PHOTO GALLERY: Tour de France in Catalonia
Grand Départ kicks off in Barcelona
The 2026 Tour de France kicked off in Catalonia, with Barcelona hosting a team time trial on Saturday, July 4.
Jaume Collboni, the mayor of Barcelona, said that the start of the Tour de France has been "without a doubt the most important event" that Barcelona has experinced since the 1992 Olympic Games.
Collbani continued on to thank the citizens for their "patience" with mobility restrictions and assured that it was all "worth it" to be able to see "a sporting spectable like this close to home."
The Grand Départ in Barcelona "marks a milestone that we will all remember in the history of events in Barcelona," said Collboni.
Stage one was a 19.6 km route through the city, from Fòrum to the Olympic Stadium.
Tarragona hosted the racers next, with the start line for stage two in the southern Catalan city.
168.5 km later the race ended in Barcelona, with three laps of Montjuïc hill on Sunday, July 5.
Monday, July 6 sees the end of the Tour's time in Catalonia, with a 195.9 km route starting in Granollers and finishing in Les Angles, France.
The Uno-X-Mobility team begins its time trial through Barcelona for the Tour / Jordi Bataller
The Picnic-PostNL team, about to start the initial time trial of the 2026 Tour / Jordi Bataller
Members of the NSN Cycling team participating in the time trial of the first stage of the Tour de France in Barcelona. / Norma Vidal / Jordi Bataller
Cyclists pass by the fans and flags in the first stage of the Tour / Joan Mateu Parra
Start of the neutralized start of the second stage of the Tour de France, in Plaça de les Corts Catalanes in Tarragona / Eloi Tost
Moment of the neutralized start of the second stage of the Tour de France 2026 in Tarragona, with Jonas Vingegaard (yellow jersey) conversing with Tadej Pogacar (polka dot jersey) / Eloi Tost
Large group from the Tour de France, on their way through the Rambla Nova in Tarragona. / Mar Rovira
Cyclists crossing the sprint finish line in Viladecans in the second stage of the Tour. / Norma Vidal
Fans welcome the cyclists arriving at final stretch of stage two of the Tour in Montjuïc / Sara Soteras
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