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sports28 days ago•10 min saved

Pogačar-Made Pace: Tech, Tactics and Training Propel Tour de France Speeds

The 2026 Tour de France saw record speeds driven by aero bikes and equipment, optimized nutrition, and relentless tactics, with Tadej Pogačar setting multiple climbing and stage records and reshaping how the yellow jersey is raced; shorter routes, smarter training and recovery, and stricter testing all underpin the faster era, reinforcing that improved science and strategy are the main accelerants—doping concerns aside, the pace is here to stay.

via BikeRadar|

#aerodynamics #cycling-technology #nutrition

sports28 days ago•47 min saved

Jet skis, rivalries and punchlines: the 2026 Tour de France’s best quotes

A roundup of the funniest and most memorable lines from the 2026 Tour de France, from Tadej Pogačar’s witty post‑win quips and record‑equalling title to Sepp Kuss’s adrenaline‑fuelled moments, hotel-horror anecdotes, team dynamics, and notable exchanges involving Remco Evenepoel, Florian Lipowitz and others that captured the race’s off‑the‑bike drama as the peloton wrapped up.

via Outside Magazine|

#cycling #pogacar #quotes

sports28 days ago•37 min saved

Crashes and Courage: 26 DNFs mark the 2026 Tour de France

184 riders started the Tour de France in Barcelona, 158 finished in Paris, and 26 DNFs were recorded—the second-lowest attrition of the decade. High-caliber riders like Jonas Vingegaard, Florian Lipowitz, Tim Merlier and Torstein Træen dropped out, including notable crashes that left several with injuries (Vingegaard/Lipowitz with fractured collarbones) and others like Chris Harper losing part of a thumb while Einer Rubio needed stitches after a collision on Alpe d’Huez. The piece lists all 26 dropouts and contrasts a relatively low dropout count with a race defined by dramatic crashes and elite competition.

via Outside Magazine|

#crashes #dnfs #injuries

sports29 days ago•105 min saved

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.

via Cyclingnews|

#average-speed #fastest-edition #pogacar

pro-cycling1 month ago•133 min saved

Pogačar seals a historic fifth Tour de France as Van der Poel wins dramatic Stage 21

On a shortened final stage in Paris, Tadej Pogačar clinched his fifth Tour de France title as Mathieu van der Poel won Stage 21 on the Montmartre circuit, with Jasper Philipsen second and Mads Pedersen third. Remco Evenepool finished runner-up in the GC and Isaac Del Toro took third, with UAE Team Emirates-XRG sealing the overall podium as the race closed on the Champs-Élysées.

via Cyclingnews|

#mathieu-van-der-poel #pogacar-fifth-yellow #pro-cycling

sports1 month ago•3 min saved

Illness Clouds Pogacar's Tour as Carapaz Wins Stage 18

Richard Carapaz attacked late to win stage 18 at Orcières-Merlette as illness sweeps Pogacar’s UAE Team Emirates, with Brandon McNulty withdrawing and teammates Tim Wellens and Florian Vermeersch unwell; Pogacar still leads by 4m32s but faces vulnerable days ahead into the Alps before the final Paris stage.

via The Guardian|

#pogacar-illness #richard-carapaz #sports

sports1 month ago•5 min saved

Carapaz seals Stage 18 victory as Pogacar’s team battles illness on Tour de France 2026

Richard Carapaz won Stage 18 after a cunning breakaway, finishing 45 seconds ahead of Mauro Schmid and Matteo Jorgenson, while Tadej Pogacar’s UAE Team Emirates-XRG were hit by sickness with Brandon McNulty quitting mid-stage; Pogacar holds the yellow jersey with a 4:32 lead on Evenepoel and a 6:51 gap on Del Toro as the race heads into the brutal Alpine finish, including Alpe d’Huez.

