Tour de France Tour de France 2026 route rumours

[Berniece]

Would you have said the same about Wiggins? Amount of itt can matter.

Wiggins was also the 2nd best in the mountains, and his teammate the best. Makes a difference.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Stage 6 is chef's kiss. No valley between Tourmalet and Gavarnie

He will kill the TdF there. No doubts.

 

[Berniece]

Where profiles?

Some are on their website, but not all of them.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Apart from the ITTing, this is a superb route.

Too backloaded. Small amount of TTs. Not good.

 

[Monsi]

Where profiles?

The Tour Twitter is slowly posting some of them.

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Stages 9 look like sprint stages.

No chance. Strong break. 3300 meters of climbing

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Pogacar will finish this Tour on Tourmalet.

Too backloaded.

Tour will be decided on stage 6, but still too backloaded.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Stage 11 looks like stage 11. Lol

 

[Peyroteo94]

Tour will be decided on stage 6, but still too backloaded.

Don't you agree? If there is only a proper mountain stage in stage 6 and all other mountain stages are between 15-20, it's a backloaded route.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

205 km longest stage

 

[Red Rick]

The Tour Twitter is slowly posting some of them.

People gonna be mad at me for criticising but can I start with being disgusted at being pointed to use twitter?

 

[YavorD]

Tour will be decided on stage 6, but still too backloaded.

He probably expected/wanted the Tour to be decided by stage 3, now it's only stage 6. Hence backloaded.

 

[Berniece]

People gonna be mad at me for criticising but can I start with being disgusted at being pointed to use twitter?

Wait until it’s in their website then?

 

[Netserk]

Stage 6 is chef's kiss. No valley between Tourmalet and Gavarnie

6 years ago I made a stage with the same last 3 climbs the queen stage of a Tour. I'm so happy to see it here, and placed perfectly within the first week.

Edit: https://www.openrunner.com/en/route-details/10627837

 

[Eddy Evenepoel]

Stage 14 to Markstein looks cool, but maybe too long valley before the final climb?

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Stage 6 may deliver big time or be a complete flop. Only two mountain stages (Llorian could be good) in the first 13 stages. Backloaded as *** plus not as many interesting hilly stages early in the race as this year. First stage finish in Alpe could produce too spectacular VAMs!

 

[scribers]

Any novelties this year? Too lazy to deep dive it

 

[Peyroteo94]

Stage 6 may deliver big time or be a complete flop. Only two mountain stages (Llorian could be good) in the first 13 stages. Backloaded as *** plus not as many interesting hilly stages early in the race as this year. First stage finish in Alpe could produce too spectacular VAMs!

this is similar to 2024.

 

[Samamba]

a bit backloaded.

More sprintstages than I expected. Also some clear breakaway stages.

 

[Red Rick]

The real source of entertainment will be the historical levels of mental gymnastics after the Alpe d'Huez time drops.

 

[Monsi]

Stage 14 to Markstein looks cool, but maybe too long valley before the final climb?

Everything to be decided on Haag.

 

[Netserk]

Very good route for Vingegaard. But he obviously still needs to be better to have any chance.

 

[Cycling111]

It's a route that will give Seixas a chance at a podium finish. The stages are very short and there are no mountains. It's like the Tour de l'Avenir.

 

[Monsi]

Orcieres-Merlette stage is disappointing but I guess it's to be expected with two tough stages after it.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Stage 19 has only 129 km. Perfect opportunity for a record on Alpe d'Huez.