The PPC Tour of Hellas returns successful 2026, successful its 5th variation aft the revival of 2022, confirming its presumption arsenic 1 of the astir important sporting events successful the state and an lawsuit that combines high-level contention with the unsocial promotion of Greece connected an planetary level.
In its 5th edition, the PPC Tour of Hellas returns from 6 to 10 May 2026 much powerful, much extroverted, and with adjacent greater organization and tv dynamics. Under the auspices of the Hellenic Olympic Committee, with the enactment of the Ministry of Sports and the information of 20 teams, including 18 nonrecreational teams and the Greek and Cypriot National Teams, the Tour of Greece is steadily evolving into an lawsuit with a wide planetary predisposition and high-level standards.
The champion travel to Greece and commencement from Ioannina
Important names of the satellite cycling country are expected to beryllium present, offering aggravated contention and precocious spectacle, portion astatine the aforesaid clip giving a level to Greek athletes to excel against apical rivals.
The Region of Attica is the protagonist with the 5th festive signifier moving done its astir beauteous areas, starting from Piraeus and finishing successful Athens, with the Municipality of Piraeus and the Municipality of Athens astatine the centre and Glyfada – Ilioupolis participating with sprints
On May 5, astatine 17:30 successful an astonishing mounting astatine Lake Pamvotis, the 18 nonrecreational teams, the 2 nationalist teams of Greece and Cyprus, and the 120 Pro riders volition beryllium presented earlier the Greek assemblage successful a unrecorded broadcast by ERT. The evening volition beryllium closed with a performance by Andromachi, portion the organizers person prepared galore prizes with prizes for everyone!
Rich racing program
The contention programme (May 6-10) is dispersed implicit 5 demanding stages, covering antithetic geographical areas of Greece, highlighting some the diverseness of the scenery and the trouble of the route. From coastal routes to upland passes, the contention offers a implicit racing bundle that tests endurance, tactics and strategy.
With unrecorded tv coverage
The PPC Tour of Hellas volition beryllium broadcast unrecorded for the archetypal clip connected ERT’s unfastened channel, ERT 2 Sports, and successful parallel connected the ERTFLIX online platform, arsenic each year. ERT volition besides person broadcasts, earlier and astatine the extremity of each stage, with its journalistic squad giving the pulse of the lawsuit successful each commencement and decorativeness metropolis and putting unsocial images into each Greek home.
This year’s variation further enhances its planetary footprint, with involvement successful unrecorded sum from planetary media already exceeding 15 media outlets.
Through tv sum that reaches dozens of countries, millions of viewers person the accidental to acquisition the earthy beauty, history, and civilization of Greece.
Cities and regions that big the events are transformed into centers of athletics and culture, boosting the section system and attracting visitors from Greece and abroad.
Educational activities of the Cycling Greece Organizing Committee and creator events astatine each the finishes with StaVento – Ivi Adamou, Evaggelia, Andromachi, Alexandra Bounatsa and DJs sets by Maria Fragaki and Nikos Markoglou
Greece travels astir the world
The lawsuit has already recorded a fiscal footprint of 8.3 cardinal euros, portion its planetary visibility reaches 140 countries. This year, this visibility is expected to summation adjacent more, due to the fact that isolated from unrecorded broadcasting for the archetypal clip connected free-to-air nationalist television, determination is accrued involvement from media from each implicit the satellite for unrecorded sports broadcasts, reaching 19, successful summation to the media that volition broadcast the contention connected film!
One contention for each of Greece
This year’s lawsuit turns the Greek portion into a planetary epicentre, mobilising 5 Regions and – straight oregon indirectly – 44 Municipalities successful a breathtaking 5-day route.
A full of 108 towns and villages go the absorption of this year’s Tour, highlighting the dynamics of the state astatine each kilometre of the route.
With an awesome commencement from Ioannina, with its stunning lake, to Agrinio, but besides the 2nd signifier from Karpenisi to Larissa, and the 3rd from Volos to Lamia, passing done Thermopylae, Gorgopotamos, up to the ascent of Parnitha successful the 4th signifier starting from Atalanti, and the transition from Piraeus successful the past signifier connected 10 May, with the expansive finale astatine Syntagma.
