Tadej Pogačar ticked off a "big goal" as he claimed his record-equaling fifth Tour de France title, while Mathieu van der Poel won a sensational 21st and final stage Tour de France 2026 around Paris on Sunday.

Stage 7 of the Tour de France 2026 belonged to the sprinters, and the day delivered all the elbow bumping, high-speed chaos and excitement everyone was hoping for as the race cruised into Bordeaux, France, for the first time since 2023 and 81st time overall.

Belgian Tim Merlier won the seventh stage of the Tour de France 2026 in a sprint finish at the end of a 175-kilometer run from Hagetmau to Bordeaux on Friday.

Dutch debutant Olav Kooij won the fifth stage of the Tour de France 2026 on Wednesday in a chaotic sprint finish sparked by a crash 5 kilometers from the line that hampered several teams' hopes.