11/09/2026
Stage 4, Helmsley to Leyburn. The toughest stage of the week by a distance, 2,699 metres of climbing through the North York Moors, and the day started the same way every day on this Tour has started: fuelling the people who make it all happen before the racing even begins. The drivers keeping the route safe, the crews working flat out behind the scenes, all running on EXALT before the neutralised roll out.
Then on to Leyburn for the finish, watching the race come together on the climb into the Yorkshire Dales and the drama play out right to the line. A huge day of racing, with .wellens riding himself into the overall race lead, and a genuine privilege to be up on that podium presenting him with the Most Combative award for a stage that changed the shape of the whole Tour.
Fuelling the sport, from the road crews to the podium.