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A spectacular start in Barcelona, an early trip to the Pyrenees, a backloaded, brutal third week, chances for the opportunists, and a double dose of Alpe d’Huez – what’s on the menu for the 2026 Tour?
If none of that takes your fancy, we've even got a reference to the heatwave of 1976...
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Tour de France 2026, your ultimate stage-by-stage guide: Everything you need to know about the world’s biggest bike race
Fifty years ago, on 4 July 1976, as Europe toiled through a historic, relentless period of intense heat, a new era was beginning at the Tour de France.On the ninth stage of that year’s Tour, an interr...
