Topic of the week: Tour de France in the Pyrenees

When Tour de France began in 1903, it mostly used flatter routes. In 1910, organizers decided to include some highee ascent of the Pyrenees in the program of the race. And the myth of the mountain stahes was born.

Mountain stages quickly became the most dramatic and famous parts of the Tour de France because they concentrate the elements that make cycling exciting: physical limits, tactical battles, unpredictable outcomes, and spectacular settings.

These are the perfect places for bold attacks becoming later legendary.

The most famous, most fascinating stories from the history of road cycling races were born in the mountains

PYRENESS STAGES DURING TOUR DE FRANCE 2026

Because  this year's Tour de France starts in Barcelona (Spain) on the 4th July 2026, the Pyrenees stages are expected on the first week of the event.