France’s Tour in a Furnace: Racing Toward an Uncertain Future
The Tour de France is contending with record heat and escalating climate threats, prompting a smoking ban in TV zones and aggressive cooling measures for riders; the piece argues the race is both a celebration of French mythmaking and a bellwether for a sport trying to adapt to a hotter, more volatile world, with organizers treating symptoms rather than solving the underlying climate crisis, leaving the event’s long-term future highly uncertain.
