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sports1 month ago•5 min saved

Pogačar seals 2026 Tour de France with five wins and record-book climbs

Tadej Pogačar dominated the 2026 Tour de France, winning by more than six minutes and securing five stage wins. He became the youngest rider to win five Tours (27y10m5d) and joined Jacques Anquetil, Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault and Miguel Induráin as five-time champions, while extending his podium streak to seven consecutive Tours. He set new records on Alpe d’Huez (35:27) and the Tourmalet (43:12), and the race itself was the fastest ever (73h56m26s at 43.326 kph), with a stage averaging 50.9 kph. Pogačar now has 71 days in yellow, behind Merckx’s 111 and Hinault’s 79, and remains nine behind Cavendish’s all-time 35 stage wins.

via BikeRadar|

#alpe-dhuez #cycling-records #pogacar

sports1 month ago•9 min saved

Alpe d'Huez Unleashed: The Tour's Mountain Festival

Patrick Redford captures Alpe d'Huez as the Tour’s living arena: about 600,000 spectators crowd the 13.8-km climb with 21 hairpin corners, turning it into a free, two-stage festival that blends electrifying speed with chaotic proximity. Pogacar shatters the climbing record, underscoring the mountain’s magic, even as safety concerns rise from barrier breaches and a UAE team-car crash caused by the crowd’s intensity.

via Defector|

#alpe-dhuez #cycling #fan-culture

sports1 month ago•6 min saved

Pogacar Poised for Record-Equalling Fifth Tour as Carapaz Wins Stage 20 on Alpe d'Huez

Tadej Pogacar is on track to secure a record-equalling fifth Tour de France title after Richard Carapaz won Stage 20 on Alpe d'Huez and claimed the king of the mountains jersey; Pogacar leads Remco Evenepoel by 6:26 heading into Sunday's Paris finale, where the overall winner is typically decided, and Pogacar even helped Isaac del Toro to third place and the white jersey.

via BBC|

#alpe-dhuez #carapaz #pogacar

sports1 month ago•136 min saved

Carapaz seals dramatic Alpe d’Huez stage 20 win as Kuss crashes twice

Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost) won stage 20 of the Tour de France in a drama-filled Alpe d’Huez finish after Sepp Kuss crashed twice while leading the descent; Carapaz attacked on the Galibier and rode clear to beat Remco Evenepoel by 26 seconds, with Kuss third. The win makes Carapaz the polka-dot jersey wearer, while Tadej Pogačar seals a fifth yellow jersey as Evenepoel moves to second and Isaac Del Toro finishes third on GC behind the top two.

via Cyclingnews|

#alpe-dhuez #remco-evenepoel #richard-carapaz

sports1 month ago•46 min saved

Pogačar Smashes Alpe d’Huez Climb, Sets Tour de France Record

On Stage 19 of the Tour de France, Tadej Pogačar attacked with 12km to go on Alpe d’Huez, dropped the GC group, and clocked a 35:27 ascent (about 6.9 w/kg) to smash Marco Pantani’s long-standing climbing record by more than a minute. He also set a Strava KOM for the climb (32:26 at ~7 w/kg) as he won the stage and strengthened the yellow jersey, with Carapaz and Martinez among the chasers before being pulled back in the final kilometers.

via Outside Magazine|

#alpe-dhuez #climbing-record #pantani

sports1 month ago•4 min saved

Pogacar Unleashes Late Solo to Win Stage 19 on Alpe d’Huez

Tadej Pogacar launched a spectacular solo attack from the base of Alpe d’Huez to win Stage 19 of the Tour de France, extending his overall lead with two stages remaining as rivals failed to coordinate in the decisive final kilometers.

via NBC Sports|

#alpe-dhuez #cycling #pogacar

sports1 month ago•105 min saved

Pogačar shatters Alpe d'Huez climb record, toppling Pantani's 30-year mark

Tadej Pogačar climbed Alpe d'Huez in 35:26 (Velon data) to win Tour de France Stage 19, beating Marco Pantani's long-standing ascent record of 36:40 from 1995 by about a minute, in the famed hors catégorie climb. He surged from the breakaway for a solo victory atop the iconic hairpins as Pantani's time is used as the benchmark (sources vary on exact times). Pogačar said he didn’t know Pantani’s precise time and focused on the win for UAE Team Emirates.

