Cyclingnews.com July 11, 2026 • 09:24

The Tour de France organisers wanted 'suspense to the end' but the Tourmalet stage design backfired dramatically – and they should have seen it coming - Cyclingnews

By Patrick Fletcher

The Tour de France organisers wanted 'suspense to the end' but the Tourmalet stage design backfired dramatically – and they should have seen it coming - Cyclingnews

Including such a big climbing day so early has ensured that Tadej Pogačar is already in the lead by a healthy margin, with two weeks of racing still to go

In pitching this Tour de France, "suspense until the end" was a repeated refrain from the race director, Christian Prudhomme, who insisted: "Until the last mountain stage, anything is possible."
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