Tour de France 2026: Max Kanter über Alpe d'Huez, Gruppetto-Gespräche mit Merlier und Sprintziele

On a Rest Day with Max Kanter On the first rest day of the 2026 Tour de France, we sat down with Max Kanter – amidst body fat measurements, an activation ride, and a massage. The Astana sprinter talks about the strains of the first week, the extreme heat, and how a sprinter survives a Grand Tour. The Best Leadout in the Peloton? Kanter is convinced: Astana has one of the strongest leadouts in this Tour. He explains how the collaboration with his lead-out men works, why routine is key – and what actually went wrong on stage 5 before everything came together perfectly. Conversations in the Gruppetto One of the best moments of the interview: Tim Merlier spontaneously gives Kanter some advice in the gruppetto after a sprint. Alpe d'Huez and Big Goals Like Niklas Märkl, Max Kanter dreams of riding up Alpe d'Huez – and perhaps even reaching Paris at the end. He also gives an outlook on his goals after the Tour, including the world-class race in Hamburg. About us Bent is a cycling enthusiast from Mönchengladbach and has been enriching the Radio Tour team since this year. Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sloopinger.b... Instagram:   / bentlangner   Lukas is the founder of Radio Tour and left the podcast in 2018 when he moved to what is now Team Picnic PostNL. Now he's back and hosts the weekly podcasts. Bent is a cycling enthusiast from Mönchengladbach and has left the podcast since his move to what is now Team Picnic PostNL. Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/luuksport.bs... Instagram:   / luuks_sportblog   Blog: https://luukssportblog.wordpress.com/ YouTube:    / @luuk_sport   TikTok:   / luuks.sportblog   Discord:   / discord   Feedback by email to: [email protected]