Tour de France 2026: the route unveiled

The route of the 2026 Tour de France has just been unveiled, as every year, at the Palais des Congrès in Paris. On the program: 3333 km, 21 stages, and over 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 serious business from the second stage with a punchy finish around Montjuich Park. The Pyrenees will be tackled as early as the third stage, but without any epic stages. However, the race will offer no downtime, as the riders will face two difficult stages in the Massif Central, before a quick transition to the Vosges, then the Alps with the only individual time trial, before a decisive final week, notably featuring two finishes at Alpe d’Huez. The 20th and penultimate stage is expected to be spectacular, with 5600 m of elevation gain over 171 km. Finally, the last stage between Thoiry and the Champs-Elysées will see the peloton ride up rue Lepic three times, as in 2025, for another unforgettable finale. In total, eight mountain stages (including five summit finishes), two time trials, six finishes for sprinters, and five for attackers offer a particularly balanced route.

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The 2026 Tour de France Route

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 Day (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: Circuit de Nevers 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 Day (Thonon-les-Bains)
Tuesday, July 21 – Stage 16: Evian-les-Bains > Thonon-les-Bains – 26 km Individual Time Trial – 500 m D+