Tour de France 2026: Route and stages
Olav Kooij won stage 5 of the Tour de France, while Torstein Træen retained the yellow jersey ahead of Sean Quinn and Mathias Vacek. Next up is a blockbuster mountain stage, featuring the Col d'Aspin and the Col du Tourmalet and an uphill finish in Gavarnie-Gèdre. The sprinters should be back in the spotlight on Friday and Saturday, before Sunday's stage favours the hilly specialists.
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Tour de France 2026: Kooij powers to victory in Pau, Træen stays in yellow
A crash just over five kilometres from the finish throws the sprint in Pau into disarray, but Olav Kooij keeps his cool to claim the Tour's first bunch sprint. Torstein Træen retains the overall lead.
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Tour de France 2026 Route stage 5: Lannemezan - Pau
Wednesday, 8 July - Stage 5 of the Tour de France covers 158.3 kilometres from Lannemezan to Pau. With the Pyrenees as a backdrop, the race is expected to end in a sprint finish.
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Tour de France 2026: Withdrawals
On 4 July, a 184-rider peloton representing 23 teams rolled out in Barcelona. Not all of them will make it to the finish in Paris. Cyclingstage.com keeps track of every rider who abandons the race.
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Tour de France 2026: Riders
The best cyclists in the world go head to head in the greatest cycling contest on the planet. Paul Seixas, Remco Evenepoel, Florian Lipowitz and Jonas Vingegaard try to prevent Tadej Pogacar from claiming his fifth victory, while Mathieu van der Poel and Mads Pedersen are among those hunting for stage wins. Voilà, the start list for the 113th edition of the Tour de France, including race numbers.
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Tour de France 2026 Route stage 6: Pau - Gavarnie-Gèdre
Thursday, 9 July - Stage 6 is the final Pyrenean stage of the 2026 Tour de France. The race bids farewell to the Pyrenees with a route over the Aspin and Tourmalet, finishing near the enchanting Cirque de Gavarnie, a location the Tour has never visited before. The riders tackle 4,100 metres of climbing over 186.2 kilometres.
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Tour de France 2026 Favourites stage 6: Clash in the Pyrenees
Will we get a GC showdown on the final day in the Pyrenees? Given the demanding route, featuring both the Aspin and the Tourmalet, you would think – and certainly hope – so. Then again, the finale is not especially difficult.
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