{"id":7161,"date":"2026-06-20T14:03:15","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T12:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/?p=7161"},"modified":"2026-07-23T12:27:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T10:27:01","slug":"tour-de-france-2026-stage-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/tour-de-france-2026-etape-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Tour de France 2026, 5e \u00e9tape : de Lannemezan \u00e0 Pau \u2014 Le Maillot Jaune pour l'\u00e9chapp\u00e9e, place aux sprinteurs"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);text-transform:uppercase\">Tour de France 2026, 5e \u00e9tape : de Lannemezan \u00e0 Pau \u2014 Le Maillot Jaune pour l'\u00e9chapp\u00e9e, place aux sprinteurs<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><code>Last Updated: 10:57 am CEST - Wednesday,&nbsp;8 July 2026<\/code><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\"><strong>La 4e \u00e9tape n\u2019a pas seulement offert une victoire d\u2019\u00e9tape : elle a fait passer le maillot jaune hors des mains de l\u2019\u00e9quipe UAE.<\/strong> Une \u00e9chapp\u00e9e de 34 coureurs s\u2019est form\u00e9e t\u00f4t dans la course sans susciter de r\u00e9action du peloton ; Poga\u010dar a donc pr\u00e9f\u00e9r\u00e9 la laisser filer plut\u00f4t que d\u2019\u00e9puiser son \u00e9quipe sous une chaleur de 40 \u00b0C pour un maillot qu\u2019il ne d\u00e9fendait pas encore. Mads Pedersen a remport\u00e9 le sprint en petit comit\u00e9 \u2014 signant sa premi\u00e8re victoire d\u2019\u00e9tape en trois ans \u2014 et s\u2019est empar\u00e9 du maillot vert par la m\u00eame occasion. Torstein Tr\u00e6en a franchi la ligne avec l\u2019\u00e9chapp\u00e9e et a h\u00e9rit\u00e9 du maillot jaune, une premi\u00e8re pour l\u2019\u00e9quipe Uno-X Mobility. Poga\u010dar et Vingegaard ont termin\u00e9 ensemble, avec 13 minutes de retard, restant \u00e0 \u00e9galit\u00e9 au classement g\u00e9n\u00e9ral. Personne n\u2019a perdu la course hier ; plusieurs coureurs ont simplement cess\u00e9 de vouloir d\u00e9fendre un maillot qui ne justifiait pas encore un tel effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">C'est lors de la 5e \u00e9tape que cette patience devrait enfin porter ses fruits pour l'un des coureurs. Le trac\u00e9 reliant Lannemezan \u00e0 Pau constitue l'\u00e9tape en ligne la plus courte de la semaine ; apr\u00e8s quatre jours marqu\u00e9s par la montagne, la chaleur et une \u00e9chapp\u00e9e fleuve, le parcours se pr\u00eate id\u00e9alement \u00e0 un v\u00e9ritable sprint massif \u2014 le premier de l'\u00e9preuve. Toutefois, l'arriv\u00e9e ne sera pas une simple formalit\u00e9 : une s\u00e9rie de courtes bosses aux abords de Vic-en-Bigorre \u00e9cr\u00e8mera le peloton avant la derni\u00e8re ligne droite sur le plat, et les sprinteurs ayant d\u00e9j\u00e0 trop puis\u00e9 dans leurs r\u00e9serves au cours de la semaine en ressentiront les effets \u00e0 ce moment-l\u00e0. Pedersen aborde l'\u00e9tape en tant que d\u00e9tenteur du maillot vert, tandis que Philipsen, Merlier, Girmay et Kooij arrivent tous avec une revanche \u00e0 prendre ou quelque chose \u00e0 prouver.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id7161_b09571-b3 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id7161_b09571-b3 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id7161_b09571-b3 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:500px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id7161_b09571-b3 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id7161_b09571-b3 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id7161_b09571-b3 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 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.kb-table-of-contents-title-wrap{border-top:0px solid var(--global-palette5, #4A5568);border-right:0px solid var(--global-palette5, #4A5568);border-bottom:0px solid var(--global-palette5, #4A5568);border-left:0px solid var(--global-palette5, #4A5568);}.kb-table-of-content-nav.kb-table-of-content-id7161_c0e6f8-05 .kb-table-of-contents-title{font-size:22px;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">En bref<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Stage 5 is a 158.3\u202fkm flat stage on July\u202f8<\/strong>\u00a0from Lannemezan to Pau \u2014 start 14:05 CEST, expected finish 17:37\u201317:45 CEST on the Boulevard de l\u2019Aviation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>This is the first mass sprint of TdF\u202f2026<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 only twice in the last thirty years has the Tour reached Stage\u202f5 without a bunch sprint; 2026 is one of those rare exceptions, making this the day every sprint team has been building toward since Barcelona.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Three short climbs arrive within 12\u202fkm near Vic\u2011en\u2011Bigorre<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 C\u00f4te de Casteide-Doat (1.5\u202fkm, 5.1%), C\u00f4te de Flancart (1\u202fkm, 6.4%), and C\u00f4te de Baleix (1\u202fkm, 8.8%) \u2014 enough to disrupt leadout trains, not enough to eliminate pure sprinters with any climbing ability.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"translation-block\"><strong>Pau est la troisi\u00e8me ville la plus visit\u00e9e du Tour<\/strong>, accueillant la course depuis 1930. Jasper Philipsen a remport\u00e9 le dernier sprint du Tour ici en 2024. Le mus\u00e9e en plein air de la Tour des G\u00e9ants, le Ch\u00e2teau de Pau, lieu de naissance d'Henri IV, et la vue panoramique du Boulevard des Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es font de la 5e \u00e9tape l'\u00e9tape culturelle la plus riche du Tour en dehors de Barcelone.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Stage\u202f5 and Stage\u202f6 both use Pau<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 the sprint finish on July\u202f8 and the Tourmalet queen stage start on July\u202f9 are both in the same city. This is the only Tour stage that shares its finish city with the next morning\u2019s departure.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La 5e \u00e9tape du Tour de France 2026, longue de 158,3 km et reliant Lannemezan \u00e0 Pau, aura lieu le mercredi 8 juillet. Elle offrira la premi\u00e8re occasion de sprint massif de cette 113e \u00e9dition. Les coureurs s'\u00e9lanceront de Lannemezan, ville du plateau des Hautes-Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es, descendront dans la vall\u00e9e du Gers, traverseront les plaines agricoles de Gascogne en direction du nord-ouest, aborderont trois courtes ascensions pr\u00e8s de Vic-en-Bigorre et termineront par un sprint massif sur le boulevard de l'Aviation \u00e0 Pau. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">D\u00e9nivel\u00e9 positif total\u00a0: 1\u00a0883 m\u00e8tres, le plus faible de toutes les \u00e9tapes des cinq premiers jours du Tour. Pau accueille le Tour pour la 64e fois, plus qu\u2019aucune autre ville fran\u00e7aise apr\u00e8s Paris et Bordeaux. Apr\u00e8s quatre jours de <a href=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/tour-de-france-2026-stage-1\/\" target=\"_self\">contre-la-montre par \u00e9quipes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/tour-de-france-2026-stage-2\/\" target=\"_self\">circuits de Montju\u00efc<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/tour-de-france-2026-stage-3\/\" target=\"_self\">travers\u00e9es des Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es<\/a> et <a href=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/tour-de-france-2026-stage-4\/\" target=\"_self\">\u00e9chapp\u00e9es au pays cathare<\/a>, les sprinteurs trouvent enfin ce qu\u2019ils sont venus chercher. Le peloton se forme. Les trains de t\u00eate sont en feu. Pau est pr\u00eat.