Tour de France 2026: All stages at a glance

Opening in Spain, finale on the Champs-Élysées: The 113th Tour de France begins on 4. July 2026 in Barcelona and ends on 26. July 2026 in Paris. 184 drivers are competing in 23 teams. We give an overview of the stages of this year’s Tour of France.

The stages of the Tour de France 2026

Die 21 stages of the Tour de France 2026 are divided into seven flat stages, four in hilly terrain and eight mountain stages with five mountain finishes – including twice up to Alpe D’Huez. The total distance is 3,321 kilometers through 29 departments, with the riders having to climb 54,450 meters in altitude.

In addition to two rest days, there will also be two time trials. The first stage in Barcelona starts with one Team time trialthe 16th stage between Évian-les-Bains and Thonon-les-Bains is 26 kilometers long Individual time trial ready.

All stages at a glance

• 1st stage: Sat, 4.7.: Barcelona – Barcelona (19.6 km, Team time trial)
• 2nd stage: So, 5.7.: Tarragona – Barcelona (168.5 km, hill)
• 3. Stage: Mo, 6.7.: Granollers – Les Angles (195.9 km, Berg)
• 4. Stage: Di, 7.7.: Carcassonne – Foix (181.9 km, hill)
• 5. Stage: Mi, 8.7.: Lannemezan – Pau (158.3 km, Flat)
• 6. Stage: Su, 9.7.: Pau – Gavarnie-Gèdre (186.2 km, Berg)
• 7. Etappe: Fr, 10.7: Hagetmau – Bordeaux (175.1 km, Flat)
• 8. Etappe: Sa, 11.7.: Périgueux – Bergerac (180.4 km, Flat)
• 9. Stage: Sun, 12.7.: Malemort – Ussel (185.5 km, hill)
• Closed day, Mon. 13.7.
• 10. Etappe: Sun, 14.7.: Aurillac – Le Lioran (166.6 km, Berg)
• 11. Etappe: Mi, 15.7.: Vichy – Nevers (161.3 km, Flat)
• 12. Etappe: Do, 16.7.: Circuit Nevers Magny-Cours – Chalon-Sur-Saône (179.1 km, Flat)
• 13th stage: Fri, July 17th: Dole – Belfort (205.8 km, hill)
• 14. Stage: Sat, 18.7.: Mulhouse – Le Markstein Fellering (155.3 km, Berg)
• 15. Etappe: So, 19.7.: Champagnole – Plateau de Solaison (183.9 km, Berg)
• Closed day, Mon, July 20th
• 16. Etappe: Sun, 21.7.: Évian-les-Bains – Thonon-les-Bains (26.1 km, Individual time trial)
• 17. Etappe: Mi, 22.7.: Chambery – Voiron (174.4 km, Flat)
• 18. Etappe: Do, 23.7.: Voiron – Orcières-Merlette (185.2 km, Berg)
• 19th stage: Fri, 24.7.: Gap – Alpe d’Huez (127.9 km, Berg)
• 20. Etappe: Sa, 25.7.: Le Bourg d’Oisans – Alpe d’Huez (170.9 km, Berg)
• 21. Etappe: So, 26.7.: Thoiry – Paris Champs-Élysées (133 km, Flat)

Special features of the Tour de France 2026

Queen stage of the Tour de France 2026

Die The crowning stage of the tour is on Saturday, July 25th. one day before arriving in Paris. Over around 171 kilometers, 5,450 meters of altitude await you, including the tour’s tower: the Col du Galibier with 2624 meters. Up to the highest point of the tour is 17.7 kilometers with an average gradient of 6.9 percent.

By the time they reach Galibier, the riders have already completed two difficult mountain classifications: the Col de la Croix de Fer (highest category) and Col du Télégraphe (first category). After the Galibier we go up the Col de Sarenne (highest category), and then the climb awaits us in the finale Alpe D’Huez.

Twice finish in Alpe D’Huez

The small mountain village will be the arrival point for the second time. While the participants in the 19th stage have to climb the legendary 21 bends after just 130 kilometers and a total of 3500 meters in altitude, the 20th stage takes them to the finish over the Col de Sarenne, a route that was only used as a descent in 2013. As a climb, this is an unknown route and takes riders through the Ecrins National Park.

Start in Barcelona with the local mountain Montjuic

For the first time since 1971, the first stage begins with a team time trial – and like 2024, not in France. In Barcelona, ​​where the tour has already visited three times, the 23 teams have to ride 19 kilometers together. At the end they first have to conquer the local mountain Montjuic (100 meters high), and another ramp awaits them at the destination “Olympic Stadium”. Some favorites could already lose seconds there.

Vosges stage on the German border

From a German perspective, things could be particularly loud for Florian Lipowitz on the track on Saturday, July 18th. In the 14th stage, the Tour Circus drives a mountainous Vosges stage with three mountain classifications in the first category (Grand Ballon, Ballon d’Alsace and Col du Haag) and a total of 3,800 meters in altitude. The start is in Mulhouse, around 20 kilometers from the German border. The destination after a 155 kilometer journey is Le Markstein Fellering.

