"From Montjuic in Barcelona to Montmartre in Paris, the 2026 Tour de France presents champion Tadej Pogacar and his rivals with a plethora of mountain passes and peaks, including two stages tackling the revered Alpe d'Huez. The 21-day race will start from Barcelona on July 4 and cover 3,333 kilometres before finishing beneath the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on July 26 after three climbs of the cobbled rue Lepic in Montmartre, organisers revealed at Thursday's unveiling."
"The route takes the peloton into France via the Pyrenees and up as far as Bordeaux, before setting off on a diagonal route towards the Alps and a hefty overnight transfer to Paris for the final day. The peloton races through several regions celebrated for their wine with Bordeaux, Bergerac in Dordogne and Beaujolais along the way, not to mention Evian, with its world famous mineral water."
The 21-day race starts on July 4 in Barcelona and covers 3,333 kilometres, finishing beneath the Arc de Triomphe on July 26 after three climbs of the cobbled rue Lepic in Montmartre. The route includes the Pyrenees, a sweep through Bordeaux and other wine regions, a diagonal approach to the Alps and an overnight transfer back to Paris. The itinerary features seven flat stages, four hilly runs and eight mountainous routes, with five summit finishes and two stages on Alpe d'Huez. The route offers Tadej Pogacar rivals Jonas Vingegaard and Remco Evenepoel renewed opportunities and the Barcelona Grand Départ remains under scrutiny after earlier protests disrupted other races.
Read at The Local France
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