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7161_9213e4-25 .kt-block-spacer{height:46px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7161_9213e4-25 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-7161_9213e4-25\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Classement g\u00e9n\u00e9ral avant la 5e \u00e9tape<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id7161_16fad7-18 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id7161_16fad7-18 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id7161_16fad7-18 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 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class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">En quoi consiste la 5e \u00e9tape du Tour de France 2026 ?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La 5e \u00e9tape du Tour de France 2026 est la premi\u00e8re \u00e9tape de plaine de cette 113e \u00e9dition ; longue de 158 km, elle reliera Lannemezan \u00e0 Pau le mercredi 8 juillet et devrait se conclure par un sprint massif sur le boulevard de l\u2019Aviation. Apr\u00e8s cinq jours exigeants sur le plan technique \u2014 incluant un contre-la-montre par \u00e9quipes, deux circuits urbains en c\u00f4te, une travers\u00e9e des Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es et une \u00e9tape propice aux \u00e9chapp\u00e9es en pays cathare \u2014, cette 5e \u00e9tape offre au Tour sa premi\u00e8re v\u00e9ritable occasion pour les sprinteurs purs, qui auront pris soin de pr\u00e9server leurs forces durant la premi\u00e8re semaine de course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Cette \u00e9tape r\u00e9pond \u00e0 une logique structurelle pr\u00e9cise : elle sert de tampon entre <a href=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/tour-de-france-2026-stage-4\/\" target=\"_self\">les c\u00f4tes ari\u00e9geoises nerveuses de la 4e \u00e9tape<\/a> et la grande \u00e9tape reine pyr\u00e9n\u00e9enne de la 6e \u00e9tape, qui franchit le col du Tourmalet \u00e0 2 115 m\u00e8tres d'altitude. Les \u00e9quipes des favoris au classement g\u00e9n\u00e9ral g\u00e8rent leurs efforts, tandis que les \u00e9quipes de sprinteurs jouent leur va-tout. Enfin, Pau \u2014 ville-\u00e9tape de plaine la plus pris\u00e9e du cyclisme \u2014 accueille le Tour pour la 64e fois.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00c0 seulement deux reprises au cours des trois derni\u00e8res d\u00e9cennies \u2014 en 2015 et en 1992 \u2014 le Tour a atteint la cinqui\u00e8me \u00e9tape sans qu'il y ait eu de sprint massif. L'\u00e9dition 2026 rejoint ce cercle restreint, faisant du sprint de la cinqui\u00e8me \u00e9tape \u00e0 Pau l'arriv\u00e9e group\u00e9e la plus attendue de la premi\u00e8re semaine de course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">TDF Stage 5 Date, Distance, and Start Times: July 8, 2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le d\u00e9part de la 5e \u00e9tape sera donn\u00e9 \u00e0 Lannemezan le mercredi 8 juillet \u00e0 14 h 05 (CEST). La caravane publicitaire s'\u00e9lancera \u00e0 11 h 50 (CEST) et arrivera \u00e0 Pau environ trois heures avant les coureurs. L'arriv\u00e9e sur le boulevard de l\u2019Aviation est pr\u00e9vue entre 17 h 37 et 17 h 45 (CEST), sur la base d'une vitesse moyenne de 47 km\/h. Pour les t\u00e9l\u00e9spectateurs britanniques : d\u00e9part \u00e0 13 h 05 (BST) et arriv\u00e9e estim\u00e9e entre 16 h 37 et 16 h 45 (BST) sur Eurosport et ITV Sport. Pour les t\u00e9l\u00e9spectateurs am\u00e9ricains : 08 h 05 (EDT) et 05 h 05 (PDT). Le passage au sprint interm\u00e9diaire de Vic-en-Bigorre (km 113,5) est pr\u00e9vu entre 16 h 39 et 16 h 46 (CEST) ; il constitue un rep\u00e8re utile pour les t\u00e9l\u00e9spectateurs, indiquant qu'il reste environ 45 minutes de course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les estimations horaires sont plus pr\u00e9cises pour les \u00e9tapes de plaine que pour les \u00e9tapes de montagne. \u00c0 une vitesse moyenne de 47 km\/h, les 26 km s\u00e9parant Baleix de la ligne d'arriv\u00e9e \u2014 apr\u00e8s la derni\u00e8re ascension franchie vers 17 h 04 (CEST) \u2014 n\u00e9cessitent environ 33 minutes de course. L'arriv\u00e9e sur le boulevard de l\u2019Aviation est pr\u00e9vue entre 17 h 37 et 17 h 45 (CEST).<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7161_df7554-e2 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7161_df7554-e2 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-7161_df7554-e2\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Itin\u00e9raire de l'\u00e9tape 5 du Tour de France 2026\u00a0: guide complet du parcours de Lannemezan \u00e0 Pau<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id7161_eef487-f1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id7161_eef487-f1 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id7161_eef487-f1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id7161_eef487-f1 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id7161_eef487-f1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id7161_eef487-f1 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id7161_eef487-f1 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column7161_29a8c8-a1 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column7161_29a8c8-a1 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column7161_29a8c8-a1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column7161_29a8c8-a1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column7161_29a8c8-a1 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column7161_29a8c8-a1 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column7161_29a8c8-a1{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column7161_29a8c8-a1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column7161_29a8c8-a1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column7161_29a8c8-a1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-image7161_da9c65-e4 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image7161_da9c65-e4\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"728\" height=\"486\" src=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tour-de-france-2026-stage-5-route.jpg\" alt=\"Tour de France 2026 Stage 5 Route Lannemezan to Pau Course\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-8358\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tour-de-france-2026-stage-5-route.jpg 728w, https:\/\/franceletour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tour-de-france-2026-stage-5-route-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/franceletour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/tour-de-france-2026-stage-5-route-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La 5e \u00e9tape se divise en deux sections distinctes. Les 113 premiers kilom\u00e8tres, reliant Lannemezan \u00e0 Vic-en-Bigorre via la vall\u00e9e du Gers, pr\u00e9sentent un profil plat ou l\u00e9g\u00e8rement vallonn\u00e9 ; il s\u2019agit d\u2019une phase de r\u00e9cup\u00e9ration et de placement, durant laquelle les \u00e9quipes de sprinteurs prot\u00e8gent leurs leaders et le peloton progresse de mani\u00e8re group\u00e9e et contr\u00f4l\u00e9e. Les 45 derniers kilom\u00e8tres, entre Vic-en-Bigorre et Pau, incluent trois courtes ascensions, un sprint interm\u00e9diaire et la longue ligne droite du boulevard de l\u2019Aviation, l\u00e0 o\u00f9 la v\u00e9ritable course du jour se joue.