The 2026 Tour de France, the 113th edition of the Grande Boucle, runs from Saturday 4 to Sunday 26 July 2026. For the first time in history, the race started in Barcelona, before a brutal finale in the Alps and the traditional finish on the Champs-Élysées via Montmartre.
On the menu: 3,321 km, 54,450 m of climbing, an opening team time trial (the first since 1971), five summit finishes including a double ascent of Alpe d'Huez… and already one enormous twist: the mammoth breakaway to Foix catapulted Norway's Torstein Træen into yellow, leaving Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard 7'53" down on GC. The Pyrenees arrive this Thursday, with the Tourmalet as the first great judge.
Tour de France 2026: latest news (Thu 9 July, ahead of stage 6)
- Kooij takes Pau (8 Jul). First bunch sprint, first blood for Olav Kooij: the Dutchman beat Max Kanter and Tim Merlier to hand Decathlon CMA CGM its first win of this Tour, on his race debut. A crash just outside the final 5 km split the peloton: Jonas Vingegaard was caught up in it but remounted and was classified in the same time as the other favourites. No gaps among the GC contenders.
- Thunderbolt in Foix (7 Jul). In scorching heat, a 34-rider breakaway (18 teams!) finished 12'59" ahead of the yellow jersey group, which UAE never attempted to chase. Mads Pedersen won the sprint in Foix, and Torstein Træen (Uno-X Mobility), 8th on the stage, pulled on the first yellow jersey of his career.
- GC turned upside down. Træen leads Sean Quinn (EF Education-EasyPost) by 28" and Mathias Vacek (Lidl-Trek), the new white jersey, by 3'50". All the favourites sit more than 7'53" back: "It's a big gap," admitted Pogačar, who predicted it could be a long time before he wears yellow again.
- Heatwave: UCI adapts the rules. With extreme heat gripping south-west France, the UCI has relaxed its regulations (feeding, heat protocol) to protect the riders.
- Opening weekend recap. Visma won the Barcelona team time trial (Vingegaard in yellow), before Isaac del Toro's victory on Montjuïc and Pogačar's win at Les Angles (his 22nd Tour stage), raced without roadside crowds on the French side due to the Pyrénées-Orientales wildfire.
- Today: the Tourmalet. Stage 6, Pau → Gavarnie-Gèdre (186 km, 4,100 m of climbing): Col d'Aspin, the Tourmalet (17.1 km at 7.3%), then a final drag to the Cirque de Gavarnie (18.7 km at 3.7%). The first true showdown between the favourites — and Træen's first test in yellow.
Tour de France 2026 standings after stage 5
| Rank | Rider | Nation | Team | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Torstein Træen | NOR | Uno-X Mobility | leader |
| 2 | Sean Quinn | USA | EF Education-EasyPost | +28" |
| 3 | Mathias Vacek | CZE | Lidl-Trek | +3'50" |
| 4 | Tadej Pogačar | SLO | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | +7'53" |
| 5 | Jonas Vingegaard | DEN | Visma | Lease a Bike | +7'53" |
| 6 | Ramses Debruyne | BEL | Alpecin-Premier Tech | +8'06" |
| 7 | Remco Evenepoel | BEL | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | +8'16" |
| 8 | Isaac del Toro | MEX | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | +8'17" |
| 9 | Juan Ayuso | ESP | Lidl-Trek | +8'20" |
| 10 | Paul Seixas | FRA | Decathlon CMA CGM | +8'41" |
Pogačar and Vingegaard, still on exactly the same time as each other, saw the Foix breakaway push every pre-race favourite more than 7'53" behind the new Norwegian leader. Florian Lipowitz (11th, +8'46") and Lenny Martinez (12th, +9'02") round out the contenders' group.
| Jersey | Leader | Team | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow | Torstein Træen | Uno-X Mobility | 28" ahead of Quinn, 7'53" over the favourites |
| Green | Mads Pedersen | Lidl-Trek | Won in Foix, took the jersey from Pogačar |
| Polka Dot | Alex Baudin | EF Education-EasyPost | Leader since the Col de Toses (stage 3) |
| White | Mathias Vacek | Lidl-Trek | 3rd on GC, ahead of Del Toro and Seixas |
Today's stage (Thu 9 July): Pau → Gavarnie-Gèdre, 186 km: the Aspin, the Tourmalet and the first summit finish. The favourites' first major rendezvous.