The relation of PPC and partners
PPC’s publication arsenic a named sponsor is important to the improvement of the event. Through its support, the contention acquires stability, planetary orientation, and the anticipation of continuous development.
At the aforesaid time, the practice with institutions, section authorities, and organizations strengthens the multidimensional quality of the event, making the contention a corporate nationalist effort.
The PPC Tour of Hellas is not conscionable a cycling race. It is simply a modern sporting lawsuit that combines innovation, sustainability, and extroversion. With precocious organizational standards, fantabulous security, and a nonrecreational approach, it is simply a exemplary for akin events successful the region.
The prize that does not conscionable symbolize victory
In an enactment that is truthful consciously gathering its identity, it’s nary coincidence that the prize excavation has extent arsenic well. The cup, with its practice of the Centaurs, does much than conscionable service arsenic the winner’s trophy. It is simply a awesome of strength, harmony, and equilibrium – 3 values straight linked some to cycling and to the tone of the Tour itself. At the aforesaid time, it connects the lawsuit with the Greek myth, the onshore that hosts it, and particularly with Pelion, reinforcing this precious consciousness that the PPC Tour of Hellas does not transcript overseas models, but builds its own, recognizable narrative.
The purpose of the parallel actions
With awesome numbers and a beardown societal footprint, the parallel actions of the PPC Tour of Hellas item the acquisition and societal quality of the event. The programme includes 7 parallel and 13 precursor events, 34 visits to schools, with the information of 40 educators and partners, successful a circuit of 90 days and 370 actions. More than 10,000 students actively participated, and 60,000 souvenirs were distributed by the sponsors, attracting thousands of spectators. The extremity is to fortify the transportation of children and families to sports, cycling, and sustainable municipality mobility crossed the country.
Bicycle and amusive – StaVento and Ivy Adamou, Evangelia, Andromachi, Alexandra Bounatsa, and DJs’ sets entertain people
Alongside the racing programme, the PPC Tour of Hellas 2026 this twelvemonth acquires an adjacent much aggravated festive imprint done a peculiar programme of creator performances successful the cities and stations of the event, turning the acquisition of the Tour into an unfastened solemnisation for residents and visitors alike. The commencement is connected May 5 successful Ioannina with the Andromache, the Presentation of the 20 nonrecreational teams of the Tour, and continues astatine the finishes: connected May 6 successful Agrinio with Alexandra Bounatssa, connected May 7 successful Larissa with Evangelia and connected May 8 successful Lamia again with Andromache, portion the climax comes connected May 10 successful Syntagma, wherever the expansive finale of the lawsuit is accompanied by a large philharmonic closing lawsuit with Stavento, Ivi Adamou, Evangelia, Kira May Cry, DJ Nikos Margoglou and Maria Fragaki.
The 108 areas crossed by the PPC Tour of Hellas 2026
1st stage: Ioannina, Anatoli, Agios Georgios, Filippiada, Kalamia, Chalkiades, Eleousa, Arta, Ag. Anargyri, Menidi, Krikelos, Amphilochia, Kypseli, Stratos, Neapolis, Neo Babalio, Panetholio, Nea Avorani, Stroggylaika, Agrinio.
2nd stage: Karpenisi, Fournai, Loutropigi, Loutra Smokovo, Kedros, Kalifoni, Zaimi, Agiopigi, Karditsa, Stavros, Prodromos, Agios Theodoros, Itea, Vounaina, Kyra Vrysi, Mavrovouni, Eleftheres, Larissa.
3rd stage: Volos, Agria, Kato Lechonia, Ano Lechonia, Strofilos, Agios Vlasios, Agios Georgios Nilias, Pinacates, Vizitsa, Milies, Lampinou, Tsagarada, Mouresi, Kissos, Hania, Portaria, Ano Volos, Nea Pagasses, Nea Anchialos, Mikrothives, Aidini, Krokio, Almiros, Evxinopolis, Neochori, Neraida, Anavra, Filiadona, Melitaia, Makrilivado, Neos Palamas, Lamia.
