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'We won't go from nine days to 21 overnight' – race director Marion Rousse on the rapid rise of the Tour de France Femmes

The former French champion tells us why she quit cycling and what it's like running the biggest women's race on the calendar

Cycling Weekly

Relentless Tadej Pogacar wins fifth Tour de France to equal record

Tadej Pogacar joined the all-time greats as Mathieu van der Poel won a frantic final stage in Paris

The Guardian - UK

Tour de France director rejects accusations of bias towards French riders

Christian Prudhomme also defended the night-time drug tests, adding that International Testing Agency (ITA) practices did not favour any riders

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Budget cap, points limit and a draft system: how could we make the Tour de France more competitive?

Riders and their managers have their say on how to even cycling’s playing field in the era of super-teams

Cycling Weekly

Designing a Tour de France route: a three-year labour of love

CHAMBéRY (FRANCE) - As cycling fans on the roadside and watching at home on television marvel at the stunning scenery on view at the Tour de France, organisers ASO are already planning the next editions of the Grande Boucle.

Bangkok Post

Horror hotels, delicious desserts and José Mourinho – week two of the 2026 Tour de France on social media

Ten of the best social media posts from the Tour de France over the last week

Cycling Weekly

'It's not possible, the Tour de France is July': Race director rejects Tadej Pogačar's wish

The reigning champion's desire for the Tour de France to move to an earlier or later spot in the calendar looks unlikely to be fufilled.

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With fans wanting fireworks from day one, there are many ingredients needed for a great Tour de France Grand Depart

Still buzzing from the Tour's Barcelona bonanza, we look at all the elements that need to come together for an unforgettable opening weekend

Cycling Weekly

Tour de France director hits back at Uno-X hotel criticism and reveals how hotels are shared out fairly

'At the end of the Tour all the teams will have the same number of hotel stars' says Christian Prudhomme

Cycling News

All that glitters is not gold – Half of Tour de France teams searching for title sponsors to fund rising rider salaries

'The market value of the top 5% of riders is so high that cycling is no longer the bargain value proposition that it was 10 years ago' says one team manager

Cycling News

'The most promising cyclists need to go to numerous, different teams' - Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme in favour of a salary cap to increase excitement

With year's Tour de France GC all but decided after stage six, could a salary cap help create suspense?

Cycling Weekly

Tadej Pogacar urges radical overhaul of Tour de France amid stifling heatwave

Tadej Pogacar called for radical change to the professional racing calendar after another day of stifling temperatures, as Mathieu van der Poel won the ninth stage

The Guardian - UK

'The three or four richest teams hoover up all the best young riders' – Tour de France director backs salary cap for professional cycling

Christian Prudhomme weighs in on question of salary regulation in interview with The Athletic, saying 'it is necessary to rebalance' the spread of talent in the peloton

Cycling News

Heatwave forces Tour de France to shorten stage for first time

Tour de France organisers have shortened Sunday's stage by 30km due to extreme heat, the first time in the history of the cycling race that high temperatures have forced a change to the route.

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'Not a lot of other things they can do' – Tour de France stage winner Merlier welcomes shortening of stage 9 amid extreme heat

Christian Prudhomme says when race director Gouvenou 'announced it to Pogačar earlier, he thanked him'

Cycling News

Tour de France 2026 stage 9 preview - Shortened by 30km but four climbs remain on breakaway-friendly route to Ussel

July 12, 2026; Malemort - Ussel, 154.6km, hilly

Cycling News

The Tour de France organisers wanted 'suspense to the end' but the Tourmalet stage design backfired dramatically – and they should have seen it coming

Including such a big climbing day so early has ensured that Tadej Pogačar is already in the lead by a healthy margin, with two weeks of racing still to go

The Guardian - UK

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Tour de France enters the Extreme Weather Protocol red zone but the show will go on

Temperatures up to 35°C and a risk of thunderstorms forecast for stage 6, which takes race over Col du Tourmalet

Euronews

Cooling down a 'logistical nightmare' at Tour de France, champ Tadej Pogacar says

Beyond just the heat, Monday's third stage from Granollers in Spain, over the border into Les Angles in France, was threatened by wildfires which had broken out around 70km from the finish.

Cycling News

'Uncharted terrain' builds on the legend of Alpe d'Huez at this year's Tour de France - A retrospect of two sides to one mountain

Stages 19 and 20 lead to the top of famous ski resort with first-time ascent of La Sarenne

The Independent UK

French wildfire forces 10,000 from homes as fans banned from Tour de France stage

The Trevillach ⁠fire was burning near the third ‌stage of the Tour de France

The Guardian - UK

Tour de France 2026: Pogacar surges clear to win stage three and take yellow jersey – as it happened

The defending champion powered away at the deserted finish to a stage with wildfire threats hanging over it

Radio France Internationale

Tour de France bans spectators from third stage as fire burns in French Pyrenees

Spectators have been banned from the third stage of the Tour de France cycling race through the Pyrenees Monday, which will be adapted as a forest fire burns the area.

The Guardian - UK

Tour de France 2026: third stage to go ahead without spectators; Del Toro wins stage two

The third stage of the Tour de France will take place without spectators due to wildfires in the eastern Pyrenees

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