Thursday, August 13, 2026
ADAC Cyclassics Sets the Next WorldTour One-Day Marker
ADAC Cyclassics is the only item on today’s desk, but its WorldTour status makes it worth watching as the next one-day race on the calendar.
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Stories and race previews from the race desk.
Biztoc.com
Chinese manufacturers target image shift through high-performance bikes
A Biztoc story frames whether a Chinese bike could win the Tour de France, and why manufacturers see high-performance models as central to changing perceptions.
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Inrng.com
Tour Stage 7 preview points to a sprint day in Bordeaux
Stage 7 is framed as a sprinters' chance in Bordeaux, with Mads Pedersen's intermediate sprint points haul adding context to the day.
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road.cc
Dame Sarah Storey retirement tributes lead road.cc live blog
Dame Sarah Storey’s retirement drew tributes as road.cc’s live blog also turned to a major Pyrenees stage at the Tour de France.
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Pogacar retakes Tour lead with dominant Tourmalet stage win
Tadej Pogacar won stage six on the Tourmalet and moved back into the yellow jersey after the race leader crashed.
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Dpa-international.com
Evenepoel and Lipowitz make peace after Pyrenees tension
Remco Evenepoel and Florian Lipowitz have settled tensions after Evenepoel said his Red Bull-Bora hansgrohe team-mate did not help him in the Pyrenees.
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Tour de France Stage 8 preview points back toward the sprinters
Inrng frames Stage 8 as a second sprint stage, with Baptiste Veistroffer attacking from KM0 again and Jakub Otropa joining the move.
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Tour de France Stage 6 reaches the Pyrenees
Stage 6 of Le Tour de France moves into the Pyrenees, with the source framing it as the anticipated mountain test called Skyfall.
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CNA
Merlier wins Tour stage seven as Pogacar keeps Tour lead
Tim Merlier won a crowded stage seven sprint in Bordeaux, beating Soren Waerenskjold, while Pogacar retained the Tour de France lead.
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road.cc
Paul Seixas rides unreleased Van Rysel at the Tour de France
Paul Seixas has been racing an unreleased Van Rysel at the 2026 Tour, prompting a look at Decathlon’s 25-year bike evolution.
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CNA
Tour de France stage nine shortened by 30 km due to heat risks
Tour de France organisers will cut Sunday’s stage nine by 30 km because of heat risks while keeping the planned start and finish points.
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Merlier wins Tour stage 8 as Pogacar stays in yellow
Tim Merlier took stage 8 of the Tour de France in a sprint finish, while race favorite and defending champion Tadej Pogacar retained yellow.
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Cyclingnews.com
Tour stage 9 time limit extended amid extreme heat concerns
The Tour de France stage 9 time limit was extended after the CPA pushed for the extreme weather protocol amid ongoing high temperatures.
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