The peloton at the feed zone during stage 6 of the 2014 Critérium du Dauphiné.

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Alpine rehearsal

Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 2026

Eight June stages, a team time trial, and a final mountain run to Grand Colombier and Plateau de Solaison.

The first Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, the new name of the Critérium du Dauphiné, is now a completed eight-stage route book covering 1,208.1 km from Vizille to Plateau de Solaison - Brison. A 28.4 km team time trial in Perreux split the week, then the route leaned hard into mountain finishes at Crest-Voland, Grand Colombier, and Plateau de Solaison.

Jun 7 - Jun 14Vizille to Plateau de Solaison - Brison8 stages1208.1 kmStage RaceStage raceSafe

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Overview

Race overview

Completed route-book context for the new Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes route without naming outcomes.

The first Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, the new name of the Critérium du Dauphiné, is now a completed eight-stage route book from Vizille to Plateau de Solaison - Brison. The spoiler-safe read stays route-first: Grenoble hills, a Perreux team time trial, a long middle phase, then an Alpine finish block at Crest-Voland, Grand Colombier, and Plateau de Solaison.

Time trial pivotS3

Mountain pressure4 stages

Summit finishesS7, S8

Longest dayS2 - 234.3 km

New identity: First edition under the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes name after the Critérium du Dauphiné rebrand
Time trial pivot: Stage 3 is a 28.4 km team time trial in Perreux
Final mountain run: Crest-Voland, Grand Colombier, and Plateau de Solaison stack the decisive climbing across the last three days

Paul SeixasDecathlon CMA CGM TeamClimbing benchmark

Confirmed on the official starter list and centered by the organizer's race-week preview, with the repeated mountain finishes making him the home climber to track.

Confirmed startlist

Juan AyusoLidl - TrekGC challenger

Confirmed on the official starter list and named in the organizer's race-week preview as a rising stage-race threat for the mountain-heavy back half.

Confirmed startlist

Wout van Aert on the Col de Marie-Blanque during the 2023 Tour de France.

Wout van AertTeam Visma | Lease a BikeVersatile stage threat

Confirmed on the official starter list and relevant across the team time trial, rolling days, and hard finishes.

Confirmed startlist

Isaac del ToroUAE Team Emirates-XRGYoung GC threat

Confirmed on the official starter list and named in the organizer's race-week preview, with the team time trial and mountain finishes giving him a clean GC test.

Confirmed startlist

Rider portrait credits

Shougissime / Wikimedia CommonsWout van Aert on the Col de Marie-Blanque during the 2023 Tour de France.CC BY-SA 4.0

Watchlist sources

Official Tour Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes 2026 starter listOrganizer starter-list page reviewed on 2026-06-06; it lists Seixas on Decathlon CMA CGM Team.
Official Tour Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes race-week previewOrganizer preview reviewed on 2026-06-06; it places Seixas at the centre of the pre-race GC story.

Official overall routeOrganizer route hub with all eight stages, dates, and official stage pages.
Official starter listOrganizer starter-list page for the first Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Official race-week previewOrganizer preview on Paul Seixas and the pre-race GC field published before the 7 June start.
Official broadcaster listStandalone organizer broadcaster menu covering the confirmed live carriers.

Distance1208.1km

Stages88-stage route book

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Stage guide

Stage route book

All eight official Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes stages in one spoiler-safe route book, with direct stage-page links kept off safe routes during the live race window.

