Tour de France 2026

Stage 19: Gap - Alpe d'Huez: 128km - Friday, July 24
Stage 20: Bourg d'Oisans - Alpe d'Huez: 171km - Saturday, July 25

The short, dynamic 19th stage (128km) will start from Gap, and include the Col Bayard, Col du Noyer (7.2km at 8.5%) and Col d'Ornon before the classic 21-curve climb (13.8km at 8.1%).

The following day, the 20th and penultimate stage promises to be the ABSOLUTE QUEEN STAGE. Starting in Bourg d'Oisans and covering 171 km, it will have a colossal positive vertical drop of 5,600 metres! On the program: the Col de la Croix de Fer (24 km at 5.2%), the Col du Télégraphe (11.9 km at 7.1%) and the Col du Galibier (17.7 km at 6.9%) - the roof of the 2026 Tour at 2,642m - before an unprecedented final ascent to Alpe d'Huez via the Col de Sarenne (12.8 km at 7.3%).

Never before has such a difficult stage been placed so late in the Tour. A "virgin" terrain for "BUILDING HISTORY described as "breathtaking" by the Tour director.

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