A mountain range between Spain and France
Pogačar has maintained the red jersey lead at the Vuelta a España after another day of movement in the general classification. Brendan Brennan wins a stage amidst a sprint by Wout van Aert and late-stage reshuffles, while weather forced cancellations and neutralizations on other stages.
In Caen, France, a car deliberately drove into pedestrians near the train station. One person has died and several were injured, with authorities noting the incident is not treated as terrorism. The driver has been arrested and a police investigation is underway.
The Tour de France 2027 will begin with stages in the United Kingdom, including Edinburgh, Keswick and Cardiff, before finishing in Paris area. The women's race begins in Leeds and includes three English stages. The route features 28 climbs and two ITTs in the men’s edition, with key climbs such as the Grand Colombier, Tourmalet and Portet, and a Pyrenean finale.
Poland has entered a constitutional crisis after judges backed by the parliamentary majority have suspended the Constitutional Tribunal’s president, Bogdan Świeczkowski, provoking nightly protests, riot police deployments and the return of President Karol Nawrocki from a foreign trip. Prime Minister Donald Tusk has defended the action as necessary to restore judicial independence; opponents call it a coup ahead of next year’s election.