For the Tour de France 2026, the 113th edition kicks off in Barcelona on July 4th with a rare team time trial, before crossing the Pyrenees for an early summit finish at Les Angles. The race then snakes through France’s classic cycling heartlands — Pau, Bordeaux, and Chambéry — but all eyes will be on the double stage finish at Alpe d’Huez, the defining feature of this year’s route. Stages 19 and 20 will both finish atop the legendary climb, with the penultimate day packing over 5,600 metres of elevation gain across the Croix de Fer, Télégraphe, Galibier, and the punishing Col de Sarenne before the final ascent to the Alpe. It’s a route made for pure climbers — and a showdown that could rival the most dramatic finales in Tour history.