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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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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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