Contents
The 2026 Tour de France in key figures
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Edition | 113th |
| Dates | 4 → 26 July 2026 |
| Grand Départ | Barcelona (Spain) |
| Final finish | Paris – Champs-Élysées |
| Number of stages | 21 (7 flat / 4 hilly / 8 mountain / 2 TT) |
| Total distance | 3,321.2 km |
| Total climbing | 54,450 m |
| Summit finishes | 5 (Gavarnie-Gèdre, Solaison, Orcières, Alpe d'Huez ×2) |
| Highest point | Col du Galibier – 2,642 m (stage 20) |
| Regions crossed | 7 regions, 29 départements |
| Rest days | 2 (Monday 13 and Monday 20 July) |
2026 Tour de France favourites by jersey
| Rider | Team | Country | Age | 2026 form |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tadej Pogačar | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | SLO | 27 | 4 titles, world no.1; won at Les Angles, but 4th on GC at 7'53" after UAE declined to chase the Foix breakaway |
| Jonas Vingegaard | Visma | Lease a Bike | DEN | 29 | 2026 Giro winner, in yellow the first two days; 5th on GC, still level on time with Pogačar, unhurt after his Pau crash |
| Remco Evenepoel | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | BEL | 26 | 7th on GC at 8'16", Red Bull's new leader, formidable against the clock |
| Florian Lipowitz | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | GER | 25 | 3rd and white jersey in 2025; 11th on GC at 8'46" |
| Isaac del Toro | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | MEX | 22 | Stage winner on Montjuïc, 8th on GC: far more than a domestique |
| Juan Ayuso | Lidl-Trek | ESP | 23 | 9th on GC at 8'20", podium outsider |
French hopes: Paul Seixas (Decathlon CMA CGM) is living up to his billing as France's big card: 4th at Les Angles, he sits 10th on GC as best French rider, first of the favourites behind the Foix breakaway survivors. Kévin Vauquelin (Ineos Grenadiers, 7th in 2025) has already lost ground; Lenny Martinez (12th on GC), David Gaudu and Jordan Jegat target a top 15.
Spotlight on Paul Seixas. At 19, the Lyon native — the youngest Tour rider in 89 years — comes off a historic spring: 2nd at Strade Bianche, winner of Flèche Wallonne and the Tour of the Basque Country, 2nd at Liège-Bastogne-Liège. Recovered from his heavy crash at the Tour Auvergne Rhône-Alpes, he has started his first Tour perfectly: 6th in the team time trial with Decathlon CMA CGM, in the mix on Montjuïc, then 4th at Les Angles alongside the very best. His stated goal — a white jersey podium and a GC top 10 — is on track: he is exactly 10th heading into the Pyrenees, in the same group as all the favourites.
| Rider | Team | Country | Age | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Milan | Lidl-Trek | ITA | 25 | 2025 green jersey |
| Tim Merlier | Soudal-QuickStep | BEL | 33 | The fastest sprinter in the peloton, 3rd in Pau |
| Mads Pedersen | Lidl-Trek | DEN | 30 | 2019 world champion; won in Foix, current green jersey |
| Jasper Philipsen | Alpecin-Deceuninck | BEL | 28 | Green in 2023, back in form |
| Olav Kooij | Decathlon CMA CGM | NED | 24 | Won in Pau on his Tour debut |
| Paul Magnier | Soudal-QuickStep | FRA | 22 | French prodigy, 11 wins in 2025 |
After 5 stages: Mads Pedersen took the green jersey from Tadej Pogačar thanks to his win from the Foix breakaway. Olav Kooij won the first bunch sprint in Pau ahead of Max Kanter and Tim Merlier; the next big date for the fast men is Friday in Bordeaux.
