Yesterday, the curtain was lifted on the 2026 Tour de France route, and if you thought you knew what a tough Grand Tour looked like, prepare yourself.
Clocking in at 3,333km and featuring a staggering 54,450m of total elevation, for the amateur riders of The Tour 21, taking on every kilometre one week ahead of the professionals to raise vital funds for Cure Leukaemia, this is the most challenging, most meaningful opportunity of a lifetime.
The 2026 Tour 21 begins in Spain for a fiery Grand Départ in Barcelona. It then crosses four of France’s great mountain ranges; the Pyrenees, the Massif Central, the Vosges, and the Alps, before its grand finale in Paris.
| Stage 1 | Sat | 27-Jun | Barcelona – Barcelona | 19km |
| Stage 2 | Sun | 28-Jun | Taragone – Barcelona | 182km |
| Stage 3 | Mon | 29-Jun | Granollers – Les Angles | 196km |
| Stage 4 | Tues | 30-Jun | Carcassinne – Foix | 182km |
| Stage 5 | Wed | 01-Jul | Lannemezan – Pau | 158km |
| Stage 6 | Thurs | 02-Jul | Pau – Gavarnie Gedre | 186km |
| Stage 7 | Fri | 03-Jul | Hagetmau – Bordeaux | 175km |
| Stage 8 | Sat | 04-Jul | Perigueux – Bergerac | 182km |
| Stage 9 | Sun | 05-Jul | Malemort – Ussell | 185km |
| Rest Day | Mon | 06-Jul | Rest Day – Aurillac | |
| Stage 10 | Tues | 07-Jul | Aurillac – Le Lioran | 167km |
| Stage 11 | Wed | 08-Jul | Vichy – Nevers | 161km |
| Stage 12 | Thurs | 09-Jul | Circuit Nevers Magny Cours – Chalon sur Saone | 181km |
| Stage 13 | Fri | 10-Jul | Dole – Belfort | 205km |
| Stage 14 | Sat | 11-Jul | Mulhouse – Le Markstein | 155km |
| Stage 15 | Sun | 12-Jul | Champagnole – Plateau De Solaison | 184km |
| Rest Day | Mon | 13-Jul | Rest Day – Thonon Les Bains | |
| Stage 16 | Tues | 14-Jul | Evian Les Bains – Thonon Les Bains | 26km |
| Stage 17 | Wed | 15-Jul | Chambery – Voiron | 175km |
| Stage 18 | Thurs | 16-Jul | Voiron – Orcieres Merlette | 185km |
| Stage 19 | Fri | 17-Jul | Gap – Alpe D’Huez | 128km |
| Stage 20 | Sat | 18-Jul | Le Bourg Doisans – Alpe D’Huez | 171km |
| Stage 21 | Sun | 19-Jul | Thoiry – Paris | 130km |
Three Iconic Stages to put you to the test:
1. The Vosges Wall: Stage 14 – Mulhouse to Le Markstein
The Vosges stages are famously punchy, but 2026 has dialled up the difficulty with the inclusion of the Col du Haag. This new climb; an 11.2km bike path averaging 7.3%, has been highlighted as a potential game-changer. For The Tour 21 team, the Haag will be a relentless climb, but summiting it will cement a bond of perseverance that few other challenges can forge.
2. The Final Double-Header: The Alpe d’Huez Duet (Stages 19 & 20)
This is unheard of. A back-to-back summit finish on the most famous climb in cycling.
- Stage 19 gives you the 21 bends, a chance to feel the history and the passion, with every switchback a step closer to the summit!
- But it’s Stage 20 that is truly monstrous. The Queen Stage. With the Croix de Fer, Télégraphe, and Galibier all packed into a single day. The final ascent is via the back door of the Col de Sarenne, a rugged, steep track that has only been used once before, before dropping you onto the Alpe for the finish. Completing this 5,600m day, just 24 hours after the first Alpe summit, will require a level of physical and mental endurance that epitomises the fight against blood cancer. This is the ultimate test for our team.
3. The Grand Finale: Stage 21 – Thoiry to Paris Champs-Élysées
No gentle roll-in to Paris this year. After conquering 20 brutal stages, you have to earn your place on the Champs-Élysées podium with three ascents of the Rue Lepic to Montmartre. The feeling of turning onto the Champs-Élysées after 3,333km and 54,450m of climbing, knowing you did it for a vital cause, will be the memory of a lifetime.
The road is set. The mountains are waiting. It’s time to prepare for the ride of a lifetime.