Men's Tour de France goes back to Montmartre in 2026, as women's Tour gets 'nasty route'

Tour de France General Director Christian Prudhomme in Paris on October 23, 2025. ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT / AFP

From Montjuic in Barcelona to Montmartre in Paris, the 2026 Tour de France presents champion Tadej Pogacar and his rivals with a plethora of mountain passes and peaks, including two stages tackling the revered Alpe d'Huez.

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Tadej Pogacar, a Tour de France champion weary of his own dominance

The 21-day race will start in Barcelona on July 4 and cover 3,333 kilometers before finishing beneath the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on July 26, organizers revealed during an unveiling ceremony on Thursday, October 23.