The Tour de France is most prestigious race in Cycling, with over 120 years of history behind the annual summer road race.
A three-week professional cycling race held each July, mainly across France, the Tour de France is one of the most highly coveted events in the sport.
The race has featured some of cycling's all-time greats, with multiple tour winners Tadej Podacar and Jacques Anquetil among those to have graced this event.
Finishing in Paris, the overall prize pool for the Tour de France is usually around €2,300,000, with around €500,000 going to the winner.
Tour de France Dates & Times
The Tour de France 2026 is the 113th edition of this prestigious event. The key dates for this iteration are below:
Grand depart (4th July) - Barcelona
Rest Days (13th July & 20th July) - After stages 9 & 15
Final stage (26th July) - Paris
Tour de France Schedule
4th July 2026 - Barcelona -> Barcelona (19km) - Team Time Trial
5th July 2026 - Tarragona -> Barcelona (182km)
6th July 2026 - Granollers ->Les Angles (196km)
7th July 2026 - Carcassonne -> Foix (182km)
8th July 2026 - Lannemezan -> Pau (158km)
9th July 2026 - Pau -> Gavarnie-Gedre (186km)
10th July 2026 - Hagetmau -> Bordeaux (175km)
11th July 2026 - Perigueux -> Bergerac (182km)
12th July 2026 - Malemort -> Ussel (185km)
13th July 2026 - REST DAY
14th July 2026 - Aurillac -> Le Lioran (167km)
15th July 2026 - Vichy -> Nevers (161km)
16th July 2026 - Circuit Nevers Magny-Cours -> Chalon-sur-Saone (181km)
17th July 2026 - Dole -> Belfort (205km)
18th July 2026 - Mulhouse -> Le Markstein (155km)
19th July 2026 - Champagnole -> Plateau de Solaison (184km)
20th July 2026 - REST DAY
21st July 2026 - Evian-les-Bains -> Thonon-les-Bains (26km) - Individual Time Trial
22nd July 2026 - Chambery -> Voiron (175km)
23rd July 2026 - Voiron -> Orcieres-Merlette (185km)
24th July 2026 - Gap -> Alpe d'Huez (128km)
25th July 2026 - Le Bourg d'Oisans -> Alpe d'Huez (171km)
26th July 2026 - Thoiry -> Paris (130km)
Tour de France Format
The Tour De France is a 21 stage race, which sees the rider with the fastest total time crowned as the victor.
Teams, as opposed to individual riders, qualify for this event, with all 18 World Teams automatically included alongside a few Pro Teams, who receive invitations.
Most stages are point-to-point with no laps and time trials are raced individually against the clock.
Tour de France Locations
The Tour de France takes place over a total of 37 stage towns and sites, starting in Barcelona before ending in Paris.
Of the 37 stage towns and sites, 10 will be appearing for the first time in 2026:
Tarragona
Granollers
Les Angles
Gavarnie-Gèdre
Hagetmau
Malemort
Ussel
Circuit Nevers Magny-Cours
Plateau de Solaison
Thoiry
Tour de France Prize Money
A total of €2,300,000 is available to be won during the Tour de France, with the winner taking home €500,000.
€25,000 is also awarded for the points (green) and mountains (polka dot) classifications, and €20,000 for the young rider (white) classification.
€20,000 is also given to the most combative rider (the "Super Combatif" award).
Each stage winner will net €11,000, whilst daily awards of €500 will be given for each day spent in the yellow jersey and €300 for each day spent in the green, polka dot, or white jerseys.
Riders will also be awarde €1,500, €1,000, and €500 for the top three in the intermediate sprints, whilst prizes are also awarded for the first rider over each categorized climb, with the amount depending on the category.
Tour de France Previous Winners
There are four riders who have won the Tour de France five times. They are French duo Jacques Anquetil and Bernard Hinault, Belgian legend Eddy 'The Cannibal' Merckx and Spain's Miguel Indurain.
Britain's Froome and current champion Tadej Pogacar have won the race four times.
A list of all the previous winners can be found here.
