Barcelona will be the starting city for the Tour de France in 2026. An event that will have more than 150 cyclists who will start the race on July 4, 2026 in the city, and its three phases will continue in Catalonia. An event that will take place in the coming months.
Thus, in 2026, the Catalan capital will host the start of the Tour de France and will become the first city in the world to host four world-class sporting events. The events that will be present will be: the Olympic Games, the America’s Cup, the World Cup and the Tour de France.
Barcelona continues to climb up the global rankings
It should be noted that Barcelona continues to climb positions in the world of attracting major sporting events. It is a great race of international cycling reference, it will be an event in which Montjuïc will be a special protagonist. This event already has a date and will take place from July 4 to 6, 2026.
This tour begins in the city, closing a virtuous circle. This makes Barcelona a must for the Volta Ciclista de Catalunya; who last year attended the start of the Vuelta Ciclista. In addition, it will continue to raise the level by opening the Tour de France in 2 years, with more than 150 cyclists pedaling on the asphalt of the city.
Tour de France in 2026: The result of years of work
It is an event that the City Council has been working on for years, today it is a dream come true, and reaffirms Barcelona’s role as the international capital of sport, says Mayor Jaume Collboni. This, together with the director of the Tour de France, Christian Prudhomme, as an act in the consistory.
As for the return it will bring to the city, no calculation has been made by the City Council, but Collboni points out: “The positioning of the city in reference to cycling and major sporting events”. This has put value on the fact that entities known as Barcelona Global are able to support this event.
7 million euros will be the cost to be borne by the City Council.
The cost of the competition will be about seven million euros that the City Council will assume, in addition to the Provincial Council and the Generalitat. It will be a historic, open and innovative way out for the citizens as a whole. Barcelona is a city that has been negotiating for 10 years to be the starting point of this emblematic race that has passed through the city on several occasions, but has not passed as a start.
It is important to note that the last edition in the city was in 2009, exactly 44 years after the last time the race was held and the city was the stage.
