The flag is set to drop on the 113th Tour de France, which starts in Spain in a shake-up to proceedings.
Barcelona hosts the 2026 Grand Depart, with the race set to begin with a Team Time Trial across the Catalan city before riders head north into France.
Defending champion Tadej Pogačar, who is chasing a record-equalling fifth title, is the favourite for the yellow jacket but will face competition from two-time winner Jonas Vingegaard among others.
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The highlight of the cycling calendar will see riders cover 3,333km across 21 stages over 23 days and finish, as is tradition, on the cobbles of the Champs-Élysées in Paris.
Competitors will face time trials, flats, hills, and brutal mountain stages as they push for their place in sporting history.
Radio Times brings you all the dates and times you need to know in the Tour de France 2026 schedule.
When does Tour de France 2026 start?
The race begins on Saturday 4 July 2026 in Barcelona, Spain.
The event will come to an end on Sunday 26 July 2026, with the final stage to be held in Paris, France.
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Tour de France 2026 route and schedule
All UK time. Subject to change.
Saturday 4 July – 4:05pm
Stage 1: Barcelona (Spain), 19.7 km (Team Time Trial)
Sunday 5 July – 12:45pm
Stage 2: Tarragona (Spain) to Barcelona (Spain), 178 km (Hilly Stage)
Monday 6 July – 11:10am
Stage 3: Granollers (Spain) to Les Angles, 196 km (Mountain Stage)
Tuesday 7 July – 12:10pm
Stage 4: Carcassonne to Foix, 182 km (Hilly Stage)
Wednesday 8 July – 1:05pm
Stage 5: Lannemezan to Pau, 158 km (Flat Stage)
Thursday 9 July – 11:25am
Stage 6: Pau to Gavarnie-Gèdre, 186 km (Mountain Stage)
Friday 10 July – 12:15pm
Stage 7: Hagetmau to Bordeaux, 175 km (Flat Stage)
Saturday 11 July – 12:15pm
Stage 8: Périgueux to Bergerac, 182 km (Flat Stage)
Sunday 12 July – 12:35pm
Stage 9: Malemort to Ussel, 185 km (Hilly Stage)
Monday 13 July
Rest Day: Cantal
Tuesday 14 July – 12:10pm
Stage 10: Aurillac to Le Lioran, 167 km (Mountain Stage)
Wednesday 15 July – 12:50pm
Stage 11: Vichy to Nevers, 161 km (Flat Stage)
Thursday 16 July – 12:30pm
Stage 12: Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours to Chalon-sur-Saône, 181 km (Flat Stage)
Friday 17 July – 12pm
Stage 13: Dole to Belfort, 205 km (Hilly Stage)
Saturday 18 July – 12:10pm
Stage 14: Mulhouse to Le Markstein Fellering, 155 km (Mountain Stage)
Sunday 19 July – 12:10pm
Stage 15: Champagnole to Plateau de Solaison, 184 km (Mountain Stage)
Monday 20 July
Rest Day: Haute-Savoie
Tuesday 21 July – 12pm
Stage 16: Évian-les-Bains to Thonon-les-Bains, 26 km (Individual Time Trial)
Wednesday 22 July – 12:20pm
Stage 17: Chambéry to Voiron, 175 km (Flat Stage)
Thursday 23 July – 11:35am
Stage 18: Voiron to Orcières-Merlette, 185 km (Mountain Stage)
Friday 24 July – 1pm
Stage 19: Gap to Alpe d’Huez, 128 km (Mountain Stage)
Saturday 25 July – 10:20am
Stage 20: Le Bourg-d’Oisans to Alpe d’Huez, 171 km (Mountain Stage)
Sunday 26 July – 3:15pm
Stage 21: Thoiry to Paris (Champs-Élysées), 130 km (Flat Stage)
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