Tadej Pogačar of Slovenia wins the 2026 Tour de France, his fifth victory in the race

The route for the iconic cycling race's final stage was shortened because security and police were reassigned to assist with wildfires in southwest France.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/7256x4837+0+0/resize/7256x4837!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa2%2F81%2F15f54df34a07a1f1784081f3a50f%2Fap26207607351048.jpg' alt='Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, rides during the last stage of the Tour de France cycling race with start and finish in Paris, Sunday, July 26, 2026.'/><p>The route for the iconic cycling race's final stage was shortened because security and police were reassigned to assist with wildfires in southwest France.</p><p>(Image credit: Thibault Camus)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5908503' />