Stage 6: The sixth day of the 2026 Tour de France features the race’s toughest stage so far. Starting in Pau, the route crosses the Col d’Aspin and the legendary Col du Tourmalet before finishing atop the new summit finish at Gavarnie-Gèdre. The final climb is a new addition to the race and lies within a stunning national park, while the two preceding climbs have been among the Grande Boucle’s iconic landmarks for more than 115 years. The combination of these two legendary passes and a brand-new summit finish makes this stage particularly intriguing. Any rider hoping to gain time in the general classification will likely need to launch an attack on the Tourmalet, around 40 kilometres from the finish. Although the final climb stretches for almost 20 kilometres, it is not especially steep, averaging a gradient of 3.7 per cent and carrying a Category 2 classification.
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Commentary: Tom Flammang, Kim Kirchen
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Commentary: Tom Flammang and Kim Kirchen
Thursday 9 July, from 3.00pm to 6.05pm
Stage 6 – Mountain – Pau > Gavarnie-Gèdre, 186.2 km
Friday 10 July, from 3.00pm to 5.55pm
Stage 7 – Flat – Hagetmau > Bordeaux, 175.1 km
Saturday 11 July, from 3.00pm to 6.00pm
Stage 8 – Flat – Périgueux > Bergerac, 180.4 km
Sunday 12 July, from 3.00pm to 6.30pm
Stage 9 – Hilly – Malemort > Ussel, 185.5 km
Monday 13 July
Rest day – Cantal
Tuesday 14 July, from 3.00pm to 6.00pm
Stage 10 – Mountain – Aurillac > Le Lioran, 166.6 km
Wednesday 15 July, from 3.20pm to 6.10pm
Stage 11 – Flat – Vichy > Nevers, 161.3 km
Thursday 16 July, from 3.00pm to 6.15pm
Stage 12 – Flat – Circuit Nevers Magny-Cours > Chalon-sur-Saône, 179.1 km
Friday 17 July, from 3.00pm to 6.30pm
Stage 13 – Hilly – Dole > Belfort, 205.8 km
Saturday 18 July, from 3.00pm to 6.05pm
Stage 14 – Mountain – Mulhouse > Le Markstein Fellering, 155.3 km
Sunday 19 July, from 3.00pm to 6.25pm
Stage 15 – Mountain – Champagnole > Plateau de Solaison, 183.9 km
Monday 20 July
Rest day – Haute-Savoie
Tuesday 21 July, from 3.00pm to 6.20pm
Stage 16 – Individual time trial – Évian-les-Bains > Thonon-les-Bains, 26.1 km
Wednesday 22 July, from 3.20pm to 6.00pm
Stage 17 – Flat – Chambéry > Voiron, 174.7 km
Thursday 23 July, from 3.00pm to 6.00pm
Stage 18 – Mountain – Voiron > Orcières-Merlette, 185.2 km
Friday 24 July, from 3.30pm to 6.15pm
Stage 19 – Mountain – Gap > Alpe d'Huez, 127.9 km
Saturday 25 July, from 2.00pm to 5.00pm
Stage 20 – Mountain – Le Bourg-d'Oisans > Alpe d'Huez, 170.9 km
Sunday 26 July, from 5.00pm to 8.25pm
Stage 21 – Flat – Thoiry > Paris Champs-Élysées, 133 km
