Tour de France 2026 Stage 9 Highlights and Broadcast Details

The ninth stage of the 2026 Tour de France ran on 12 July, covering 185.5 km from Malemort to Ussel in central France. The stage featured several climbs, including the Cote de Naves, Suc au May, Cote de la Croix du Pey and a final ascent to Mont Bessou. Heat and radio‑communication problems added difficulty for the peloton.

Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar retained the yellow jersey, while Mexican rider Isaac del Toro moved into third place overall and led the young rider classification. Dutch rider Mathieu Van der Poel won the stage, finishing 6 seconds ahead of the group. The race entered its first rest day, with the next stage set to be a mountainous 166.6 km route.

Broadcast arrangements were announced for several markets: in Italy the race is shown on Rai 2, RaiSport and streamed via RaiPlay, HBO Max and other platforms; in Germany the ARD and Eurosport provide free‑to‑air coverage and streams via ARD‑Mediathek and Joyn; other services such as Discovery+, HBO Max and Dazn also carry live coverage. Former champion Lance Armstrong commented that Pogacar is aiming to match the stripped record of seven Tour victories, not just the five‑win record held by earlier legends.

The event continues to draw wide international interest, with riders from Slovenia, the Netherlands, Mexico and other nations competing across the French terrain.