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id7161_ac167c-1f > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id7161_ac167c-1f > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id7161_ac167c-1f > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:800px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id7161_ac167c-1f > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id7161_ac167c-1f > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id7161_ac167c-1f > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id7161_ac167c-1f alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column7161_ec55c7-ff > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column7161_ec55c7-ff > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column7161_ec55c7-ff > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column7161_ec55c7-ff > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column7161_ec55c7-ff > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column7161_ec55c7-ff > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column7161_ec55c7-ff{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column7161_ec55c7-ff > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column7161_ec55c7-ff > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column7161_ec55c7-ff\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tour de France 2026 Stage 5 Route Animation | Lannemezan to Pau \u2014 Sprinters&amp;apos; Day\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zKUCUfj3JtM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">La plaine d'ouverture : Lannemezan et la vall\u00e9e du Gers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lannemezan est situ\u00e9e sur un plateau au sommet plat, \u00e0 une altitude d'environ 600 \u00e0 650 m\u00e8tres dans les Hautes-Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es ; il s'agit du point culminant de l'ensemble du parcours de la 5e \u00e9tape. Cette ville d'environ 6 000 habitants est surnomm\u00e9e localement le \u00ab plateau des sources \u00bb : les rivi\u00e8res Gers, Neste, Ba\u00efse et Save y prennent toutes leur source, drainant les eaux de fonte des neiges pyr\u00e9n\u00e9ennes vers le nord-ouest, en direction des plaines atlantiques de Gascogne. Lannemezan marque la transition g\u00e9ographique entre la montagne et la plaine, la limite exacte o\u00f9 la g\u00e9ologie pyr\u00e9n\u00e9enne rencontre les terres agricoles de basse altitude du sud-ouest de la France.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">L'\u00e9tape quitte presque aussit\u00f4t le plateau pour p\u00e9n\u00e9trer dans la vall\u00e9e du Gers, ce vaste couloir agricole qui traverse la Gascogne en direction du nord-ouest. Sur les 113 kilom\u00e8tres suivants, la route, au relief plat ou l\u00e9g\u00e8rement vallonn\u00e9, traverse de petites localit\u00e9s gasconnes en empruntant des d\u00e9partementales rectilignes bord\u00e9es de champs de ma\u00efs, de cultures de tournesols et, \u00e7\u00e0 et l\u00e0, de villages en bastide. Au sud, les Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es demeurent visibles sous la forme d'une longue muraille bleue ; ces m\u00eames montagnes que les coureurs ont mis trois jours \u00e0 franchir constituent d\u00e9sormais une toile de fond plut\u00f4t qu'un obstacle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dans la vall\u00e9e du Gers, le peloton progresse \u00e0 une allure de 44 \u00e0 48 km\/h, formant un groupe compact et ma\u00eetris\u00e9. Les \u00e9quipes de sprinteurs placent avec soin leurs leaders au sein du peloton, \u00e9vitant ainsi les chutes et les cassures provoqu\u00e9es par le vent de c\u00f4t\u00e9 qui pourraient r\u00e9duire leurs plans \u00e0 n\u00e9ant pr\u00e9matur\u00e9ment. Les favoris au classement g\u00e9n\u00e9ral se tiennent au c\u0153ur du peloton, \u00e0 l'abri, pour \u00e9conomiser leurs forces. La course ne se jouera pas ici. Toutefois, le placement dans les derniers kilom\u00e8tres d\u00e9pendra de d\u00e9cisions prises bien avant Vic-en-Bigorre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Marciac : la capitale europ\u00e9enne du jazz cach\u00e9e au milieu des champs de tournesols de Gascogne<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Au kilom\u00e8tre 90,8, le Tour traverse Marciac, une bastide du XIIIe si\u00e8cle comptant environ 1 300 habitants, au c\u0153ur de la Gascogne. Par son trac\u00e9 urbain m\u00e9di\u00e9val en damier, sa place centrale \u00e0 arcades et la fl\u00e8che de son \u00e9glise du XIVe si\u00e8cle, Marciac pr\u00e9sente l'aspect typique d'une bastide gasconne. Sur le plan culturel, en revanche, elle est tout sauf ordinaire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fond\u00e9 en 1978 par un groupe de passionn\u00e9s locaux emmen\u00e9 par Jean-Louis Guilhaumon, le festival Jazz in Marciac a \u00e9volu\u00e9 d'une modeste f\u00eate de village pour devenir l'un des festivals de musique les plus prestigieux d'Europe, avec un chapiteau principal de 10 000 places, trois semaines de programmation et plus de 200 000 visiteurs chaque mois d'ao\u00fbt. Miles Davis et Dizzy Gillespie s'y sont produits ; Herbie Hancock, Diana Krall, Norah Jones et Wynton Marsalis sont \u00e9galement mont\u00e9s sur la sc\u00e8ne du chapiteau de Marciac. Wynton Marsalis y a jou\u00e9 si souvent depuis ses d\u00e9buts en 1991 qu'il poss\u00e8de sa propre statue sur la place du village et a compos\u00e9 une suite en treize mouvements, *The Marciac Suite*, en hommage personnel \u00e0 la ville et \u00e0 ses habitants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 48th edition of Jazz in Marciac in 2026 runs from July 20 to August 5, with Sting opening the festival on July 20. When the TDF peloton passes through Marciac on July 8, the festival setup is already underway, stages being built, sound equipment arriving, the posters for the August event covering the bastide walls. The riders pass at approximately 16:11 CEST at full racing pace, seeing nothing but the road ahead. The jazz will start in 12 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Vic-en-Bigorre et les trois ascensions : le dernier obstacle<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Au kilom\u00e8tre 113,5, on atteint Vic-en-Bigorre, un bourg d'environ 5 000 habitants situ\u00e9 dans les Hautes-Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es, \u00e0 la jonction entre la plaine du Gers et les premiers reliefs du pi\u00e9mont pyr\u00e9n\u00e9en. C'est ici que se dispute le sprint interm\u00e9diaire. Pour les sprinteurs qui sont rest\u00e9s tranquilles au sein du peloton durant 113 kilom\u00e8tres, Vic-en-Bigorre marque le v\u00e9ritable d\u00e9but de leur journ\u00e9e de course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph translation-block\">Dans un rayon de 13 km autour de Vic-en-Bigorre, trois c\u00f4tes r\u00e9pertori\u00e9es s'encha\u00eenent rapidement : la <strong>C\u00f4te de Casteide-Doat<\/strong> (1,5 km \u00e0 5,1 %) au km 119,9, la <strong>C\u00f4te de Flancart<\/strong> (1 km \u00e0 6,4 %) environ 2 