Tour de France Femmes 2026, Stage 6: Montbrison → Tournon-sur-Rhône
Hilly, 6 August 2026. 153.4 km with 2,574 m of climbing.
- Distance
- 153.4 km
- Climbing
- 2,574 m
- Highest point
- 1,156 m
- Steepest km
- 7.7% at km 55
- Start
- Montbrison 422 m
- Finish
- Tournon-sur-Rhône 120 m
The wind on the day
Averaged along the route between 12:30 and 16:30 local time: 13 km/h from the north, gusting to 33 km/h on average. Dry.
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
- Direction
- North 12°
- Average gust
- 33 km/h
- Temperature
- 27°C 22 to 32°C
Historical weather for 6 August 2026, sampled at 40 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 153.4 km carrying 2,574 m of climbing: 37.3 km of the route is above 3%, 0.6 km above 8%. Not a mountain stage, but nothing about it is flat for long.
The high point is 1,156 m at km 86. The steepest kilometre on the profile averages 7.7%, at km 55. 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?