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Dani Ostanek

'Nice to have friends in the peloton' – Michael Matthews benefits from a small act of sportsmanship on the Tour de France's hottest day

Australian Michael Matthews of Team Jayco AlUla pictured in action during the stage 8 of the 2026 Tour de France cycling race, a stage of 182km from Perigueux to Bergerac, on Saturday 11 July 2026. The 113th edition of the Tour de France starts on Saturday 4 July in Barcelona, Spain, and will finish in Paris, France on the 26th of July. BELGA PHOTO TOMAS SISK POOL (Photo by TOMAS SISK POOL / BELGA MAG / Belga / AFP via Getty Images).

One of the broadcasting innovations at the Tour de France in recent years has been the near-live broadcast of select snippets of team radio. The snatches of in-race transmissions have given TV viewers some insight into how the race runs, as well as what riders say on those long days in the saddle.

Perhaps the most famous of these clips has been Tadej Pogačar's "I'm gone, I'm dead" as he cracked on the Col de la Loze three years ago, all but handing the overall title to Jonas Vingegaard.

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