Tour de France Tour de France 2026 route rumours

[Peyroteo94]

This is sad to read.

'It's a Tour in crescendo' – 2026 Tour de France designed to limit early Tadej Pogačar dominance

'I imagine that when Pogačar sees L'Alpe d'Huez twice, he'll want to win up there' says race director Chirstian Prudhomme

www.cyclingnews.com

 

[Lorzenz08]

This is sad to read.

'It's a Tour in crescendo' – 2026 Tour de France designed to limit early Tadej Pogačar dominance

'I imagine that when Pogačar sees L'Alpe d'Huez twice, he'll want to win up there' says race director Chirstian Prudhomme

www.cyclingnews.com

Very sad, but hopefully very motivating.

This is the year for a 5th TdF win, I think he is going to be extra motivated..

Also I think Pogi is someone who is not afraid to make changes, like he did with nutrition and change of trainer in 2024.
I think he will try to do something about his 2025 TdF depression and I wouldn't be surprised if he hires a psychologist to work on his mental side for 3 week races.
And come out in July absolutely HUNGRY TO DEMOLISH THE TDF

 

[scribers]

He already works with a sports psychologist. It’s been quite some time since I saw mention of it so tough to dig up.

 

[AlpRaid]

Yes and Pogacar is Pogacar, and he's contractually obligated to go to the Tour.

Red Bull signs him to go to races like the Tour.

Anyway, he won't win the Giro against Vingegaard, and that would be worse.

Nah. But he could finish second. Better than he will at this TDF. And it’s just one rider that has to have a bad day, or get ill like he did in 2023.

We all know that for the last two years it is scientifically impossible for Pog to have a bad day.

 

[xuziqiangnuctech@outlook.]

This is sad to read.

'It's a Tour in crescendo' – 2026 Tour de France designed to limit early Tadej Pogačar dominance

'I imagine that when Pogačar sees L'Alpe d'Huez twice, he'll want to win up there' says race director Chirstian Prudhomme

www.cyclingnews.com

Actually he has no idea what he is saying, Pog will end the Tour even in Spain after Stage 3 and enter into third week Alps with nearly 10min or even more

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

Yawn

 

[proffate]

The press release: https://www.redbull.com/us-en/remco-evenepoel-joins-red-bull-bora-hansgrohe

It would stand to reason it's both things of course. They also mention his Olympic successes. But the above seems a fairly clear statement of why they hired him. Does that mean the Tour exactly? Open to interpretation, as they mention Grand Tours. But they seem to specifically call out Le Tour. So I'm not saying you're wrong, but...hard to image the Tour isn't a lot of it.

"Remco won't improve by another 15%, but I really believe that in the one-day races – I'm not talking about stage races – he can become Pogačar's equal." - his new sports director

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Probably the most interesting mountain stage to me, as I've never seen that approach. Looks like a really tough day out. I can see not calling it a MTF given the...I guess..."rolling" road after the last col, but it looks like one super punchy climb at the end going into town.

Gonna be destruction.

Well, that profile is in the wrong direction, but it looked like they were doing the last 2 or 3 kilometers of the normal climb in the presentation so it‘s still punchy.

 

[red_flanders]

Well, that profile is in the wrong direction, but it looked like they were doing the last 2 or 3 kilometers of the normal climb in the presentation so it‘s still punchy.

Ah, crap you’re right, thanks. The last 2-3 k of the normal climb levels off quite a bit. Still a heck of a stage but ah well.

 

[Netserk]

Probably the most interesting mountain stage to me, as I've never seen that approach. Looks like a really tough day out. I can see not calling it a MTF given the...I guess..."rolling" road after the last col, but it looks like one super punchy climb at the end going into town.

Gonna be destruction.

They do the rolling section on your profile from right to left.

It has been used in this way once before in the 2017 Dauphiné.

 

[Berniece]

Actually he has no idea what he is saying, Pog will end the Tour even in Spain after Stage 3 and enter into third week Alps with nearly 10min or even more

Not gonna happen