On France's national holiday, an explosive hilly stage finishing at the ski resort of Le Lioran.
Quatorze Juillet, France's national holiday — every French rider dreams of victory. The short, steep cols of the Cantal make for a nervous and spectacular stage.
A finish atop a vicious final climb suits riders like Pogačar and Healy. French hopes, with Paul Seixas and David Gaudu, will also want to shine in front of home fans.
Red alert in the Corrèze: the stage from Malemort to Ussel is cut from 185.5 to 155.5 kilometres. What's left is a relentless up-and-down through the Massif Central with the Suc au May as judge — and a breakaway fight you don't want to miss. Our stage 9 preview.
The first rest day is behind us and the real work hasn't even started: twelve stages, one time trial, two finishes on Alpe d'Huez and a 2'42" gap Vingegaard has to find back somewhere. A look ahead at weeks two and three of the 2026 Tour de France.
An average of 50.9 kph: Mario Cipollini's 27-year-old speed record fell in Nevers. And the man who won the fastest Tour stage ever had finished dead last only a day earlier. The story of Søren Wærenskjold, Pogačar's Bastille Day solo and the standings at the halfway mark.