{"id":1,"date":"2026-05-28T11:12:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T03:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wordpress\/?p=1"},"modified":"2026-05-30T22:14:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T14:14:22","slug":"letour2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bongcarpio.com\/wordpress\/2026\/05\/28\/letour2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Le Tour de France 2026!!!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">While at the small regional airport in Southampton (the UK) for our short flight to Dublin, Ireland, I chanced upon this magazine at the convenience shop to pass the time!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/bongcarpio.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2026_tourdefrance_guidebook-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"The Ultimate Tour Guide magazine, published by Kelsey Media.\" class=\"wp-image-187\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.4992820977858385;width:590px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bongcarpio.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2026_tourdefrance_guidebook-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bongcarpio.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2026_tourdefrance_guidebook-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bongcarpio.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2026_tourdefrance_guidebook-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bongcarpio.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2026_tourdefrance_guidebook-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/bongcarpio.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2026_tourdefrance_guidebook-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">The 145-page magazine is packed with photos, data, and juicy tidbits on the teams (23 in the men&#8217;s category and 21 in the women&#8217;s category), as well as profiles of the favorites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Will Slovenian Tadej Poga\u010dar of UAE Team Emirates-XRG become the first 5-time winner of the yellow jersey since the Spaniard, Miguel Indurain, in 1995?  Will Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot (France) repeat as champion in the 2026 TdF Femmes?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">There are 21 stages in the men&#8217;s category and 9 stages in the women&#8217;s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Teams (Men&#8217;s): Alpecin-Premier Tech (Belgium), Bahrain-Victorious (Bahrain), Caja Rural-Seguros RGA (Spain), Cofidis (France), Decathlon CMA CGM Team (France), EF Education-EasyPost (USA), Groupama-FDJ United (France), Ineos Grenadiers (UK), Jayco AlUla (Australia), Lidl-Trek (Germany), Lotto Intermarch\u00e9 (Belgium), Movistar Team (Spain), NSN Cycling (Switzerland), Picnic PostNL (Netherlands), Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team (Switzerland), Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe (Germany), Soudal Quick-Step (Belgium), TotalEnergies (France), Tudor Pro Cycling Team (Switzerland), UAE Team Emirates-XRG (UAE), Uno-X Mobility (Norway), Team Visma\/Lease a Bike (Netherlands), and XDS Astana Team (Kazakhstan).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Teams (Women&#8217;s): AG Insurance-Soudal (Belgium), Canyon\/\/SRAM zondacrypto (Germany), Cofidis Women Team (France), EF Education-Oatly (USA), FDJ United-SUEZ (France), Fenix-Premier Tech (Belgium), Human Powered Health (USA), Laboral Kutxa-Fundaci\u00f3n Euskadi (Spain), Lidl-Trek (Germany), Liv Alula Jayco (Australia), Lotto Intermarch\u00e9 Ladies (Belgium), Ma Petite Enterprise (France), Mayenne Monbana My Pie (France), Movistar (Spain), Team Picnic PostNL (Netherlands), Team SD Worx-Protime (Netherlands), St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93 (France), Team Visma\/Lease A Bike (Netherlands), UAE Team ADQ (UAE), Uno-X Mobility (Denmark), and VolkerWessels Cycling Team (Netherlands). <\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While at the small regional airport in Southampton (the UK) for our short flight to Dublin, Ireland, I chanced upon this magazine at the convenience shop to pass the time! 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