Tour de France 2026, Stage 4: Carcassonne → Foix
Hilly, 7 July 2026. 181.9 km with 2,784 m of climbing.
- Distance
- 181.9 km
- Climbing
- 2,784 m
- Highest point
- 1,453 m
- Steepest km
- 14.6% at km 155
- Start
- Carcassonne 105 m
- Finish
- Foix 397 m
The wind on the day
Averaged along the route between 12:30 and 17:15 local time: 10 km/h from the north, gusting to 31 km/h on average. Dry.
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
- Direction
- North 351°
- Average gust
- 31 km/h
- Temperature
- 34°C 28 to 40°C
Historical weather for 7 July 2026, sampled at 53 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 hilly 181.9 km carrying 2,784 m of climbing: 42.6 km of the route is above 3%, 7.2 km above 8%. Not a mountain stage, but nothing about it is flat for long.
The high point is 1,453 m at km 94. The steepest kilometre on the profile averages 14.6%, at km 155. 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 4 against a pro in ProPace. Every stage and every feature is free.