via Cyclingnews|

#alpe-dhuez #cycling #pantani

sports1 month ago•6 min saved

Pogacar closes in on fifth Tour with Alpe d'Huez triumph

Tadej Pogacar stormed clear on the Alpe d'Huez final climb to win stage 19 and move within a potential fifth Tour de France, approaching a record-tying tally; Lenny Martinez finished second as Remco Evenepoel stayed about seven minutes back, while Carapaz claimed the King of the Mountains jersey and Adam Yates aided Pogacar on the climb.

via BBC|

#alpe-dhuez #evenepoel #pogacar

pro-cycling1 month ago•136 min saved

Pogačar seals Alpe d'Huez stage win, shatters ascent record and tightens yellow-jersey grip

Tadej Pogačar rode solo from the break on the iconic Alpe d'Huez to win stage 19 of the Tour de France, breaking the climb's fastest ascent record. He outpaced Lenny Martinez and Richard Carapaz in the final kilometers as Remco Evenepoel chased in the GC group, boosting his yellow-jersey bid ahead of Paris.

via Cyclingnews|

#alpe-dhuez #evenepoel #pogacar

sports1 month ago•28 min saved

Illness Clouds Pogačar's Tour de France Finale

Illness swept UAE Team Emirates‑XRG ahead of a punishing Alpine weekend, threatening Tadej Pogačar's bid for a record‑tying fifth yellow jersey as Brandon McNulty quit stage 18 and teammates Adam Yates and Tim Wellens finished far back, with Florian Vermeersch battling an injury; Pogačar must navigate two brutal Alpine stages to Alpe d'Huez while the team tries to manage the crisis and push toward Sunday’s finale.

via Outside Magazine|

#alpe-dhuez #brandon-mcnulty #sports

pro-cycling1 month ago•107 min saved

Alpe d'Huez Faces Massive Crowds as Tour de France Climbs to a Stadium-Style Finish

Thousands of fans pack the Alpe d'Huez climb for stage 19, turning the 13-km ascent into a festival-like arena and prompting police to clamp down on traffic and bar riders at times; organizers fear chaos as riders and teams warn of safety risks ahead of the double-mountain finish, while Tadej Pogačar presses to defend the yellow jersey if illness clears up.

via Cyclingnews|

#alpe-dhuez #crowds #dutch-corner

sports1 month ago•36 min saved

Pogačar Eyes Tour de France Crown on Alpe d’Huez

Tadej Pogačar is aiming to seal a Tour de France coronation atop Alpe d’Huez as stages 18–20 in the Alps deliver a brutal final block, with Remco Evenepoel in strong form and Jonas Vingegaard’s exit widening the battle for podium spots and the white jersey; victory on the iconic climb could cement a historic fifth yellow jersey.

via Outside Magazine|

#alpe-dhuez #gc-battle #pogacar

sports1 month ago•108 min saved

Illness, mixed messages and the Tour's mountain finale for UAE Team Emirates-XRG

Cyclingnews reports a wave of illness and injuries in UAE Team Emirates-XRG (including Wellens with a sore throat, Yates with a stomach issue, McNulty and Vermeersch affected), with the team publicly downplaying it through inconsistent messaging. While Pogačar appears healthy and holds a multi-minute lead, the absence of some teammates and new vulnerability could loosen UAE’s grip on the race during the final two mountain stages—culminating in Alpe d’Huez—shaping a more open GC battle even if the yellow jersey champion seems likely to come from the UAE camp.

via Cyclingnews|

#alpe-dhuez #illness #sports

pro-cycling1 month ago•95 min saved

Pogacar: Vingegaard missing a bit this Tour as Alps loom

Tadej Pogacar said Jonas Vingegaard is “missing a little bit” of their previous Tour form, even as Vingegaard pressured on Stage 14 and Pogacar extended his GC lead to 4:30 with another solo win. He credited Vingegaard’s front work but suggested the Dane lacks a bit of “grinta” in the mountains and could be stronger in the Alps, with a time trial and Alpe d’Huez still to come as UAE Team Emirates-XRG maintains an aggressive, non-defensive approach.

via Cyclingnews|

#alpe-dhuez #gc-lead #pogacar