Stage 6 · 9 July 2026

Pau → Gavarnie-Gèdre

186.2 kmMountain — summit finish

Observed conditions from the ERA5 reanalysis archive.

Observed heat snapshot

+8.5°Cvs the 1974-2023 average at this location (ERA5): 18.5°C

35.3°Cpeak in the race window

High-risk · 29°C WBGT (est.)

Schematic — real elevation, approximate route between known points, not survey-accurate. Fill colored by temperature.

+10°C26°C+42°C

Decade trend — deviation from the 50-year mean at this location

18.1°C'74–'83

18.3°C'84–'93

17.5°C'94–'03

18.7°C'04–'13

19.8°C'14–'23

-2°C50-yr avg+2°C

A day this hot (≥27.0°C, ERA5 at this location) occurred 3× in 1974-1983 vs. 6× in 2014-2023.

WBGT is an estimate — see methodology. Data as of 2026-07-14T12:58:00.489Z.

Time on course: winner 4h 32m · last classified rider 5h 17m

Times from official published race results (rounded to the nearest minute).