Stage 20
Le Bourg-d'Oisans → Alpe d'Huez
Stage 20 is the longer Alpe d'Huez encore — 171km from Le Bourg-d'Oisans for a second consecutive day finishing at the summit of the 21-hairpin climb. The penultimate stage and queen-stage finale of the 2026 Tour: GC riders who held back on stage 19 unleash the decisive attacks here.
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What the stage looks like
Stage 20 is the longer Alpe d'Huez encore — 171km from Le Bourg-d'Oisans for a second consecutive day finishing at the summit of the 21-hairpin climb. The penultimate stage and queen-stage finale of the 2026 Tour: GC riders who held back on stage 19 unleash the decisive attacks here.
What to follow
- Penultimate-stage Alpe d'Huez encore: the GC decider, with 24 hours' fatigue stacked on top of the first ascent.
- Double Alpe is unprecedented in modern Tour history — the 2026 route uses it as the dramatic centrepiece of the closing weekend.
- Last GC chance: anyone trailing the leader on time has only this stage to flip the standings before Paris.
When to tune in
The decisive attacks come at 5-7km from the summit. With Paris being processional, this is the last selective moment of the 2026 Tour — domestiques empty matches here.