'Now I know I can do it' – Seixas and Martinez score GC top fives but Tour de France concludes without French stage win for third time in history

Bahrain - Victorious team's French rider Lenny Martinez (R) and EF Education - EasyPost team's Ecuadorian rider Richard Carapaz cycle in the lead breakaway in the Alpe d'Huez ascent during the 19th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 127,9 km between Gap and Alpe d'Huez in the French Alps, on July 24, 2026. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP via Getty Images).

For only the third time in the history of the men's Tour de France, this year's race concluded without a stage win from any home rider for the French public to celebrate.

The result is a rarity in the Tour's history, with only the 1926 race (12 Belgian wins, four for Luxembourg, one for Italy) and the 1999 edition (wins for Italy, Estonia, Belgium, Russia, Spain, and Australia) featuring a similar lack of French stage winners.