A worker walks by logistical trucks parked tightly together in the "Zone Technique" of the finish line area of the 10th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 166,6 km between Aurillac and Le Lioran in the Massif Central, on July 14, 2026. Hours before the Tour de France peloton arrives, an empty field or car park on the edge of town is already being transformed. Beyond the crowds, barriers and television cameras, a temporary settlement rises each day in the race's finish town. In a field, industrial estate or patch of open ground adjacent to the stage's finish line, designated as the "Zone Technique" (Technical Zone), hundreds of workers transform an empty space into a functioning village capable of supporting one of the world's largest sporting events. Then, less than 24 hours later, it is dismantled and moved on. Much of the operation unfolds overnight. In the early hours, trucks stream into the Zone Technique from the previous finish town, parking with military precision as crews unload equipment and connect power supplies before dawn. Many workers live on a shifted timetable, sleeping when they can during the afternoon in camping chairs, hamacs or shaded corners of the compound before another night of logistics begins. For three weeks each July, the Tour carries far more than cyclists across France. Technicians, builders, media crews, podium hosts and hostesses travel with the race, bringing their own power, communications, food services and sanitation infrastructure. Together, they form a population that descends daily on towns and villages of every size, bringing with them their own infrastructure, services and routines. Seen from inside the Zone Technique, the Tour de France is not only a cycling event. It is a nomadic settlement crossing the country, rebuilding itself from scratch every day, wherever the finish line happens to be. (Photo by Jeff PACHOUD / AFP via Getty Images)

Workers seek shade at their camper vans parked the "Zone Technique" (Technical Zone) of the finish line area of the 11th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 161,3 km between Vichy and Nevers in central France, on July 15, 2026. Hours before the Tour de France peloton arrives, an empty field or car park on the edge of town is already being transformed. Beyond the crowds, barriers and television cameras, a temporary settlement rises each day in the race's finish town. In a field, industrial estate or patch of open ground adjacent to the stage's finish line, designated as the "Zone Technique" (Technical Zone), hundreds of workers transform an empty space into a functioning village capable of supporting one of the world's largest sporting events. Then, less than 24 hours later, it is dismantled and moved on. Much of the operation unfolds overnight. In the early hours, trucks stream into the Zone Technique from the previous finish town, parking with military precision as crews unload equipment and connect power supplies before dawn. Many workers live on a shifted timetable, sleeping when they can during the afternoon in camping chairs, hamacs or shaded corners of the compound before another night of logistics begins. For three weeks each July, the Tour carries far more than cyclists across France. Technicians, builders, media crews, podium hosts and hostesses travel with the race, bringing their own power, communications, food services and sanitation infrastructure. Together, they form a population that descends daily on towns and villages of every size, bringing with them their own infrastructure, services and routines. Seen from inside the Zone Technique, the Tour de France is not only a cycling event. It is a nomadic settlement crossing the country, rebuilding itself from scratch every day, wherever the finish line happens to be. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP via Getty Images)

Spectators lie in the grass near the "Zone Technique" (technical zone) at the finish line area of the 15th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 183,9 km between Champagnole and Plateau de Solaison in the Jura mountains, on July 19, 2026. Hours before the Tour de France peloton arrives, an empty field or car park on the edge of town is already being transformed. Beyond the crowds, barriers and television cameras, a temporary settlement rises each day in the race's finish town. In a field, industrial estate or patch of open ground adjacent to the stage's finish line, designated as the "Zone Technique" (Technical Zone), hundreds of workers transform an empty space into a functioning village capable of supporting one of the world's largest sporting events. Then, less than 24 hours later, it is dismantled and moved on. Much of the operation unfolds overnight. In the early hours, trucks stream into the Zone Technique from the previous finish town, parking with military precision as crews unload equipment and connect power supplies before dawn. Many workers live on a shifted timetable, sleeping when they can during the afternoon in camping chairs, hamacs or shaded corners of the compound before another night of logistics begins. For three weeks each July, the Tour carries far more than cyclists across France. Technicians, builders, media crews, podium hosts and hostesses travel with the race, bringing their own power, communications, food services and sanitation infrastructure. Together, they form a population that descends daily on towns and villages of every size, bringing with them their own infrastructure, services and routines. Seen from inside the Zone Technique, the Tour de France is not only a cycling event. It is a nomadic settlement crossing the country, rebuilding itself from scratch every day, wherever the finish line happens to be. (Photo by Loic VENANCE / AFP via Getty Images)

