Pogačar seals fifth Tour de France as 2026 edition shatters speed records
Tadej Pogačar claimed a fifth Tour de France title on a record-setting 3,197 km 2026 edition that averaged 43.227 km/h—the fastest in the race’s history—while Stage 11 from Vichy to Nevers set a peloton speed record of 50.9 km/h; Pogačar finished Paris in 73:56:26, 6:26 ahead of Remco Evenepoel, cementing his place among cycling’s all-time greats.