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Tour de France Stage 3 Decision Pending Amid 1,500-ha Wildfire

7/5/2026

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Prefect of the Eastern Pyrenees said a decision on Stage 3 will be made by day’s end as the fire burns 1,500 hectares.
Race director Christian Prudhomme announced the route could be modified if necessary.
The prefect ordered the main access road to the stage route to be closed.
The fire, located about 70 km from Les Angles, has already required 700 firefighters.

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Prefect of the Eastern Pyrenees said a decision on Stage 3 will be made by day’s end as the fire burns 1,500 hectares.
Race director Christian Prudhomme announced the route could be modified if necessary.
The prefect ordered the main access road to the stage route to be closed.
The fire, located about 70 km from Les Angles, has already required 700 firefighters.