Tour de France leader Pogacar confirms night-time doping control

French newspaper Le Parisien had said that both four-time winner Pogacar and his main rival, Jonas Vingegaard, were targeted in the night.

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Spectators stand atop a rock formation along the roadside during the 15th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 183,9 km between Champagnole and Plateau de Solaison in the Jura mountains, on July 19, 2026. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP) Related content Photos cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 15 A spectators cheers from a balcony across from Saint-Michel church in Morbier as riders cycle past during the 15th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 183,9 km between Champagnole and Plateau de Solaison in the Jura mountains, on July 19, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 15 Spectators line the race route in front of a bar during the 15th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 183,9 km between Champagnole and Plateau de Solaison in the Jura mountains, on July 19, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 15 A spectator stands atop a tractor as the pack of riders (peloton) cycles past during the 15th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 183,9 km between Champagnole and Plateau de Solaison in the Jura mountains, on July 19, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 15 Spectators ring bells along the roadside as the pack of riders (peloton) cycles past during the 15th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 183,9 km between Champagnole and Plateau de Solaison in the Jura mountains, on July 19, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 15 Spectators ring bells along the roadside as the pack of riders (peloton) cycles past during the 15th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 183,9 km between Champagnole and Plateau de Solaison in the Jura mountains, on July 19, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 15 The pack of riders (peloton) cycle at the start of the 15th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 183,9 km between Champagnole and Plateau de Solaison in the Jura mountains, on July 19, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - spectators AFP presents a reportage of 20 photographs of the 2026 Tour de France cycling race by Anne-Christine Poujoulat, Loic Venance and Jeff Pachoud, of spectators lining the route to catch a glimpse of the peloton. cycling - tdf - 2026 - spectators Spectators cheer in a makeshift pool in a trailer along the race route as the pack of riders (peloton) cycles past during the 6th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 186,2 km between Pau and Gavarnie-Gèdre in the French Pyrenees, on July 9, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - spectators Spectators ride bicycles hanging from a telehandler along the race route at the start of the 10th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 166,6 km between Aurillac and Le Lioran in the Massif Central, on July 14, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - spectators Spectators cheer from atop an elevated bucket draped in a French flag for Bastille day along the race route during the 10th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 166,6 km between Aurillac and Le Lioran in the Massif Central, on July 14, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - spectators TotalEnergies team's French rider Thibault Guernalec, Caja Rural - Seguros RGA team's Czech rider Jakub Otruba and Lotto Intermarché team's Belgian rider Liam Slock cycle in a breakaway during the 8th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 180,4 km between Perigueux and Bergerac in southwestern France, on July 11, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - best of - week 2 The pack of riders (peloton) cycle past a classic car parked along the race route during the 12th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 181 km between Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours and Chalon-sur-Saône in central France, on July 16, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - best of - week 2 The pack of riders (peloton) cycles during the 10th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 166,6 km between Aurillac and Le Lioran in the Massif Central, on July 14, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - best of - week 2 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey cycles during the 10th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 166,6 km between Aurillac and Le Lioran in the Massif Central, on July 14, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - best of - week 2 A lead breakaway is silhouetted as they cycle past a sunflower field during the 11th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 161,3 km between Vichy and Nevers in central France, on July 15, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - best of - week 2 A spectator waves a Burgundy flag during the 12th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 179,1 km between Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours and Chalon-sur-Saône in central France, on July 16, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - best of - week 2 The pack of riders (peloton) cycles on the Magny-Cours race track at the start of the 12th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 181 km between Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours and Chalon-sur-Saône in central France, on July 16, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - best of - week 2 Spectators watch the pack of riders (peloton) cycle past during the 12th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 179,1 km between Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours and Chalon-sur-Saône in central France, on July 16, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - best of - week 2 The pack of riders (peloton) cycles past un sunflower field during the 12th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 181 km between Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours and Chalon-sur-Saône in central France, on July 16, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - spectators Spectators atop a Citroen 2CV wave flags as the pack of riders (peloton) cycles past during the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - best of - week 2 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar cycles to the finish line to win the 10th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 166,6 km between Aurillac and Le Lioran in the Massif Central, on July 14, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - best of - week 2 The pack of riders (peloton) is silhouetted as it cycles during the 11th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 161,3 km between Vichy and Nevers in central France, on July 15, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - best of - week 2 The pack of riders (peloton) cycles during the 13th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 205,8 km between Dole and Belfort in eastern France, on July 17, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - best of - week 2 The pack of riders (peloton) cycles in Decize during the 12th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 181 km between Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours and Chalon-sur-Saône in central France, on July 16, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - best of - week 2 A bystander balances a bicycle on his chin as the pack of riders (peloton) cycles past during the 13th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 205,8 km between Dole and Belfort in eastern France, on July 17, 2026. topshot - cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey cycles to the finish line to win the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. topshot - cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 Decathlon CMA CGM Team's French rider Paul Seixas celebrates on the podium with the best young rider's white jersey after the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. topshot - cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar celebrates on the podium with the best climber's polka dot (dotted) jersey after the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey attacks to take the lead in a lone breakaway in the final kilometers of the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey