The Tour de France takes place between the 4th and 26th of July 2026. From this page you can find everything you need to follow the Tour de France: The stages, the schedule, the standings & results along with some history and more information.
The Tour de France is the most prestigious and historic cycling event of each year. The next Tour de France takes place between the 4th and 26th of July 2026. This year's event will be the 113th Tour de France in history.
The first Tour de France took place as far back as 1903, and it's been going on yearly ever since with the exception of the World War years. It's among the three major road cycling events of the year. The other two members of the "Grand Tour" are the
Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a Espana.
Tour de France 2026 - The Route
The Tour de France 2026 will offer riders and spectators a diverse and challenging route. The Tour sets off from Barcelona in Spain, which marks the 27th Tour de France that starts outside of French borders. This will be the 3rd time that the competitions starts from Spain.
Following the Spanish stint things, move into France, where most of the rest of the Tour will take place before the final stage in Paris. As is tradition, the 2026 Tour de France will have 21 stages and two rest days. In total cyclists have 3 333 kilometres and 54 450 climbing meters to suffer through before reaching the finish line.
Stats and special features
- Stages: 21
- Total length: 3 333 km
- Stage types: 7 flat stages, 4 hilly stages, 8 mountain stages (5 summit finishes), 1 time trial, 1 team time trial
- Highest point: Col du Galibier (2 642 m)
- Total climb meters: 54 450 m
- New stage cities: Tarragona, Granollers, Les Angles, Gavarnie-Gèdre, Hagetmau, Ussel, Nevers, Magny-Cours, Plateau de Solaison, Thoiry
Tour de France 2026 - Stages & schedule
The 113th Tour de France will take place between the 4th and 26th of July 2026. You can find the full Tour de France 2026 schedule with each stage below..
Tour de France 2026 - Stages
| Stage | Date | Route |
| 1. | 4.7. | Barcelona 🇪🇸 – Barcelona 🇪🇸 (19 km, team time trial) |
| 2. | 5.7. | Tarragona 🇪🇸 – Barcelona 🇪🇸 (182 km, hilly stage) |
| 3. | 6.7. | Granollers 🇪🇸 – Les Angles 🇫🇷 (196 km, mountain stage) |
| 4. | 7.7. | Carcassonne 🇫🇷 – Foix 🇫🇷 (182 km, hilly stage) |
| 5. | 8.7. | Lannemezan 🇫🇷 – Pau 🇫🇷 (158 km, flat stage) |
| 6. | 9.7. | Pau 🇫🇷 – Gavarnie-Gèdre 🇫🇷 (186 km, mountain stage) |
| 7. | 10.7. | Hagetmau 🇫🇷 – Bordeaux 🇫🇷 (175 km, flat stage) |
| 8. | 11.7. | Périgueux 🇫🇷 – Bergerac 🇫🇷 (182 km, flat stage) |
| 9. | 12.7. | Malemort 🇫🇷 – Ussel 🇫🇷 (185 km, hilly stage) |
| | 13.7. | Rest day |
| 10. | 14.7. | Aurillac 🇫🇷 – Le Lioran 🇫🇷 (167 km, hilly stage) |
| 11. | 15.7. | Vichy 🇫🇷 – Nevers 🇫🇷 (161 km, flat stage) |
| 12. | 16.7. | Magny-Cours 🇫🇷 – Chalon-sur-Saône 🇫🇷 (181 km, flat stage) |
| 13. | 17.7. | Dole 🇫🇷 – Belfort 🇫🇷 (205 km, hilly stage) |
| 14. | 18.7. | Mulhouse 🇫🇷 – Le Markstein 🇫🇷 (155 km, mountain stage) |
| 15. | 19.7. | Champagnole 🇫🇷 – Plateau de Solaison 🇫🇷 (184 km, mountain stage) |
| | 20.7. | Rest day |
| 16. | 21.7. | Évian-les-Bains 🇫🇷 – Thonon-les-Bains 🇫🇷 (26 km, time trial) |
| 17. | 22.7. | Chambéry 🇫🇷 – Voiron 🇫🇷 (175 km, flat stage) |
| 18. | 23.7. | Voiron 🇫🇷 – Orcières-Merlette 🇫🇷 (185 km, mountain stage) |
| 19. | 24.7. | Gap 🇫🇷 – Alpe d'Huez 🇫🇷 (128 km, mountain stage) |
| 20. | 25.7. | Bourg d'Oisans 🇫🇷 – Alpe d'Huez 🇫🇷 (171 km, mountain stage) |
| 21. | 26.7. | Thoiry 🇫🇷 – Pariisi 🇫🇷 (130 km, flat stage) |
Tour de France 2026 – Teams & entry lists
You can find all the teams participating in the Tour de France this year along with team introductions from the
Tour de France official site.
Tour de France 2026 - Standings & Results
We will update the standings and results from the Tour de France 2026 below.. You can also follow live results via the official
Tour de France home page. In 2025 the Tour de France was won by
Tadej Pogacar.
