Tour de France 2026 Stage 9 Preview Shortened Stage

2026 Tour de France Stage 9. Breaking because the organization due to the heat here in France has shortened the race from 185 to 155 kilometers as we race through the Massif Centrale. Stay close to the action with Rouvy, the indoor cycling app that lets you ride, race, and train on the same routes as the pros. Real routes, real results. And this route in Stage 9 on a Sunday takes the riders through the Massif Centrale where it's always hot but with the heat wave rushing through France it's even hotter than normal and this is an up and down stage that's always going to be hard in the Massif Centrale and always going to be hot but this year just a few degrees more. So the organization is chopped off 30 kilometers from the start which means the race will go right into the intermediate sprint and four categorized climbs and should see the race finish around 5 30 local time. Temperatures are expected to be around 40 degrees celsius and we got the fahrenheit temperature right here on the screen. It's hot. Here's my take. It's been hot every July at the Tour de France and the organization would have seen this coming regardless. So the riders have been using extra water, extra ice packs, and we should have coverage in the mix zones where we're doing the interviews with the riders standing there for two hours to protect the other staff members, the police officers, everyone working on the race. More precautions need to be taken in the Tour de France because every July it's always hot. Tomorrow they've chopped off 30 kilometers and the riders will get right into it. Intermediate sprint four categorized climbs and those are the categorized climbs because it's up and down all day with the final climb coming around 25 kilometers out. The first climb a cat three, then a cat two, then a cat three, and the final one a cat four again with 30 kilometers out before the finish at 155 in Usul. The riders like Matthew Vanderpoel, Quinn Simmons, and he hopes he doesn't have his teammate Mads Pedersen with him like the last day we saw the attack up the road when the team decided to work for Mads Pedersen. These type of riders will be up the road hard men of cycling. Let us know down in the comments who do you think will be attacking on the day and perhaps going for victory. And if you're in Canada, you want to watch every single moment live and on demand. There's a link down below in the description to sign up or use the QR code here on the screen. It's going to be a hot, hard-fought stage to the Masse Centrale. Stage nine of the 2026 Tour de France.