Tour de France 2026, Stage 1: Barcelona → Barcelona
Individual time trial, 4 July 2026. 19.6 km with 167 m of climbing.
- Distance
- 19.6 km
- Climbing
- 167 m
- Highest point
- 111 m
- Steepest km
- 5.8% at km 19
- Start
- Barcelona 10 m
- Finish
- Barcelona 111 m
The wind on the day
Averaged along the route between 13:00 and 17:00 local time: 18 km/h from the south, gusting to 47 km/h on average. Dry.
- Average wind
- 18 km/h
- Direction
- South 176°
- Average gust
- 47 km/h
- Temperature
- 31°C 30 to 32°C
Historical weather for 4 July 2026, sampled at 5 points along the route and pre-computed before the app shipped. It is not a live forecast and the app makes no weather calls. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0).
Riding it
A individual time trial of 19.6 km with 167 m of climbing, so not a pure power test: 1.6 km of the route rises at more than 3%.
The high point is 111 m at the finish. The steepest kilometre on the profile averages 5.8%, at km 19. It finishes on flat or gently rolling road.
In ProPace the stage runs with this wind along the route, resolved into headwind, tailwind and crosswind at each point, and the app puts your own numbers on it against the pro reference. The reference profile and how the simulation works are set out in How much slower than a pro are you?
Ride Tour de France 2026 stage 1 against a pro in ProPace. Every stage and every feature is free.
