Tour de France Time Limits Explained: How the Cut-Off Rule Eliminates Riders

Jul 25, 2026 - 15:45
Tour de France Time Limits Explained: How the Cut-Off Rule Eliminates Riders
The Tour de France time limit, or time cut, requires every rider to finish each stage within an official deadline based on the winner’s time, average speed and stage coefficient. Miss it and you can be eliminated, even in yellow. The rule keeps sprinters, domestiques and contenders fighting to survive all three weeks.

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