The 2026 Tour de France was the 113th edition of the Tour de France.

Classification standings

Legend Denotes the leader of the general classification Denotes the leader of the mountains classification Denotes the leader of the points classification Denotes the leader of the young rider classification Denotes the leader of the team classification Denotes the winner of the combativity award

Stage 12 16 July 2026 – Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours to Chalon-sur-Saône, The twelfth stage of the stage took riders eastwards from Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours to Chalon-sur-Saône, over a flat course with three fourth-category climbs.

Merlier won stage 12 in a sprint finish despite a large crash behind. Pedersen remained in the green jersey of the points classification, slowly extending his lead.

Stage 13 17 July 2026 – Dole to Belfort,

Heading north-east towards the Vosges mountains, the thirteenth stage from Dole to Belfort was the longest of the race at . Two climbs featured in the last – the third-category climb of Col de Croix, followed by the first-category climb of Ballon d'Alsace (8.9km at an average gradient of 6.9%). Riders then descended to the finish in Belfort.

Stage 13 was won by Mauro Schmid () from a breakaway, with Tom Pidcock () leaping up to 4th overall owing to his positioning in the breakaway.

Stage 14 18 July 2026 – Mulhouse to Le Markstein Fellering,

Remaining in the Vosges mountains, the fourteenth stage from Mulhouse to Le Markstein Fellering had four categorised climbs over . The first-category climb of Grand Ballon (21.5 km at an average gradient of 4.8%) was followed by the second-category Col du Page, another ascent of the first-category climb Ballon d'Alsace, and the first-category Col du Haag (11.2 km at an average gradient of 7.3%) – at the summit of Col du Haag, the finish at Le Markstein was away along a plateau.

Stage 14 remained in the Vosges, with Pogačar attacking on the Col du Haag from the group of contenders. As Pogačar built an advantage on the plateau to the finish, Vingegaard and Seixas worked together to minimise the gap – eventually finishing around 40 seconds behind Pogačar, who now had a lead of around 4 and a half minutes. Vingegaard remained in second place overall, with Evenepoel in third. The other contenders – Seixas, Ayuso, Lipowitz and Del Toro – were all within 30 seconds of each other.

Stage 15 19 July 2026 – Champagnole to Plateau de Solaison, Moving south to the mountains in the Jura and French Alps, stage 15 took riders from Champagnole to a summit finish at Plateau de Solaison over a course. Four categorised climbs were featured – two third-category climbs, the first-category Le Salève - Col de la Croisette (4.6 km at an average gradient of 11.2%) and the hors catégorie ascent to the summit finish at Plateau de Solaison (11.3 km at an average gradient of 9%, with the finish at an elevation of ).

Prior to the start of stage 15, the International Testing Agency tested Vingegaard early in the morning around 2am, with Pogačar tested around 5am. The tests took place outside of normal testing hours, with it later emerging that these and other late-night tests had been authorised by a Paris prosecutor. Reacting to the tests, Vingegaard stated that "It’s good that they test, but when it’s affecting performance and your sleep, I don’t think it’s so good.” Evenepoel criticised the tests, stating that it was disrespectful and "something we [...] should not accept as athletes".

Stage 15 took the race into the Savoyard Alps, with a finish at Plateau de Solaison. With about remaining in the stage, Vingeegaard crashed exiting a roundabout, hitting the kerb. He abandoned the race, with news later emerging that he had broken his collarbone. Merlier also abandoned during this stage, albeit due to the challenging terrain rather than injury. On the climb to the finish at Plateau de Solaison, Pogačar led Del Toro and Evenepoel as Seixas and Lipowitz lost time behind. In the finish, Evenepoel outsprinted Pogačar for the line to take his first mountain stage victory at the Tour de France. Following the stage, Pogačar stated that Vingegaard’s 2am drug test would have "ruined his deep sleep and then completely ruined the night", noting that this could have caused Vingegaard’s crash. Pogačar did note that "if this is necessary to still prove that we are riding clean, then I totally accept it".

Rest day 2 20 July 2025 – Haute-Savoie

Stage 16 21 July 2026 – Évian-les-Bains to Thonon-les-Bains, (ITT) Stage 16 was the only individual time trial of the 2026 edition of the Tour, from Évian-les-Bains to Thonon-les-Bains, with a second-category climb of the Côte de Larringes (9.7 km at an average gradient of 4.3%) located in the first third of the course.

