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Portugal, Spain, France, and Italy were some of the worst hit countries, with temperatures reaching over 40 degrees Celcius.

Valentin Paret-Peintre, Max Schachmann, Ilan Van Wilder among riders supporting Belgian's GC hopes as Tim Merlier takes aim at sprint supremacy

Dozens of heat warnings are in place across tourist hotspots including France, Spain and Italy

The 112th Tour will take place entirely within France and features a late twist when the peloton finally arrives in Paris after a gruelling route through the Pyrenees and the Alps

Lenny Martinez has left the French team stable in a bid to one day become a challenger at his home Grand Tour

Norway come from behind to beat hosts Switzerland 2-1 after Finland’s narrow win over 10-player Iceland

The novelist’s case has united European lawmakers, who have demanded Sansal's release. His case has raised alarm over freedom of expression in Algeria, and his supporters now hope military-backed President Abdelmadjid Tebboune will grant a pardon on Saturday, when Algeria marks Independence Day.

Spain are expected to win the tournament for the first time but England have a Golden Boot contender in Alessia Russo

Five-times winner Hinault remains France's's most recent Tour champion, in 1985

Franco-Algerian author Boualem Sansal is facing five years in prison in Algeria after he lost an appeal against his conviction for “undermining national unity.”

Record 46C for June recorded in Spain, as wildfires rage in France and Turkey and Italian cities under heat alerts