It took a long time for the breakaway to form in Stage 17 of the 2026 Tour de France, but the stage ultimately went to Jasper Philipsen, who made a late in the stage push to overtake the lead group and emerge victorious.
The day after a crash that left him finishing last en route to Le Lioran, Soren Wærenskjold (Uno-X Mobility) came back from possible injury to win Stage 11 of the 2026 Tour de France.
Tadej Pogačar soared to a solo stage victory in Stage 10 of the 2026 Tour de France on Bastille Day. It was stage victory number three for Pogačar at this year’s race, with the UAE Team Emirates-XRG man extending his lead in the general classification with the stage 10 win.
Stage 8 of the 2026 Tour de France saw Soudal Quick-Step’s Tim Merlier take back-to-back sprint victories, conquering Bergerac the day after winning in Bordeaux.
After a long breakaway with Baptiste Veistroffer (Lotto Intermarché) and Jakub Otruba (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA), the finish in Stage 7 of the 2026 Tour de France came down to a sprint finish where Tim Merlier won the bunch sprint.
In his first appearance in the race, Dutch sprinter Olav Kooij win Stage 5 of the 2026 Tour de France after a day dominated by a solo breakaway by Baptiste Veistroffer (Lotto Intermarché). No change took place in the G.C. battle.
Though Pogacar and Alaphilippe are tied on time, it’s Pogacar pulling on the yellow jersey after Stage 3 of the 2026 Tour de France as the race returns to France.
Norwegian national champion Andreas Leknessund escaped from a 15-man breakaway but was overtaken in the last climb by Alberto Bettiol who went on to win Stage 13 of the 2026 Giro d’Italia.
Alec Segaert managed to escape with 3km to go and made it to the line in Novi Ligure alone to win Stage 12 of the 2026 Giro d’Italia while the remaining sprinters and their team-mates were exhausted at the end of a highly competitive stage.
Jhonatan Narvaez (UAE Team Emirates XRG) has won stage 11 of the 2026 Giro d’Italia ahead of Enric Mas (Movistar Team) and Diego Ulissi (XDS Astana Team).