The 2026 Tour de France begins in Barcelona and ends in Paris with a cobbled finale, featuring multiple mountain stages and a women’s race starting in Lausanne.

The 2026 Tour de France will start in Barcelona on July 4, marking the first time since 2020 that the race begins outside France, and conclude in Paris on July 26 with a final stage featuring three ascents of the cobbled Rue Lepic in Montmartre. The 3,333-kilometer route spans five mountain ranges, includes eight mountain stages, five summit finishes, and two stages at Alpe d’Huez, with a time trial in the Alps. The women’s Tour de France Femmes will start in Lausanne on August 1, covering 1,175 km and finishing in Nice with a stage featuring Mont Ventoux and the Col d’Èze.