Pogačar’s dominance, Safety on Alpe d’Huez, and that epic finish in Paris - Tour de France 2026 Wrapped Up | The Race Communiqué

Pogačar’s dominance, Safety on Alpe d’Huez, and that epic finish in Paris - Tour de France 2026 Wrapped Up | The Race Communiqué

From Life in the Peloton, presented by MAAP by Mitch Docker

July 29, 2026 · 1h 11m · Episode 153

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The episode wraps up the 2026 Tour de France, discussing Pogačar's victory, the final week's racing, and safety concerns on Alpe d'Huez.

Life in the Peloton is proudly brought to you by MAAP The men’s Tour de France is over for another year, and what an epic week of racing we’ve just seen. Pogačar might have wrapped up the overall victory early on, but some amazing battles for the green, white, and polka dot jerseys, some big shifts in the rest of the top 10 in the final week, and an unbelievable finish in Paris made this a truly memorable edition of the race. Guys, Durbo’s just finished his final Tour de France and is dialling in from a well-earned holiday to join me and Southam for this month’s episode of The Race Communiqué where we’re wrapping up the 2026 Tour de France. Of course, we’ve been dropping weekly wrap-up podcasts on the rest days, so we start this episode by spinning through the last week of racing. Having Southam on board to give us some insight into Richard Carapaz’s audacious moves on those brutal final three stages to take two stages and the polka dot jersey is another reminder of how lucky we are to have Tom and Luke take us inside the pelo each month. A big topic of discussion over the last week of racing was the fans on Alpe d’Huez. Record-breaking numbers of spectators made the pilgrimage…

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