New website for the Grand Départ for the Tour de France 2026, setting off from Barcelona
With one year to go, exactly when the 2025 edition is being held, the new site will not only bring people closer to the sports competition but also related events.
A year ahead of the Grand Départ for the Tour de France, being held in Barcelona and Catalonia, a new communication channel brings together all the latest news relating to this sports event. The new website letour.barcelona is available in four languages (Catalan, Spanish, English and French) and will offer more information as the event draws nearer, acting as a single space for all the key information.
What can you find on the website?
The website not only offers information about the three stages being held in Catalonia on 4, 5 and 6 July 2026, with all the technical details (maps, routes, altimeters etc.), as well as a historical look at the other three editions that included stages in Catalonia (1957, 1965 and 2009) and key figures in Spanish cycling, such as Miguel Indurain, Alberto Contador, Carlos Sastre, Óscar Pereiro, Pedro Delgado, Luis Ocaña, Federico Martín Bahamontes and Joane Somarriba.
Another basic section looks at the three main towns and cities acting as start or finish points in the stages for this Grand Départ: Barcelona, Tarragona and Granollers. This section offers information relating to tourism, sports and culture in each of them, as well as the main links for those seeking more information on their institutional websites.
Finally, another basic pillar of the website will be the news section, with all the latest information relating to this major international cycling event so that users do not miss any details on the initiatives organised in all the towns and cities taking part. The site will also provide details on key upcoming moments for the public, enabling everybody to engage closely with the Tour de France.
Barcelona as the world capital of cycling in 2026
The Tour de France is the most important cycling competition in the world, where enthusiasts of this sport can enjoy a unique event with the biggest stars on the international cycling circuit. Specifically, the start of the event in France, this year held in Lille-Nord, is one of the highest-impact sports moments in the world.
With the official start of the Tour 2026, one of the ten biggest sports events on an international level, Barcelona and Catalonia are set to become the world capital of cycling.