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 finishing last en route to Le Lioran, Soren Wærenskjold (Uno-X Mobility) started the day in doubt. During the stage, he called the race doctor for treatment on his right hand. In the end, he sprinted to a maiden Tour stage win, making the most of his raw power to open his sprint 350 metres from the line and get the better of Olav Kooij (Decathlon CMA CGM) and Milan Fretin (Cofidis), third on the day after Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) was relegated. With an average speed of 50.9 km/h over 163.1 flat kilometres, this is the fastest stage in the history of the Tour (excluding TTs). Sprinters will get another chance to shine on Thursday with a flat stage to Chalon-sur-Saône.Glory
Stage 11
1 Søren WÆRENSKJOLD UNO-X MOBILITY 03h 10′ 06” – B : 10” –
2 Olav KOOIJ DECATHLON CMA CGM TEAM 03h 10′ 06” – B : 6” –
3 Jasper PHILIPSEN ALPECIN-PREMIER TECH 03h 10′ 06” – B : 4” –
GC
- Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates XRG) 39h25’08”
- Jonas Vingegaard (Team Visma – Lease a Bike) +3’36”
- Remco Evenepoel (Red Bull – Bora – hansgrohe) +4’06”
