This Thursday, the route for the 2026 edition of the Tour de France was officially revealed, with a start from Barcelona in Spain.
The men’s peloton is in turn fixed. This Thursday, after the announcement of the route of the Tour de France Women with Zwift, it was that of the 2026 edition of the Tour de France men which was revealed, at the Palais des Congrès in Paris. The 113th edition of history will take place between Saturday July 4 and Sunday July 26. The 21 stages will take riders from Barcelona to the Champs-Elysées. It was on June 18, 2024 that Christian Prudhomme, the director of the Tour de France, announced that this 2026 edition would leave from the Spanish city.
As planned, the first two stages will take place around this one, as well as the start of the third, which will then end in France, in Les Angles. The details of these first steps were communicated on February 25. At that time, it was revealed that the first stage would be a team time trial of a total of 19.1 kilometers, within the city of Barcelona. The second stage, a total of 178 kilometers long, will then connect Tarragona to Barcelona. The next day, the third stage will leave Granollers to reach France.
More information to come…
CYCLING / TOUR DE FRANCE
Route of the 2026 edition – From July 4 to 26, 2026
1st stage – Saturday July 4, 2026: Barcelona > Barcelona (19.1km, CLM by teams)
2nd stage – Sunday July 5, 2026: Tarragona > Barcelona (178km)
3rd stage – Monday July 6, 2026: Grannels > Les Anglais (196km)
4th stage – Tuesday July 7, 2026: Carcassonne > Foix (182km)
5th stage – Wednesday July 8, 2026: Lannemezan > Pau (158km)
6th stage – Thursday July 9, 2026: Pau > Gavarnie-Géry (186km)
7th stage – Friday July 10, 2026: Hagetmau > Bordeaux (175km)
8th stage – Saturday July 11, 2026: Périgueux > Bergerac (182km)
9th stage – Sunday July 12, 2026: Malemort > Ussel (185km)
Monday July 13, 2026: Rest in Cantal
10th stage – Tuesday July 14, 2026: Aurillac > Le Lioran (167km)
11th stage – Wednesday July 15, 2026: Vichy > Nevers (161km)
12th stage – Thursday July 16, 2026: Circuit Nevers Magny-Cours > Chalon-sur-Saône (181km)
13th stage – Friday July 17, 2026: Dole > Belfort (205km)
14th stage – Saturday July 18, 2026: Mulhouse > Le Markstein (155km)
15th stage – Sunday July 19, 2026: Champagnole > Plateau de Solaison (184km)
Monday July 20, 2026: Rest in Thonon-les-Bains
16th stage – Tuesday July 21, 2026:
Evian-les-Bains > Thonon-les-Bains (26km, individual CLM)
17th stage – Wednesday July 22, 2026: Chambéry > Voiron (175km)
18th stage – Thursday July 23, 2026: Voiron > Orcières-Merlette (185km)
19th stage – Friday July 24, 2026: Gap > Alpe d’Huez (128km)
20th stage – Saturday July 25, 2026: Bourg d’Oisans > Alpe d’Huez (171km)
21st stage – Sunday July 26, 2026: Thoiry > Paris Champs-Elysées (130km)