4th stage: Atalanti, Tragana, Proskynas, Malesina, Martino, Kastro, Aliartos, Thiva, Erythres, Daphne, Pili, Fili, Ano Liosia, Acharnes, Agia Paraskevi, Karauli (Parnitha).
5th stage: Piraeus, Faliro, Alimos, Elliniko, Glyfada, Voula, Vouliagmeni, Varkiza, Agios Dimitrios, Lagonisi, Saronida, Anavissos, Keratea, Kouvaras, Agia Marina, Porto Rafti, Markopoulo, Schinias (Blue Coast), Argyroupoli, Ilioupoli, Hymettos, Athens (Syntagma).
The 44 Municipalities of the Tour by Region!
Region of Epirus & Region of Western Greece:
1. 5 Region
Central Greece & Thessaly Region:
8. 8. Makrakomi, 10. Sofadon, 11. Mafioso, 11. 12. Killers, 14. Larissa, 15. Volos, 16. South Pelion, 17. Zagora – Mouresi, 18. Almyros, 19. Domokos, 20. Lamia, 21. Lokron, 22. Orhomenos, 23. Aliartos – Thespion, 24. Thebes, 25. Tanagra.
Tanagra, Tanagra, Tanakh, Tanakh.
Region of Attica:
26. Manderas – Idyllia, 27. Aspropyrgos, 28. 28. Acharnon, 30. Piraeus, 31. Moschatos – Tavros, 32. Kallithea, 33. Palaio Faliro, 34. Alimos, 35. Elliniko – Argyroupolis, 36. Glyfada, 37. Varis – Voula – Vouliagmeni, 38. Kropia, 39. Saronikos, 40. Lavreotiki, 41. Markopoulou – Messogaia, 42. Heliopolis, 43. Daphne – Hymettus, 44. Athens
Competition schedule/ Mini Side Events & PPC Fan Zones
Monday 4 May | Ioannina
– Opening of Parallel Events: Mavili Square (10:00-14:30 – 17:00-19:00)
Tuesday 5 May | Ioannina
– 17:30: Official Presentation of Teams (Ioannina Lake)
– PPC Fan Zone: Mavili Square (10:00-17:00)
Wednesday 6 May | 1st RTD: Ioannina – Agrinio (171,6 km)
– Mini Side Event Ioannina – Pl. Mavili Square (10:00-12:00)
– 10:30 – 11:40: Presentation of teams and signing of athletes
– 11:50: Start (neutral) | 15:46 – 16:08: Estimated decorativeness time
– PPC Fan Zone: Agrinio – Central Square (10:00-16:00)
Thursday 7 May | 2nd RTD: Karpenisi – Larissa (157.6 km)
– Mini Side Event Karpenisi – Central Square (10:00-13:00)
– 12:40: Start (neutral) | 16:18 – 16:39: Estimated decorativeness time
– PPC Fan Zone: Larissa – Sapka Central Square (10:00-16:30)
Friday 8 May | 3rd RTD: Volos – Lamia (207,0 km)
– 09:10 – 10:20: Presentation of teams and signing of athletes
– Mini Side Event Volos – Paralia Monument to the Heroes of National Independence (09:00-12:30)
– 10:30: Start (neutral) | 16:15 – 16:51: Estimated decorativeness time
– PPC Fan Zone: Lamia – Parking of the Exhibition Centre (10:00-17:30)
Saturday 9 May | 4th RTD: Atalanti – Parnitha (180,9 km)
– 10:05 – 11:15: Presentation of teams and signing of athletes
– Mini Side Event Atalanti – Central Square (09:30-12:00)
– 11:25: Start (neutral) | 15:49 – 16:16: Estimated decorativeness time
– PPC Fan Zone: Parnitha – Cable Car (10:30-17:00)
Sunday 10 May | 5th RTD: Piraeus – Syntagma Square (146.5 km)
(Finish connected a 3 thigh circular way successful the centre of Athens)
(146.5 km)
– 09:10 – 10:20: Presentation of teams and signing of athletes
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– Mini Side Event Akti Moutsopoulou/Pasalimani (09:30-11:00)
– 10:30: Start (neutral) | 13:52 – 14:11: Estimated decorativeness time
– PPC Fan Zone: Athens – Syntagma Square (10:30-15:30)
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