Stage 9: Malemort to Ussel - 155.5 km*
*Due to the extreme heat in France, organizers have shortened stage 9 from 185.5 km to 155.5 km
Date: Sunday, July 12, 2026
Streaming: 🇺🇸 Peacock, 🇬🇧 TNT Sports, 🇨🇦 FloBikes, 🇦🇺 SBS On Demand
Start time: 🇺🇸🇨🇦 7:35 am EDT/🇬🇧 12:35 pm BST/🇪🇺 1:35 pm CEST/🇦🇺 9:35 pm AEST
Estimated finish time: 🇺🇸🇨🇦 11:58 am EDT/🇬🇧 4:58 pm BST/🇪🇺 5:58 pm CEST/🇦🇺 1:58 am AEST
Stage type: Hilly
Total elevation gain: Less than 3,300 m: That was the total on tap before a few small uncategorized early climbs were removed from the route.
Dane Cash
Route summary: The last stage before the first rest day has been reduced by 30 km, with the peloton now set to go directly from Malemort to Lanteuil, bypassing some of the roads that would have formed the opening kilometers of the race (and cutting out the early lumps in the above profile). In any case, the stage will bring the stage-hunters with climbing chops to the fore. None of the individual climbs is all that hard but 3,300 m of elevation gain is enough to wear away at the field.
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