Tour de France 2026 stage 5 preview

Stage 5: Lannemezan – PauDate: July 8, 2026Distance: 158.3kmStart time: 14:05 CETFinish time: 17:46 CET

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Sprinters finally get a chance to shine on stage 5, from Lannemezan to Pau. Only twice in the last three decades, in 2015 and 1992, has the Tour made it past stage four without a bunch sprint.

Starting in the Hautes-Pyrénées village, a straightforward route has been mapped out, with an intermediate sprint in Vic-en-Bigorre and the lone categorised climb of the day, Côte de Baleix. The latter, topping 25 kilometres from the finish, leaves plenty of time for the sprinters’ teams to get organised.

Latest Videos FromMountainsCôte de Baleix (cat. 3, 1 km at 8.8%), km. 132.7SprintsVic-en-Bigorre, km. 113.5