Tour de France 2026 – First High-Mountain Stage from Pau to Gavarnie-Gèdre via Aspin and Tourmalet

Gavarnie - 09.07.2026: The sixth stage of the 2026 Tour de France makes an early statement in the race. From Pau to Gavarnie-Gèdre await 186.2 kilometers and, according to the organisers, more than 4,100 meters of climbing, garnished with two Pyrenean icons: the Col d'Aspin and the Col du Tourmalet. The terrain is designed to reward climbing specialists and to put the general classification into visible order for the first time. After a flatter opening on the Béarn plain, a large breakaway group is likely to shape the day, but ...