Workers rest in the "Zone Technique" (technical zone) of the finish line the 12th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 181 km between Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours and Chalon-sur-Saône in central France, on July 16, 2026. Hours before the Tour de France peloton arrives, an empty field or car park on the edge of town is already being transformed. Beyond the crowds, barriers and television cameras, a temporary settlement rises each day in the race's finish town. In a field, industrial estate or patch of open ground adjacent to the stage's finish line, designated as the "Zone Technique" (Technical Zone), hundreds of workers transform an empty space into a functioning village capable of supporting one of the world's largest sporting events. Then, less than 24 hours later, it is dismantled and moved on. Much of the operation unfolds overnight. In the early hours, trucks stream into the Zone Technique from the previous finish town, parking with military precision as crews unload equipment and connect power supplies before dawn. Many workers live on a shifted timetable, sleeping when they can during the afternoon in camping chairs, hamacs or shaded corners of the compound before another night of logistics begins. For three weeks each July, the Tour carries far more than cyclists across France. Technicians, builders, media crews, podium hosts and hostesses travel with the race, bringing their own power, communications, food services and sanitation infrastructure. Together, they form a population that descends daily on towns and villages of every size, bringing with them their own infrastructure, services and routines. Seen from inside the Zone Technique, the Tour de France is not only a cycling event. It is a nomadic settlement crossing the country, rebuilding itself from scratch every day, wherever the finish line happens to be. (Photo by Loic VENANCE / AFP via Getty Images)

Workers rest in camp chairs in the "Zone Technique" (Technical Zone) of the finish line area of the 11th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 161,3 km between Vichy and Nevers in central France, on July 15, 2026. Hours before the Tour de France peloton arrives, an empty field or car park on the edge of town is already being transformed. Beyond the crowds, barriers and television cameras, a temporary settlement rises each day in the race's finish town. In a field, industrial estate or patch of open ground adjacent to the stage's finish line, designated as the "Zone Technique" (Technical Zone), hundreds of workers transform an empty space into a functioning village capable of supporting one of the world's largest sporting events. Then, less than 24 hours later, it is dismantled and moved on. Much of the operation unfolds overnight. In the early hours, trucks stream into the Zone Technique from the previous finish town, parking with military precision as crews unload equipment and connect power supplies before dawn. Many workers live on a shifted timetable, sleeping when they can during the afternoon in camping chairs, hamacs or shaded corners of the compound before another night of logistics begins. For three weeks each July, the Tour carries far more than cyclists across France. Technicians, builders, media crews, podium hosts and hostesses travel with the race, bringing their own power, communications, food services and sanitation infrastructure. Together, they form a population that descends daily on towns and villages of every size, bringing with them their own infrastructure, services and routines. Seen from inside the Zone Technique, the Tour de France is not only a cycling event. It is a nomadic settlement crossing the country, rebuilding itself from scratch every day, wherever the finish line happens to be. (Photo by Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP via Getty Images)

