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Updated: 2026-07-11 11:32:00 Source: Offizielles Tour-de-France Race Center cURL error 28: Operation timed out after 8001 milliseconds with 0 bytes received

Stage

Etappe 8: Périgueux - Bergerac 11.07.2026 · 180.4 km · gefahren: 3.4 km · noch etwa 177 km bis Ziel · Ø 52.5 km/h · 33.7 °C
Spitze des Rennens: Tête de la course 1 Fahrer · noch 177 km bis Ziel · 50 km/h
Rennsituation: Peloton 175 Fahrer · noch 177.3 km bis Ziel · 49 km/h

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Official 2026 stage schedule

The 2026 Tour de France starts in Barcelona on 4 July and finishes in Paris on 26 July. The schedule is based on the official Tour de France route.

Source: letour.fr

Stage 1 04.07.2026 · 19.6 km Team time trial

Stage 2 05.07.2026 · 168.5 km Hilly

Stage 3 06.07.2026 · 195.9 km Mountain

Stage 4 07.07.2026 · 181.9 km Hilly

Stage 5 08.07.2026 · 158.3 km Flat

Stage 6 09.07.2026 · 186.2 km Mountain

Stage 7 10.07.2026 · 175.1 km Flat

Stage 8 11.07.2026 · 180.4 km Flat

Stage 9 12.07.2026 · 185.5 km Hilly

Rest day Rest day · 13.07.2026 Rest day

Stage 10 14.07.2026 · 166.6 km Mountain

Stage 11 15.07.2026 · 161.3 km Flat

Stage 12 16.07.2026 · 179.1 km Flat

Stage 13 17.07.2026 · 205.8 km Hilly

Stage 14 18.07.2026 · 155.3 km Mountain

Stage 15 19.07.2026 · 183.9 km Mountain

Rest day Rest day · 20.07.2026 Rest day

Stage 16 21.07.2026 · 26.1 km Individual time trial

Stage 17 22.07.2026 · 174.7 km Flat

Stage 18 23.07.2026 · 185.2 km Mountain

Stage 19 24.07.2026 · 127.9 km Mountain

Stage 20 25.07.2026 · 170.9 km Mountain

Stage 21 26.07.2026 · 133 km Flat

Internal cycling research

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Known teams

At this stage, 23 teams are expected for the 2026 Tour de France: all 18 WorldTeams plus five ProTeams.

UCI WorldTeam confirmed

UCI ProTeam / direkte Qualifikation confirmed

UCI ProTeam / Wildcard confirmed

Rider profiles from letour.fr

The official Tour website already lists numerous rider profiles with career histories. This is a research base and not yet a confirmed 2026 start list.

Tour history: overall winners

2025 · Tadej Pogačar UAE Team Emirates XRG · Slovenia
2024 · Tadej Pogačar UAE Team Emirates · Slovenia
2023 · Jonas Vingegaard Jumbo-Visma · Denmark
2022 · Jonas Vingegaard Jumbo-Visma · Denmark
2021 · Tadej Pogačar UAE Team Emirates · Slovenia
2020 · Tadej Pogačar UAE Team Emirates · Slovenia
2019 · Egan Bernal Team Ineos · Colombia
2018 · Geraint Thomas Team Sky · United Kingdom
2017 · Chris Froome Team Sky · United Kingdom
2016 · Chris Froome Team Sky · United Kingdom
2015 · Chris Froome Team Sky · United Kingdom
2014 · Vincenzo Nibali Astana · Italy

Tour history: stage wins

Mark Cavendish 35 Etappensiege · United Kingdom
Eddy Merckx 34 Etappensiege · Belgium
Bernard Hinault 28 Etappensiege · France
André Leducq 25 Etappensiege · France
André Darrigade 22 Etappensiege · France
Nicolas Frantz 20 Etappensiege · Luxembourg
François Faber 19 Etappensiege · Luxembourg
Jean Alavoine 17 Etappensiege · France