Distance
185.2km
Fifty-Five
Years
Later
On the climb where Ocaña once put five minutes into Merckx, Richard Carapaz gave the breakaway its first mountain win of this Tour. Behind him the GC slept — but Pogačar’s team is quietly falling apart: McNulty out, Wellens last on the road, and the Alpe d’Huez doubleheader still to come.
Climbing
3,600m
Duration
4:26h
Avg Pace
41.7km/h
Category
Mountain
Date
23·07·26
Stage 0202
La grande boucle
Today · Stage 18 · Voiron → Orcières-Merlette
81.4%
17 / 21 stages2,704 / 3,321 km4 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-Bains
- 17Chambéry → Voiron
- 18Voiron → Orcières-MerletteLive
- 19Gap → Alpe d'Huez
- 20Le Bourg-d'Oisans → Alpe d'Huez
- 21Thoiry → Paris
Stage 0303
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this week
Race ReportCover · Iss. 47
Fifty-Five Years Later: Carapaz Conquers Orcières-Merlette as UAE Crumbles
On the climb where Ocaña once put five minutes into Merckx, Richard Carapaz gave the breakaway its first mountain win of this Tour. Behind him the GC slept — but Pogačar’s team is quietly falling apart: McNulty out, Wellens last on the road, and the Alpe d’Huez doubleheader still to come.
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Race Report
22·07·26 · Race Report
The Fastest Last Dance: Philipsen Wins in Voiron as the Green Jersey Tightens
Billed as the sprinters’ last dance, stage 17 turned into a 47 km/h street fight that shattered the race for 50 kilometres and left Pogačar without a single teammate. Jasper Philipsen finally got his win from a forty-rider breakaway sprint — and cut Mads Pedersen’s green jersey lead to seven points.
Race Report
21·07·26 · Race Report
Alone Against the Clock: Evenepoel Doubles Up as Lipowitz Crashes Out
The Tour’s only solo time trial, and the world champion made it look like a formality: Remco Evenepoel covered the 26.1 km from Évian to Thonon 28 seconds faster than Tadej Pogačar. Then the race lost another podium contender — Florian Lipowitz crashed out on the descent.
Race Report
19·07·26 · Race Report
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.
Étape 04Race Report18·07·26
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.
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Étape 05Le Tour18·07·26
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.
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Étape 06Race Report17·07·26
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.
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Étape 07Race 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 08Race 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 09Race 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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