Tour de France
Azparren: "We went fast and there was a lot of tension at the end"
Donostiarra cyclist Xabier Mikel Azparren (Pinarello Q36.5) has made an assessment of the seventh stage of the Tour de France, a quiet but fast stage, once again in the heat, and praised the support he received from the Basques in the previous stage.
Last mile of the seventh stage of the Tour de France
Belgian Tim Merlier was the strongest in the seventh stage of the Tour de France, ahead of Norwegian Soren Waerenskjold and Eritrean Biniam Girmai .
The 33-year-old cyclist, who won two stages last year, another in 2021, has won the third stage in which there has been no change in the overall ranking, in which theSlovenian Tadej Pogacar remains the leader.
Tim Merlier vindicates his power in Bordeaux
The Belgian cyclist Soudal Quick-Step was the fastest to sprint in the seventh stage ending in the wine city.
2026ko Frantziako Tourreko 20. etaparen profila, ibilbidea eta ordutegia: Le Bourg d’Oisans-Alpe d’Huez (170,9 km)
Lasterketako hogeigarren etapa, uztailaren 25ean, larunbatean, jokatuko dena, Frantziako Tourraren 113. edizio honetako etaparik desiratuenetako bat da. Alpe d’Huez mitikoan amaitzen da, eta Frantziako Tourra irabazteko azken aukera da.
2026ko Frantziako Tourreko 19. etaparen ibilbidea, profila eta ordutegia: Gap-Alpe d’Huez (127,9 km)
Frantziako lasterketaren hemeretzigarren etapak lau mendate puntuagarri ditu, baina aipamen berezia merezi duena Alpe d’Huez mitikoa da. Bertan amaitzen da etapa.
Ion Izagirre: "It's been awesome, I've never climbed a port with a smile on my mouth, like today."
The Cofidis Ormaiztegiarra cyclist admitted that "on the one hand, I felt sorry that no escape had been completed, and I would have liked to take the escape and at least pass it over the front in the ports, but it went very fast from the beginning."
Mauro Gianetti: "The idea was to set a very high pace in Aspin and Tourmalet for Pogacar to attack"
Mauro Gianetti, Team Principal of the UAE Team Emirates, analyzes the sixth stage of the Tour de France. The Swiss has been very pleased with the work of his team: "The team has been great, Matxin has done a great job with the plan." Although they have made a big difference in overall ranking with Pogacar, he does not believe the Tour is decided: "There is still a lot left," he warns.
Pogacar wins, with an incredible display of strength
Tadej Pogacar won the sixth stage of the Tour de France. The Slovenian attacked 42 km from the finish line and left alone until he reached the finish line.
Pogacar, in his umpteenth masterpiece, almost sentenced the Tour at Tourmalet and Gavarnie
The Slovenian star attacked on the climb to the Tourmalet with his teammate Isaac del Toro, and soon ran alone for the finish line. Vingegaard, Evenepoel and Seixas were unable to follow the Pogacar wheel.
Tadej Pogacar's attack on Tourmalet, with 42 kilometers yet to finish
The Slovenian cyclist from the UAE, once again, has proved to be the strongest on the Tour. At the Tourmalet, he first stood out with his teammate Del Toro, leaving the rest of the favorites behind, and immediately stopped alone at the head of the race.
Trades Leader's Fall at Tourmalet
Theleader, Torstein Traeen , suffered a fall in the sixth stage of the Tour de France. His teammate closed on the curve and the Norwegian got in his way when he was going to follow behind.
Basque fans, protagonists of the Tourmalet: "There are three things in life: health, money and the Tour"
In the sixth stage, the Tour de France runs through the mythical Pyrenean port and, as usual, thousands of fans are waiting for the cyclists, many of whom have arrived from Euskal Herria.
2026ko Frantziako Tourraren 16. etaparen ibilbidea, profila eta ordutegia: Evian-les-Bains-Thonon-les-Bains (26,1 km, banakako erlojupekoa)
Igoera, jaitsiera eta ordeka tarteak konbinatzen dituen banakako erlojupekoa da, eta, ziurrenik, Leman aintziraren eta inguruko mendien artean ikuskizun zirraragarria eskainiko du. Ibilbideak 500 metroko desnibel positiboa du. Txirrindulariek Cote de Larringes, bigarren mailako mendatea, gainditu beharko dute.
Alex Molenaar of Caja Rural will not participate in the sixth stage of the Tour
The Herbeeras cyclist suffers a fracture in the first metacarpiano of his right hand caused by the fall he suffered before the banner of the last 5 kilometers of the fifth stage ending on Wednesday in Pau. The green team cyclist was making his meritorious debut on the Tour de France and even managed to wear the mountain leader's jersey on Tuesday.
Aranburu and Azparren: It's been a tough time
The heat and speed of the UAE team have led Alex Aranburu (Cofidis) and Xabier Mikel Azparren (Q36.5) to point out that the third stage of the Tour de France has been a very tough one.
The final meters of the third stage that gave Pogacar the second win of the Tour de France
Pogacar has won his second win in the third stage of this year's Tour de France, in Les Angles, 200 metres from the finish line.
Pogacar has won the stage and yellow jersey in the short climb to Les Angles on a hot day
The Slovenian star has won his first win in this edition after finishing off his teammate Del Toro's brilliant performance in the final climb, so the Mexican cyclist has returned the favor to his head of the team, which has given him a great finish.
Matxin: "What we saw today was a real piece of art"
The technical director of the UAE Team Emirates, Basaurian Josean Fernández 'Matxin', praised Pogacar's award of stage victory to his teammate Del Toro. Matxin described what happened as a "real work of art."
Pogacar gives victory to Del Toro in Montjuïc, and Vingegaard holds the lead
Tadej Pogacar bequeathed his teammate Isaac del Toro the victory in the second stage of the Tour de France between Tarragona and Barcelona, while Jonas Vingegaard clung to the yellow jersey of the general
How Del Toro and Pogacar celebrated the stage victory!
The Mexican Isaac Del Toro (UAE) won his first stage of the Tour de France on the second day after his teammate, Tadej Pogacar, let him finish ahead.