
Stage 4 of the 2026 Paris-Nice was a hilly stage that took place on .
The stage started in Bourges and finished in Uchon, starting at with an expected finish at (average speed of 43 km/h).
The total distance of the stage was 201.6 km. The stage included 3 categorized climb(s) and 1 intermediate sprint(s), and had a total elevation gain of 2128 m, and a total descent of 1624 m.
The stage included 3 categorized climb(s) and 1 intermediate sprint(s).
Côte de la Croix des Cerisiers is a other climb, which starts at 127.5 km (67.9 km to go) and ends at 133.7 km (61.7 km to go). It has total distance of 6.2 km, and an average gradient of 4.2%, going from 344 to 602 meters of altitude.
Sprint is a other at 165 km (30.5 km to go).
Côte de la Croix de la Libération is a other climb, which starts at 167.6 km (27.9 km to go) and ends at 172.2 km (23.3 km to go). It has total distance of 4.6 km, and an average gradient of 5.4%, going from 323 to 572 meters of altitude.
UCHON is a other climb, which starts at 187.3 km (8.1 km to go) and ends at 195.3 km (0.1 km to go). It has total distance of 8 km, and an average gradient of 4.3%, going from 277 to 620 meters of altitude.
The final 3 km for this stage starts at 192.4 km, has an average gradient of 5.5%, reaching 632 m of altitude.