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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jeremy Whittle

Tour de France unveils 2026 route with double Alpe d’Huez for men and Ventoux debut for women

Marion Rousse, the director of the women's Tour de France, in front of the 2026 route map
Marion Rousse, the director of the women's Tour de France, said the race is ‘fixed in the sporting landscape’. Photograph: Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP/Getty Images

The 2026 men’s and women’s Tours de France will climax on two of the most famous climbs in world cycling, Alpe d’Huez and Mont Ventoux. The mountains will host key stages, with the Ventoux featuring in the Tour de France Femmes for the first time.

A double stage finish to the ski station at Alpe d’Huez will provide the pivotal moment in the 113th running of the men’s race, whose route, along with the women’s event, was revealed in Paris on Thursday morning.

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