- Jul 27
Pogacar wins record-equalling fifth Tour de France as Van der Poel takes final stage
Slovenian Tadej Pogacar joined the exclusive club of five-time Tour de France winners on Sunday, matching the record of Anquetil, Merckx, Hinault and Indurain, while Mathieu van der Poel sprinted to victory on the Champs-Élysées.
- Jul 27
Van der Poel wins Tour de France finale on Champs-Élysées as Pogačar seals fifth overall title
Mathieu van der Poel attacked on the Montmartre climb and held off the sprinters by centimeters to win the final stage of the Tour de France in Paris. Tadej Pogačar finished safely to secure his fifth overall Tour victory, joining the sport's all-time greats.
- Jul 25
Richard Carapaz conquers Tour de France Queen stage as wildfires force final day re-route
Ecuador's Richard Carapaz won a demanding stage 20 over the Galibier and Col de Sarenne, while organisers slashed Sunday's last stage after wildfires forced authorities to redeploy security forces.
- 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 12
Tour de France press car hits barriers near Ussel finish, eight spectators injured, one seriously
A L'Equipe vehicle struck metal barriers roughly 350 metres from the line in Ussel about 20 minutes before the riders arrived, Corrèze prefecture and police sources confirm.
- Jul 11
Tim Merlier wins second straight Tour de France stage in Bergerac bunch sprint
Belgian sprinter Tim Merlier of Soudal Quick-Step outsprinted Biniam Girmay and Olav Kooij to claim his second consecutive stage victory and fifth career Tour win in Bergerac on 11 July 2026.
- Jun 20
Pogacar edges Van der Poel by 0.31 seconds to win Tour de Suisse time trial
The world champion edged out his Classics rival in the 23.7 km flat time trial at Aarburg, extending his overall lead to over four minutes ahead of the final mountain stage.