French hopes: Paul Magnier is France's no.1 sprint hope. Bryan Coquard (Cofidis) and the versatile Anthony Turgis (TotalEnergies) will also hunt stages.
| Rider | Team | Country | Age | Strengths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tadej Pogačar | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | SLO | 27 | 2025 polka dots, capable of sweeping everything |
| Lenny Martinez | Bahrain Victorious | FRA | 22 | 2024 Vuelta KOM, pure climber |
| Giulio Ciccone | Lidl-Trek | ITA | 31 | 2023 polka dots, breakaway hunter |
| Felix Gall | Decathlon CMA CGM | AUT | 28 | 2nd at the 2026 Giro, 5th Tour 2025 |
| Santiago Buitrago | Bahrain Victorious | COL | 26 | High-mountain puncher |
After 5 stages: Frenchman Alex Baudin (EF Education-EasyPost), first over the Col de Toses on stage 3, still wears the polka dot jersey. That will change fast: this Thursday the Aspin and the Tourmalet — the Tour's first hors-catégorie climb — hand out big points.
French hopes: Lenny Martinez remains the most credible French candidate for the polka dots over three weeks; Romain Grégoire and Valentin Madouas (Groupama-FDJ United) will target breakaways.
| Rider | Team | Country | Age | Credentials |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florian Lipowitz | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | GER | 25 | Defending white jersey, 3rd in 2025 |
| Remco Evenepoel | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | BEL | 26 | Final year of eligibility, chasing yellow & white |
| Mathias Vacek | Lidl-Trek | CZE | 23 | 3rd on GC after the Foix breakaway, current white jersey |
| Isaac del Toro | UAE Team Emirates-XRG | MEX | 22 | Stage winner in Barcelona, former white jersey wearer |
| Paul Seixas | Decathlon CMA CGM | FRA | 19 | 2026 phenomenon, 4th at Les Angles in his first Tour |
After 5 stages: Mathias Vacek (3rd on GC) took the white jersey from Isaac del Toro thanks to the Foix breakaway, ahead of Del Toro and Paul Seixas.
French hopes: Paul Seixas, 3rd in the young rider standings, can target the white jersey podium. Lenny Martinez (22) and Romain Grégoire (23) are outsiders.
2026 Tour de France route: all 21 stages
A historic first: the Grande Boucle set off from Barcelona, the most southerly Grand Départ host ever, with three Catalan stages. Then come the Pyrenees (Tourmalet, Gavarnie-Gèdre), the Massif Central (Le Lioran), the Vosges (Le Markstein), the Jura, and a fearsome Alpine finale: the unprecedented Plateau de Solaison, Orcières-Merlette and above all two ascents of Alpe d'Huez in 24 hours. Stage 21 once again passes through Montmartre before the Champs-Élysées.
| # | Date | Route | Profile | Distance | Favourites / Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 04 Jul (Sat) | Barcelona → Barcelona | Team time trial | 19.7 km | Winner: Visma | Lease a Bike (Vingegaard in yellow) |
| 2 | 05 Jul (Sun) | Tarragona → Barcelona | Hilly (Montjuïc) | 168.5 km | Winner: Isaac del Toro |
| 3 | 06 Jul (Mon) | Granollers → Les Angles | Mountain (Col de Toses) | 196 km | Winner: Tadej Pogačar (yellow jersey) |
| 4 | 07 Jul (Tue) | Carcassonne → Foix | Hilly | 182 km | Winner: Mads Pedersen (Træen in yellow) |
