Distance
183.9km
Cruelty
and
Class
The Tour lost its second-placed rider to a broken collarbone and gained a new one inside an hour. Jonas Vingegaard crashed out 20 km from the line — then Remco Evenepoel beat Tadej Pogačar in a two-up sprint on the Plateau de Solaison.
Climbing
4,700m
Duration
4:23h
Avg Pace
41.9km/h
Category
Mountain
Date
19·07·26
Stage 0202
La grande boucle
Rest day · Stage 16 rolls out Jul 21
75.4%
15 / 21 stages2,503 / 3,321 km6 stages to Paris
- 01Barcelona → Barcelona
- 02Tarragona → Barcelona
- 03Granollers → Les Angles
- 04Carcassonne → Foix
- 05Lannemezan → Pau
- 06Pau → Gavarnie-Gèdre
- 07Hagetmau → Bordeaux
- 08Périgueux → Bergerac
- 09Malemort → Ussel
- 10Aurillac → Le Lioran
- 11Vichy → Nevers
- 12Magny-Cours → Chalon-sur-Saône
- 13Dole → Belfort
- 14Mulhouse → Le Markstein
- 15Champagnole → Plateau de Solaison
- 16Évian-les-Bains → Thonon-les-BainsNext
- 17Chambéry → Voiron
- 18Voiron → Orcières-Merlette
- 19Gap → Alpe d'Huez
- 20Le Bourg-d'Oisans → Alpe d'Huez
- 21Thoiry → Paris
Stage 0303
From the peloton,
this week
Race ReportCover · Iss. 47
Cruelty and Class: Evenepoel Wins on Solaison as Vingegaard Crashes Out
The Tour lost its second-placed rider to a broken collarbone and gained a new one inside an hour. Jonas Vingegaard crashed out 20 km from the line — then Remco Evenepoel beat Tadej Pogačar in a two-up sprint on the Plateau de Solaison.
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Race Report
18·07·26 · Race Report
Four and Counting: Pogačar Turns the Vosges Into a One-Man Exhibition
Seven climbs in 155 km and one inevitable ending: Tadej Pogačar attacked near the top of the Col du Haag and soloed to Le Markstein for stage win number four — while Paul Seixas rode himself into the white jersey and fourth overall.
Le Tour
18·07·26 · Le Tour
Every Jersey at Once: The Lost Art of the Combination Classification
For fifteen editions the Tour crowned its best all-rounder with a patchwork jersey stitched from all the others — yellow, green, polka dots and white in one glorious mess. This is the story of the combination classification, and why it disappeared.
Race Report
17·07·26 · Race Report
Forty Up Front: Schmid Wins the Longest Stage as Pidcock Gate-crashes the GC
A forty-rider breakaway ran away with the longest stage of the Tour. Mauro Schmid outsprinted Harold Tejada in Belfort — and Tom Pidcock quietly rode himself from tenth to fourth overall.
Étape 04Race Report16·07·26
Race Report
Calm in the Chaos: Merlier Completes the Hat-Trick in Chalon-sur-Saône
Lidl-Trek spent 40 kilometres trying to tear the sprint apart and a crash split the final kilometre — but Tim Merlier launched from deep to beat Kooij and Philipsen for win number three.
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Étape 05Race Report15·07·26
Race Report
Last to First: Wærenskjold Wins the Fastest Stage in Tour History
Twenty-four hours after finishing dead last at Le Lioran, Søren Wærenskjold outsprinted Kooij and Philipsen in Nevers at 50.9 km/h — the fastest road stage the Tour has ever seen.
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Étape 06Race Report14·07·26
Race Report
Revenge Served at Altitude: Pogačar Solos to Le Lioran on Bastille Day
Two years after Vingegaard beat him on these very roads, Tadej Pogačar attacked on the Col de Pertus and rode alone to Le Lioran for his third stage win of the Tour.
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Étape 07Le Tour13·07·26
Le Tour
Onboard the Tour: First Week Highlights from Inside the Peloton
Nine stages from Barcelona to Ussel, seen from the best seat in the house — the onboard cameras. Watch the first week of the 2026 Tour from inside the bunch.
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Kit Watch
Upside Down on Purpose: Red Bull's Lucky 13 Rest-Day Kit
Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe flipped their entire Tour de France kit upside down for the July 13 rest day — a one-off tribute to the team's 13th Tour and cycling's oldest superstition.
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Étape 09Race Report12·07·26
Race Report
Van der Poel Outkicks the Break in Ussel
A 16-rider break, four survivors, one rising finish — Mathieu van der Poel launched at 200 metres and closed out the first week with a win in the Corrèze hills.
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