Tour de France 2026 - TV-lähetykset & Live Stream
ITV no longer holds the rights for the Tour de France in 2026, but you can still watch a highlight show of each day on Channel 5 at 7pm. You can enjoy a Tour de France 2026 live stream via BBC iPlayer and S4C.
Tour de France - The Jerseys
Maillot Jaune - The Yellow jersey:
Maillot jaune, meaning The Yellow Jersey is the symbol of the Tour de France. It is naturally carried by the leader of the whole competition.
The Yellow Jersey made its first appearance as early as 1919. The founder of the race Henri Desgrange launched the jersey to make it easier for spectators to follow the race. The colour of the jersey came from the yellow pages of the L'Auto magazine, which was the main sponsor of the Tour de France.
This phenomenon spread across the cycling world, which is why in Italy their Tour's leader wears the Pink Jersey (maglia rosa), while in the Tour of Spain they use the Red Jersey (maillot rojo).
Maillot vert - The Green Jersey:
The Green Jersey of the Tour de France, The
maillot vert is worn by the leader of the points classification. Also known as the prize for the best sprinter, the winner of this event will receive 25 000 euros at the end, with prizes going down to 8th place. Second and third receive 15 000€ and 10 000€, while each stage worn nets you 300 euros.
Maillot à pois - The Red Polka Dot Jersey
The leader of the Tour de France's legendary best climber competitions gets to wear the legendary Red Polka Dot Jersey, the
Maillot à pois. The "King of the Mountains" will receive a prize of 25 000 euros, with second and third place being rewarded 15 000€ and 10 000€ respectively. There are prizes up to 8th place in this category, and the jersey's holder will receive 300 euros for each stage he wears it.
Maillot Blanc - The White Jersey:
The White Jersey, known as the
maillot blanc is given to the best young rider on the Tour. The rider must be under 25 years old on the 1st of January of each year, meaning that you still qualify if you've turned or are turning 25 this year.
The winner of the under 25 category receives a prize of 20 000 euros. Second and third place in this category will get 15 000€ and 10 000€. The awards continue until 4th place. For each stage wearing the White Jersey, a rider will receive 300 euros.
Tour de France prize money in 2026
The whole prize money pool for the 2026 Tour de France is 2 301 200 euros, which is divided into several categories and competitions.
When looking at the sums below it's worthy to note, that professional cyclists receive the majority of their income from their team salary and bonuses. Thus the prize money they receive from competitions isn't quite as important to them as it is with other sports.
The winner of the Tour de France 2026 will receive 500 000 euros. The silver medalist will get 200 000€, while third place nets you 100 000 euros. All the cyclists who manage to finish the whole tour will receive at least 1 000 euros.
Tour de Francen voittaja 2026 saa 500 000 euroa. Toiseksi sijoittuva saa 200 000 euroa ja kolmas 100 000 euroa. Kaikki kilpailun maaliin saapuvat saavat vähintään 1 000 euroa.
Tour de France prize money
| Placement | Euros |
| 1. | 500 000 € |
| 2. | 200 000 € |
| 3. | 100 000 € |
| 4. | 70 000 € |
| 5. | 50 000 € |
| 6. | 23 000 € |
| 7. | 11 500 € |
| 8. | 7 600 € |
| 9. | 4 500 € |
| 10. | 3 800 € |
| 11. | 3 000 € |
| 12. | 2 700 € |
| 13. | 2 500 € |
| 14. | 2 100 € |
| 15. | 2 000 € |
| 16. | 1 500 € |
| 17. | 1 300 € |
| 18. | 1 200 € |
| 19. | 1 100 € |
| 20 - 160. | 1 000 € |
In addition, each of the 21 stages also rewards prize money for the 20 best of the stage. There are also sprints amidst stages, where the top 3 of each sprint are rewarded with 1 500€ for first, 1 000€ for second and 500€ for third.
Prize money per each stage
| Placement | Euros |
| 1. | 11 000 € |
| 2. | 5 500 € |
| 3. | 2 800 € |
| 4. | 1 500 € |
| 5. | 830 € |
| 6. | 780 € |
| 7. | 730 € |
| 8. | 670 € |
| 9. | 650 € |
| 10. | 600 € |
| 11. | 540 € |
| 12. | 470 € |
| 13. | 440 € |
| 14. | 340 € |
| 15 - 20. | 300 € |
Henri Desgrange memorial trophy (highest point): 5 000 €
Jacques Goddet memorial trophy (Tourmalet peak): 5 000 €
Each stage the cyclist with the most fighting sprit is rewarded an extra 2 000 euro prize, while the whole Tour's most spirited cyclist receives 20 000€ at the conclusion of the event.
The winning team of the team race receives a prize of 50 000 euros. The second- and third place teams respectively receive 30 000€ and 20 000€. The best team of each stage receives 2 800 euros.
