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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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Preview · 10 Mar 2026
Tour de France 2026 stage 1 preview: Barcelona team time trial and the first yellow jersey
Stage 1 is a 19.6km team time trial in Barcelona. The first yellow jersey goes to the first rider to cross the finish line from the winning squad, and the GC fight starts immediately. The most recent Tour de France team time trial was in 2019, won by Team Jumbo-Visma.
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Preview · 10 Mar 2026
Stage 1: Monaco to Monaco | Vuelta a España 2026 Preview
The Vuelta a España 2026 opens with a nine-kilometer time trial through Monaco's technical streets. Short, sharp, and unforgiving, the stage will crown the first red jersey and test how cleanly the overall contenders can handle pressure from the start.
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Preview · 10 Mar 2026
Stage 21: Roma to Roma | Giro d’Italia 2026 Preview
Giro d'Italia 2026 stage 21 runs Roma to Roma over 131 km, with flat favorites and route notes.
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Preview · 10 Mar 2026
Stage 20: Gemona del Friuli to Piancavallo | Giro d’Italia 2026 Preview
Giro d'Italia 2026 stage 20 runs Gemona del Friuli to Piancavallo over 200 km, with mountain favorites and route notes.
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Preview · 10 Mar 2026
Stage 19: Feltre to Alleghe (Piani di Pezzè) | Giro d’Italia 2026 Preview
Giro d'Italia 2026 stage 19 runs Feltre to Alleghe (Piani di Pezzè) over 151 km, with mountain favorites and route notes.
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Preview · 10 Mar 2026
Stage 18: Fai della Paganella to Pieve di Soligo | Giro d’Italia 2026 Preview
Giro d'Italia 2026 stage 18 runs Fai della Paganella to Pieve di Soligo over 171 km, with flat favorites and route notes.
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Preview · 10 Mar 2026
Stage 17: Cassano d’Adda to Andalo | Giro d’Italia 2026 Preview
Giro d'Italia 2026 stage 17 runs Cassano d'Adda to Andalo over 202 km, with hilly favorites and route notes.
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Preview · 10 Mar 2026
Stage 16: Bellinzona to Carì | Giro d’Italia 2026 Preview
Giro d'Italia 2026 stage 16 runs Bellinzona to Carì over 113 km, with mountain favorites and route notes.
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