Overview
- Del Toro moved clear into third overall on Saturday after the 170.9 km queen stage through Croix de Fer, Télégraphe and Galibier, finishing fifth and extending his margin over Paul Seixas.
- Tadej Pogačar, the race leader, spent parts of the stage driving the group to protect Del Toro's position rather than hunting another stage win for himself.
- Richard Carapaz won the decisive mountain days, claiming stage victories and the final polka-dot classification as the Alps trilogy reshaped the general classification.
- Organizers shortened the final Paris stage from 133 km to 89 km because gendarmes were redeployed to fight large wildfires near Bordeaux, leaving the last day largely ceremonial.
- If Del Toro merely finishes the shortened finale without crash or mechanical trouble, he will become the first Mexican to stand on the Tour's final podium and will secure the young-rider white jersey.