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Tour de France braced for historic stage cancellations amid 44C European heatwave

The Guardian UK Thursday 02 July 2026, 17:39 UTC By Jeremy Whittle in Barcelona 1 min read
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‘It’s very much on our mind’: Tour’s technical directorExtreme weather could impact the peloton on SundayThe 2026 Tour de France, which starts in Barcelona on Saturday, is steeling itself for climate change disruption with another extreme heatwave predicted to return to Europe in the coming days which could see stages cancelled. “It’s something that’s very much on our mind,” said Thierry Gouvenou, the Tour’s technical director. “It’s not the first time we have faced this, but this time it’s...

  • ‘It’s very much on our mind’: Tour’s technical director

  • Extreme weather could impact the peloton on Sunday

The 2026 Tour de France, which starts in Barcelona on Saturday, is steeling itself for climate change disruption with another extreme heatwave predicted to return to Europe in the coming days which could see stages cancelled.

“It’s something that’s very much on our mind,” said Thierry Gouvenou, the Tour’s technical director. “It’s not the first time we have faced this, but this time it’s worse because of what we have already experienced in May and June.”

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