# Stage 21: Paris (Champs-Élysées) → Paris (Champs-Élysées) · Tour de France 2026

Sunday, July 26 (2026-07-26) · 89 km · Hilly Stage · Start 17:50 local

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Shortened on race day from 133 km to 89 km after security forces were redeployed to the wildfires near Bordeaux — the run-in from Thoiry was cut and the stage now starts on the Champs-Élysées itself: seven laps of the traditional circuit, then the three planned ascents of the Côte de la Butte Montmartre, all retained, before the finish on the Champs-Élysées. The profile above still shows the original Thoiry route.

**Stages shaped like this ended in a sprint 58 of 100 times.** (aggregated from the closest 2011–2025 WorldTour lookalikes in the Parcours similarity corpus)

## Key climbs

- **Côte du Pavé des Gardes** — Cat 4, at km 41.8, 0.7 km long, avg 9.7%
- **Côte de la Butte Montmartre** — Cat 4, at km 90.8, 1 km long, avg 6.5%
- **Côte de la Butte Montmartre** — Cat 4, at km 106.7, 1 km long, avg 6.5%
- **Côte de la Butte Montmartre** — Cat 4, at km 122.7, 1 km long, avg 6.5%

## Intermediate sprints

- **Paris - Haut des Champs-Elysées** — intermediate sprint at km 72.2

Total elevation gain: 452 m · Max elevation: 182 m

Best viewing window (local time): 19:00–19:45.

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Data by Parcours (https://parcours.sh) — elevation profiles, key climbs and watch windows for the 2026 WorldTour season.