World·PhotosCheck out some of the best photos from the 113th Tour de France, with 184 cyclists currently competing in 21 stages over more than 3,000 kilometres.113th Tour de France is roughly at halfway pointJohn Mazerolle · CBC News · Posted: Jul 15, 2026 11:49 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours agoListen to this articleEstimated 2 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.The pack of riders, or peloton, cycles during the eighth stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France race, between Perigueux and Bergerac in southwestern France, on July 11. (Loic Venance/AFP/Getty Images)The Tour de France, one of the world's great races, kicked off in neighbouring Spain on July 4. The world's best cyclists are in the midst of grinding through more than 3,000 kilometres over three weeks.Here are some of the best photos from the event so far.(Stephanie Lecocq/Reuters)Above, Slovenian Tadej Pogačar, wearing the yellow jersey, and Denmark's Jonas Vingegaard, wearing the polka-dot jersey, share a smile before the start of Stage 8 on July 11.Four-time Tour de France champion Pogačar launched a blistering solo attack late on Tuesday's 10th stage to claim victory and extend his overall lead ahead of Vingegaard to three minutes and 36 seconds.The race is broken down into 21 stages and two rest days. There are eight mountain stages, seven flat stages, four hilly stages, a team time trial and an individual time trial. Below, fans cheer on Ecuador's Richard Carapaz during Tuesday's mountain stage. (Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP/Getty Images)The race comes amid a European heat wave. Here, fans in an inflatable pool cheer for cyclists in Tuesday's Stage 10. It was 31 C at the race start in Aurillac.(Stephanie Lecocq/Reuters)Here are some of the other striking images from the first half of the race, which wraps up on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on July 26.Colombian rider Egan Bernal cycles a descent in the French Pyrenees during the 6th stage on July 9. (Jeff Pachoud/AFP/Getty Images)The chasing group cycles during the 4th stage in southwestern France on July 7. (Loic Venance/AFP/Getty Images)American Quinn Simmons celebrates as he crosses the finish line during Stage 4 in Foix on July 7. (Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters)Cyclists compete in Stage 6 in Pau on July 9. (Stephanie Lecocq/Reuters)Cyclists compete in the fifth stage in Pau on July 8. (Mosa'ab Elshamy/The Associated Press)Team cars share equipment during Stage 4 in Foix on July 7. (Thibault Camus/The Associated Press)Fans cheer during the second stage, which finished in Barcelona, on July 5. (Thibault Camus/The Associated Press)With files from The Associated Press and Reuters