Overview
- The men's race opens in Barcelona on July 4 with a 19 km team time trial and ends July 26 in Paris after three climbs of Montmartre’s Rue Lepic approved by Interior Minister Laurent Nunez.
- Organisers acknowledged uncertainty around the Barcelona start after protest disruptions at other races.
- The final week packs three summit finishes in four days, including consecutive ascents of Alpe d’Huez via the classic 21 hairpins and then the Col de Sarenne.
- Stage 16 features the only individual time trial, a 26 km test from Evian-les-Bains to Thonon-les-Bains, on a route that also traverses all five French mountain ranges.
- The Tour de France Femmes runs Aug 1–9 with Mont Ventoux included for the first time, a 21 km time trial, and a Nice finish, which Marion Rousse called the toughest edition so far.