Well that didn't go as expected. Tadej Pogačar does what Tadej Pogačar wants, and today it was the win in a stage most expected the GC contenders to sit up for. Some GC casualties here as a result.

Well done to Zimbo B, Dan Towns* and Andew Glover for seeing through the bluff and picking the winner today. Andrew leads the stage winners contest with 2 victories on the bounce. Zimbo now leads the GC by 18 seconds.

Not so much elevation on tomorrows stage - and dare I say the breakaway may have more success. But who knows?

Monday 6th July 2026 16:00:46 pm UTC

Here are the top selections for todays stage.

Rider	Picks
Romain Grégoire	15
Ben Healy	12
Mathias Vacek	10
Tobias Halland Johannessen	8
Alex Baudin	7

Monday 6th July 2026 10:20:15 am UTC

A bit early to be burning through the GC riders but that's what it took today. 2 players appreciated Tadej's gift for Isaac del Toro - congrats to Renato C and Andrew Glover for picking todays winner.

Renato and Andrew lead the Stage Winners contest with 1 win each, and Francis Stalpers leads the GC by 8 seconds.

It's a Pyrenean stage tomorrow - although it's not expected to be a GC shoot-out. The burden of carrying yellow this early on in the tour is often avoided by the GC favourites so I suspect there may be a breakaway tomorrow that's given a bit of a long leash. Possibly.

Sunday 5th July 2026 16:15:29 pm UTC

Here are the top selections for todays stage.

Rider	Picks
Mathieu van der Poel	39
Romain Grégoire	19
Tom Pidcock	18
Mathias Vacek	10
Ben Healy	5

Sunday 5th July 2026 11:55:14 am UTC

The Team Time Trial is done and already some gaps in the GC standings. It's very early days though and plenty of opportunity to make up lost ground. No individual stage winner award for the team event - that gets underway tomorrow.

Tomorrows stage is a hilly affair. Nothing much noteworthy in the first half of the day but a punchy second half, finishing with three 12km circuits and an uphill climb to the finish. You'll need your climbing legs to get through this stage.

Saturday 4th July 2026 18:04:54 pm UTC