km plus loin, et la <strong>C\u00f4te de Baleix<\/strong> (1 km \u00e0 8,8 %) au km 132,7. Toutes trois sont class\u00e9es en 3e cat\u00e9gorie. Aucune n'est assez longue pour \u00e9liminer un pur sprinteur dot\u00e9 de capacit\u00e9s correctes en mont\u00e9e. Toutefois, elles cr\u00e9ent une s\u00e9quence de 13 km propice aux perturbations, obligeant les \u00e9quipes de sprinteurs \u00e0 se mettre au travail t\u00f4t, d\u00e9sorganisant la mise en place des trains de sprint et offrant parfois l'occasion \u00e0 un puncheur d'attaquer et de tenter de r\u00e9sister jusqu'au bout sur les 26 derniers kilom\u00e8tres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La c\u00f4te de Baleix est la plus raide, avec une pente de 8,8 % ; courte mais suffisamment abrupte pour faire souffrir les coureurs qui, apr\u00e8s avoir roul\u00e9 \u00e0 l'abri toute la journ\u00e9e, se retrouvent soudain face \u00e0 une route qui s'\u00e9l\u00e8ve brutalement. Un sprinteur qui d\u00e9croche \u00e0 cet endroit doit alors se lancer dans une poursuite de 26 km \u00e0 50 km\/h pour recoller au groupe de t\u00eate. La plupart y parviennent. D'autres non.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Les 26 derniers kilom\u00e8tres vers Pau : le terrain de jeu des trains de sprinteurs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Depuis Baleix, au kilom\u00e8tre 132,7, la route est essentiellement plate jusqu\u2019au boulevard de l\u2019Aviation. Il s\u2019agit de vingt-six kilom\u00e8tres de routes d\u00e9partementales d\u00e9gag\u00e9es et au rev\u00eatement de qualit\u00e9, traversant la p\u00e9riph\u00e9rie douce de l\u2019agglom\u00e9ration paloise. C\u2019est l\u00e0 que les \u00e9quipes de sprinteurs prennent totalement les commandes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les \u00ab trains \u00bb de sprint \u2014 ces formations organis\u00e9es de coureurs qui m\u00e8nent l\u2019allure pour un sprinteur \u00e0 travers le chaos des derniers kilom\u00e8tres \u2014 prennent le relais de l\u2019organisation g\u00e9n\u00e9rale du peloton. Les \u00e9quipes s\u2019alignent sur la route, chaque coureur suivant la roue de celui qui le pr\u00e9c\u00e8de, tandis que le sprinteur prot\u00e9g\u00e9 se place en queue de train, \u00e9conomisant la moindre parcelle d\u2019\u00e9nergie pour les 200 derniers m\u00e8tres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les derniers kilom\u00e8tres menant \u00e0 Pau sont bien connus de tous les directeurs sportifs des \u00e9quipes de sprinteurs. Le boulevard de l\u2019Aviation offre une ligne droite large et d\u00e9gag\u00e9e jusqu\u2019\u00e0 l\u2019arriv\u00e9e. Le dernier virage se situe \u00e0 environ 700 m\u00e8tres de la ligne. Le placement \u00e0 l\u2019entr\u00e9e de ce virage est d\u00e9terminant : un sprinteur qui aborde la derni\u00e8re ligne droite en dixi\u00e8me position a besoin d\u2019une puissance hors du commun et d\u2019une bonne dose de chance pour remonter ses adversaires. En revanche, celui qui se pr\u00e9sente en troisi\u00e8me ou quatri\u00e8me position, propuls\u00e9 par un train parfaitement orchestr\u00e9, l\u2019emporte.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7161_b18e5f-8e .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7161_b18e5f-8e .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-7161_b18e5f-8e\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Profil altim\u00e9trique de la 5e \u00e9tape du Tour de France 2026 : 1 883 m\u00e8tres et trois petites bosses<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le profil altim\u00e9trique de la 5e \u00e9tape est le plus abordable des cinq premi\u00e8res \u00e9tapes du Tour \u2014 avec un d\u00e9nivel\u00e9 total de 1 883 m\u00e8tres \u2014, le relief \u00e9tant principalement d\u00fb au d\u00e9part depuis le plateau de Lannemezan et au trac\u00e9 vallonn\u00e9 des routes de la vall\u00e9e du Gers, tandis que les trois ascensions r\u00e9pertori\u00e9es dans les 45 derniers kilom\u00e8tres constituent les seuls changements de pente notables.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id7161_e068be-cd > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id7161_e068be-cd > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id7161_e068be-cd > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:800px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id7161_e068be-cd > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id7161_e068be-cd > 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.kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column7161_7abf7a-03{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column7161_7abf7a-03 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column7161_7abf7a-03 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column7161_7abf7a-03\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-image7161_0266f9-78 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image7161_0266f9-78\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tdf-2026-stage-5-profile.jpg\" alt=\"Tour de France 2026 Stage 5 Elevation Profile\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-8259\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tdf-2026-stage-5-profile.jpg 960w, https:\/\/franceletour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tdf-2026-stage-5-profile-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/franceletour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tdf-2026-stage-5-profile-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/franceletour.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/tdf-2026-stage-5-profile-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">5th Stage\u2019s Three Categorised Climbs: Data Table<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Mont\u00e9<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Cat\u00e9gorie<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Longueur<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Pente moyenne<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Max gradient<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Km mark<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Dist. from finish<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>C\u00f4te de Casteide-Doat<\/td><td>Cat 3<\/td><td>1.5 km<\/td><td>5.1%<\/td><td>~7%<\/td><td>km 119.9<\/td><td>~38 km<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>C\u00f4te de Flancart<\/td><td>Cat 3<\/td><td>1.0 km<\/td><td>6.4%<\/td><td>~9%<\/td><td>km ~121.9<\/td><td>~36 km<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>C\u00f4te de Baleix<\/td><td>Cat 3<\/td><td>1.0 km<\/td><td>8.8%<\/td><td>~10%<\/td><td>km 132.7<\/td><td>~26 km<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>Ces trois ascensions s'\u00e9tendent au total sur environ 13 km, entre le 120e et le 133e kilom\u00e8tre. Avec une pente moyenne de 8,8 %, la c\u00f4te de Baleix est la mont\u00e9e r\u00e9pertori\u00e9e la plus raide de la 5e \u00e9tape \u2014 plus abrupte que n'importe quel passage du col du Paradis (4e \u00e9tape) ou que les sections inf\u00e9rieures du Monts\u00e9gur. Prise isol\u00e9ment, elle ne repr\u00e9sente rien de particulier. Mais dans le contexte de la course, apr\u00e8s 132 km d'effort et alors qu'il reste encore 26 km de plat, elle rev\u00eat une importance capitale pour tout coureur \u00e9voluant \u00e0 la limite de ses capacit\u00e9s en mont\u00e9e.