The Latest Breaking News from Tour de France

'Keep working, keep believing in it' – Mathieu van der Poel refuses to panic and gets Tour de France stage win on scorching day

Alpecin-Premier Tech turn around Tour with win in Ussel

Cycling Weekly · Jul 12

'I would change the whole calendar' - Tour de France leader Tadej Pogačar argues for an end to summer racing in places with intense heat

Slovenian speaks out after completing stage reduced by 30 kilometres because of red alert

Cycling News · Jul 12

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 · Jul 12

'I was really struggling' - Mathieu van der Poel comes to terms with the heat to win stage 9 of the Tour de France from the breakaway

Only four of a huge breakaway survived to fight for the win after Netcompany-Ineos and Lidl-Trek led the chase

Cycling Weekly · Jul 12

Tour de France: Massive turn of power nets Mathieu van der Poel stage 9 breakaway victory just ahead of bunch sprint

Four-rider breakaway sprints for the win with Tobias Halland Johannessen second, Tom Pidcock third, Alex Baudin fourth in Ussel

Cycling News · Jul 12

Time limit extended on Tour de France stage 9 as CPA says 'start times must evolve in order to protect athletes' health' amid extreme heat

Riders' union 'requests activation of the protocol in case of extreme weather conditions, secures agreement on the future decision-making process' as high temperatures continue to blight Tour

Cycling News · Jul 12

Tour de France 2026: Mathieu van der Poel wins heat-shortened stage nine – as it happened

On a day shortened because of extreme heat, it was a chance for opportunists and Mathieu van der Poel took advantage, with Tom Pidcock finishing third

The Guardian - UK · Jul 12

'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 · Jul 12

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.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 12

Tadej Pogačar's dominance will open up the race and give us more opportunities - Luke Plapp's Tour de France diary

The Australian rider shares his opening week insights, including TTT disappointment, feeling at home in the heat, and why Pogačar's early exploits could help him and his Jayco-AlUla teammates

Cycling News · Jul 11