US EditionPogacar, Peloton Face Alpe d'Huez Twice as Tour De France 2026 Route Unveiled
The 2026 race covers 3,333 kilometers with 30 major climbs across five mountain ranges, aiming to challenge Tadej Pogacar's rivals with more mountain stages and time trials.
- Organisers said the 2026 Tour de France will start in Barcelona and finish in Paris on July 26, covering 3,333 kilometres, with the Montmartre finale featuring three ascents of Rue Lepic.
- By design, the route gives chief rivals more opportunities and is `designed to maintain the suspense until the end`, Christian Prudhomme, Tour de France race director, said on Thursday.
- The stage composition lists seven flat, four hilly and eight mountainous routes, with riders crossing all five French mountain ranges including the Pyrenees and Alps.
- The Barcelona Grand Depart faces heightened scrutiny after pro-Palestinian protesters disrupted races earlier this year, and the 19km team effort could propel the Belgian into his first yellow jersey.
- Christian Prudhomme said `If you put those two races together, you'll see weve managed to get most of France in`, while Marion Rousse called the course `a nasty route` with high stakes.
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Tour De France 2026. Double Ration of Alpe D'huez, Climbing race... a Grand Boucle in Crescendo Mode
The tour of the Tour de France 2026 (4-26 July) was unveiled on Thursday in Paris. A 113th edition that will rise in power since the Grand Départ in Barcelona (Spain). The objective: to maintain a semblance of suspense until the final bouquet in the Alps, facing the domination of a Tadej Pogacar in search of a fifth historical success.
In 2026, the Tour de France will lead twice over the famous climb into the ski resort to Alpe d'Huez. Dominator Tadej Pogačar should not be able to relax what the riders otherwise expect.
The organizers of the Tour de France cycling race have revealed in Paris the route on which Slovenian ace Tadej Pogačar will chase a fifth victory next year. The defending champion faces a demanding route that will take the caravan to the famous Alpe d'Huez twice in the last week. The Tour will start in Barcelona and end in Paris, but with another crossing of Montmartre.
The organizers of the 113th Tour de France have made it difficult for Tadej Pogačar to triumph in the biggest cycling race, which will start on July 4th in Catalonia.
Pogacar, peloton face Alpe d'Huez twice as Tour de France 2026 route unveiled
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…
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