| 5 | 08 Jul (Wed) | Lannemezan → Pau | Flat / sprint | 158 km | Winner: Olav Kooij |
| 6 | 09 Jul (Thu) | Pau → Gavarnie-Gèdre | High mountain (Tourmalet) | 186 km | Pogačar, Vingegaard, Lipowitz |
| 7 | 10 Jul (Fri) | Hagetmau → Bordeaux | Flat / sprint | 175 km | Merlier, Milan, Kooij |
| 8 | 11 Jul (Sat) | Périgueux → Bergerac | Flat | 182 km | Milan, Pedersen, Magnier |
| 9 | 12 Jul (Sun) | Malemort → Ussel | Hilly (Suc au May) | 185 km | Seixas, Healy, Pidcock |
| Monday 13 July: first rest day | |||||
| 10 | 14 Jul (Tue) | Aurillac → Le Lioran | Medium mountain (Puy Mary) | 167 km | Vingegaard, Pogačar, Seixas |
| 11 | 15 Jul (Wed) | Vichy → Nevers | Flat | 161 km | Milan, Pedersen, Merlier |
| 12 | 16 Jul (Thu) | Magny-Cours → Chalon-sur-Saône | Flat | 181 km | Kooij, Milan, Magnier |
| 13 | 17 Jul (Fri) | Dole → Belfort | Hilly | 205 km | Pedersen, Turgis, Healy |
| 14 | 18 Jul (Sat) | Mulhouse → Le Markstein | Mountain (Grand Ballon) | 155 km | Pogačar, Seixas, Lipowitz |
| 15 | 19 Jul (Sun) | Champagnole → Plateau de Solaison | High mountain (new) | 184 km | Pogačar, Vingegaard, Seixas |
| Monday 20 July: second rest day | |||||
| 16 | 21 Jul (Tue) | Évian-les-Bains → Thonon-les-Bains | Individual time trial | 26 km | Evenepoel, Pogačar, Vingegaard |
| 17 | 22 Jul (Wed) | Chambéry → Voiron | Hilly | 175 km | Healy, Turgis, Madouas |
| 18 | 23 Jul (Thu) | Voiron → Orcières-Merlette | High mountain | 185 km | Vingegaard, Pogačar, Evenepoel |
| 19 | 24 Jul (Fri) | Gap → Alpe d'Huez | High mountain | 128 km | Pogačar, Vingegaard, Seixas |
| 20 | 25 Jul (Sat) | Le Bourg-d'Oisans → Alpe d'Huez | Queen stage (Galibier, Sarenne) | 171 km | Vingegaard, Pogačar, Evenepoel |
| 21 | 26 Jul (Sun) | Thoiry → Paris Champs-Élysées | Final sprint via Montmartre | 130 km | Van der Poel, Pogačar, Pedersen |
Stage-by-stage breakdown
Stage 1 – Barcelona > Barcelona (team time trial, 19.7 km)
Sat 4 Jul. The first team time trial since 1971, won by Visma | Lease a Bike ahead of Ineos (at 8") and UAE (at 12") on the urban Catalan course and its Montjuïc rise. Jonas Vingegaard pulled on the first yellow jersey — one he had not worn since 2023 — while Decathlon CMA CGM (6th) put Paul Seixas in the GC top 10.
Result: 1. Visma | Lease a Bike – 2. Ineos – 3. UAE Team Emirates-XRG.
Stage 2 – Tarragona > Barcelona (168.5 km, hilly)
Sun 5 Jul. A UAE masterclass on the Montjuïc circuit, locked down by McNulty and Yates: Isaac del Toro won atop the Castell de Montjuïc, a victory gifted by Tadej Pogačar (2nd), ahead of Evenepoel and Vingegaard. The Dane kept yellow, but his lead shrank to 6".
Result: 1. Del Toro – 2. Pogačar – 3. Evenepoel.
Stage 3 – Granollers > Les Angles (196 km, mountain)
Mon 6 Jul. The first mountain rendezvous, raced without the publicity caravan or roadside crowds on the French side because of the Pyrénées-Orientales wildfire. After the Col de Toses and a fierce UAE tempo, Tadej Pogačar launched a razor-sharp attack 200 m from the line at Les Angles, beating Vingegaard and Carapaz, with Paul Seixas 4th. The Slovenian took yellow on countback, perfectly level on time with the Dane.
Result: 1. Pogačar – 2. Vingegaard – 3. Carapaz.
