Five days of racing through Luxembourg's compact, punchy terrain
Tour de Luxembourg
The Tour de Luxembourg rewards climbers who can handle short, steep gradients and time trialists who can defend narrow gaps across five days of racing.
Next edition Sep 15–19, 2027
- Location
- 🇱🇺 Luxembourg
- When
- Mid September
- Course
- Stage Race
- Most recent winner
- 🇮🇹 Davide Piganzoli (2026)
- Also known as
- Skoda Tour de Luxembourg
- Category
- Men’s 2.Pro
About Tour de Luxembourg
The Tour de Luxembourg, officially the Skoda Tour de Luxembourg, is a five-day men's cycling stage race held each September in the Grand Duchy. The route typically includes rolling stages, short climbs, and a time trial, making it a proving ground for stage racers who excel on punchy terrain rather than high mountains.
Also known as: Skoda Tour de Luxembourg
The race has been a fixture of the Luxembourg calendar since the 1930s, with interruptions during wartime.
Luxembourg's compact geography produces a race that feels bigger than its borders. The terrain is relentlessly rolling, with short climbs that favor explosive riders over pure mountain specialists. The time trial often decides the overall, but only if climbers can limit losses on the punchy stages that precede it. The race sits late in the season, drawing a mix of riders chasing form and teams testing younger talent in a ProSeries environment that still demands tactical discipline.
Tour de Luxembourg winners
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 🇮🇹Davide Piganzoli |
| 2025 | 🇺🇸Brandon McNulty |
| 2024 | 🇮🇹Antonio Tiberi |
| 2023 | 🇨🇭Marc Hirschi |
| 2022 | 🇩🇰Mattias Skjelmose |
| 2021 | 🇵🇹Joao Almeida |
| 2020 | 🇮🇹Diego Ulissi |
2027 edition
Sep 15–19, 2027.
Tour de Luxembourg route
The race typically unfolds across five stages, with the general classification shaped by a combination of short, steep climbs and an individual time trial. The climbs rarely exceed a few kilometers, but they come in quick succession on rolling roads that favor riders who can accelerate repeatedly rather than settle into a rhythm. The time trial is usually positioned mid-race or late, giving strong chronomen a chance to take or defend the lead if they can stay close on the climbs. Breakaways succeed on flatter stages, but the punchy days tend to produce small group finishes where positioning and timing matter more than raw power. The race rewards riders who can handle changes of pace without cracking, and the short overall distance means there is little room to recover from a bad day.
What shapes the race
Luxembourgish Hills
Short, punchy stages through the forested hills of Luxembourg. The terrain rewards all-rounders who can climb and time trial.
Individual Time Trial
The race typically includes a time trial that reshuffles the GC and rewards riders with strong engines.
Five-Day Format
A compact five-day stage race that packs meaningful GC stages into every day.
History
Eras and records
Luxembourg punches above its weight in stage race quality.
Calendar position
Held in September, one of the last European stage races before the classics block
Recent quality
Winners include Almeida, Skjelmose, Hirschi, Tiberi, and McNulty, all of whom went on to Grand Tour contention