2026 Tour de France Stage 10 Live Coverage
Welcome to our live coverage of Stage 10 of the 2026 Tour de France! Our live profile and commentary are below, followed by a preview of the technical aspects of the route.
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On Bastille Day, the Tour de France traverses the Massif Central over 167 kilometres of racing. Most of the 3,900 metres of elevation gain is packed into the second half of the stage. The final 40 kilometres follow the same roads as two editions ago, when Vingegaard outgunned Pogacar in a thrilling finale.
Aurillac boasts a rich Tour de France history. La Grande Boucle has visited the town on the River Jordanne fifteen times, most recently in 2014. That stage set off for Villeneuve-sur-Lot, where Biniam Girmay sprinted to victory.
A bunch sprint is not on the cards this time, as the route is far more demanding. The riders enjoy gentle rolling terrain over the first 65 kilometres, but then the climbing commences with the CĂ´te de Pailherols. The 3.3 kilometres test at 6.5% is a mere appetiser compared to what lies ahead.
After almost 100 kilometres, the peloton tackles the first official climb, the Col de la Griffoul (5.9 kilometres at 6.7%), followed by the Col de Prat de Bouc (3.2 kilometres at 5.8%) and, straight from the descent, the CĂ´te de Murat (6.6 kilometres at 4.4%). In truth, these are still little more than warm-ups for the Grande Finale.
The race really ignites on the Puy Mary – also called Pas de Peyrol – a 7.8-kilometre climb at 6%, with the final 2.2 kilometres ramping up to 8.8%. After an 8-kilometre descent, it’s straight back uphill on the Col de Pertus, 4.4 kilometres long and averaging 8.5%. The summit is 14.6 kilometres away.
A 6-kilometre descent leads into Saint-Jacques-des-Blats. The road starts to rise again straight away, but only the final 3.3 kilometres count for the KOM classification. The Col de Font de Cère averages 5.8%.
From the top, it’s 2.5 kilometres to the finish in Le Lioran. The road drops slightly before the final few hundred metres, which rise at 6%.
In 2024, Le Lioran was the scene of a titanic battle. Tadej Pogacar launched a solo attack on the Pas de Peyrol (climbed then from a steeper side), but Jonas Vingegaard refused to let go. The Dane chased relentlessly, catching the Slovenian near the top of the Col de Pertus, before edging him out in a thrilling photo finish sprint. Get more details at cyclingstage.com.
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