# Climate crisis forces changes to Tour de France's future

The Tour de France is adapting to rising temperatures and extreme weather by altering routes, starting earlier, and implementing heat protocols. Organizers are shifting away from traditional mid-summer stages as climate change makes historic practices unsafe. This highlights how global warming is reshaping even the most iconic sporting events.

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## Sources

### Sports
- [The Guardian Sport](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jul/11/salted-codfish-cabbage-climate-crisis-tour-de-france-future) — Sat, 11 Jul 2026 07:00:42 GMT