attacks to take the lead in a lone breakaway ahead of Team Visma | Lease a Bike team's Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard wearing the climber's dotted "King of the Mountains" jersey in the final kilometers of the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey attacks to take the lead in a lone breakaway in the final kilometers of the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey attacks to take the lead in a lone breakaway in the final kilometers of the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey attacks to take the lead in a lone breakaway in the final kilometers of the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey attacks to take the lead in a lone breakaway in the final kilometers of the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey attacks to take the lead in a lone breakaway ahead of Team Visma | Lease a Bike team's Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard wearing the climber's dotted "King of the Mountains" jersey in the final kilometers of the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey attacks to take the lead in a lone breakaway in the final kilometers of the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey attacks to take the lead in a lone breakaway in the final kilometers of the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. topshot - cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey attacks to take the lead in a lone breakaway in the final kilometers of the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 Lidl - Trek team's Danish rider Mads Pedersen celebrates on the podium with the best sprinter's green jersey after the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 Lidl - Trek team's Danish rider Mads Pedersen celebrates on the podium with the best sprinter's green jersey after the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Austrian rider Felix Grossschartner cycles during the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 EF Education - EasyPost team's Ecuadorian rider Richard Carapaz celebrates on the podium with the most combative rider's award after the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 Decathlon CMA CGM Team's French rider Paul Seixas celebrates on the podium with the best young rider's white jersey after the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 Decathlon CMA CGM Team's French rider Paul Seixas celebrates on the podium with the best young rider's white jersey after the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 Decathlon CMA CGM Team's French rider Paul Seixas celebrates on the podium with the best young rider's white jersey after the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 Decathlon CMA CGM Team's French rider Paul Seixas celebrates on the podium with the best young rider's white jersey after the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar celebrates on the podium with the best climber's polka dot (dotted) jersey after the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar celebrates on the podium with the overall leader's yellow jersey after the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar celebrates on the podium with the overall leader's yellow jersey after the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar celebrates on the podium with the overall leader's yellow jersey after the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar celebrates on the podium with the overall leader's yellow jersey after the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar celebrates on the podium after winning the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 cycling - tdf - 2026 - best of - week 2 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey attacks to take the lead in a lone breakaway in the final kilometers of the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey cycles in a lone lead breakaway to win the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 Decathlon CMA CGM Team's French rider Paul Seixas chases down lead breakaway riders in the final ascent during the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 EF Education - EasyPost team's Ecuadorian rider Richard Carapaz cycles in a lone breakaway in the final ascent during the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 Uno-X Mobility team's Norwegian rider Tobias Halland Johannessen chases down the lead breakaway rider in the final ascent during the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Mexican rider Isaac Del Toro chases down lead breakaway riders in the final kilometers of the final ascent during the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 Decathlon CMA CGM Team's French rider Paul Seixas chases down lead breakaway riders in the final kilometers of the final ascent during the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 Decathlon CMA CGM Team's French rider Paul Seixas chases down lead breakaway riders in the final kilometers of the final ascent during the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 Decathlon CMA CGM Team's French rider Paul Seixas chases down lead breakaway riders in the final kilometers of the final ascent during the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 EF Education - EasyPost team's Ecuadorian rider Richard Carapaz cycles in a lone breakaway in the final ascent during the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 EF Education - EasyPost team's Ecuadorian rider Richard Carapaz cycles in a lone breakaway in the final ascent during the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey attacks to take the lead in a lone breakaway in the final kilometers of the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey celebrates after winning the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey celebrates after winning the 14th stage, next to Decathlon CMA CGM Team's French rider Paul Seixas (L) during the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey celebrates after winning the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey celebrates with UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Mexican rider Isaac Del Toro (R) after winning the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey celebrates after winning the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 Spectators crowd the hillside in the final ascent of the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Mexican rider Isaac Del Toro cycles to the finish line of the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 Decathlon CMA CGM Team's French rider Paul Seixas cycles to the finish line of the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey attacks to take the lead in a lone breakaway in the final kilometers of the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 Team Visma | Lease a Bike's Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard wearing the climber's dotted "King of the Mountains" jersey cycles to the finish of the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 Team Visma | Lease a Bike's Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard wearing the climber's dotted "King of the Mountains" jersey cycles to the finish of the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 Team Visma | Lease a Bike's Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard wearing the climber's dotted "King of the Mountains" jersey cycles to the finish of the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 Team Visma | Lease a Bike's Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard wearing the climber's dotted "King of the Mountains" jersey cycles to the finish of the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey cycles to the finish line to win the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey cycles to the finish line to win the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 topshot - cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 topshot - cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey attacks to take the lead in a lone breakaway in the final kilometers of the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey cycles to the finish line to win the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey cycles to the finish line to win the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey cycles to the finish line to win the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. Spectators stand atop a rock formation along the roadside during the 15th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 183,9 km between Champagnole and Plateau de Solaison in the Jura mountains, on July 19, 2026. