Route adapted for heat/wildfire
A wildfire broke out near Les Angles the evening before the stage (Trévillach wildfire, Pyrénées-Orientales). The stage ran in adapted form: spectators were discouraged/restricted from the final ~40km on French soil and the publicity caravan was withdrawn.
Observed conditions from the ERA5 reanalysis archive.
+6.2°Cvs the 1974-2023 average at this location (ERA5): 19.5°C
34.3°Cpeak in the race window
Moderate high-risk · 28°C WBGT (est.)Schematic — real elevation, approximate route between known points, not survey-accurate. Fill colored by temperature.
Decade trend — deviation from the 50-year mean at this location
A day this hot (≥25.7°C, ERA5 at this location) occurred 4× in 1974-1983 vs. 17× in 2014-2023.
WBGT is an estimate — see methodology. Data as of 2026-07-14T12:57:55.081Z.
Time on course: winner 4h 45m · last classified rider 5h 26m
Times from official published race results (rounded to the nearest minute).