Wærenskjold wins fastest ever Tour de France stage in frenzied sprint to Nevers

Published 15 July 2026 · europe

Alaphilippe gets in breakaway before being reeled in Pidcock’s rollercoaster ride continues on return to Tour The records keep tumbling in the Tour de France

Alaphilippe gets in breakaway before being reeled in Pidcock’s rollercoaster ride continues on return to Tour The records keep tumbling in the Tour de France.

After race leader Tadej Pogacar shattered the record for the fastest climb of the Col du Tourmalet, Norwegian sprinter Søren Wærenskjold won the fastest-ever road stage, in a frenzied sprint into Nevers.

The Uno-X Mobility rider took the 11th stage five days after his teammate, Torsten Træen crashed out of the Tour in the yellow jersey, on the Pyrenean stage to Gavarnie-Gèdre.

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