Defector.com July 08, 2026 • 14:29

The Tour de France’s Infernal Present Portends Its Impossible Future - Defector

By Patrick Redford

The Tour de France’s Infernal Present Portends Its Impossible Future - Defector

SAINT-GAUDENS, France — On Monday morning, the Tour de France’s media-wranglers sent us all a text announcing something genuinely shocking for such a French organization: They had banned smoking. The ASO said nobody could smoke in the TV areas “in order to co…

SAINT-GAUDENS, France On Monday morning, the Tour de France's media-wranglers sent us all a text announcing something genuinely shocking for such a French organization: They had banned smoking. The A… [+9886 chars]

More from Defector.com