Favorites of the Tour de France 2026

As in previous years, everything will be a duel between Jonas Vingegaard as a challenger and Tadej Pogacarwinner of 2025. The Dane Vingegaard (27) won twice himself (2022, 2023), but was four and six minutes behind Pogacar in the last two years. The Slovenian (27) is aiming for his fifth success. Both can look back on a successful season so far. Vingegaard won the Giro d’Italia and Paris-Nice. Pogacar three classics (Strade Bianche, Milan-Sanremo and Liège-Bastogne-Liège) as well as the two tours Tour de Suisse and Tour de Romandie.

More favorites

A big candidate for the podium is Paul Seixas. The 19-year-old is the great hope of the French. He won the Tour of the Basque Country and kept up with Pogacar in the classics Strade Bianche and Liège-Bastogne-Liège. However, he fell in mid-June. Also last year’s third place finisher Florian Lipowitz (25) belongs together with his co-captain from Red Bull – bora-hansgrohe, Remco Evenpoel (26), to the favorite circle. In addition, the Austrian Felix Gall (28) or Juan Ayuso (23), who is not driving in the same team as Pogacar for the first time, have smaller chances of reaching the podium.

Teams and captains of the 2026 tour

23 teams with a total of 184 riders will compete in the Tour de France 2026. All teams and captains at a glance:

• UAE Team Emirates-XRG (UAE) – 1 Tadej Pogacar (SLO)
• Team Visma-Lease a Bike (DOWN) – 11 Jonas Vingegaard (DEN)
• Red Bull – Bora-hansgrohe (GER) – 21 Remco Evenepoel (BEL)
• Lidl-Trek (GER) – 31 Juan Ayuso (ESP)
• EF Education-EasyPost (USA) – 41 Richard Carapaz (ECU)
• Décathlon CMA CGM Team (FRA) – 51 Paul Seixas (FRA)
• XDS Astana Team (KAZ) – 61 Sergio Higuita (COL)
• Bahrain Victorious (BRN) – 71 Lenny Martinez (FRA)
• Netcompany – Ineos Cycling Team (GBR) – 81 Egan Bernal (COL)
• Soudal-QuickStep (BEL) – 91 Tim Merlier (BEL)
• Alpecin-Premier Tech (BEL) – 101 Mathieu van der Poel (NED)
• Team Jayco AlUla (AUS) – 111 Ben O’Connor (AUS)
• Uno-X Mobility (NOR) – 121 Tobias Johannessen (NOR)
• NSN Cycling Team (SUI) – 131 Biniam Girmay (ERI)
• Movistar Team (ESP) – 141 Cian Uijtdebroeks (BEL)
• Intermarché lot (BEL) – 151 Arnaud de Lie (BEL)
• You trust (FRA) – 161 Ion Izagirre (ESP)
• Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team (SUI) – 171 Tom Pidcock (GBR)
• Groupama-FDJ United (FRA) – 181 Romain Gregoire (FRA)
• Tudor Pro Cycling Team (SUI) – 191 Julian Alaphilippe (FRA)
• TotalEnergies (FRA) – 201 Jordan Jegat (FRA)
• Team Picnic PostNL (DOWN) – 211 Warren Barguil (FRA)
• Caja Rural-Seguros RGA (ESP) – 221 Fernando Gaviria (COL)

German riders at the Tour de France 2026

First tour appearance, first podium: Florian Lipowitz celebrated an impressive debut, and expectations are rising in his second year on tour. He goes into the race as a dual leader with Remco Evenepoel in the “Red Bull – Bora-hansgrohe” team. Pogacar’s noble helper Nils Politt is also at the start. John Degenkolb is taking part in the tour for the eleventh – and possibly last – time. Georg Steinhauser, Max Kanter and Michel Hessmann are making their debut.

• Pascal Ackermann (32, Jayco AlUla) – Sprinter
• Phil Bauhaus (31, Bahrain Victorious) – Sprinter
• Nico Denz (32, Red Bull – Bora-hansgrohe) – helper
• John Degenkolb (37, Team Picnic PostNL) – Sprinter
• Felix Engelhardt (25, Jayco AlUla) – all-rounder/outlier
• Michel Hessmann (25, Movistar Team) – helper
• Max Kanter (28, XDS Astana Team) – Sprinter
• Florian Lipowitz (25, Red Bull – Bora-hansgrohe) – Classification driver
• Niklas Märkl (27, Team Picnic PostNL) – helper
• Nils Politt (32, UAE Team Emirates XRG) – helper
• Georg Steinhauser (24, EF Education – EasyPost) – all-rounder/outlier
• Georg Zimmermann (28, Lotto Intermarché) – all-rounder/outlier

Where is the tour shown live on TV?

The Tour de France 2026 is live on TV in the ARD to see. The first starts broadcasting every day at 2 p.m., in the ARD live stream the broadcast starts much earlier, usually after the start of the stage. Also transferred Eurosport live on free TV as well as the paid streaming services Discovery, HBOMax and Dazn.