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)
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.
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)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)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)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)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)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)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)The pack 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)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)Ireland’s Ben Healy looks on 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)Netherland’s Mathieu van der Poel kisses his girlfriend, Roxanne Bertels, after he won the ninth stage of the Tour de France cycling race with start in Malemort and finish in Ussel, France, Sunday, July 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy)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)XDS Astana 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)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)Spectators cheer the riders during the ninth stage of the Tour de France cycling race with start in Malemort and finish in Ussel, France, Sunday, July 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy)France’s Paul Seixas, center, and his teammates wear cooling vests ahead of the start of the ninth stage of the Tour de France cycling race with start in Malemort and finish in Ussel, France, Sunday, July 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy)Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar, wearing the overall leader’s yellow jersey, celebrates after winning the tenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race with start in Aurillac and finish in Le Lioran, France, Tuesday, July 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy)Spectators wait for the riders to pass during the ninth stage of the Tour de France cycling race with start in Malemort and finish in Ussel, France, Sunday, July 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy)The break away ride during the ninth stage of the Tour de France cycling race with start in Malemort and finish in Ussel, France, Sunday, July 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy)Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar, wearing the overall leader’s yellow jersey, talks to Denmark’s Jonas Vingegaard, wearing the best climber’s dotted jersey, before the start of the eleventh stage of the Tour de France cycling race with start in Vichy and finish in Nevers, France, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy)The pack rides during the tenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race with start in Aurillac and finish in Le Lioran, France, Tuesday, July 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)Norway’s Soren Waerenskjold celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the eleventh stage of the Tour de France cycling race with start in Vichy and finish in Nevers, France, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)The pack rides during the eleventh stage of the Tour de France cycling race with start in Vichy and finish in Nevers, France, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy)The pack rides during the eleventh stage of the Tour de France cycling race with start in Vichy and finish in Nevers, France, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy)Riders are reflected in mirrors during the twelfth stage of the Tour de France cycling race with start in Circuit Nevers Magny-Cours and finish in Chalon-sur-Saone, France, Thursday, July 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)Riders take the start during the twelfth stage of the Tour de France cycling race with start in Circuit Nevers Magny-Cours and finish in Chalon-sur-Saone, France, Thursday, July 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)Denmark’s Mads Pedersen, wearing the best sprinter’s green jersey, throws his bouquet of flowers after the twelfth stage of the Tour de France cycling race with start in Circuit Nevers Magny-Cours and finish in Chalon-sur-Saone, France, Thursday, July 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)Belgium’s Ilan Van Wilder rides during the fifteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, from Champagnole to Plateau de Solaison, France, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy)The pack rides during the fifteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, from Champagnole to Plateau de Solaison, France, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy)Little girls watch the pack during the fifteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, from Champagnole to Plateau de Solaison, France, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy)
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