- 6d ago
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 26
Isaac del Toro becomes first Mexican on Tour de France podium, winning white jersey at 22
The 22-year-old from Ensenada finished third in the 113th edition, also securing the best young rider classification and sparking celebrations across Mexico.
- Jul 26
Pogacar on brink of fifth Tour de France title as Carapaz wins queen stage, Ackermann abandons, Paris finale cut short
Tadej Pogacar finished fourth on the queen stage and enters the final day with a lead of 6 minutes 26 seconds. Richard Carapaz took the stage, Pascal Ackermann quit emotionally, and the Paris finale is shortened to 89 kilometres because of wildfires.
- Jul 26
Carapaz wins Alpe d'Huez stage, Pogacar rides as domestique to seal fifth Tour de France title
Richard Carapaz soloed to victory in the Tour's queen stage on Alpe d'Huez, attacking 93 kilometres from the finish, while Tadej Pogacar protected teammate Isaac Del Toro's third place overall, virtually locking down his fifth Tour de France win.
- 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 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 25
Carapaz wins Tour de France queen stage as Kuss crashes twice; Pogacar seals fifth overall title
Richard Carapaz won the Tour de France's 20th stage atop Alpe d'Huez on Saturday after Sepp Kuss crashed twice on the final descent. Tadej Pogacar, who finished fourth, holds a 6:26 lead and will collect his record-equalling fifth overall win in Paris.
- Jul 25
Carapaz wins Tour de France queen stage after Kuss crashes; Pogacar all but seals fifth title
Richard Carapaz capitalised on two crashes by Sepp Kuss on the descent of the Col de Sarenne to win stage 20 of the Tour de France, while Tadej Pogacar virtually sealed his fifth overall victory.
- Jul 25
Tour de France queen stage: five climbs and a podium fight on the road to Alpe d'Huez
The 113th Tour de France sets up a final mountain showdown from Bourg d'Oisans to Alpe d'Huez on Saturday, with Paul Seixas chasing a podium place and Tadej Pogacar aiming to cement his fifth title.
- Jul 25
Tour de France 2026 stage 20 preview: Alpine queen stage packs 5,450 m of climbing and a new Alpe d'Huez finish
The penultimate stage of the 2026 Tour de France took riders on a 170.9-kilometre loop from Le Bourg d'Oisans to Alpe d'Huez, with 5,450 metres of vertical gain and a first-ever ascent of the Col de Sarenne.
- Jul 24
Paul Seixas finishes fourth in Tour de France debut, eyes world championships in Montreal
The 19-year-old Frenchman capped his first Tour de France with fourth place overall, then outlined a fall schedule culminating in the UCI Road World Championships in Montreal on 27 September.
- Jul 24
Einer Rubio collides with UAE team car on Alpe d'Huez, abandons Tour de France with facial injuries
The Movistar climber hit the rear windscreen of a UAE Team Emirates-XRG vehicle that braked suddenly to avoid a spectator during Stage 19 on Friday, leaving him bloodied and unable to continue.
- Jul 24
Virus hits Pogacar's UAE team as Carapaz wins Tour stage 18; Alpe d'Huez looms
A gastrointestinal virus swept through UAE Team Emirates on stage 18, forcing Brandon McNulty to abandon and leaving Tadej Pogacar's support depleted ahead of two summit finishes at Alpe d'Huez.
- Jul 24
Carapaz wins Tour de France stage 18 with solo breakaway as Pogacar keeps yellow amid team illness
Richard Carapaz attacked 3.5 km from the summit of Orcières-Merlette to take a solo victory on stage 18 of the Tour de France, while Tadej Pogacar kept his overall lead of 4 minutes and 32 seconds despite sickness sweeping through his UAE Emirates XRG team.
- Jul 23
Richard Carapaz wins Tour de France stage 18 solo at Orcières Merlette
Ecuadorian rider attacks from breakaway group 3.5 km from summit finish, securing his second Tour stage victory. Tadej Pogacar retains 4-minute overall lead with three stages remaining.
- Jul 22
Tour de France: Florian Lipowitz breaks collarbone in Stage 16 crash, abandons race as Evenepoel wins
Florian Lipowitz’s Tour de France ended in a Stage 16 time-trial crash that broke his right collarbone, wiping out his podium bid and leaving Red Bull to funnel all its resources behind Remco Evenepoel for the final mountain stages.
- Jul 22
Philipsen sprints to first Tour stage win of 2026 as Pogačar protects 4:32 lead
Belgian Jasper Philipsen outsprinted Mauro Schmid and Olav Kooij in Voiron after a chaotic 174.7 km stage, while Tadej Pogačar kept his 4:32 overall lead ahead of three Alpine days.
- Jul 21
UAE rider Brandon McNulty struck by driver who stopped abruptly before Tour time trial, escapes injury
The American was riding to the start of the 16th stage in Evian-les-Bains when a motorist overtook and braked sharply, causing a collision. Team manager Mauro Gianetti called the act deliberate.
- Jul 21
Night-time doping tests at Tour de France spark rider revolt after Vingegaard crash
Jonas Vingegaard crashed out of the Tour de France with a broken collarbone hours after a 2 a.m. doping control, prompting riders and the CPA union to demand an end to night-time testing.
