PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 27: Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia (UAE Team Emirates - XRG) Yellow leader jersey is climbing Rue Lepic on the Cote de la Butte Montmartre close to the Basilique du Sacre-Coeur during the Tour de France Stage 21, last and final stage of the 112th Tour de France 2025, a 132.3 km stage from Mantes-La-Ville to Paris Champs-Elysees on July 27, 2025 in Paris, France. (Photo by Catherine Steenkeste/Getty Images).
The final stage of the 2026 Tour de France has been cut short due to a lack of security officials, who have been deployed to fight wildfires that are blazing across the country.
Race organisers ASO announced on Saturday afternoon that Sunday’s finale in Paris will be cut from the planned 133km down to a distance of just 89km.
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