The Tour de Luxembourg is one of Europe’s longest-running stage races, first held in 1935 and contested across the compact but surprisingly demanding terrain of the Grand Duchy. Steep river valleys, wooded ridges, exposed plateaus and short climbs give the race a character that contrasts sharply with Luxembourg’s small geographical size.
Around the Peloton follows the Tour de Luxembourg stage by stage, uncovering medieval castles, fortified towns, vineyard landscapes and communities shaped by the Ardennes, industrialisation and the conflicts of the twentieth century. As the route moves repeatedly across the country, the race becomes a journey through the unusually dense history and varied landscapes of Luxembourg.
The final stage of the 2026 Tour de Luxembourg begins in the centre of the country and finishes in the capital, but the road between them takes almost the longest possible way around. From Mersch, the race climbs immediately into…
Stage 4 is only 20.4 kilometres long, but it may decide the 2026 Tour de Luxembourg. After three road stages built from castles, river valleys, industrial landscapes and repeated Ardennes climbing, the race changes character completely in Ettelbruck. Riders leave…
Stage 3 is the queen stage of the 2026 Tour de Luxembourg, but its difficulty is not concentrated in one great summit. Instead, 179.6 kilometres and 3,171 metres of climbing are built from the geography of the Éislek, the Luxembourgish…
Stage 2 crosses Luxembourg almost from one economic history to another. It begins in Niederkorn and Differdange, inside the Minett, the southern region whose red iron ore transformed Luxembourg from a largely agricultural country into one of Europe’s great steel…
The Tour de Luxembourg begins and ends in the capital, but Stage 1 is anything but a city loop. After the neutral start at Knuedler, the race leaves Luxembourg City and spends 157.5 kilometres crossing a remarkably dense concentration of…
