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Bastien Tronchon sprinted to victory in a dramatic photo finish to win Stage 10 of the Vuelta a España, beating Magnus Cort Nielsen and Thibau Nys after a late break was reeled in, while Wout van Aert missed the podium. Enric Mas retains the red leader’s jersey more than a minute ahead of Primož Roglič as the race heads to a sprinter-friendly stage from Cartagena to Lorca.
Tim Merlier (Soudal-QuickStep) won the stage 12 sprint in Chalon-sur-Saône, beating Olav Kooij and Jasper Philipsen after a late sprint and a crash disrupted the peloton; the Belgian’s win keeps him among the sprint contenders, Mads Pedersen still leads the green jersey standings, and there were no changes to the overall GC.
Soren Waerenskjold of Uno-X Mobility surged from 400m out to win the fastest-ever Tour de France stage on the 161.3km Vichy–Nevers route, ahead of Olav Kooij after Philipsen was relegated for moving in the sprint. Milan Fretin was promoted to the podium. The overall leader Pogacar remains 3 minutes 36 seconds ahead of Vingegaard, as the peloton topped a record-tying average speed of 50.9 km/h.
Belgian Tim Merlier won Stage 7 of the 2026 Tour de France in a sprint into Bordeaux, riding a well-timed move set up by Soudal Quick-Step for his fourth Tour stage win. Jasper Philipsen led a late attack but Merlier prevailed, with Soren Waerenskjold second and Biniam Girmay third. Pogačar kept the yellow jersey with a 2:42 lead over Jonas Vingegaard, as the race remained mostly flat and the heat persisted on the 109-mile route from Hagetmau to Bordeaux; Stage 8 heads to Bergerac before the finish in Paris on July 26.
Tim Merlier sprinted to victory in stage 7 into Bordeaux, beating Jasper Philipsen in a tight finish as Tadej Pogacar retained the yellow jersey with a 2:38 lead over Jonas Vingegaard; Soren Waerenskjold finished second and Biniam Girmay third, adding another Tour stage win to Merlier’s record alongside his 2021 and 2025 successes.
Olav Kooij won stage five of the Tour de France 2026 in a chaotic sprint, beating Max Kanter and Tim Merlier as a crash marred the finale. GC leader Torstein Traeen finished in the same 14-second group and kept the yellow jersey, with Pogacar, Vingegaard and Evenepoel also about 14 seconds back. Traeen still leads by 28 seconds over Sean Quinn. Kooij, competing in the Tour for the first time with Decathlon CMA CGM after illness hampered his season, celebrated his first Tour sprint win.
Dorian Godon (Ineos Grenadiers) won stage 3 of the Tour de Romandie in a reduced sprint in Orbe, denying Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) a third straight stage win as Finn Fisher-Black finished second and Valentin Paret-Peintre third; Pogacar remains in the overall lead by 17 seconds over Florian Lipowitz, with Lenny Martinez third at 26 seconds ahead of the mountains.
Tadej Pogacar recovered from a late crash 32km from the finish to win Milan–Sanremo in a tight photo finish against Tom Pidcock, adding a fourth Monument to his résumé and keeping alive hopes of completing cycling’s five Monuments with Paris–Roubaix upcoming; in the women's race, Lotte Kopecky won a four-up sprint after a key descent crash disrupted the action.
Tom Pidcock pressed Tadej Pogačar to the limit in Milan-San Remo, staying with the Slovenian through Cipressa and Poggio and even challenging in the final sprint, but Pogačar fought back after a crash to win in a dramatic two-rider finish. Pidcock said he’s disappointed to have missed the opportunity yet proud of how he rode against one of the sport’s greats, noting opportunities like this don’t come often.
Jonathan Milan won stage 17 of the Tour de France in a rain-soaked sprint, amid a backdrop of protests and ongoing tensions, with Tadej Pogacar facing backlash for perceived arrogance and the race's competitive dynamics intensifying as weather conditions threaten future stages.
Italian cyclist Jonathan Milan won Stage 8 of the Tour de France in a sprint finish, overtaking Kaden Groves and holding off Wout van Aert, while Tadej Pogačar maintained the yellow jersey. The stage featured a slow start with breakaway attempts, but ultimately ended in a sprint with Milan's strategic move. Remco Evenepoel remains close in overall standings, and the race continues into a flat stage for sprinters.
Mathieu van der Poel won stage two of the Tour de France in a sprint finish, claiming the yellow jersey, with Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard finishing behind. The stage was marked by a challenging final 40km and a theft of bikes from Cofidis team trucks. Van der Poel's victory marks his second stage win in the Tour, and the race continues with an upcoming sprint stage to Dunkirk.
Jasper Philipsen won the fastest-ever edition of Milan-San Remo, narrowly beating Michael Matthews in a sprint finish after averaging 46.133kph over the 288km race. Tadej Pogačar came in third, leading attacks over the final climb. The race saw a flurry of attacks from pre-race favorites, resulting in a close finish. The breakaway of the day formed after 20km, with Philipsen's Alpecin-Deceuninck and Lidl-Trek controlling the peloton. The race's famous route remained largely unchanged, with the Passo del Turchino, three Capi, Cipressa, and Poggio featuring before the finish line.
Jasper Philipsen of Alpecin-Deceuninck won the Milan-San Remo race in a sprint finish, narrowly edging out Michael Matthews. Tadej Pogačar came in third place. The race saw several breakaway attempts and attacks, with the final sprint being decided by a photo finish.
Mads Pedersen of Lidl-Trek won stage 8 of the Tour de France in a sprint finish, narrowly beating Jasper Philipsen and Wout van Aert. The stage was marred by a crash that forced Mark Cavendish to abandon the race. Pedersen praised his team's lead-out and expressed sadness over Cavendish's departure. The stage featured a breakaway that was caught with 8.5km remaining, setting up the sprint finish.