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pourquoi 1 883 m\u00e8tres de d\u00e9nivel\u00e9 sur 158 km constituent une \u00e9tape de sprinteurs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pour situer le contexte : la 3e \u00e9tape, avec un d\u00e9nivel\u00e9 positif de 3 950 m sur 196 km, s'achevait par une arriv\u00e9e au sommet \u00e0 1 700 m d'altitude. \u00c0 l'inverse, la 5e \u00e9tape \u2014 1 883 m de d\u00e9nivel\u00e9 sur 158 km, sans aucun sommet d\u00e9passant 400 m et avec une portion finale plate de 26 km \u2014 correspond en tout point \u00e0 la d\u00e9finition d'une \u00e9tape pour sprinteurs utilis\u00e9e par les directeurs de course des Grands Tours. Le d\u00e9nivel\u00e9 pr\u00e9sent sur cette 5e \u00e9tape se concentre presque exclusivement dans la descente depuis le plateau de Lannemezan (situ\u00e9 \u00e0 600 m) durant les 20 premiers kilom\u00e8tres de course. Une fois cette descente effectu\u00e9e, la route reste constamment en dessous de 250 m d'altitude sur les 138 kilom\u00e8tres restants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le d\u00e9nivel\u00e9 cumul\u00e9 est un facteur important pour les \u00e9quipes visant le classement g\u00e9n\u00e9ral : au terme des cinq premi\u00e8res \u00e9tapes, les coureurs auront accumul\u00e9 plus de 9 000 m\u00e8tres de d\u00e9nivel\u00e9 positif. Le profil plat de la 5e \u00e9tape n'est pas le fruit du hasard ; il s'agit d'une pause d\u00e9lib\u00e9r\u00e9e destin\u00e9e \u00e0 permettre aux coureurs de r\u00e9cup\u00e9rer un peu avant l'ascension du Tourmalet lors de la 6e \u00e9tape.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7161_87d0a8-cd .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7161_87d0a8-cd .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-7161_87d0a8-cd\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">tdf Stage 5 Sprint Tactics: How the First Mass Finish of TdF 2026 Gets Won<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stage 5 is a sprint stage. The race winner crosses the line at maximum velocity after a 1,400\u20131,800 watt effort lasting approximately 10\u201312 seconds from the final 200 metres. Everything before that moment is positioning, energy management, and team tactics designed to deliver the sprinter to that 200m mark with clear road and maximum remaining power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How a Leadout Train Works: A Primer for New Fans<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A leadout train is one of professional road cycling&#8217;s most sophisticated tactical formations and one of the least understood by first-time Tour viewers. Here is how it works in plain terms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the final 5\u201310 km of a sprint stage, a sprint team abandons its general placement in the peloton and forms a single-file line at the front. Each rider in the line, the &#8220;lead-out riders&#8221;, takes a turn at the very front of the race, riding at maximum sustainable pace (typically 50\u201355 km\/h) to discourage rival teams from overtaking and to control the road ahead of their sprinter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After pulling at the front for 30\u201360 seconds, each lead-out rider &#8220;swings off&#8221;, moves to the side of the road, exposing the next rider in the sequence. This continues until the final 200\u2013300 metres, when the last lead-out rider, often the team&#8217;s strongest domestique, delivers the sprinter to the moment of maximum tactical advantage: clear road, high speed, and the sprint beginning from the correct lane position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sprinter, who has been sitting at the back of this train the entire time, saves their explosive power entirely for this moment. From zero to maximum in three pedal strokes. Peak output: 1,400\u20131,800 watts for a male WorldTour sprinter over 10 seconds, roughly six to eight times the average human&#8217;s maximum exertion capacity. The winner is often the rider with the best positioning entering the final bend, not necessarily the one with the highest raw peak power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the Boulevard de l&#8217;Aviation in Pau, with its straight final kilometre, positioning at the 700m mark is the critical variable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Green Jersey Picture: Stage 5 and the Points Classification The <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">5th stage is the most important single day for the green jersey, the maillot vert awarded to the leader of the points classification, in the Tour&#8217;s opening week. After four stages with minimal sprint points (Stage 1&#8217;s TTT, Stage 2&#8217;s Montju\u00efc circuit finish, Stage 3&#8217;s mountain summit, Stage 4&#8217;s breakaway finish), the Stage 5 mass sprint is the first time the green jersey competition becomes genuinely competitive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The stage winner in Pau receives 50 points toward the green jersey. Second place earns 30, third earns 20, with points awarded down to 15th place. The intermediate sprint at Vic-en-Bigorre offers a further 20 points to the winner, 14 to second, and 8 to third. A sprinter who wins the stage in Pau and takes the intermediate sprint at Vic-en-Bigorre accumulates 70 classification points from Stage 5 alone, more than can be earned across Stages 1\u20134 combined for a typical sprint-capable rider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The green jersey battle in the 2026 Tour has a defined shape by Stage 5&#8217;s end. Any sprinter who wins or podiums in Pau holds a structural points advantage that survives through the first Pyrenean week and carries into the second week&#8217;s flat stages (Stages 7, 8, 11, 12).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">TDF Stage 5 Favourites: Who Wins the Sprint in Pau?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tour de France 2026 Stage 5 has a clear sprint favourite hierarchy that reflects the same order of probability as most pre-mountain Tour sprints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Jasper Philipsen<\/strong> (Alpecin-Premier Tech) arrives as the defending Pau victor, his 2024 sprint on this same boulevard confirmed him as the fastest finisher in the peloton on flat roads. His team&#8217;s lead-out infrastructure, built around Mathieu van der Poel&#8217;s road reading ability and dedicated lead-out specialists, is among the most polished in the race.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Olav Kooij<\/strong> (Decathlon-CMA CGM) is the fastest pure sprinter in the 2026 peloton in terms of raw sprint power. Young, improving rapidly, and with a team building specifically around him after his 2025 Vuelta stage victories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Biniam Girmay<\/strong> (NSN Cycling Team) brings Tour de France sprint experience and the ability to handle moderate climbing, the three Casteide-Baleix climbs suit a rider with his combined sprint-climbing profile better than they suit a heavier pure sprinter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Tim Merlier<\/strong> (Soudal Quick-Step), Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek), and Dylan Groenewegen (Jayco-AlUla) complete the tier of riders capable of winning if their leadout delivery is clean and the right wheels are in the right position at 200 metres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The wild card: a reduced sprint from a peloton that does not fully regroup after the C\u00f4te de Baleix. If the sprint teams cannot bring back all dropped riders before Pau, a puncheur-sprinter like <strong>Arnaud De Lie<\/strong> (Lotto-Dstny) can win from a group of 30\u201340 rather than a full mass finish.