Stage 1 of the 2026 Tour de France was a flat stage that took place on .
The stage started in Barcelona and finished in Barcelona, starting at with an expected finish at (average speed of 55 km/h).
The total distance of the stage was 19.5 km. The stage included 1 categorized climb(s) and 0 checkpoint(s), and had a total elevation gain of 172 m, and a total descent of 76 m.
The stage included 1 categorized climb(s) and 0 checkpoint(s).
The final 3 km for this stage starts at 16.5 km, has an average gradient of 0.7%, reaching 107 m of altitude.
Côte du Stade Olympique de Montjuïc is a KOM cat. 4 climb, which starts at 18.7 km (0.8 km to go) and ends at 19.5 km (0 km to go). It has total distance of 0.8 km, and an average gradient of 6.6%, going from 53 to 107 meters of altitude.