'Insane Heat': Durbridge Calls for Earlier Tour De France Starts
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Long used to pushing its limits, the peloton now has to face a new kind of opponent. The multiplication of hot episodes pushes the authorities and the riders to think about a new way of organising the races. ...
The Big Loop, which suffers like everyone else the heat wave, already adapts and will probably have to reflect on other changes in the future for the safety of the riders.
Prior to the start of the ninth stage, on Sunday, in Corrèze, which was planed 30 kilometres due to the heat, the union asked for a change in the "start times of the summer races", in order to "protect the health of the athletes".
If the riders have suffered the effects of heat since their departure from the Tour de France 2026, for the first time this Sunday, July 12, the organisers have acted to limit the consequences of these conditions...
The yellow jersey questioned, on Sunday 12 July, about the relevance of keeping the event in summer as temperatures fly away. Earlier in the day, the runners' union asked to shift the start time of the races.
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