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7161_1871c7-28 .kt-block-spacer{height:39px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7161_1871c7-28 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-7161_1871c7-28\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Pau: The Tour&#8217;s Third-Most Visited City and the Capital of B\u00e9arn<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pau is where the Tour de France comes to breathe. After four days of Mediterranean climates, high mountains, and medieval Cathar country, the peloton arrives in a civilised, prosperous city set on a terrace above the Gave de Pau river with one of the most spectacular views in France , the Pyrenean chain spread across the southern horizon from the Boulevard des Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es, so clear on a July afternoon that the riders can see Stage 6&#8217;s mountains from the Stage 5 finish line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pau is the capital of the Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es-Atlantiques department and the cultural capital of the B\u00e9arn, the former independent viscountcy and kingdom that controlled these Pyrenean approaches for centuries before formal French annexation in 1620. The city sits at approximately 200 metres altitude, elevated above the Gave de Pau river on a limestone terrace, with the southern face of the escarpment giving the Boulevard des Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es its extraordinary panoramic position. On a clear July day, the Pic du Midi de Bigorre (2,877m) is visible to the east; the Pic d&#8217;Ossau and the Pyrenean crest toward Spain spreads to the southwest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After only Paris and Bordeaux, Pau is the third city in Tour de France history to have hosted the race most often. 5th Stage marks the 64th Tour finish in the city, with the first recorded in 1930. That year, Italian Alfredo Binda was the first Tour de France stage winner in Pau, on the same day that Frenchman Andr\u00e9 Leducq won the yellow jersey for good. Bernard Hinault won stages here. Fausto Coppi raced these roads. Every great name in the Tour&#8217;s 113-year history has passed through Pau at some point and the city has built its cycling identity around that fact with characteristic B\u00e9arnaise solidity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Tour des G\u00e9ants: Pau&#8217;s Open-Air Cycling Museum<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2019, for the centenary of the yellow jersey, Pau inaugurated the Tour des G\u00e9ants, an open-air museum in the Bois Louis park, built on the site of the city&#8217;s former velodrome. Yellow totems, each representing a Tour de France winner, line the park&#8217;s paths in the Bois Louis, a green space near the Philippe Tissi\u00e9 stadium. Eddy Merckx&#8217;s totem stands next to Bernard Hinault&#8217;s. Greg LeMond, Miguel Indur\u00e1in, Alberto Contador, Lance Armstrong, the whole complicated, glorious, controversial history of the race in yellow plastic columns in a public park, free to visit, ten minutes&#8217; walk from the Stage 5 finish line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The museum is unique in the cycling world: a permanent, free, outdoor celebration of the Tour&#8217;s history in the city that has watched it pass 75 times. For anyone arriving in Pau on July 7 or the morning of July 8 before Stage 5&#8217;s 14:05 start, the Tour des G\u00e9ants is the correct first stop. Allow 45 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Ch\u00e2teau de Pau: Where Henri IV Was Born<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A 10-minute walk from the Boulevard de l&#8217;Aviation finish, the Ch\u00e2teau de Pau sits on a terrace above the city on what remains of its original 11th-century defensive position. The Viscounts of B\u00e9arn built the first fortification here above the ford of the Gave de Pau. The Counts of Foix, who feature prominently in Stage 4&#8217;s Ari\u00e8ge history, reinforced and extended it in the 14th century. In the 16th century, as the seat of the Kings of Navarre, the castle was transformed into a royal residence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Henri IV of France was born in the Ch\u00e2teau de Pau on December 13, 1553, the king who ended the French Wars of Religion, issued the Edict of Nantes in 1598, granting religious toleration, and is remembered in France with particular warmth for his supposed wish that every peasant should have &#8220;a chicken in their pot&#8221; on Sundays. He converted from Protestantism to Catholicism to secure the French throne, generating the famous, and apocryphal, quote &#8220;Paris is well worth a mass.&#8221; His turtle shell cradle, in which he was rocked as an infant in B\u00e9arnaise tradition, is still on display in the ch\u00e2teau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The building is now a national museum, open daily except public holidays, with free entry for EU citizens under 26. Henri IV&#8217;s tapestries, period furniture, and portraits fill rooms that look unchanged since the 16th century. It is the most historically significant building within walking distance of any Tour de France sprint finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Boulevard des Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es: The Tour&#8217;s Most Spectacular Viewpoint<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Boulevard des Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es is a 1.8 km clifftop promenade running along the southern escarpment of Pau&#8217;s upper city. The road is named not for its function but for its view: on a clear day, which July in Pau statistically provides most of the time, the entire Pyrenean chain is visible from the boulevard&#8217;s balustrade. The Pic du Midi de Bigorre to the east, the Pic d&#8217;Ossau and the Cirque de Gavarnie to the southwest, the Spanish border peaks to the south. The mountains where Stage 6 will race tomorrow are visible from the boulevard today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Stage 5 finish on the Boulevard de l&#8217;Aviation sits one kilometre east of the Boulevard des Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es&#8217; eastern end. After the sprint verdict, walking west along the boulevard in the evening light with the Pyrenees ahead, tomorrow&#8217;s mountain visible, today&#8217;s race done, is the correct way to end Stage 5 day in Pau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What to Eat and Drink in Pau on Stage 5 Day<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pau and the <strong>B\u00e9arn carry<\/strong> one of France&#8217;s most distinctive and underappreciated food identities, grounded in the same Pyrenean-Atlantic climate that shaped the landscape the riders crossed in Stage 3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Poule au pot b\u00e9arnaise<\/strong> is the defining dish of the region and