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Preview · 10 Mar 2026
Tour de France 2026 stage 17 preview: Chambéry to Voiron, a breather before the Alps
A nominally flat 175km from Chambéry to Voiron threads the Chartreuse foothills between the Lake Geneva time trial and the final Alps, a last chance for the surviving sprinters or a brave breakaway.
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Preview · 10 Mar 2026
Tour de France 2026 preview: Barcelona, mountains and the Pogačar-Vingegaard question
Pogacar, Vingegaard and Evenepoel headline a Tour route from Barcelona that gives Del Toro, Pidcock and Seixas enough terrain to make the podium fight volatile.
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Preview · 10 Mar 2026
Tour de France 2026 stage 15 preview: Champagnole to Plateau de Solaison, a brutal summit finish
Stage 15 climbs 184km from the Jura to a brutally steep summit finish on the Plateau de Solaison above Lake Geneva, the last big mountain test before the rest day and the decisive final week.
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Tour de France 2026 stage 14 preview: Mulhouse to Le Markstein, a Vosges mountain test
A short, explosive 155km from Mulhouse over the steep climbs of the Vosges to Le Markstein, the kind of dense mountain day where modern Tours catch fire and the general classification is shaken again.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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