2026 Tour de France
| 2026 UCI World Tour | |
|---|---|
| Race details | |
| Dates | 4–26 July 2026 |
The 2026 Tour de France is the upcoming 113th edition of the Tour de France. It will start in Barcelona on 4 July.
Route and stages
[edit]On 25 February 2025, it was announced that the Grand Départ would take place in Barcelona.[1] Both stage 1 and 2 will finish on the Montjuïc hill above Barcelona, next to the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys used for the 1992 Summer Olympics.[2] The team time trial will return to the Tour for the first time since 2019, and will use new rules first tested at the 2023 Paris–Nice. In this format, each rider is given an individual finish time, rather than all riders who finish together getting the same time. This format allows tactics by general classifications contenders – whether to ride as a team, or ride solo to achieve a better time.[2]
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 July | Barcelona (Spain) | 19.7 km (12.2 mi) | 
|
Team time trial | |
| 2 | 5 July | Tarragona (Spain) to Barcelona (Spain) | 178 km (111 mi) | 
|
Hilly stage | |
| 3 | 6 July | Granollers (Spain) to ? | 
|
Flat stage | ||
| Total | ||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Un contre-la-montre par équipes et une étape vallonnée à Barcelone pour lancer le Tour de France 2026" [Team time trial and hilly stage in Barcelona to kick off 2026 Tour de France] (in French). L'Équipe. 25 February 2025. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
- ^ a b Weislo, Laura (2025-02-25). "2026 Tour de France to start with team time trial in Barcelona". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
- ^ "Grand Départ Barcelone 2026 : conquering Montjuïc". www.letour.fr. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
