’s a tough day in the saddle, with 3,850 metres of climbing and an uphill finish on a route of 195.9 kilometres. Most elevation gain comes in the second half of the stage.
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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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Cycling Calendar 2026
Throughout the year, Cyclingstage.com covers the races we are passionate about – including the Giro d’Italia, the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España, but there's so much more… Please take a look at our 2026 cycling calendar!
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