Stage 4 – Carcassonne > Foix (182 km, hilly)
Tue 7 Jul. The twist of the opening week. In furnace-like heat, a 34-rider breakaway representing 18 teams sailed clear, with UAE refusing to burn its domestiques in pursuit: 12'59" ahead at the line in Foix. Mads Pedersen won the sprint from the lead group, while Torstein Træen (Uno-X Mobility), who had started the day 5'06" down, pulled on the first yellow jersey of his career, 28" ahead of American Sean Quinn. Pogačar, in yellow that morning, tumbled to 7'53".
Result: 1. Pedersen (breakaway sprint in Foix) – Træen in yellow.
Stage 5 – Lannemezan > Pau (158 km, flat)
Wed 8 Jul. The Tour's first bunch sprint, marked by a crash just outside the final 5 km that split the peloton and briefly caught out Jonas Vingegaard, who was ultimately given the same time as the other favourites. Olav Kooij, on his Tour debut, delivered Decathlon CMA CGM's first win in the race ahead of Max Kanter and Tim Merlier. Complete status quo on GC: Træen stays in yellow.
Result: 1. Kooij – 2. Kanter – 3. Merlier.
Stage 6 – Pau > Gavarnie-Gèdre (186 km, high mountain)
Thu 9 Jul – today. A monstrous Pyrenean day and the favourites' first true showdown: Col d'Aspin, the Tourmalet (17.1 km at 7.3%, the Tour's first hors-catégorie climb), then a brand-new finishing climb to Gavarnie-Gèdre (18.7 km at 3.7%), near the Cirque de Gavarnie. 4,100 m of climbing. Træen (7'53" over the big names) defends yellow for the first time; UAE and Visma must go on the offensive.
Favourites: Pogačar, Vingegaard, Lipowitz.
Stage 7 – Hagetmau > Bordeaux (175 km, flat)
Fri 10 Jul. Across the Landes — a day for the sprint trains.
Favourites: Merlier, Milan, Kooij.
Stage 8 – Périgueux > Bergerac (182 km, flat)
Sat 11 Jul. A rolling day through the Périgord, another sprint.
Favourites: Milan, Pedersen, Magnier.
Stage 9 – Malemort > Ussel (185 km, hilly)
Sun 12 Jul. The Suc au May 80 km from the finish: explosive terrain for the baroudeurs.
Favourites: Seixas, Healy, Pidcock.
Stage 10 – Aurillac > Le Lioran (167 km, medium mountain)
Tue 14 Jul. Bastille Day: the same finale as 2024 with Puy Mary and the Col du Pertus, 3,900 m of climbing.
Favourites: Vingegaard, Pogačar, Seixas.
Stage 11 – Vichy > Nevers (161 km, flat)
Wed 15 Jul. A transition day for the sprinters.
Favourites: Milan, Pedersen, Merlier.
Stage 12 – Magny-Cours > Chalon-sur-Saône (181 km, flat)
Thu 16 Jul. A first-ever start from the Magny-Cours F1 circuit, Burgundy sprint finish.
Favourites: Kooij, Milan, Magnier.
Stage 13 – Dole > Belfort (205 km, hilly)
Fri 17 Jul. The longest stage: Franche-Comté terrain made for breakaways.
Favourites: Pedersen, Turgis, Healy.
Stage 14 – Mulhouse > Le Markstein (155 km, mountain)
Sat 18 Jul. The Vosges return: Grand Ballon, Platzerwasel, 3,800 m of climbing.
Favourites: Pogačar, Seixas, Lipowitz.
Stage 15 – Champagnole > Plateau de Solaison (184 km, high mountain)
Sun 19 Jul. The first Alpine summit, a brand-new finish at the Plateau de Solaison (11.3 km at 9.1%). ~4,700 m of climbing.
Favourites: Pogačar, Vingegaard, Seixas.
Stage 16 – Évian > Thonon-les-Bains (individual time trial, 26 km)
Tue 21 Jul. The only individual time trial, rolling along Lake Geneva.
Favourites: Evenepoel, Pogačar, Vingegaard.
Stage 17 – Chambéry > Voiron (175 km, hilly)
Wed 22 Jul. A breather before the Alpine triptych.
