Aurillac > Le Lioran 167km Stage 9 turned out to be a cracking day, most are still wondering what UAE were doing chasing the break. Some said they wanted to go for the stage with Del Toro, others were saying it was for Pogačar, but I don’t think either of those explanations are true, it looked like UAE were riding for the team classification. As they are almost 30 minutes down to Lidl-Trek, they couldn’t afford to let the 2 Trek riders in the break get a big advantage, so they held the break at 1-2 minutes. I could be...
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Aurillac > Le Lioran 167km Stage 9 turned out to be a cracking day, most are still wondering what UAE...
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Périgueux > Bergerac 180km Merlier got his win, but it wasn’t easy. For some reason, the ASO have decided the...
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Hagetmau > Bordeaux 175km As expected, Pogačar destroyed everyone on the Tourmalet, he really is the best there’s ever been....
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Pau > Gavarnie-Gèdre 186km Day 6 and the start of the proper GC battle. The riders are faced with the...
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Lannemezan > Pau 158km Day 5 and eventually we get to the first sprint stage of the 2026 Tour de...