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP) Related content Photos cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 15 A spectators cheers from a balcony across from Saint-Michel church in Morbier as riders cycle past during the 15th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 183,9 km between Champagnole and Plateau de Solaison in the Jura mountains, on July 19, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 15 Spectators line the race route in front of a bar during the 15th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 183,9 km between Champagnole and Plateau de Solaison in the Jura mountains, on July 19, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 15 A spectator stands atop a tractor as the pack of riders (peloton) cycles past during the 15th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 183,9 km between Champagnole and Plateau de Solaison in the Jura mountains, on July 19, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 15 Spectators ring bells along the roadside as the pack of riders (peloton) cycles past during the 15th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 183,9 km between Champagnole and Plateau de Solaison in the Jura mountains, on July 19, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 15 Spectators ring bells along the roadside as the pack of riders (peloton) cycles past during the 15th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 183,9 km between Champagnole and Plateau de Solaison in the Jura mountains, on July 19, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 15 The pack of riders (peloton) cycle at the start of the 15th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 183,9 km between Champagnole and Plateau de Solaison in the Jura mountains, on July 19, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - spectators AFP presents a reportage of 20 photographs of the 2026 Tour de France cycling race by Anne-Christine Poujoulat, Loic Venance and Jeff Pachoud, of spectators lining the route to catch a glimpse of the peloton. cycling - tdf - 2026 - spectators Spectators cheer in a makeshift pool in a trailer along the race route as the pack of riders (peloton) cycles past during the 6th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 186,2 km between Pau and Gavarnie-Gèdre in the French Pyrenees, on July 9, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - spectators Spectators ride bicycles hanging from a telehandler along the race route at the start of the 10th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 166,6 km between Aurillac and Le Lioran in the Massif Central, on July 14, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - spectators Spectators cheer from atop an elevated bucket draped in a French flag for Bastille day along the race route during the 10th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 166,6 km between Aurillac and Le Lioran in the Massif Central, on July 14, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - spectators TotalEnergies team's French rider Thibault Guernalec, Caja Rural - Seguros RGA team's Czech rider Jakub Otruba and Lotto Intermarché team's Belgian rider Liam Slock cycle in a breakaway during the 8th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 180,4 km between Perigueux and Bergerac in southwestern France, on July 11, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - best of - week 2 The pack of riders (peloton) cycle past a classic car parked along the race route during the 12th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 181 km between Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours and Chalon-sur-Saône in central France, on July 16, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - best of - week 2 The pack of riders (peloton) cycles during the 10th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 166,6 km between Aurillac and Le Lioran in the Massif Central, on July 14, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - best of - week 2 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey cycles during the 10th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 166,6 km between Aurillac and Le Lioran in the Massif Central, on July 14, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - best of - week 2 A lead breakaway is silhouetted as they cycle past a sunflower field during the 11th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 161,3 km between Vichy and Nevers in central France, on July 15, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - best of - week 2 A spectator waves a Burgundy flag during the 12th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 179,1 km between Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours and Chalon-sur-Saône in central France, on July 16, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - best of - week 2 The pack of riders (peloton) cycles on the Magny-Cours race track at the start of the 12th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 181 km between Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours and Chalon-sur-Saône in central France, on July 16, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - best of - week 2 Spectators watch the pack of riders (peloton) cycle past during the 12th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 179,1 km between Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours and Chalon-sur-Saône in central France, on July 16, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - best of - week 2 The pack of riders (peloton) cycles past un sunflower field during the 12th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 181 km between Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours and Chalon-sur-Saône in central France, on July 16, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - spectators Spectators atop a Citroen 2CV wave flags as the pack of riders (peloton) cycles past during the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - best of - week 2 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar cycles to the finish line to win the 10th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 166,6 km between Aurillac and Le Lioran in the Massif Central, on July 14, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - best of - week 2 The pack of riders (peloton) is silhouetted as it cycles during the 11th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 161,3 km between Vichy and Nevers in central France, on July 15, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - best of - week 2 The pack of riders (peloton) cycles during the 13th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 205,8 km between Dole and Belfort in eastern France, on July 17, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - best of - week 2 The pack of riders (peloton) cycles in Decize during the 12th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 181 km between Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours and Chalon-sur-Saône in central France, on July 16, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - best of - week 2 A bystander balances a bicycle on his chin as the pack of riders (peloton) cycles past during the 13th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 205,8 km between Dole and Belfort in eastern France, on July 17, 2026. topshot - cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey cycles to the finish line to win the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. topshot - cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 Decathlon CMA CGM Team's French rider Paul Seixas celebrates on the podium with the best young rider's white jersey after the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. topshot - cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar celebrates on the podium with the best climber's polka dot (dotted) jersey after the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey attacks to take the lead in a lone breakaway in the final kilometers of the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey attacks to take the lead in a lone breakaway ahead of Team Visma | Lease a Bike team's Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard wearing the climber's dotted "King of the Mountains" jersey in the final kilometers of the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey attacks to take