The route
Tour de France 2026 — Étape 9
Next edition4-26 July 2026
152.4 km and 3,240 m of climbing, from Malemort to Ussel, in Corrèze, with a high point of 975 m.
Drawn with a pen, line by line
- Distance
- 152.4 km
- Elevation gain
- 3,240 m
- Highest point
- 975 m
- Summits, passes and villages
- 81
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The route in numbers
Indicative figures computed by Plotrek on its illustrative route, with altitudes from a terrain model. They may differ from the organiser's.
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Reading the route
The start is at 13:45 in Malemort, in Corrèze, at 137 m of elevation. The course runs point-to-point on road to Ussel, without returning to its starting point. You pass Beynat at km 13.9, at 392 m, then Albussac at km 30.2, at 407 m.
Vimbelle comes at km 50.6, at 274 m, then Chaumeil at km 68.3, at 629 m. The longest climb of the course, 618 m of gain, starts at Vimbelle and ends shortly after Chaumeil, around km 73. Further on, Treignac appears at km 91.2, at 497 m, then Bugeat at km 114.7, at 772 m.
After Bugeat, the high point, Mont Bessou, sits at km 129.4, at 975 m of elevation. The finish is in Ussel, at km 152.4, at 641 m. Over the 152.4 km as a whole, the total comes to 3,240 m of climbing and 2,737 m of descent.
Paths and places: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Altitudes measured on the route.
03 · Your poster
The route, drawn with a pen
The relief of the course, from Malemort to Ussel, takes shape as contour lines: our pen plotter draws it with a pen, line by line. Your finisher name and time go in the cartouche, in A4, A3 or A2.
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Official information
- Illustrative route redrawn by Plotrek from public data: the course announced by the organiser and OpenStreetMap paths. It is not the official course of the event.
- Altitudes: terrain model AWS Terrain Tiles
- Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Figures and text: Plotrek
- Plotrek is not a partner of, or affiliated with, the race organiser.