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Tour de France organisers implement emergency measures amid crushing heatwave
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- Tour de France organisers have introduced emergency measures, including extra drinks, to combat extreme heat during stage four.
- Torstein Træen, a cancer survivor, took the yellow jersey with an eight-minute lead over Tadej Pogacar.
- Riders and union officials criticized the measures as insufficient, calling for earlier start times to mitigate climate change impacts.
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Tour de France organisers have introduced emergency measures, including extra drinks, to combat extreme heat during stage four. Torstein Træen, a cancer survivor, took the yellow jersey with an eight-minute lead over Tadej Pogacar. Riders and union officials criticized the measures as insufficient, calling for earlier start times to mitigate climate change impacts.
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