| Stage | 19 |
|---|---|
| Type | Mountain Stage |
| Date | Friday, 23 July 2027 |
| Route | Hasparren → Laruns |
| Distance | 160 km |
| Elevation | 4,300 m |
This is the final big battle for the climbers. Two Pyrenean days back to back give the race a concentrated dose of high mountain racing, and Prudhomme believes they can turn the Tour on its head in the final week.
It is also the Pays Basque's day. Hasparren joins Bayonne and Cambo-les-Bains as a Basque stage town and will honour Romain Sicard, who grew up here, won the Tour de l'Avenir and the under 23 world title in 2009, and rode seven Tours. Expect the Basque climbs to be lined with orange.
The stage opens through the Basque hills to the Col de Burdincurutcheta, 8.7 km at 9.3% with ramps of 15%, and the Col de Bagargui, 4.8 km at 6.4%. Both are steep enough to split the field early.
Then the Béarn. The Col de Soudet is 15.1 km at 7.2%, long enough to wear down a team, and the Col de Marie Blanque, 7.7 km at 8.6%, is the last launchpad before the descent into Laruns.
Laruns has seen big days. Tadej Pogačar took his first Tour stage win here in 2020, beating Primož Roglič. In 2023 Jai Hindley made his move on the Marie Blanque and won in Laruns to take the yellow jersey. A late attack on the same climb is the obvious play in 2027.
“No one wants to finish fourth.”
The Col de Burdincurutcheta, the Col du Soudet and the Col de Marie Blanque. Anyone hoping to get on the podium has to go all in on these final stages. No one wants to finish fourth.
Stuey's 2027 route review, October 2026
Stuart O'Grady OAM OLY
4 x Tour de France Stage Winner
Laruns sits in the Ossau valley, a small mountain town with the finish in the middle of it. Stand near the line and you see who survived the Marie Blanque.
For the climbing, get onto the Marie Blanque. It is the last big climb of the Tour, the crowd is deep and the gradient keeps the riders close enough to read their faces. Ride up in the morning before the road closes and the whole stage comes to you.
Col de Burdincurutcheta, 8.7 km at 9.3% with sections of 15%, then Col Bagargui, 4.8 km at 6.4%.
Col du Soudet: 15.1 km at 7.2%.
Col de Marie Blanque: 7.7 km at 8.6%, before the drop to Laruns.
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