The route of the 2026 Tour de France has just been unveiled, as it is every year at the Palais des Congrès in Paris. The program features 3333 km, 21 stages, and more than 54,000 m of elevation gain. After a Grand Départ from Barcelona with a team time trial on the first day, the riders will get down to business in the second stage with a punchy finish around Montjuich Park. The Pyrenees will be approached in the third stage, but without any epic stages. However, the race will not hold any downtime, as the riders will have to face two difficult stages in the Massif Central, before a rapid transition to the Vosges, then the Alps with the only individual time trial, before a final week that promises to be decisive, including two finishes at Alpe d'Huez. The 20th and penultimate stage should prove spectacular, with 5600 m of elevation gain over 171 km. Finally, the last stage between Thoiry and the Champs-Élysées will see the peloton take Rue Lepic three times, as in 2025, for another unforgettable finale. In total, eight stages of mytag(including five summit finishes), two time trials, six finishes for sprinters and five for cross-country skiers offer a particularly balanced course.
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The route of the Tour de France 2026
Saturday, July 4 – Stage 1: Barcelona > Barcelona – Team Time Trial – 19 km
Sunday July 5 – Stage 2: Tarragona > Barcelona – 182 km – 2550 m D+
Monday July 6 – Stage 3: Granollers > Les Angles – 196 km – 3950 m D+
Tuesday July 7 – Stage 4: Carcassonne > Foix – 182 km – 2750 m D+
Wednesday July 8 – Stage 5: Lannemezan > Pau – 158 km – 1600 m D+
Thursday July 9 – Stage 6: Pau > Gavarnie-Gèdre – 186 km – 4150 m D+
Friday July 10 – Stage 7: Hagetmau > Bordeaux – 175 km – 850 m D+
Saturday July 11 – Stage 8: Périgueux > Bergerac – 182 km – 1150 m D+
Sunday July 12 – Stage 9: Malemort > Ussel – 185 km – 3300 m D+
Monday July 13 – Rest (Cantal)
Tuesday July 14 – Stage 10: Aurillac > Le Lioran – 167 km – 3900 m D+
Wednesday July 15 – Stage 11: Vichy > Nevers – 161 km – 1400 m D+
Thursday July 16 – Stage 12: Nevers Circuit Magny-Cours > Chalon-sur-Saône – 181 km – 1800 m D+
Friday July 17 – Stage 13: Dole > Belfort – 205 km – 2500 m D+
Saturday July 18 – Stage 14: Mulhouse > Le Markstein – 155 km – 3800 m D+
Sunday July 19 – Stage 15: Champagnole > Plateau de Solaison – 184 km – 3950 m D+
Monday July 20 – Rest (Thonon-les-Bains)
Tuesday, July 21 – Stage 16: Evian-les-Bains > Thonon-les-Bains – 26 km individual time trial – 500 m D+
Wednesday July 22 – Stage 17: Chambéry > Voiron – 175 km – 2200 m D+
Thursday July 23 – Stage 18: Voiron > Orcières-Merlette – 185 km – 3800 m D+
Friday July 24 – Stage 19: Gap > Alpe d'Huez – 128 km – 3500 m D+
Saturday July 25 – Stage 20: Le Bourg-d'Oisans > Alpe d'Huez – 171 km – 5600 m D+
Sunday July 26 – Stage 21: Thoiry > Paris Champs-Elysées – 130 km – 1000 m D+