Favourites: Healy, Turgis, Madouas.
Stage 18 – Voiron > Orcières-Merlette (185 km, high mountain)
Thu 23 Jul. Col de Manse, Col du Festre, then the climb to Orcières-Merlette. The first of three mountain finales.
Favourites: Vingegaard, Pogačar, Evenepoel.
Stage 19 – Gap > Alpe d'Huez (128 km, high mountain)
Fri 24 Jul. Short and explosive: the return of the legendary Alpe d'Huez and its 21 hairpins.
Favourites: Pogačar, Vingegaard, Seixas.
Stage 20 – Le Bourg-d'Oisans > Alpe d'Huez (171 km, queen stage)
Sat 25 Jul. The queen stage: 5,600 m of climbing via the Croix-de-Fer, Télégraphe, Galibier (2,642 m), Sarenne and a second ascent of Alpe d'Huez. The Tour will be decided here.
Favourites: Vingegaard, Pogačar, Evenepoel.
Stage 21 – Thoiry > Paris Champs-Élysées (130 km, sprint)
Sun 26 Jul. As in 2025, the race passes through Montmartre and the cobbled Rue Lepic before the final sprint.
Favourites: Van der Poel, Pogačar, Pedersen.
History & evolution of the Tour de France
Created in 1903 by Henri Desgrange to boost the newspaper L'Auto, the Tour conquered the Pyrenees in 1910 and the Alps in 1911. The yellow jersey was born in 1919, followed by the green (1953), the polka dot (1975) and the white (1975, revived in 2000). In 2026, the return of the team time trial and a Grand Départ beyond the Pyrenees illustrate this living tradition: the Tour remains cycling's global benchmark.
Tour de France records & legends
| Category | #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tour victories | Anquetil – 5 | Merckx – 5 | Hinault – 5 | Indurain – 5 | Pogačar – 4 |
| Fastest Tour (km/h) |
Vingegaard 22 – 42.1 | Pogačar 21 – 41.2 | Vingegaard 23 – 40.9 | Pogačar 24 – 40.5 | Thomas 18 – 40.2 |
| Stage wins | Cavendish – 35 | Merckx – 34 | Hinault – 28 | Leducq – 25 | Pogačar – 22 |
| Green jerseys | Sagan – 7 | Zabel – 6 | Kelly – 4 | McEwen – 3 | Van Aert – 3 |
| Polka dot jerseys | Virenque – 7 | Van Impe – 6 | Bahamontes – 6 | Pogačar – 3 | Jiménez – 3 |
| White jerseys | Pogačar – 4 | Ullrich – 3 | Schleck – 3 | Quintana – 2 | Lipowitz – 1 |
2026 Tour de France prize money
| Classification / Prize | Amount (€) |
|---|---|
| General classification winner | 500,000 |
| 2nd overall | 200,000 |
| 3rd overall | 100,000 |
| Stage win | 11,000 |
| Green / Polka Dot / White jersey | 25,000 (per classification) |
| Team classification | 50,000 |
| Super-combativity award | 20,000 |
| Total prize pot | ≈ 2.57 million |
Final 2025 standings – Reference
| Rank | Rider | Nation | Team | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tadej Pogačar | SLO | UAE Emirates-XRG | leader |
| 2 | Jonas Vingegaard | DEN | Visma | Lease a Bike | +4'24" |
| 3 | Florian Lipowitz | GER | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | +11'00" |
| 4 | Oscar Onley | GBR | Picnic-PostNL | +12'12" |
| 5 | Felix Gall | AUT | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale | +17'12" |
| 6 | Tobias Johannessen | NOR | Uno-X Mobility | +20'14" |
| 7 | Kévin Vauquelin | FRA | Arkéa-B&B Hotels | +22'35" |
| 8 | Primož Roglič | SLO | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | +25'30" |
| 9 | Ben Healy | IRL | EF Education-EasyPost | +28'02" |
| 10 | Jordan Jegat | FRA | TotalEnergies | +32'42" |
| Rank | Rider | Nation | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonathan Milan | ITA | Lidl-Trek | 372 |
| 2 | Tadej Pogačar | SLO | UAE Emirates-XRG | 294 |
