Stage 3 Cancelled: Hailstorm Stops the Race About 10 km From the Finish

Stage 3 Cancelled: Hailstorm Stops the Race About 10 km From the Finish Gruissan – Font-Romeu, France | August 24, 2026 Stage 3, scheduled to run from Gruissan to Font-Romeu, has been cancelled after a severe hailstorm hit the route approximately 10 kilometres from the finish. The decision was taken with the safety of the riders and race staff as the top priority. The stage covered 166.7 kilometres and included around 2,596 metres of elevation gain, with the final kilometres leading towards Font-Romeu. Hail Changes the Final Kilometres With the race entering its decisive phase, the arrival of the hailstorm forced organisers to stop the stage. At that moment, the riders were only around ten kilometres from the scheduled finish in Font-Romeu. Weather conditions and the increasingly dangerous road surface made it impossible to safely continue racing. The organisers therefore chose to put rider safety first and cancel the remainder of the stage. No Stage Winner Stage 3 has officially been CANCELLED. As a result, no stage winner is declared. Any consequences for the overall classification remain subject to the official decisions of the race organisers. It is an unusual and disappointing conclusion to a stage that was expected to take the peloton from Gruissan into the mountains towards Font-Romeu after 166.7 kilometres of racing. Stage 3 – Key Facts Start: Gruissan, France Finish: Font-Romeu, France Distance: 166.7 km Elevation gain: 2,596 m Date: August 24, 2026 Status: CANCELLED Reason: Hailstorm approximately 10 km from the finish For RadioCiclismo, this is a stage that will be remembered not for a sprint or a decisive attack, but for the extreme weather conditions that completely changed the final kilometres of the race.