Tadej Pogačar of Slovenia wins the 2026 Tour de France, his fifth victory in the race

Tadej Pogačar of Slovenia wins the 2026 Tour de France, his fifth victory in the race The route for the iconic cycling race's final stage was shortened because security and police were reassigned to assist with wildfires in southwest France. Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, rides during the last stage of the Tour de France cycling race with start and finish in Paris, Sunday, July 26, 2026. Thibault Camus/AP hide caption toggle caption Thibault Camus/AP Tadej Pogačar of Slovenia won the Tour de France on Sunday, his fifth win in the annual race. Pogačar crossed the finish line of the final stage of the race at just before 8 p.m local time. The final stage of France's iconic cycling race began around 5:50 p.m. local time on the Champs-Élysées in Paris. The start time was slightly delayed, after changes due to wildfires raging in the southwest portion of the country. The route for the Tour de France's final stage was also shortened because security and police for the event were reassigned to assist with the fires, organizers said on Saturday. The final stage was originally set to begin in Thoiry, about 56 kilometers to the west of Paris, and cyclis...