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Adam Becket

Final stage of 2026 Tour de France shortened due to French wildfires, Montmartre circuit still included

Tour de France passes Arc de Triomphe.

The final stage of the 2026 Tour de France has been shortened after policing resources were put under pressure due to the wildfires currently impacting the country.

Instead of starting in Thoiry, just outside Paris, stage 21 will now start on the Champs-Élysées, with two more laps of the famous street before the Montmartre circuit is used, the race's organisers announced on Saturday afternoon.

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