The timeline of the 1986 edition of the Tour de France, detailing stage-by-stage winners and leaders.
Stage 1 ran from Nanterre to Sceaux. The stage was won by Pol Verschuere. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Alex Stieda. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan, Youth: Nan.
Stage 0 ran from Boulogne-Billancourt to Boulogne-Billancourt. The stage was won by Thierry Marie. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Thierry Marie. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan, Youth: Nan.
Stage 2 ran from Meudon to Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines. The stage was won by Systeme U. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Thierry Marie. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan, Youth: Nan.
Stage 3 ran from Levallois-Perret to Liévin. The stage was won by Jean-Philippe Vandenbrande. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Thierry Marie. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan, Youth: Nan.
Stage 4 ran from Liévin to Evreux. The stage was won by Pello Ruiz-Cabestany. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Dominique Gaigne. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan, Youth: Nan.
Stage 5 ran from Evreux to Villers-sur-Mer. The stage was won by Johan Van Der Velde. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Johan Van Der Velde. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan, Youth: Nan.
Stage 6 ran from Villers-sur-Mer to Cherbourg-en-Cotentin. The stage was won by Guido Bontempi. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Johan Van Der Velde. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan, Youth: Nan.
Stage 7 ran from Cherbourg-en-Cotentin to Saint-Hilaire du Harcouët. The stage was won by Ludo Peeters. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Jorgen Pedersen. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan, Youth: Nan.
Stage 8 ran from Saint-Hilaire du Harcouët to Nantes. The stage was won by Eddy Planckaert. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Jorgen Pedersen. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan, Youth: Nan.
Stage 9 ran from Nantes to Nantes. The stage was won by Bernard Hinault. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Jorgen Pedersen. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan, Youth: Nan.
Stage 10 ran from Nantes to Futuroscope. The stage was won by Giuseppe Saronni. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Jorgen Pedersen. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan, Youth: Nan.
Stage 11 ran from Futuroscope to Bordeaux. The stage was won by Rudy Dhaenens. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Jorgen Pedersen. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan, Youth: Nan.
Stage 12 ran from Bayonne to Pau. The stage was won by Pedro Delgado. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Bernard Hinault. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan, Youth: Nan.
Stage 13 ran from Pau to Superbagnères. The stage was won by Greg Lemond. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Bernard Hinault. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan, Youth: Nan.
Stage 14 ran from Superbagnères to Blagnac. The stage was won by Niki Ruttiman. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Bernard Hinault. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan, Youth: Nan.
Stage 15 ran from Carcassonne to Nîmes. The stage was won by Frank Hoste. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Bernard Hinault. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan, Youth: Nan.
Stage 16 ran from Nîmes to Gap. The stage was won by Jean-François Bernard. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Bernard Hinault. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan, Youth: Nan.
Stage 17 ran from Gap to Serre-Chevalier. The stage was won by Eduardo Chozas Olmo. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Greg Lemond. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan, Youth: Nan.
Stage 18 ran from Briançon to L'Alpe-d'Huez. The stage was won by Bernard Hinault. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Greg Lemond. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan, Youth: Nan.
Stage 19 ran from Villard-de-Lans to Saint-Etienne. The stage was won by Julian Gorospe. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Greg Lemond. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan, Youth: Nan.
Stage 20 ran from Saint-Etienne to Saint-Etienne. The stage was won by Bernard Hinault. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Greg Lemond. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan, Youth: Nan.
Stage 21 ran from Saint-Etienne to Puy de Dôme. The stage was won by Erich Maechler. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Greg Lemond. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan, Youth: Nan.
Stage 22 ran from Clermont-Ferrand to Nevers. The stage was won by Guido Bontempi. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Greg Lemond. Categories — Points: Nan, Mountains: Nan, Youth: Nan.
Stage 23 ran from Cosne to Paris. The stage was won by Guido Bontempi. The General Classification leader (Yellow Jersey equivalent) at this point was Greg Lemond. Categories — Points: Eric Vanderaerden, Mountains: Bernard Hinault, Youth: Andrew ''Andy'' Hampsten.