Evenepoel set the fastest time, winning a Tour time trial stage for the third time in his career. Pogačar was second, 28 seconds slower than Evenepoel, with his lead now 4 and a half minutes. Third on the stage was Mattias Skjelmose (), over a minute slower than Evenepoel. In the fight for third overall in , Seixas beat del Toro, cutting the gap between them to around 20 seconds. Lipowitz crashed on the descent, breaking his collarbone and abandoning the race. Ayuso therefore moved into 5th overall on .

Stage 17 22 July 2026 – Chambéry to Voiron,

The seventeenth stage was a course from Chambéry to Voiron, with four categorised climbs (three fourth-category, one third-category) located in the first of the stage.

On the stage, Pedersen pushed across to a large breakaway and then won the intermediate sprint with around . Multiple attacks ensued, with a sprinters in a reduced bunch approaching the finish. In the sprint finish, Philipsen used van der Poel to propel him to the stage victory, with Pedersen only able to finish in 8th place. Pedersen's lead in the points classification was cut to seven points, with limited opportunities to gain points before Paris.

Stage 18 23 July 2026 – Voiron to Orcières-Merlette,

Remaining in the French Alps, the eighteenth stage gradually climbed from Voiron to a summit finish at Orcières-Merlette over a course. The stage included five categorised climbs – the first-category Côte d'Engins (11.4 km at an average gradient of 5.4%), followed by two third-category climbs and a second-category climb, before the first-category ascent to the summit finish at Orcières-Merlette (7.1 km at an average gradient of 6.7%, with the finish at an elevation of ).

A large breakaway went away, with strong climbers as well as Pedersen present. Pedersen took maximum points at the intermediate sprint, extending his lead to thirty-two points. On the climbs, the breakaway slowly diminished as Valentin Paret-Peintre () tried to gain points in the mountains classification. In the final climb however, Carapaz was the strongest rider, breaking away from the remaining four riders with to go, taking the stage win and the lead in the mountains classification. contenders finished together, although there was some concern that were suffering from illness, with Pogačar's key lieutenant Brandon McNulty abandoning the race.

Stage 19 24 July 2026 – Gap to Alpe d'Huez,

Heading north, the nineteenth stage took riders from Gap to a summit finish at Alpe d'Huez over a course. The stage included four categorised climbs – two second-category climbs, the first category Col du Noyer (7.2 km at an average gradient of 8.5%) and the hors catégorie ascent to the summit finish at Alpe d'Huez (13.8 km at an average gradient of 8.1%, with the finish at an elevation of ).

Tadej Pogačar eclipsed Marco Pantani's Alpe d'Huez record, set in 1995.

Stage 20 25 July 2026 – Le Bourg-d'Oisans to Alpe d'Huez,

Considered the queen stage of the race, the twentieth stage of the stage from Le Bourg-d'Oisans to Alpe d'Huez had four categorised climbs over , with around of elevation gain. The hors catégorie Col de la Croix de Fer (24 km at an average gradient of 5.2%) was followed by the first-category Col du Télégraphe (11.9 km at an average gradient of 7.1%), the hors catégorie Col du Galibier (17.7 km at an average gradient of 6.9%, with the summit at an elevation of ), and the hors catégorie Col de Sarenne (12.8 km at an average gradient of 7.3%), before an uncategorised ascent to the finish at Alpe d'Huez (3.7 km at an average gradient of 6.2%).

Stage 21 26 July 2026 – Paris (Champs-Élysées) to Paris (Champs-Élysées),

The twenty-first stage was originally scheduled to be contested over , from Thoiry to Paris. However, due to a redeployment of security staff to the Gironde department following wildfires, the stage was shortened by . All pre-stage activities were held in Thoiry, before a bus transfer to Paris, with the stage commencing on the Champs-Élysées. The stage used the Montmartre circuit first used at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics and the 2025 Tour de France, with the traditional finish line located on the Champs-Élysées. The stage had four fourth-category climbs, with three ascents of the Côte de la Butte Montmartre climb (1.1 km at an average gradient of 6.5%). With from the final summit of the climb to the finish line on the Champs-Élysées, it was considered that sprinters would have a greater chance of contending for the stage victory.

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