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Tour de France 2026: stage four updates as riders face extreme heat – live

The Guardian UK Tuesday 07 July 2026, 11:10 UTC By Andy McGrath 1 min read
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‍♂️ Official stage start time: 12.10pm BST/1.10pm local‍♂️ Carcassonne to Foix (181.9km) | Stage three report‍♂️ You can follow us on TikTok. And also email AndyYorkshire’s Tom Pidcock on the temperatures yesterday: “I don’t think I’ve done such a hard race in such heat before, it was ridiculous. stage rolls out of Carcassonne in five minutes’ time.

‍♂️ Official stage start time: 12.10pm BST/1.10pm local
‍♂️ Carcassonne to Foix (181.9km) | Stage three report
‍♂️ You can follow us on TikTok. And also email Andy

Yorkshire’s Tom Pidcock on the temperatures yesterday: “I don’t think I’ve done such a hard race in such heat before, it was ridiculous. Like a warzone.”

The stage rolls out of Carcassonne in five minutes’ time. With its cobbled streets and crenellations which could have been drawn by a child, the fairytale fortified French city is unsurprisingly popular with tourists.

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