Paris 2024 has opened the door, and the Tour de France has no intention of closing it. ASO had inspired by the Olympic course by integrating the coast of the Montmartre during the final stage last summerThe formula will be renewed during the next edition, July 26, 2026, for the 21st stageThe announcement was made this Thursday, during the presentation of the complete route at the Palais des Congrès.
Classified in the fourth category, the hill will have to be climbed three times. Sure the race site, Christian Prudhomme, director of the Tour, insists on " the explosive potential of rue Lepic » (1,1 km at 5,9%) and on the « battle of the chiefs " which many spectators were able to attend last summer. " A classic ending, this is what awaits the runners again with three passages on the Butte Montmartre. But this time, the finish line on the Champs-Élysées will be located fifteen kilometers from the Sacré-Cœur ", and no longer six kilometers away, he specifies.
Stage 21 / Stage 21 - #TDF2026
- Tour de France ™ (@LeTour) October 23, 2025
🚩 Thoiry - Paris Champs-Elysées 🏁 130 km
🤩 The peloton will tackle the slopes of Rue Lepic three times, but this time the finish line will be located 15 km from Sacré-Cœur, giving the strongest sprinters a chance to shine.
🤩 The peloton… pic.twitter.com/AdLUGGmqQX
Christian Prudhomme wanted to thank " the police headquarters to allow us to take this route again " during the ceremony this Thursday. " The success was phenomenal, confided the boss of the Tour on October 7 during the Demain le Sport event in Paris, when looking back on this great first. We were scared to death, there had to be at least as many people as at the Olympic Games, a real race, and no falls... And everything went well. »
The Women's Tour de France will start on August 1st from Lausanne, the Olympic capitalThe second stage will then start in Aigle, which is home to the UCI headquarters.