Pau&#8217;s most famous culinary symbol. A whole chicken slow-cooked in a pot with vegetables, bone marrow, and herbs, a dish associated directly with Henri IV, who expressed his wish that every French household should have access to it weekly. Pau&#8217;s restaurants serve it in its traditional braised form throughout the year, with the pot liquor drunk separately as a first-course broth before the chicken and vegetables are served. It is unhurried, sustaining, and completely unlike the cassoulet encountered the day before in Carcassonne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Garbure <\/strong>is the everyday cooking of the B\u00e9arn and Gascony, a thick soup of preserved duck, cabbage, white beans, turnips, and vegetables cooked long and slow until the spoon stands up on its own. It is not a refined dish. It is the food of farmers working Pyrenean foothills, and in the right hands, in a Pau restaurant in July, it is deeply satisfying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Juran\u00e7on wine <\/strong>is the discovery that most surprises visitors to Pau. The AOC appellation covers the steep south-facing terraces of the hills immediately south of the city, vineyards visible from the Boulevard des Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es when the stage finishes. Made from Petit Manseng and Gros Manseng grapes, Juran\u00e7on comes in two forms: Juran\u00e7on sec (dry, mineral, with citrus and floral notes, the aperitif of choice in every Pau restaurant) and Juran\u00e7on moelleux (sweet, with apricot and dried fruit character, made from late-harvested Petit Manseng grapes shrivelled by the autumn sun). The moelleux is one of France&#8217;s great dessert wines. The sec is one of France&#8217;s most underrated whites. A Juran\u00e7on sec on the terrace of a Pau restaurant before Stage 5 starts, with the Pyrenees visible to the south, is the exact experience the Tour de France in Pau was designed to produce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Armagnac<\/strong>, the brandy produced in the Gers department the stage rides through before reaching Pau, is the after-dinner constant. Unlike Cognac, Armagnac is distilled once rather than twice, a process that retains more of the grape&#8217;s character and gives the spirit its distinctive earthy, prune, and vanilla profile. The Gers valley, the peloton rides through in the first 100 km of Stage 5 produces the raw materials for France&#8217;s oldest brandy appellation.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7161_04990f-24 .kt-block-spacer{height:41px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7161_04990f-24 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-7161_04990f-24\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Lannemezan: The Stage 5 Start City and Its Plateau of the Sources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lannemezan is a small town of approximately 6,000 people on the flat-topped plateau at 600\u2013650 metres altitude that marks the final gradient of the Pyrenean foothills before the Gascony plain begins. The town is known throughout the Hautes-Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es as the &#8220;plateau des sources&#8221; \u2014 the plateau of the sources \u2014 because major rivers including the Gers, the Neste, the Ba\u00efse, and the Save all originate from the water table beneath the Lannemezan plateau, fed by Pyrenean snowmelt that percolates through the limestone strata. The town sits at a hydrological crossroads: northeast into the Gers, northwest into the Ba\u00efse valley, south into the Neste valley that connects directly to the high Pyrenees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lannemezan has appeared in Tour de France history as both a stage start and finish town. The surrounding roads, particularly south through the Neste valley toward the Col d&#8217;Aspin, which Stage 6 crosses tomorrow, are well-established training routes for Pyrenean cycling. Local cycling club VC Lannemezan provides the stage start committee. The town&#8217;s market hall near the d\u00e9part area opens early on race day, offering local produce and the particular atmosphere of a small French town that receives the Tour de France as a once-a-generation honour.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7161_2517d4-b9 .kt-block-spacer{height:41px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7161_2517d4-b9 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-7161_2517d4-b9\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Where to Watch Tour de France 2026 Stage 5: Best Spectator Spots<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stage five is the most accessible and logistically straightforward spectating day of the Tour&#8217;s first five stages. No mountain passes, no altitude logistics, no road closures starting at 06:00. Urban and suburban roads close in the afternoon, public transport runs normally until race passage, and Pau is a well-equipped city with full Tour de France infrastructure from previous hosting experience. Here is the complete <a href=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"6926\">live watching guide for the 2026 edition<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Stage 5 Best Viewing Zones<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes has-small-font-size\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Zone<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">What you see<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Acc\u00e9der<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Best arrival<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Crowd level<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Lannemezan start area<\/td><td>Stage Village, caravane d\u00e9part, small-town Tour atmosphere<\/td><td>Car or SNCF from Tarbes (25 min)<\/td><td>12:00 CEST<\/td><td>Mod\u00e9r\u00e9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>C\u00f4te de Baleix (km 132.7)<\/td><td>Last and sharpest climb \u2014 8.8%, sprint teams disrupted, race opening up<\/td><td>Car from Pau (30 min)<\/td><td>16:45 CEST<\/td><td>Low to moderate<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pau \u2014 final km approach (Morla\u00e0s, km 143)<\/td><td>Leadout trains fully formed, peloton at maximum speed entering the city<\/td><td>Car or bus from Pau centre<\/td><td>17:10 CEST<\/td><td>High<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Boulevard de l\u2019Aviation finish<\/td><td>Mass sprint verdict, green jersey picture confirmed, full finish infrastructure<\/td><td>SNCF from Bordeaux, Toulouse, or Paris TGV<\/td><td>15:30 CEST<\/td><td>Very high<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>The Boulevard de l&#8217;Aviation finish is the obvious choice for Stage 5 spectatorship. Pau has hosted the Tour 64 times, the infrastructure is established, the crowd knowledge is deep, and the atmosphere at a sprint finish on a straight boulevard with the Pyrenees visible in the background is unlike anything a flat northern stage can offer. Arrive by 15:30 CEST to secure a position on the finish straight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Getting There: Transport Between Lannemezan and Pau<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pau is exceptionally well-connected for a city of its size. Direct TGV services from Paris Montparnasse (4h15), Bordeaux (1h30), Toulouse (1h15), and Tarbes (15 minutes). Lannemezan is served by SNCF from Pau via Tarbes \u2014 approximately 45 minutes total. The practical race-day circuit: take the morning train from Pau to Lannemezan for the Stage Village and caravane start (arriving before 11:50 CEST when the caravan departs), return by early afternoon train to Pau for the Boulevard de l&#8217;Aviation sprint finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Road closures in Lannemezan begin at approximately 12:00 CEST on July 8. Pau city centre approach roads close progressively from approximately 14:30 CEST, with the final kilometre on the Boulevard de l&#8217;Aviation closed from approximately 15:00 CEST. Use the Pau TGV station as your arrival point, a 15-minute walk or quick tram to the finish area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where to Stay for Stage 5: Pau Is the Obvious Answer<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pau is the correct base for Stage 5 and the strategically essential base for Stage 6. Stage 5 finishes in Pau. Stage 6 starts from Pau the next morning, the peloton rolls out from the same city for the Tourmalet queen stage on July 9. No other two-day window in the entire Tour offers this efficiency: one hotel, two consecutive racing days in the same location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pau&#8217;s hotel stock is substantial for its size, but Tour de France demand combined with summer peak season means booking well in advance is non-negotiable. The central Pau area near the train station and the Place de la R\u00e9publique offers the best combination of transport access and restaurant proximity. Juran\u00e7on (2 km south across the Gave de Pau) and Bizanos (eastern suburb) offer alternatives with easy bus connections to the finish area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A practical note on Stage 6 morning: the Stage 6 d\u00e9part is from Pau city centre at approximately 12:30 CEST on July 9. Staying one night in Pau after Stage 5&#8217;s finish, watching the sprint, eating a poule au pot at one of the Boulevard des Pyr\u00e9n\u00e9es restaurants, waking up with the Pyrenees ahead and Stage 6&#8217;s Tourmalet already on the horizon, this is the best two-day Tour de France experience available anywhere in the first week of the 2026 race.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7161_88d96f-42 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7161_88d96f-42 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-7161_88d96f-42\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Weather on Stage 5: Pyrenean Views and the Gascon Wind Question<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stage 5 starts at 14:05 CEST in the warmest part of a July afternoon. Lannemezan&#8217;s plateau at 600m sits at approximately 24\u201326\u00b0C in early July. Pau at 200m is warmer, typically 27\u201329\u00b0C on a July afternoon, with the thermal mass of the urban area adding a degree or two above the surrounding countryside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The specific weather risk for Stage 5 is the southwest Atlantic wind that affects the Gers valley in summer. The predominant July wind direction across the Gascon plain runs from the southwest \u2014 warm, moisture-laden air from the Bay of Biscay crossing flat terrain before meeting the Pyrenees. On the 113 km section from Lannemezan through the Valley of the Gers, the road runs northwest, putting this southwest wind as a partial crosswind on the open agricultural plains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At average July wind speeds of 15\u201320 km\/h, crosswind echelon splits in the Gers valley are possible but unlikely, the same wind risk that applied to Stage 4&#8217;s plateau section. If the wind strengthens above 25 km\/h on the open Gers plain roads, sprint teams will attempt to keep the peloton together at all costs. A crosswind split before Vic-en-Bigorre that strands a top sprinter behind a gap would change the Stage 5 narrative entirely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Boulevard de l&#8217;Aviation finish in Pau is largely sheltered from wind by the urban setting. The sprint itself will not be significantly affected by weather. The tactical risk is in the first 100 km.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7161_699432-0f .kt-block-spacer{height:41px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7161_699432-0f .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-7161_699432-0f\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Stage 5 as the Last Rest Before the Tourmalet: How Pau Sets Up Stage 6<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stage 5 is the final recovery window before the Pyrenees deliver their definitive verdict. Stage 6 on July 9 departs from Pau, the same city where Stage 5 finishes the previous evening, and runs 186 km to Gavarnie-G\u00e8dre, including the Col d&#8217;Aubisque (2,038m), Col du Tourmalet (2,115m \u2014 the highest mountain in the Tour&#8217;s Pyrenean itinerary and one of the most iconic climbs in cycling history), and a summit finish in the Cirque de Gavarnie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GC teams manage Stage 5 with Stage 6 in mind at every moment. Every domestique preserved today is available tomorrow for the Tourmalet. Every GC leader who arrives at the Pau hotel on July 8 with full energy, no crashes, and no unnecessary efforts in the sprint chaos has an extra reserve for the 2,115m col.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cumulative GC picture entering Stage 6 will show exactly what has happened across the first five days. A rider who managed Stages 1\u20135 cleanly, no TTT disasters, no Montju\u00efc gaps, Les Angles controlled, Stage 4 conserved, Stage 5 in the bunch, arrives at the Tourmalet with full teams and maximum tactical latitude. A rider who left time somewhere in the opening week faces Stage 6&#8217;s Tourmalet already in deficit, forced into decisions before the optimal moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Tourmalet is not abstract from the Boulevard de l&#8217;Aviation. Standing at the Stage 5 finish line in Pau on July 8, the Col du Tourmalet is 75 km to the south. By midday tomorrow it will be under the riders&#8217; wheels.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7161_8891a3-cc .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-7161_8891a3-cc .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-7161_8891a3-cc\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>For the Stage 4 complete guide \u2014 Carcassonne to Foix through Cathar Country \u2014 see our <a href=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/tour-de-france-2026-stage-4\/\">Tour de France 2026 Stage 4 preview<\/a>. <\/em><br><em>Stage 6 \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/tour-de-france-2026-stage-6\/\">Pau to Gavarnie-G\u00e8dre and the Col du Tourmalet \u2014 the Pyrenean queen stage<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tour de France 2026 Stage 5: Lannemezan to Pau \u2014 Yellow Went to the Break, Now It&#8217;s the Sprinters&#8217; Turn Last Updated: 10:57 am CEST &#8211; Wednesday,&nbsp;8 July 2026 Stage 4 didn&#8217;t just hand out a stage win \u2014 it emptied the yellow jersey out of UAE&#8217;s hands entirely. 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