Stage 1Jun 7
Vizille to Saint-Ismier
146.2 kmMountains
Vizille to Saint-Ismier opens in the Grenoble hills, with Col de l’Arzelier, Chartreuse-side kicks around Seyssins, Quaix-en-Chartreuse and Col de Vence, then Côte de Rousset before the valley run-in.
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Stage 1
Vizille to Saint-Ismier
ProfileOfficial organizer profile - 146.2 km - MountainsSource Tour Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes
Stage 2Jun 8
Saint-Martin-Le-Vinoux to Le Puy-en-Velay
234.3 kmHills
At 234.3 km, Saint-Martin-Le-Vinoux to Le Puy-en-Velay is the race's long attritional transfer day and a real test of control.
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Stage 2
Saint-Martin-Le-Vinoux to Le Puy-en-Velay
ProfileOfficial organizer profile - 234.3 km - HillsSource Tour Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes
Stage 3Jun 9
Perreux to Perreux
28.4 kmTTT
The 28.4 km Perreux team time trial is short enough to stay close but long enough to punish disorganised squads.
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Stage 3
Perreux to Perreux
ProfileOfficial organizer profile - 28.4 km - TTTSource Tour Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes
Stage 4Jun 10
Le Puy en Velay to Montrond-les-Bains
167.4 kmHills
Le Puy en Velay to Montrond-les-Bains keeps the pressure on with another hilly cross-region day after the time trial.
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Stage 4
Le Puy en Velay to Montrond-les-Bains
ProfileOfficial organizer profile - 167.4 km - HillsSource Tour Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes
Stage 5Jun 11
Saint-Chamond to Parc des Oiseaux - Villars-les-Dombes
195.8 kmHills
Saint-Chamond to Villars-les-Dombes is a long rolling day that should favour strong all-day control more than a clean bunch sprint.
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Stage 5
Saint-Chamond to Parc des Oiseaux - Villars-les-Dombes
ProfileOfficial organizer profile - 195.8 km - HillsSource Tour Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes
Stage 6Jun 12
Saint-Vulbas to Crest-Voland
182.3 kmMountains
Saint-Vulbas to Crest-Voland finally tilts the race fully uphill and lights the first real GC fuse.
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Stage 6
Saint-Vulbas to Crest-Voland
ProfileOfficial organizer profile - 182.3 km - MountainsSource Tour Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes
Stage 7Jun 13
La Bridoire to Grand Colombier
133.6 kmMountains
La Bridoire to Grand Colombier is shorter than stage 6 but sharper, with the summit finish giving climbers nowhere to hide.
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Stage 7
La Bridoire to Grand Colombier
ProfileOfficial organizer profile - 133.6 km - MountainsSource Tour Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes
Stage 8Jun 14
Beaufort to Plateau de Solaison - Brison
120.1 kmMountains
Beaufort to Plateau de Solaison - Brison closes the week over Col du Pré, the Bisanne/Les Saisies sector, Col des Aravis, and one last summit finish into the Plateau de Solaison.
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Stage 8
Beaufort to Plateau de Solaison - Brison
ProfileOfficial organizer profile - 120.1 km - MountainsSource Tour Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes

Desk update info

First published on 2026-04-19.

Last updated on 2026-06-08.

Useful links

Official links

Official organizer links for the route hub, starter list, race-week preview, broadcaster list, and full route PDF.

Official overall routeOrganizer route hub with all eight stages, dates, and official stage pages.
Official starter listOrganizer starter-list page for the first Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
Official race-week previewOrganizer preview on Paul Seixas and the pre-race GC field published before the 7 June start.
Official broadcaster listStandalone organizer broadcaster menu covering the confirmed live carriers.
Official 2026 route PDFOrganizer PDF route book for the full eight-stage itinerary.

Desk update info

First published on 2026-04-19.

Last updated on 2026-06-06.

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Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 2026

Race overview

Riders to watch

Official links

Spoiler-safe view

Stage route book

Stage route book

Vizille to Saint-Ismier

Saint-Martin-Le-Vinoux to Le Puy-en-Velay

Perreux to Perreux

Le Puy en Velay to Montrond-les-Bains

Saint-Chamond to Parc des Oiseaux - Villars-les-Dombes

Saint-Vulbas to Crest-Voland

La Bridoire to Grand Colombier

Beaufort to Plateau de Solaison - Brison

Official guide

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