Coach trip packages including hotel, coach travel and the Finale of the Tour de France
When: Saturday 4th July - Sunday 26th July 2026
Grand Depart (Start of the race): Barcelona, Spain to Paris, France
The Tour de France is over for another year and what a dominant force Pogacar was! We are looking forward to hopefully a battle for the yellow jersey in 2026 maybe between Vingegaard, Pogacar and Evenepoel.
The Tour de France 2026 will start in Barcelona with an opening team time trial, followed by two further stages in Spain. The Tour will then cross the border back into France with its' traditional finish on the Champs-Élysées in Paris.
There will be 176 riders representing 22 teams take part in the 2026 Tour de France race. There will be 21 stages -7 flat stages, 6 hilly stages, 6 mountain stages with five mountain finishes and 2 time trials. As usual there will be 2 rest days. This years total vertical gain will be 51,550m!
During the Tour each stage has a winner and the rider who completes the stages in the overall shortest amount of time goes on to win the 'Tour de France'.
The reason why the race is so colourful is because various achievements are marked with a different coloured jersey. The yellow jersey (maillot jaune) is worn by the cyclist who has accumulated the least amount of time per day or the race leader. The green jersey (maillot vert) is given to the cyclist with the most sprint points. The white jersey is worn by the most impressive rider 25 years or under. Finally, the polka dot jersey (maillot a pois) is for the cyclist who is the first to make it to the top of the mountain stages.
Previous Winners of the Tour de France:
2025- Tadej Pogacar - Slovenia
2024 - Tadej Pogacar - Slovenia
2023 -Jonas Vingegaard - Denmark