- Jul 25
Carapaz wins monstrous Tour de France queen stage on Alpe d'Huez as Pogačar sacrifices to secure Del Toro's podium
Richard Carapaz seized his second stage win of the 2026 Tour on the 171-km Alpine queen stage, while Tadej Pogačar rode as a domestique to lock in teammate Isaac Del Toro's third place overall.
- Jul 14
Tour de France riders sleep on balconies and battle power cuts as heatwave exposes shoddy race hotels
Uno-X twins dragged mattresses outside at a spiderweb-filled hotel near Le Lioran, while Tadej Pogacar's UAE squad tripped the electrics with portable air-conditioning units during Monday's rest day in the Cantal.
- Jul 9
Baptiste Veistroffer's 144 km solo breakaway lights up Tour de France stage 5
French debutant Baptiste Veistroffer attacked from kilometre zero and spent 144 km alone at the front of stage 5 before being caught 14 km from the finish in Pau.
