Barcelona opens with a team time trial, the Alps close with Alpe d’Huez twice, and the 2026 Tour keeps GC pressure alive all the way to Paris.
The 2026 Tour de France is the 113th edition of the race. Barcelona hosts the Grand Départ, Paris hosts the finish, and the route mixes a rare opening team time trial with a later Alpine individual time trial, five summit finishes, and a final mountain weekend built around Alpe d’Huez.
This page is the edition-specific hub for the route shape, current contender picture, stage previews, watch information, and race overview.
The central storyline is whether Tadej Pogačar can keep control of a race that gives Jonas Vingegaard, Remco Evenepoel and the deeper GC teams real tactical levers. The opening team time trial makes collective strength matter immediately, the Stage 16 individual time trial gives the specialists a late reset, and the final Alpine block leaves no room for a weak day.
The Tour de France runs for three weeks. The key GC stages are the Pyrenean and Alpine summit finishes and the time trial. Sprint stages are decided in the final 5 kilometers. The opening team time trial in Barcelona sets the GC tone immediately, and the final mountain weekend with Alpe d'Huez is the last chance for major GC changes before Paris.
You can watch Tour de France 2026 in US on Peacock. Check the Watch tab for live links and coverage notes.
Tour de France 2026 runs Jul 4–26, 2026. Stage start and end times are listed on the race and stage pages.
Broadcast options include Peacock, depending on your location.
Defending champion: Tadej Pogacar
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Tadej Pogacar |
| 2024 | Tadej Pogacar |
| 2023 | Jonas Vingegaard |
| 2022 | Jonas Vingegaard |
| 2021 | Tadej Pogacar |
| 2020 | Tadej Pogacar |
