The next French race is already knocking on the door, with the 2026 Tour de la Provence taking place over three days, from Friday to Sunday.

As its name suggests, it takes place in the neighboring territory of the Etoile de Bessèges - Tour du Gard, won last week by Ewen Costiou. The three stages of the 10th edition cover a large part of Provence, covering 543 kilometers.

Let's take a closer look at these three stages below, on OpenStreetMap maps, in Google Earth and with the stage schedules and profiles.

If you are going to be there, you will probably prefer the maps of the Tour de la Provence 2026 route in the velowire app!

As is now usually the case, the route of the 2026 Tour de la Provence was already available in the velowire app (available on mobile or tablet, iOS or Android) before its publication here.

But if you follow velowire, you already know that. If you are going to the event, either for one of the participating teams, for the organization or one of its partners, or simply as a cycling enthusiast at the side of the road, velowire invites you to discover the maps of these three stages in the Maps section of the velowire app for more convenience. This way, you will always have them with you and, as a little bonus, you will be able to view them in full screen and, if you are traveling to the event, display your position on the map and move the map with you, making it easier than ever to get there!

So don't wait any longer and join the hundreds of users of the app by downloading the velowire app from the stores:
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The route of the 2026 Tour de la Provence

Below you will find details of the three stages of the 2026 Tour de la Provence on OpenStreetMap maps.

Let's not wait any longer, let's find out all about it in detail!

1/ Friday, February 13, 2026 - Marseille > Saint-Victoret - 163 km

The first stage of the 2026 Tour de la Provence will start in Marseille, at the Orange Vélodrome, where the Grand Prix Cycliste de Marseille La Marseillaise finished two weeks ago with Bryan Coquard taking the victory.

The stage then heads east to Méounes-lès-Montrieux, passing through the first intermediate sprint. After a short detour to the north, the route will then head back in the opposite direction, passing through the Mazaugues climb (2nd category, 7.6 km at 4.5%) and the Pas de la Couelle (3rd category, 6 km at 4.2%), Trets and Gardanne, and the intermediate sprint in Bouc-Bel-Air. Passing through Les Pennes-Mirabeau, the race then reaches Saint-Victoret, where the victory of this first stage will be decided.

Below you will find the timetable, profile, and OpenStreetMap map of this stage's route. Click on the images to enlarge them.

2/ Saturday, February 14, 2026 - Forcalquier > Montagne de Lure - 174.9 km

The second stage on Saturday will start in Forcalquier, and a rather unusual route awaits the riders.

Pay close attention to the description and the arrows on the map to understand it properly (in order, the black arrows are followed first, then the red arrows, and finally the green arrows):

First, the race heads east, with the actual start at Pierrerue, before turning south just before the A51 and very quickly turning right again (black arrows) to return to Forcalquier, very close to the start. The riders then take (red arrows) the same route eastward but this time turn south (left) just before the previous fork, heading towards Sigonce and Fontienne.

This is where they arrive at what is actually considered to be the circuit for this stage, but unlike what we often see in stage races with a circuit, it is not quite a final circuit. The riders take it counterclockwise, towards Saint-Etienne-les-Orgues, where they turn left towards Lardiers and the climb up the Col de Buire (3rd category, 9.2 km at 2.9%).

They then begin the return journey to Forcalquier, where they compete in an intermediate sprint and immediately turn left (green arrow) to return to the insertion point on the circuit. They then continue the circuit with a full loop, but once back at the insertion point on the circuit, they begin another loop, this time heading straight on at Saint-Etienne-les-Orgues to climb Montagne de Lure to the Lure Station, where the victory of this second stage will be decided.

Below you will find the timetable, profile, and OpenStreetMap map of this stage's route. Click on the images to enlarge them.

3/ Sunday, February 15, 2026 - Rognac > Arles - 205.1 km

From Rognac, the third stage heads north to the Col de Bonnieux (category 2, 7 km at 2.8%).

They then head towards Cavaillon, which they will bypass, and the riders will then compete for the intermediate sprint at Cheval Blanc. They then head towards Maussane-les-Alpilles and Les Baux-de-Provence, where they climb the Col de la Vayede (3rd category, 2.8 km at 3.6%).

They will then pass south of Beaucaire before turning left towards Arles, where an intermediate sprint will be contested on the first passage over the finish line and where the stage will be extended by a small loop southeast of Arles, where the finish of this final stage will then take place.

Below you will find the timetable, profile, and OpenStreetMap map of this stage's route. Click on the images to enlarge them.

Download the route of the 2026 Tour de la Provence in Google Earth

Would you prefer to see the route of all the stages of the 2026 Tour de la Provence at a glance? Or would you like to take a virtual flight over one or more of its stages? You can do so by downloading the KML file below:

>> Download the route of the 2026 Tour de la Provence in Google Earth

The list of starters for the 2026 Tour de la Provence

109 riders will start the 2026 Tour de la Provence, representing 16 teams (including 5 UCI WorldTeams [Lidl-Trek, Decathlon CGM CMA Team, Groupama-FDJ United, EF Education-EasyPost, and INEOS Grenadiers] and 6 UCI ProTeams [Cofidis, TotalEnergies, Unibet Rose Rockets, Team Novo Nordisk, Polti VisitMalta, and MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort]).

>> Download the list of starters, with bib numbers, for the 2026 Tour de la Provence

door Thomas Vergouwen
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