Tour of the Alps 2026

The 49th edition of the Tour of the Alps starts on Monday and finishes the following Friday. The race travels through Austria and, mostly, Italy and features 14,620 metres of climbing this year. Stages 3 and 4 in particular are extremely demanding, each with more than 3,600 metres of elevation gain. Notably, only stage 2 finishes uphill.

Discover the route and start list for the Tour of the Alps.

Michael Storer won last year's edition ahead of Thymen Arensman and Derek Gee.

Another interesting read: winners and records in the Tour of the Alps.

Please click the links in the table below for detailed stage descriptions.

Tour of the Alps 2026 stages:

	date	start - finish	km	type	results	winner	leader
1	20-4	Innsbruck - Innsbruck	144.3	hills
2	21-4	Telfs - Martell	147.5	mountains
3	22-4	Latsch - Arco	174.5	mountains
4	23-4	Arco - Trento	167,8	mountains
5	24-4	Trento - Bozen	128,6	mountains

Tour of the Alps 2026: route, profiles, more

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Telfs - Martell

Tuesday 21 April – The second stage of the Tour of the Alps brings the riders from Telfs, Austria, to Martell, Italy. The 147.5-kilometre route features 2,550 metres of climbing, while the finish comes on a 5-kilometre climb at 8.9%. In fact, it is the only uphill finish of the five-day race, although there is plenty of climbing to be done.

Innsbruck - Innsbruck

Monday 20 April – The Tour of the Alps opens with a 144.3-kilometre stage featuring 1,700 metres of climbing. The route consists of several loops with a total of four climbs. The final summit comes a little over 23 kilometres from the finish in Innsbruck.

The Route

Tour of te Alps 2025

As always, the Tour of the Alps is a brutally tough race for climbers. The final three stages in particular are savage. Over five days, the riders tackle 14,620 metres of elevation gain across 763 kilometres. The race opens on Monday in Innsbruck with the most straightforward stage out of five.

Riders

Thymen Arensman - Tour of the Alps 2026: Riders

The Italian–Austrian race is a good preparation for the Giro d’Italia. So it makes sense that the start lists overlap. Which riders are competing in the Tour of the Alps?

Winners and records

Michael storer - Tour of the Alps: Winners and records

The Tour of the Alps is a road race in Italy and Austria, that’s played out in April. First held in 1962 under the name Giro del Trentino, the race was rebranded in 2017. The route usually goes through the regions South Tyrol, Trentino (Italy) and Tyrol (Austria). Cyclingstage.com brings you the recent winners and all records.