Tour de France 2026: discover the different stages and route of this new edition

From July 4 to 26, 2026, the Grande Boucle returns with a new edition starting in Barcelona! The race will consist of 21 stages covering a distance of 3,333.7 kilometers. What's on the menu? Seven flat stages, four hilly stages, eight mountain stages, two time trials, and two rest days, promising intense days in the height of summer and thrills for cycling fans.

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The route for the 2026 edition

The stages

• Stage 1 - Saturday, July 4: Barcelona-Barcelona (19 km team time trial)
• Stage 2 - Sunday, July 5: Tarragona-Barcelona (182 km)
• Stage 3 - Monday, July 6: Granollers-Les Angles (196 km)
• Stage 4 - Tuesday, July 7: Carcassonne-Foix (182 km)
• Stage 5 - Wednesday, July 8: Lannemezan-Pau (158 km)
• Stage 6 - Thursday, July 9: Pau-Gavarnie-Gèdre (116 miles)
• Stage 7 - Friday, July 10: Hagetmau-Bordeaux (115 miles)
• Stage 8 - Saturday, July 11: Périgueux-Bergerac (113 miles)
• Stage 9 - Sunday, July 12: Malemort-Ussel (116 miles)
• Rest day - Monday, July 13
• Stage 10 - Tuesday, July 14: Aurillac-Le Lioran (103 miles)
• Stage 11 - Wednesday, July 15: Vichy-Nevers (100 miles)
• Stage 12 - Thursday, July 16: Nevers Magny-Cours-Chalon-sur-Saône circuit (118.5 miles)
• Stage 13 - Friday, July 17: Dole-Belfort (127 miles)
• Stage 14 - Saturday, July 18: Mulhouse-Le Markstein Fellering (96.7 miles)
• Stage 15 - Sunday, July 19: Champagnole-Plateau de Solaison
• Rest day - Monday, July 20
• Stage 16 - Tuesday, July 21: Evian-les-Bains-Thonon-les-Bains (26 km individual time trial)
• Stage 17 - Wednesday, July 22: Chambéry-Voiron (175 km)
• Stage 18 - Thursday, July 23: Voiron-Orcières-Merlette (185 km)
• Stage 19 - Friday, July 24: Gap-Alpe d'Huez (128 km)
• Stage 20 - Saturday, July 25: Le Bourg d'Oisans-Alpe d'Huez (171 km)
• Stage 21 - Sunday, July 26: Thoiry-Paris (81 miles)

Tour de France 2026: all the news and information you need to know about the Grande Boucle
The 2026 Tour de France will start in Barcelona on July 4 and finish on July 26, with an exceptional route. This 113th edition will cross five mountain ranges, including a double ascent of Alpe d'Huez, before finishing on the Champs-Élysées in Paris. Here's a quick overview of the information and news you need to know about the race! [Read more]