Alpe d'Huez
- 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
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
Kuss crashes twice in Alpe d’Huez finale, hands Stage 20 win to Carapaz
The American was alone with a 20-second lead inside 10 km when two crashes in under a minute sent him into a safety barrier above a ravine and down to third.
- Jul 25
Alaphilippe: 'Don't expect to see me again' after gruelling Alpe d'Huez stage, raising retirement talk
The double world champion, 34, suggested after a punishing 20th stage that he may not return to the race, finishing arm-in-arm with Warren Barguil over 25 minutes behind winner Richard Carapaz.
- 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.