the lead in a lone breakaway in the final kilometers of the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey attacks to take the lead in a lone breakaway in the final kilometers of the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey attacks to take the lead in a lone breakaway in the final kilometers of the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey attacks to take the lead in a lone breakaway in the final kilometers of the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey attacks to take the lead in a lone breakaway ahead of Team Visma | Lease a Bike team's Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard wearing the climber's dotted "King of the Mountains" jersey in the final kilometers of the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey attacks to take the lead in a lone breakaway in the final kilometers of the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey attacks to take the lead in a lone breakaway in the final kilometers of the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. topshot - cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey attacks to take the lead in a lone breakaway in the final kilometers of the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 Lidl - Trek team's Danish rider Mads Pedersen celebrates on the podium with the best sprinter's green jersey after the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 Lidl - Trek team's Danish rider Mads Pedersen celebrates on the podium with the best sprinter's green jersey after the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Austrian rider Felix Grossschartner cycles during the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 EF Education - EasyPost team's Ecuadorian rider Richard Carapaz celebrates on the podium with the most combative rider's award after the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 Decathlon CMA CGM Team's French rider Paul Seixas celebrates on the podium with the best young rider's white jersey after the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 Decathlon CMA CGM Team's French rider Paul Seixas celebrates on the podium with the best young rider's white jersey after the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 Decathlon CMA CGM Team's French rider Paul Seixas celebrates on the podium with the best young rider's white jersey after the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 Decathlon CMA CGM Team's French rider Paul Seixas celebrates on the podium with the best young rider's white jersey after the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar celebrates on the podium with the best climber's polka dot (dotted) jersey after the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar celebrates on the podium with the overall leader's yellow jersey after the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar celebrates on the podium with the overall leader's yellow jersey after the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar celebrates on the podium with the overall leader's yellow jersey after the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar celebrates on the podium with the overall leader's yellow jersey after the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar celebrates on the podium after winning the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 cycling - tdf - 2026 - best of - week 2 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey attacks to take the lead in a lone breakaway in the final kilometers of the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey cycles in a lone lead breakaway to win the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 Decathlon CMA CGM Team's French rider Paul Seixas chases down lead breakaway riders in the final ascent during the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 EF Education - EasyPost team's Ecuadorian rider Richard Carapaz cycles in a lone breakaway in the final ascent during the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 Uno-X Mobility team's Norwegian rider Tobias Halland Johannessen chases down the lead breakaway rider in the final ascent during the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Mexican rider Isaac Del Toro chases down lead breakaway riders in the final kilometers of the final ascent during the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 Decathlon CMA CGM Team's French rider Paul Seixas chases down lead breakaway riders in the final kilometers of the final ascent during the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 Decathlon CMA CGM Team's French rider Paul Seixas chases down lead breakaway riders in the final kilometers of the final ascent during the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 Decathlon CMA CGM Team's French rider Paul Seixas chases down lead breakaway riders in the final kilometers of the final ascent during the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 EF Education - EasyPost team's Ecuadorian rider Richard Carapaz cycles in a lone breakaway in the final ascent during the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 EF Education - EasyPost team's Ecuadorian rider Richard Carapaz cycles in a lone breakaway in the final ascent during the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey attacks to take the lead in a lone breakaway in the final kilometers of the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey celebrates after winning the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey celebrates after winning the 14th stage, next to Decathlon CMA CGM Team's French rider Paul Seixas (L) during the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey celebrates after winning the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey celebrates with UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Mexican rider Isaac Del Toro (R) after winning the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey celebrates after winning the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 Spectators crowd the hillside in the final ascent of the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Mexican rider Isaac Del Toro cycles to the finish line of the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 Decathlon CMA CGM Team's French rider Paul Seixas cycles to the finish line of the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey attacks to take the lead in a lone breakaway in the final kilometers of the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 Team Visma | Lease a Bike's Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard wearing the climber's dotted "King of the Mountains" jersey cycles to the finish of the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 Team Visma | Lease a Bike's Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard wearing the climber's dotted "King of the Mountains" jersey cycles to the finish of the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 Team Visma | Lease a Bike's Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard wearing the climber's dotted "King of the Mountains" jersey cycles to the finish of the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 Team Visma | Lease a Bike's Danish rider Jonas Vingegaard wearing the climber's dotted "King of the Mountains" jersey cycles to the finish of the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey cycles to the finish line to win the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey cycles to the finish line to win the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 topshot - cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 topshot - cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey attacks to take the lead in a lone breakaway in the final kilometers of the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey cycles to the finish line to win the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey cycles to the finish line to win the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. cycling - tdf - 2026 - stage 14 UAE Team Emirates - XRG's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey cycles to the finish line to win the 14th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 155,3 km between Mulhouse and Le Markstein in the Vosges mountains, on July 18, 2026. 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Tour de France leader Tadej Pogacar confirmed on Sunday that he was visited in the middle of the night by anti-doping controllers, just hours before a crucial mountain stage.

