Tour de France 2026 ***Spoilers***

[Dorset Boy]

Isolation unit for Adam Yates tonight, separate transfers to hotel and start

 

[Dogtrousers]

How does tomorrow look for gaining points?

Intermediate is at 120k after a cat 1, cat2 and cat 3.

Edit. Beaten again. I feel like Jasper Stuyven

 

[No Ta Doctor]

Intermediate is 129 K into stage suits mads

It's a bit lumpier than he might fancy though... kicks off with a Cat 1, then a Cat 2 then a Cat 3. I'm not sure what the race that gets him to the intermediate with actual points to gather, ahead of Philpsen, looks like. This is quite likely a grimpeur breakaway stage unless the podium chasing teams want to make something of it. Pogacar probably more interested in getting Alpe d'Huez two different ways on his palmares

 

[Dogtrousers]

Jegat stealthily halving his deficit to Pidders today

Down to 1:06 from 9:52

 

[Dorset Boy]

Fred Wright sounding very chipper despit his crash

 

[Pross]

MvdP wins it for Phillipsen with two massive pulls

Tarling looked to be auditioning for a place in the Alpecin lead out train. He did sterling work after his late attack.

 

[Dogtrousers]

How does tomorrow look for gaining points?

Looking further ahead

The sprint on stage 19 is at 89km and comes after a cat 2 and cat 1 (Col du Noyer)

The sprint on stage 20 is at 66km but is at the bottom of the descent from the HC Col de la Croix de Fer which the riders start ascending almost from the start.

 

[Dorset Boy]

Croix de Fer is a tough and long climb abnd has a pretty technical descent, particularly at the top. Unless the peloton soft pedal it, can't see any sprinter getting points on stage 20.