Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 2026
Anthon Charmig won the 2nd stage of the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, while Alex Baudin retained the yellow jersey. The next stage will be a TTT run under the same format as in the upcoming Tour de France's opening stage: times are recorded individually. After that come two relatively flat stages, before the three stages in the final weekend all finish uphill. The Saturday and Sunday stages in particular are brutal.
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Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 2026: Charmig wins from the break, Baudin stays in yellow
Anthon Charmig is the first attacker of the day and is also first across the line in Le Puy-en-Velay. On the final climb, he rides away from his breakaway companions to solo to victory. Alex Baudin comes home safely in the peloton and defends his position at the top of the GC.
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Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 2026 Route stage 2: Saint-Martin-Le-Vinoux - Le Puy-en-Velay
Monday 8 June – At 234.3 kilometres, the longest stage of the Tour of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes features 3,685 metres of elevation gain. With five climbs that are challenging rather than brutal, it looks like an opportunity for the breakaway specialists. The final summit comes at the top of a short climb of 2 kilometres at 7.4% before a predominantly downhill run to the finish line.
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Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 2026: Route
The Tour Auvergne–Rhône-Alpes serves up roughly 22,000 metres of elevation gain over 1,200 kilometres. in other words, there is a significant amount of climbing in store, with the weekend stages standing out as particularly brutal.
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Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 2026 Route stage 3: Perreux - Perreux
Tuesday 9 June – With the Tour de France due to open with a team time trial in which every rider is awarded an individual time, the 3rd stage of the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes serves as a useful dress rehearsal. The course is a rolling 28.4-kilometre circuit through the countryside around Perreux.
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Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 2026 Route stage 4: Le Puy-en-Velay - Montrond-les-Bains
Wednesday 10 June – At 167.4 kilometres, stage 4 of the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes takes the riders from Le Puy-en-Velay to Montrond-les-Bains. The route begins as a hilly affair before the riders descend towards a flat final run-in of around 35 kilometres.
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Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 2026 Route stage 5: Saint-Chamond - Villars-les-Dombes
Thursday 11 June – The 5th stage is the flattest of the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The riders face a 195.8-kilometre journey from Saint-Chamond to the Parc des Oiseaux in Villars-les-Dombes, with all of the day's climbing packed into the first half of the route.
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