via BBC|

#cycling #pogacar-illness #richard-carapaz

cycling1 month ago•20 min saved

Night-time doping tests cleared for Pogacar and Vingegaard before Tour de France

Paris prosecutors say a judge authorised two late-night dopings tests for Tadej Pogačar and Jonas Vingegaard ahead of the Tour de France after “serious suspicions.” The samples were collected at 2am and 5am by the International Testing Agency under French law, a procedure first used since 2015. Reports indicate other riders were tested in the early hours as well; the ITA acknowledged the disruption to riders’ rest but defended the need for effective testing. Vingegaard later crashed in Stage 10 and withdrew, with Pogačar suggesting sleep disruption could have affected performance.

via Road.cc|

#cycling #international-testing-agency #night-time-testing

world1 month ago•126 min saved

Evenepoel clinches Stage 15 as Vingegaard crashes out of the Tour de France

Remco Evenepoel won Stage 15 of the 2026 Tour de France, while pre-race favourite Jonas Vingegaard crashed and withdrew. Even with the stage win, Tadej Pogačar holds the overall lead, with Evenepoel about five minutes behind in the GC; the day featured breaks and late climbing action as the race neared the finish.

via Cyclingnews|

#gc-drama #jonas-vingegaard-crash #remco-evenepoel

sports1 month ago•2 min saved

Merlier claims Stage 7 sprint as Pogacar clings to yellow in Bordeaux

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.

via NBC Sports|

#sports #sprint-finish #stage-7

sports1 month ago•1 min saved

Kooij Strikes in Stage Five Sprint at Tour de France 2026

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.

via BBC|

#lannemezan-to-pau #olav-kooij #sports

sports1 month ago•1 min saved

Pedersen seals Stage 4 sprint as Traeen seizes the yellow jersey in scorching Tour de France

Mads Pedersen sprinted clear from a breakaway to win Stage 4, a 181.9km ride from Carcassonne to Foix in 40C heat, while Tadej Pogacar lost the yellow jersey to Uno-X’s Torstein Traeen after finishing eighth and now leads by 7 minutes 53 seconds. Quinn Simmons was runner-up and Raul Garcia Pierna third; Pogacar dropped to 33rd overall. The race tested cooling methods with ice blocks and ice-filled bags, and Traeen became the third Norwegian to wear yellow. Stage 5 is flat before the high Pyrenees.

via BBC|

#pedersen #pogacar #sports

sports1 month ago•1 min saved

Debutant Isaac del Toro Claims Tour de France Stage 2 on Montjuïc

Debutant Isaac del Toro sprinted to victory on stage two of the Tour de France 2026 in Montjuïc, finishing just ahead of UAE Team Emirates-XRG teammate Tadej Pogacar as Remco Evenepoel took third; overall leader Jonas Vingegaard retained the yellow jersey after a 168.5km route from Tarragona to Barcelona. Del Toro praised his team and family, while Pogacar picked up six bonus seconds to move into second overall behind Vingegaard.

via BBC|

#cycling #isaac-del-toro #jonas-vingegaard

cycling1 month ago•121 min saved

Del Toro Triumphs on Montjuïc as UAE Team Emirates-XRG Control Stage 2

Isaac Del Toro (Mexico) sprinted to victory on the Montjuïc climbs to win Tour de France Stage 2 2026, with teammate Tadej Pogačar taking second and Remco Evenepoel third as UAE Team Emirates-XRG dominated the finale; Del Toro becomes only the second Mexican to win a Tour stage, while GC leader Jonas Vingegaard holds the overall lead with Pogačar 6 seconds back and Evenepoel 15 seconds behind.

via Cyclingnews|

#cycling #isaac-del-toro #montjuic

sports-cycling1 month ago•16 min saved

Visma clinches Barcelona opener as Vingegaard takes the yellow jersey

Visma | Lease a Bike won Stage 1, the 19.6km team time trial in Barcelona, with Jonas Vingegaard claiming the first yellow jersey. Netcompany Ineos finished second and UAE Team Emirates-XRG third, leaving Visma eight seconds ahead of Ineos and 12 in front of UAE in the provisional general classification. Bernal moved into the green jersey after the first intermediate split, while several teams posted fast intermediate times and occasional issues (such as a Lidl‑Trek mechanical) as the race heads toward the road stages and the Montjuïc finish.

via VAVEL.com|

#jonas-vingegaard #sports-cycling #stage-1