Tour de France 2026, the 113th edition of the most famous road cycling event of the world will start on the 4th of July in Barcelona (Spain) and will end on the 26th of July in Paris (as usual).
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| The map of the official route of Tour de France 2026 (source: letour.fr) |
Three years after the Grand Depart in Bilbao, Tour de France will start from Spain again. Two whole stages will be dedicated to Barcelona and its neighbourhood, then on the third day the the peloton returns to France.
Because of the geographical situation, the mountains of the Pyrenees will appear in the program on the fist week, while the peloton will visit the Alps on the last few days of.the race before heading to Paris.
The race will be held mostly on the southern and eastern part of France. The cyclists will spend 14th July and the surrounding days in the Massif Central, and the end of the second week in the Vosges.
The most famous ascent of the program will be Alpe d'Huez, the peloton will finish their ride on the top of the famous 21hairpins on two different days.