The 2026 Tour de France was the 113th edition of the Tour de France. The race began with a stage in Barcelona, Spain, on 4 July, and finished with the final stage at the Champs-Élysées, Paris, on 26 J
Stage 19 finished at the top of Alpe d'Huez; the climb is 13.8 km (8.6 mi) long, an average gradient of 7.9% and features 21 hairpin turns.
Tim Merlier (Soudal–Quick-Step) won stages 7, 8 and 12 in sprint finishes.
Mauro Schmid and Harold Tejada approaching the finish line in Belfort on stage 13
UAE Team Emirates XRG teammates Isaac del Toro (in the white jersey) and Tadej Pogačar (in the yellow jersey) prior to the start of stage 17 in Chambéry
The 2025 Tour de France was the 112th edition of the Tour de France. It started in Lille on 5 July, and finished with the final stage at Champs-Élysées, Paris, on 27 July.
2026 Tour de France
…the traditional final stage to the Champs-Élysées. The stage used the Montmartre circuit, previously used at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics and the 2025 Tour de France, modified to provide 11 km (6.8 mi) between the final ascent of Montmartre to the finish line on the Champs-Élysées. It was therefore predicted that…
On stage 16, the Tour had a summit finish at Mont Ventoux (elevation of 1,910 m (6,270 ft)) for the first time since 2013
Large crowds attended the final stage of the race in Montmartre in Paris
Tadej Pogačar riding the stage 5 time trial in the polka-dot jersey of the mountains classification
Peloton climbing the Mûr-de-Bretagne on stage 7