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Stage 20 of the 2026 Tour de France featured a grueling 170.9-kilometer (106.2 miles) mountain challenge from Le Bourg d'Oisans to the Alpe d'Huez – and a frightening crash.
With over 5,000 meters of vertical elevation, the most in this year’s race, the stage lived up to its billing as the “Queen Stage,” with Richard Carapaz claiming the victory, dashing American Sepp Kuss’s hopes of a historic win.
The day opened with the relentless Col de la Croix de Fer, the tour’s longest and one of its most demanding ascents. Carapaz launched an early attack, cresting the summit solo and collecting mountain points. On the Category 1 Col du Télégraphe, he again surged ahead to reach the top first. Conquering the Col du Galibier, Carapaz effectively sealed his triumph in the mountains classification and claimed the polka dot jersey in this year's Tour.
Kuss surged ahead on the final major ascent,…
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