The route
Tour de France 2026 — Étape 8
175.6 km and 1,853 m of climbing from Périgueux to Bergerac, with the high point at 271 m at km 25.1.
Drawn with a pen, line by line
- Distance
- 175.6 km
- Elevation gain
- 1,150 m
- Highest point
- 271 m
- Summits, passes and villages
- 116
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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 whole course is on road. It starts in Périgueux, at 109 m of altitude. It passes Saint-Crépin-d'Auberoche at km 12.7, at 158 m, then reaches its highest point at 271 m at km 25.1, between Fossemagne and Thenon. Montignac-Lascaux comes at km 42.9, at 78 m, and Le Moustier at km 58.4, at 76 m.
The longest climb of the course starts at km 68, roughly at Les Eyzies, and gains 200 m up to km 86.1. Sarlat-la-Canéda comes at km 86.6, at 240 m. Next are Vitrac-Port, Domme and Cénac-et-Saint-Julien. La Roque-Gageac comes before Beynac-et-Cazenac, reached at km 112.8, at 65 m.
Le Buisson-de-Cadouin comes at km 137, at 65 m, after Saint-Cyprien and Siorac-en-Périgord. Then come Badefols-sur-Dordogne, Pontours and Lalinde. Next is Saint-Capraise-de-Lalinde, then Mouleydier and Creysse. The finish is in Bergerac at km 175.6, at 41 m, with 1,853 m of climbing and 1,922 m of descent in total.
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 Périgueux to Bergerac, 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.