Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 2026
Alex Baudin won the 1st stage of the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes - obviously, he the first race leader. The next stage is an extremely long hilly test, followed on Tuesday by a TTT run under the same format as in the upcoming Tour de France: times are recorded individually. After that come two relatively flat stages, before the three stages in the final weekend all finish uphill. The Saturday and Sunday stages in particular are brutal.
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Giro Women 2026: Vollering wrests pink jersey from Van der Breggen
The riders turn the final stage of the Giro d’Italia Women into a rollercoaster. Anna van der Breggen starts the day in the pink jersey and, halfway through the stage, it is virtually on the shoulders of Antonia Niedermaier. In the end, however, Demi Vollering takes control of the race with determination and bends it to her will. She secures the overall victory, while Elisa Longo Borghini claims the stage win.
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Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 2026: Baudin lands double from the breakaway
Alex Baudin launches an attack from the break on the final climb of the day. The peloton is almost on terms with him at that point, but the Frenchman rides away once more and goes on to take the first yellow jersey of the Tour of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.
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Giro Women 2026 Route stage 9: Saluzzo - Saluzzo
Sunday 7 June – The Giro d’Italia Women concludes with a 145-kilometre stage featuring 2,200 metres of elevation gain. The start and finish are in Saluzzo, and the riders tackle three climbs, with the last crest coming 35.3 kilometres from the finish.
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Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 2026 Route stage 1: Vizille - Saint-Ismier
Sunday 7 June - The Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes opens with 146.2-kilometre hilly race featuring 3,160 metres of elevation gain. The last climb rises over 8.2 kilometres at 7.6% before the riders fly down a 7.6 kilometres descent to the line.
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Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 2026 Route stage 2: Saint-Martin-Le-Vinoux - Le Puy-en-Velay
Monday 8 June – At 234.3 kilometres, the longest stage of the Tour of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes features 3,685 metres of elevation gain. With five climbs that are challenging rather than brutal, it looks like an opportunity for the breakaway specialists. The final summit comes at the top of a short climb of 2 kilometres at 7.4% before a predominantly downhill run to the finish line.
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Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 2026: Riders
Paul Seixas goes head-to-head with the likes of Isaac del Toro, Juan Ayuso, Mattias Skjelmose, João Almeida, Matteo Jorgenson and Tobias Halland Johannessen in a bid for overall victory at the Tour Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Cyclingstage.com brings you the start list for the successor to the Critérium du Dauphiné.
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