"TOUR STAGES" in the plural: everything you need to know!
Two huge cyclosportives open to both men and women.
The 2026 Tour de France Stage, on July 20, will be nothing short of titanic. Starting in Le Bourg-d'Oisans, the 16,000 registrants will tackle a 170 km monster with 5,400 m of D+. The route? A mythical sequence: Col de la Croix de Fer, Col du Télégraphe, Col du Galibier, then the final climb to Alpe d'Huez... via the wild Col de Sarenne. A passage as unprecedented as it is unforgiving, worthy of a great champion's final round. This route, identical to that of the 20th stage of the Tour de France, will also be one of the most difficult of recent editions. You'll need to be well trained to cross the line on time. It's already sold out, but you can still get on the waiting list and keep your fingers crossed!
After L'Alpe d'Huez, the Ventoux!
Three weeks later, on August 6, it's the turn of the Étape du Tour de France Femmes with Zwift to thrill the legs. Departing from Vaison-la-Romaine, in the heart of Roman Provence, it's on to 120km and 3,000m of D+ through the Baronnies, the Dentelles de Montmirail and the vineyards of the Rhône Valley. The final 70 km will follow the route of stage 7 of the Tour Femmes, with a masterly finish at the summit of Mont Ventoux via Bédoin. A legendary climb, 15.7 km at 8.8%, that nothing can beat... except perhaps the view from the summit. Good news: places are still available!