Workers nap in hamacs by logistical trucks parked tightly together in the "Zone Technique" of the finish line area of the 10th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 166,6 km between Aurillac and Le Lioran in the Massif Central, on July 14, 2026. Hours before the Tour de France peloton arrives, an empty field or car park on the edge of town is already being transformed. Beyond the crowds, barriers and television cameras, a temporary settlement rises each day in the race's finish town. In a field, industrial estate or patch of open ground adjacent to the stage's finish line, designated as the "Zone Technique" (Technical Zone), hundreds of workers transform an empty space into a functioning village capable of supporting one of the world's largest sporting events. Then, less than 24 hours later, it is dismantled and moved on. Much of the operation unfolds overnight. In the early hours, trucks stream into the Zone Technique from the previous finish town, parking with military precision as crews unload equipment and connect power supplies before dawn. Many workers live on a shifted timetable, sleeping when they can during the afternoon in camping chairs, hamacs or shaded corners of the compound before another night of logistics begins. For three weeks each July, the Tour carries far more than cyclists across France. Technicians, builders, media crews, podium hosts and hostesses travel with the race, bringing their own power, communications, food services and sanitation infrastructure. Together, they form a population that descends daily on towns and villages of every size, bringing with them their own infrastructure, services and routines. Seen from inside the Zone Technique, the Tour de France is not only a cycling event. It is a nomadic settlement crossing the country, rebuilding itself from scratch every day, wherever the finish line happens to be. (Photo by Jeff PACHOUD / AFP via Getty Images)

Tour de France podium hostesses Celia (L) and Fanny (R) make final hair and makeup touch-ups at their camper van before the stage's arrival and podium ceremony, in the "Zone Technique" (Technical Zone) of the finish line area of the 11th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 161,3 km between Vichy and Nevers in central France, on July 15, 2026. Hours before the Tour de France peloton arrives, an empty field or car park on the edge of town is already being transformed. Beyond the crowds, barriers and television cameras, a temporary settlement rises each day in the race's finish town. In a field, industrial estate or patch of open ground adjacent to the stage's finish line, designated as the "Zone Technique" (Technical Zone), hundreds of workers transform an empty space into a functioning village capable of supporting one of the world's largest sporting events. Then, less than 24 hours later, it is dismantled and moved on. Much of the operation unfolds overnight. In the early hours, trucks stream into the Zone Technique from the previous finish town, parking with military precision as crews unload equipment and connect power supplies before dawn. Many workers live on a shifted timetable, sleeping when they can during the afternoon in camping chairs, hamacs or shaded corners of the compound before another night of logistics begins. For three weeks each July, the Tour carries far more than cyclists across France. Technicians, builders, media crews, podium hosts and hostesses travel with the race, bringing their own power, communications, food services and sanitation infrastructure. Together, they form a population that descends daily on towns and villages of every size, bringing with them their own infrastructure, services and routines. Seen from inside the Zone Technique, the Tour de France is not only a cycling event. It is a nomadic settlement crossing the country, rebuilding itself from scratch every day, wherever the finish line happens to

A worker watches a live feed of the race in the "Zone Technique" of the finish line area of the 10th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 166,6 km between Aurillac and Le Lioran in the Massif Central, on July 14, 2026. Hours before the Tour de France peloton arrives, an empty field or car park on the edge of town is already being transformed. Beyond the crowds, barriers and television cameras, a temporary settlement rises each day in the race's finish town. In a field, industrial estate or patch of open ground adjacent to the stage's finish line, designated as the "Zone Technique" (Technical Zone), hundreds of workers transform an empty space into a functioning village capable of supporting one of the world's largest sporting events. Then, less than 24 hours later, it is dismantled and moved on. Much of the operation unfolds overnight. In the early hours, trucks stream into the Zone Technique from the previous finish town, parking with military precision as crews unload equipment and connect power supplies before dawn. Many workers live on a shifted timetable, sleeping when they can during the afternoon in camping chairs, hamacs or shaded corners of the compound before another night of logistics begins. For three weeks each July, the Tour carries far more than cyclists across France. Technicians, builders, media crews, podium hosts and hostesses travel with the race, bringing their own power, communications, food services and sanitation infrastructure. Together, they form a population that descends daily on towns and villages of every size, bringing with them their own infrastructure, services and routines. Seen from inside the Zone Technique, the Tour de France is not only a cycling event. It is a nomadic settlement crossing the country, rebuilding itself from scratch every day, wherever the finish line happens to be. (Photo by Jeff PACHOUD / AFP via Getty Images)