Mathieu van der Poel won the ninth stage of the Tour de France, which was shortened due to extreme weather conditions.

Mathieu van der Poel 贏得了環法賽第九賽段，由於極端天氣條件，該賽段被縮短。

The ninth stage, from Malemort to Ussel, was reduced by about 30 kilometers after a 'red alert' weather warning was issued in the Corrèze region, where temperatures reached nearly 40 degrees Celsius. The race began with a 15-rider breakaway group that eventually became smaller. Mathieu van der Poel made a decisive move on the Mont Bessou climb with 25 kilometers left in the race. Although Tom Pidcock suffered a mechanical problem with his gears, van der Poel won the final sprint, followed by Tobias Johannessen and Pidcock. This is van der Poel's third career stage win in the Tour de France.

第九賽段從 Malemort 到 Ussel，在 Corrèze 地區發布「紅色警報」天氣警告後，賽程縮短了約 30 公里，當地氣溫達到近 40 攝氏度。比賽開始時有一個 15 人的領先小組，隨後人數逐漸減少。Mathieu van der Poel 在比賽剩餘 25 公里時，於 Mont Bessou 爬坡路段做出決定性突破。儘管 Tom Pidcock 的變速系統出現機械故障，van der Poel 仍贏得了最後衝刺，隨後依次是 Tobias Johannessen 和 Pidcock。這是 van der Poel 在環法賽職業生涯中的第三次單場賽段勝利。

At the same time, there was a significant debate regarding the health and safety of the athletes. Tadej Pogacar, the current overall leader, suggested that the professional racing calendar should be reorganized to avoid very hot regions during July and August. Furthermore, he proposed starting the races earlier, specifically between 08:00 and 09:00, to reduce heat stress. The Professional Cyclists Association (CPA) supported this view, asserting that current weather protocols must be fully applied and that officials need to discuss new start times for 2027. However, Tour director Christian Prudhomme emphasized that logistical issues, particularly anti-doping rules, make it difficult to start much earlier.

與此同時，關於運動員健康與安全的爭論十分激烈。目前的總冠軍 Tadej Pogacar 建議應重新編排職業賽事日程，以避免在 7 月和 8 月前往極熱地區。此外，他建議將比賽提前至 08:00 到 09:00 之間開始，以減輕熱壓力。職業單車手協會 (CPA) 支持這一觀點，主張必須全面執行現有的天氣協議，且官方需要討論 2027 年的新起跑時間。然而，環法賽總監 Christian Prudhomme 強調，物流問題，特別是反興奮劑規定，使得提前太多開始比賽變得困難。

To prevent overheating, teams have used various cooling methods. These include ice vests, ice baths, and even a portable cryotherapy unit used by the Decathlon CMA CGM team. Despite these efforts, some riders, such as Tiesj Benoot, argued that the small reduction in the stage distance was not enough to compensate for the physical exhaustion caused by eight days of intense heat.

為了防止過熱，各車隊採取了各種冷卻方法。這些包括冰背心、冰浴，甚至 Decathlon CMA CGM 車隊使用的便攜式低溫治療設備。儘管如此，部分車手如 Tiesj Benoot 認為，賽段距離的少量縮減不足以彌補連續 8 天極端高溫造成的身體精疲力竭。

Tadej Pogacar keeps the overall lead as the race reaches its first scheduled rest day.

當比賽進入第一個預定休息日時，Tadej Pogacar 仍維持總冠軍領先地位。