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Preview · 10 Mar 2026
Tour de France 2026 stage 13 preview: Dole to Belfort, a long day through the Jura

The longest stage of the 2026 Tour runs 205km from Dole through the Jura to Belfort, a relentless day of attrition built for a strong breakaway and carrying a quiet sting for any GC favorite caught out.
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Preview · 10 Mar 2026
Tour de France 2026 stage 12 preview: Magny-Cours to Chalon-sur-Saône, speed on the flat

A flat 181km from the Magny-Cours grand prix circuit to Chalon-sur-Saône, birthplace of photography, is a straightforward day for the sprinters and their lead-out trains in the heart of Burgundy.
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Preview · 10 Mar 2026
Tour de France 2026 stage 11 preview: Vichy to Nevers, a Bastille Day sprint under threat

A flat 161km from the spa town of Vichy to Nevers on Bastille Day points to a bunch sprint, but July 14 turns every French rider into an attacker, and the breakaway will fight all day to deny the fast men.
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Preview · 10 Mar 2026
Tour de France 2026 stage 10 preview: Aurillac to Le Lioran, the volcanoes of the Cantal

Stage 10 climbs 167km from Aurillac to Le Lioran over the eroded volcanoes of the Cantal, a punchy Massif Central test that rewards aggression and reopens the general classification after the first rest day.
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Preview · 10 Mar 2026
Tour de France 2026 stage 9 preview: Malemort to Ussel, a breakaway day in the Corrèze

A lumpy 185km from Malemort to Ussel rolls across the Corrèze to the edge of the Massif Central on the eve of the first rest day, a breakaway stage the GC favorites are happy to give away.
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Preview · 10 Mar 2026
Tour de France 2026 stage 8 preview: Périgueux to Bergerac, a sprint through the Dordogne

A flat 182km from Périgueux to Bergerac winds through the wine country of the Dordogne, a sprinters' stage in the heart of the Périgord where the fast men's teams take back control of the race.
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Preview · 10 Mar 2026
Tour de France 2026 stage 7 preview: Hagetmau to Bordeaux, a sprinters’ day with a crosswind warning

A flat run from Hagetmau to Bordeaux is written for the sprinters, but the exposed roads of the Landes and a close Atlantic mean the crosswind, not the finish line, may decide who is still smiling in the evening.
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Preview · 10 Mar 2026
Tour de France 2026 stage 6 preview: Pau to Gavarnie-Gèdre, the queen stage of week one

Stage 6 climbs 186km from Pau deep into the high Pyrenees to a summit finish at Gavarnie-Gèdre beneath its World Heritage amphitheater, the queen stage of week one and the first day the GC can be lost in minutes.
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Preview · 10 Mar 2026
Tour de France 2026 stage 5 preview: Lannemezan to Pau, a sprinters’ day at the foot of the Pyrenees

A flat 158km from Lannemezan to Pau gives the sprinters their first clean chance of the race and the GC men a rest day in disguise, with a bunch finish expected in one of the Tour's most familiar towns.
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Preview · 10 Mar 2026
Tour de France 2026 stage 4 preview: Carcassonne to Foix, a day for the breakaway

A lumpy 182km from the walls of Carcassonne to the castle town of Foix is too hard for the sprinters and too easy for the GC men, leaving stage 4 to a breakaway and the cleverest racer in the move.
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Preview · 10 Mar 2026
Tour de France 2026 stage 3 preview: Granollers to Les Angles, the first summit finish

Stage 3 crosses from Spain into the French Pyrenees over 196km to a first summit finish at Les Angles, the day the general classification stops being a guess and the climbers measure each other for the first time.
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Preview · 10 Mar 2026
Tour de France 2026 stage 2 preview: Tarragona to Barcelona and the first road-stage ambush

Stage 2 is a 168.5km hilly road stage from Tarragona to Barcelona. After the opening TTT, the first normal stage gives puncheurs and GC riders a chance to grab yellow.
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