LIVE 2026 Tour de France Stage 6 | Bring on the Tourmalet and fireworks in the Pyrenees!

Men's Tour de France GC contenders, assemble! It’s time for the very first mountain stage of the Tour de France, and we’ll be tackling the legendary Tourmalet right off the bat. Will we see the first real shifts in the general classification right away? Follows the IDL Pro Cycling LIVE BLOG (below) to make sure you don’t miss a thing all day long!

Thanks to UAE Team Emirates-XRG, Tadej Pogacar’s team, the general classification contenders had to be on their toes right from the start. After a 'rest day' on Wednesday—when Olav Kooij won the sprint in Pau—the big names will be able to let loose again. Stage six will provide them with the ideal terrain for that.

The opening stage will be relatively flat, but then the first challenges of the day will arise. The riders will take on a Col d’Aspin-Col du Tourmalet double effort, before finishing on a new climb for the Tour de France: the climb to Gavarnie-Gèdre. Will Pogačar test the competition right away, or do Jonas Vingegaard and Visma | Lease a Bike have plans of their own?

Find out below 👇