French newspaper Le Parisien had said that both four-time winner Pogacar and his main rival, Jonas Vingegaard, were targeted in the night.

“I got four hours of sleep today. Not 2:00 am in the morning, because they were (there at) 5:00 in the morning,” he said before the start of Sunday’s 15th stage from Champagnole in the Jure to Plateau de Solaison in the Alps when asked about the report.

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“But I always go to sleep late. It was a big shock for me also to get four hours of sleep today.

“But I had a very cool long morning. I couldn’t fall back to sleep, so I was chilling, listening to some old Eminem hits, and making coffees, so I over-caffeinated.

“I was ready to start the day, but it was definitely not nice to wake up in the middle of sweet dreams.”

Pogacar has spent more than 10 days in the leader’s yellow jersey at the Tour, meaning that he has been tested at the end of each of those stages, including on Saturday.

“And also, they come randomly in the mornings through the Tour,” he added.

“And today they chose night time.”

The night-time doping control came just hours before the start of a 183.9km stage with barely a metre of flat roads including four categorised climbs.

The stage finishes on the brutally tough 11km-long Plateau de Solaison, which has an average gradient of nine percent.

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Slovenian Pogacar currently leads Vingegaard in the overall standings by four and a half minutes, while another five riders are within 1min 20sec of the Dane.

Le Parisien said that Vingegaard was visited by anti-doping controllers at his team hotel at 2:00 am while Pogacar was disturbed at 5:00 am, which he confirmed.

Contacted by AFP, neither Vingegaard’s Visma-Lease a Bike team nor race organisers ASO had yet responded.

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