Saturday, July 18th, 14th stage: Mulhouse > Le Markstein Fellering The second Tour de France stage finish at Le Markstein, three years after the previous one, crowned the same winner: Tadej Pogacar. This second success reads very differently from the previous: at the time, the Slovenian star bounced back to […]
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Schmid and Pidcock Headline Attackers’ Festival
TOUR DE FRANCE 2026 | STAGE 13 | DOLE > BELFORTThe longest stage of the Tour de France 2026 – 205.8 km from Dole to Belfort – favored the attackers’ plans, or at least the ambitions of two of them. Members of the 57-man breakaway that became established after more […]
Tour de France: Merlier Takes the Honors Again
The Belgian became just the third rider in the history of the team to score a hat-trick of wins at a single edition of the race16-Jul-2026: Tim Merlier captured his third victory at this year’s Tour de France, in Chalon-sur-Saône, where the race returned for the first time in seven […]
Wærenskjold Means Glory
Wednesday, July 15th, Vichy > Nevers Stage 11 of the Tour de France 2026 confirmed one should never say Nevers to baroudeurs… But it also showed one should never take a sprinter out of the equation, no matter his most recent setbacks. The day after a crash that left him […]
Tadej Pogačar Extends Tour de France Lead with Bastille Day Victory
Pogačar furthers his lead in the Yellow Jersey, with the Slovenian making a solo move on the day’s penultimate climb and riding to his third win of the race July 14, 2026 Honouring the Yellow Jersey in the best fashion, Tadej Pogačar soared to a solo stage victory at the […]
A Stellar Mathieu Van der Poel Excels in Ussel
Tour de France 2026 | Stage 9 | Malemort > Ussel Attackers narrowly got the better of the peloton on a spectacular stage 9 of the Tour de France 2026 that eventually saw Mathieu Van der Poel power to victory in Ussel, after 154.6 km of exhilarating battle from Malemort. […]
Tour de France: Fantastic Merlier Makes It Two in a Row
The Belgian came from absolutely nowhere in an electrifying finale to deliver our team’s fifth Grand Tour stage win of the year11-Jul-2026: Tim Merlier won again at the Tour de France, twenty-four hours after sprinting to his first success at this 113th edition, in Bordeaux. The Belgian produced one of […]
Tim Merlier Reigns Supreme in Bordeaux
The Belgian picked up his fourth Grande Boucle stage victory with another trademark sprint after a top job from his teammates. 10-Jul-2026: Tim Merlier dashed to his eighth Grand Tour win on Friday in Bordeaux, one of the iconic sites of the Tour de France, for Soudal Quick-Step’s 56th success […]
Tadej Pogačar Conquers the Pyrenees to Take Stage Win and Tour de France Lead
Tour de France 2026 | Stage 6 | Pau > Gavarnie-Gèdre UAE Team Emirates-XRG leader combines with teammate Isaac del Toro to detonate the race on the Col du Tourmalet, before soloing to the stage 6 win With another imperious display, Tadej Pogačar won stage 6 of the Tour de […]
Kooij Wastes No Time to Show His Worth
July 8 2026 Stage 5 | Lannemezan > Pau First opportunity, first victory! Olav Kooij (Decathlon CMA CGM) ruled the first sprint of his maiden Tour de France participation to put his name in the rich history of the event. The Dutchman found his opening in a most traditional venue, […]
