Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the sixth stage of the Tour de France cycling race with start in Pau and finish in Gavarnie-Gedre, France, Thursday, July 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
FRANCE (AP) — Here is a look at some of the photo highlights so far in the 113th Tour de France. Cycling’s elite race kicked off in neighboring Spain on July 4 and will cover more than 3,300 kilometers (2,050 miles). The three-week event ends on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on July 26.
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This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
Norway’s Torstein Traeen, wearing the overall leader’s yellow jersey, center, rides with the pack during the fifth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 158.3 kilometers (98.1 miles) with start in Lannemezan and finish in Pau, France, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy)Spectators cheer Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar during the sixth stage of the Tour de France cycling race with start in Pau and finish in Gavarnie-Gedre, France, Thursday, July 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)Netherland’s Olav Kooij celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the fifth stage of the Tour de France cycling race with start in Lannemezan and finish in Pau, France, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)The pack rides during the fifth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 158.3 kilometers (98.1 miles) with start in Lannemezan and finish in Pau, France, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy)Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the third stage of the Tour de France cycling race with start in Granollers and finish in Les Angles , France, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy)The pack rides during the sixth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 201.5 kilometers (115.5 miles) with start in Pau and finish in Gavarnie-Gedre, France, Thursday, July 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)Denmark’s Mads Pedersen celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the fourth stage of the Tour de France cycling race with start in Carcassonne and finish in Foix, France, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy)Fans cheer during the second stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 168.5 kilometers (104.3 miles) with start in Tarragona and finish in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, July 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)France’s Bruno Amirail rides during the second stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 168.5 kilometers (104.3 miles) with start in Tarragona and finish in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, July 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)Team cars share equipment during the fourth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 181.9 kilometers (112.4 miles) with start in Carcassonne and finish in Foix, France, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)The pack rides during the seventh stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 175.1 kilometers (108.7 miles) with start in Hagetmau and finish in Bordeaux, France, Friday, July 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy)Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar drinks after winning the third stage of the Tour de France cycling race with start in Granollers and finish in Les Angles , France, Monday, July 6, 2026. (Anne-Christine Poujoulat/Pool Photo via AP)Norway’s Torstein Traeen, wearing the overall leader’s yellow jersey, third from left, rides with the pack during the fifth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 158.3 kilometers (98.1 miles) with start in Lannemezan and finish in Pau, France, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy)Mexico’s Isaac Del Toro, right, celebrates with Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar as he crosses the finish line to win the second stage of the Tour de France cycling race with start in Tarragone and finish in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, July 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)The pack rides during the fifth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 158.3 kilometers (98.1 miles) with start in Lannemezan and finish in Pau, France, Wednesday, July 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy)The pack rides during the fourth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 181.9 kilometers (112.4 miles) with start in Carcassonne and finish in Foix, France, Tuesday, July 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)Netcompany Ineos Cycling Team compete during the first stage of the Tour de France cycling race, a team time-trial over 19.6 kilometers (11.8 miles) with start and finish in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, July 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy)The pack rides during the third stage of the Tour de France cycling race with start in Granollers and finish in Les Angles, France, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy)Colombia’s Egan Bernal speeds rides during the sixth stage of the Tour de France cycling race with start in Pau and finish in Gavarnie-Gedre, France, Thursday, July 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)Spectator cheer the riders during the third stage of the Tour de France cycling race with start in Granollers and finish in Les Angles, France, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy)Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the sixth stage of the Tour de France cycling race with start in Pau and finish in Gavarnie-Gedre, France, Thursday, July 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy)Mexico’s Isaac Del Toro, right, celebrates with Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar as he crosses the finish line to win the second stage of the Tour de France cycling race with start in Tarragone and finish in Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, July 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)Spectators watch the departure of the seventh stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 175.1 kilometers (108.7 miles) with start in Hagetmau and finish in Bordeaux, France, Friday, July 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy)
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