The Official 2026 Tour de France Guide is on shelves nationwide

You don't have to own a bike to fall for Le Tour. Three weeks of breakaway drama, breathtaking scenery and pure guts. The world’s most watched annual sporting event kicks off on July 4th in Spain - and this is the ultimate source of insight needed to really soak it up.

164 large-format, photo-rich pages, officially licensed by ASO in Paris, made for slow offline me-time on the cosy couch. This readathon belongs on your coffee table with the TV remote… your ideal winter-hibernation time-out from racing and your escape from social media noise.

With a Grand Départ in Barcelona, the 113th Tour runs 3 333km to finish on the Champs-Élysées in Paris, taking in five mountain ranges and 54 450m of elevation gain along the way. The big question is whether Tadej Pogačar can land a record-equalling fifth title? We line up nine other GC favourites who could join him on the podium, or possibly even unsettle him in his hunt for the overall yellow jersey. Plus we look at four young pretenders hungry for Tour glory.

Route boss Thierry Gouvenou walks us through all 21 stages – a team time trial with a twist, a brutal new Pyrenean finish at the Cirque de Gavarnie and two thrilling back-to-back finishes on Alpe d'Huez.

Tour director Christian Prudhomme makes the case for his boldest decisions and the explosive racing they should unleash, while former French pro Romain Bardet gives his honest take on all 23 teams.

There's real depth on the 5th Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift too: 9 stages and 1 175km from Switzerland to the French Riviera. The “Giant of Provence”, Mont Ventoux, looms large as it finally welcomes the women, then there are two punishing final stages around Nice.

Defending ladies champion Pauline Ferrand-Prévot carries a nation's hopes, Demi Vollering returns with renewed focus, and race director Marion Rousse tells us why this has become the celebration women's cycling deserved.

Plus hot new tech and our full SA racing calendar to diarise.

We also ask the big question: how do we get more South African talent onto the sport's grandest stages? See what Ciska Austen thinks on page 162 and let’s hear your thoughts.

The ultimate souvenir mag makes a great gift to sports fans. A must-read to impress friends and family and the ultimate day-by-day, team-by-team companion. Bring Le Tour into your living room.

A collector's edition at R139 — grab one before they're gone 👌🏽

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