| 3 | Biniam Girmay | ERI | Intermarché-Wanty | 232 |
| 4 | Jonas Vingegaard | DEN | Visma | Lease a Bike | 182 |
| 5 | Anthony Turgis | FRA | TotalEnergies | 182 |
| Rank | Climber | Nation | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tadej Pogačar | SLO | UAE Emirates-XRG | 119 |
| 2 | Lenny Martinez | FRA | Bahrain Victorious | 87 |
| 3 | Tim Wellens | BEL | UAE Emirates-XRG | 76 |
| 4 | Jonas Vingegaard | DEN | Visma | Lease a Bike | 62 |
| 5 | Florian Lipowitz | GER | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | 54 |
| Rank | Rider | Nation | Team | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florian Lipowitz | GER | Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe | leader |
| 2 | Oscar Onley | GBR | Picnic-PostNL | +1'12" |
| 3 | Tobias Johannessen | NOR | Uno-X Mobility | +9'14" |
| 4 | Kévin Vauquelin | FRA | Arkéa-B&B Hotels | +11'35" |
| 5 | Carlos Rodríguez | ESP | Ineos Grenadiers | +34'18" |
FAQ – Tour de France 2026
Who is wearing the yellow jersey at the 2026 Tour de France?
Torstein Træen (Uno-X Mobility), since stage 4 to Foix (Tuesday 7 July), where the breakaway finished 12'59" ahead of the peloton. He leads Sean Quinn by 28" and Mathias Vacek by 3'50"; favourites Pogačar and Vingegaard are 7'53" back. Vingegaard (stages 1-2) and Pogačar (stage 3) had worn yellow before him.
Who won the opening stages of the 2026 Tour?
Stage 1 (team time trial, Barcelona): Visma | Lease a Bike. Stage 2 (Barcelona): Isaac del Toro. Stage 3 (Les Angles): Tadej Pogačar. Stage 4 (Foix): Mads Pedersen. Stage 5 (Pau): Olav Kooij.
When is the 2026 Tour de France?
From Saturday 4 July to Sunday 26 July 2026, from Barcelona to the Champs-Élysées.
Why a Grand Départ in Barcelona?
Barcelona is the most southerly city ever to host a Grand Départ. It is the 3rd time the Tour has started in Spain, after San Sebastián (1992) and Bilbao (2023).
Who are the favourites for the 2026 Tour de France?
Tadej Pogačar remains the no.1 favourite despite trailing Træen by 7'53" — "It's a big gap," he concedes — ahead of Jonas Vingegaard (2026 Giro winner, level on time with the Slovenian) and Remco Evenepoel (at 8'16"). The mountains will decide whether the Foix breakaway survivors (Træen, Quinn, Vacek) can hold on.
Who are the French hopes?
Paul Seixas (19), 4th at Les Angles and 10th overall, targets the white jersey podium (currently worn by Mathias Vacek) and a top 10. Lenny Martinez will chase the polka dot jersey (currently held by Alex Baudin) and Paul Magnier the sprints.
What is the queen stage of the 2026 Tour de France?
Stage 20 (Le Bourg-d'Oisans → Alpe d'Huez, 171 km): 5,600 m of climbing, the Galibier (2,642 m), the Sarenne and a second ascent of Alpe d'Huez.
How many time trials are there this year?
Two: a team time trial (19.7 km, Barcelona, stage 1, won by Visma | Lease a Bike) and an individual time trial (26 km, Lake Geneva, stage 16).
How much does the 2026 Tour de France winner earn?
€500,000, from a total prize pot of about €2.57 million.
The 2026 Tour de France crosses 7 regions and 29 départements, from the Barcelona seafront to the Paris cobbles. An edition already turned on its head by the Foix breakaway: the favourites have nearly eight minutes to claw back, and it all truly begins this Thursday at the top of the Tourmalet.
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