Overview
- On Saturday Richard Carapaz won the king stage to Alpe d’Huez and clinched the mountains (polka-dot) jersey after pulling clear late on the climb.
- Sepp Kuss suffered two crashes on a descent and was stopped from falling into a ravine by a recently installed safety net, a near-miss that highlighted gaps in crowd and route protection.
- Movistar rider Einer Rubio collided with the rear window of a UAE Team follow car on the Alpe d’Huez ascent, received about 20 stitches for facial wounds and abandoned the Tour.
- UAE Team Emirates reported multiple, different illnesses affecting key riders such as Adam Yates and Brandon McNulty, leaving Tadej Pogacar with reduced on-road support as he defended the Yellow Jersey.
- Race organisers and police said wildfires in southwest France required moving security and rescue personnel, prompting a shortening and reroute of the final Paris stage and tighter resource-driven safety planning.