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Stage 1

Barcelona

4 JULY 202620 kmTeam time trial
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Stage facts

At a glance

Distance
20 km
Elevation gain
↑220 m
Highest point
111 m
Lowest point
2 m

Profile

Elevation profile

Stage 1 elevation profileElevation profile, stage 1: Team time trial, 20 km, climbing from 2 m to 111 m, 220 m total ascent.-1000100200051015mkm

Gradient

Flat
3%
6%
9%
12%+

Distance × elevation · gradient-shaded climbs

History

Barcelona opens the 2026 Tour de France, and the Catalan capital is no stranger to the race. The Grand Départ has rolled out of Spain before, but a finish on the city's own streets, under the gaze of Montjuïc and the Sagrada Família, gives this opener a stage all its own.

Montjuïc has hosted decisive moments across cycling history, most memorably as the backdrop to the 1992 Olympic road race. Its ramping climb and fast technical descent reward riders who can read a city circuit, and the finishing kilometres here promise a nervous, punchy run to the line.

Notable winners

  • 2009Thor HushovdCervélo TestTeamBunch sprint on the Barcelona seafront
  • 1965Bernard Van De KerckhoveBreakaway survivor into the city

Around

Landmarks

  • Sagrada Família

    3 km from finish

    Gaudí's still-unfinished basilica and the city's defining silhouette. Book a timed entry to skip the queue.

  • Montjuïc & the Olympic Ring

    On the route

    The hill that decides the stage, with gardens, the 1992 stadium and sweeping views over the port.

  • Museu de les Arts Escèniques

    At the finish

    Museum in Barcelona.

Food & drink

  • Mercat de la Boqueria

    2 km from finish

    A cavernous market just off La Rambla, with jamón, fresh seafood and counter stools for a quick lunch.

  • El Xampanyet

    2 km from finish

    A tiny, tile-walled cava and tapas bar in El Born, packed and loud in the best way.

  • La Confiteria

    2 km from finish

    Bar near Barcelona.

Things to do

  • Barceloneta beach

    1 km from finish

    City-edge sand and a boardwalk of chiringuitos, an easy spin or stroll after the finish.

  • Park Güell

    5 km from finish

    Gaudí's mosaic park on the hills above town; the terrace pays back the climb with a full-city panorama.

  • Parc del Maresme

    At the start

    Park near Barcelona.

Where to stay

Accommodation within 25 km

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Stay map

21 places near this stage

Hotels, campsites and holiday homes around the route.

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