A guarantee of spectacle and much more than a fleeting scare for the riders, the Tourmalet becomes for Gazzetta dello Sport "A Giant for Giants". Ciro Scognamiglio reminds us that "the Grande Boucle suddenly raises the bar and brings the peloton face to face with one of the climbs that embody the legend of cycling". The afternoon has a consolidated script for those watching on screen, although there is also a non-trivial element of novelty for scenic appeal, the Cirque de Gavarnie where the finish is located. Discoveries from the Tour.

Behind the scenes, the day of glory for sprinter Olav Kooij allows Marco Bonarrigo singular digressions from the competitive theme, referring to the shocking heat and its consequences on the riders. Yes, because Corriere della Sera reveals that: "Those from Caja Rural are the only ones to declare they have mounted on the bus two Kameleon, Dutch urinals that are more commonly used in other sports: you pee a moment before the start and in a few seconds you understand if you're dehydrated and how much you need to drink to avoid collapsing".

On Repubblica, instead, Cosimo Cito dedicates the opening to Kooij's sumptuous sprint, directing his curiosity and that of readers on two fronts: UAE uses refrigerating mattress covers that regulate temperature based on body temperature. And Pogacar races with a multidimensional helmet designed with AI by a Turkish artist.

A warning from Pier Augusto Stagi on Il Giornale: "here we are at a stage that certainly won't tell us how it will end, but it will certainly tell us who can put a cross on it. The risk is there, within reach". Finally, those in the mood for animal comparisons, there's Alexandre Roos from L'Equipe, who in the barren landscape made a sighting: "How not to pay homage to him, "The Boar", Baptiste Veistroffer, always ready to unleash himself on any terrain and to launch into wild and improvised adventures?" Imagination at full power.

GAZZETTA DELLO SPORT
A GIANT FOR GIANTS
The Tour de France arrives at its first true test of maturity. After five days of racing lived between breakaways, sprints and plot twists, today the Grande Boucle suddenly raises the bar and brings the peloton face to face with one of the climbs that embody the legend of cycling: the Tourmalet. The stage leading to Gavarnie-Gèdre promises spectacle from the first meter of climbing. First the Col d'Aspin, twelve kilometers with an average gradient of 6.5%, then the giant of the Pyrenees: the Tourmalet, 17.1 km at 7.3%, a hors catégorie climb that will represent the first major watershed of the edition. But the difficulties won't end at the summit. To reach the finish line, riders will have to face the final ascent towards Gavarnie-Gèdre, 18.7 km long with an average gradient of 3.7%, ideal terrain for those who want to attempt the decisive attack when fatigue has already emptied the legs. (Ciro Scognamiglio)
 
CORRIERE DELLA SERA
IN THE SHOCKING HEAT: LIQUIDS AND URINE ARE A FACTOR. KOOIJ'S TRIUMPH
In that unventilated oven that is the Tour de France where the first objective is not to roast on the asphalt — yesterday measured at 56°, victory in the sprint of the Dutchman Kooij (photo) — the categorical imperatives are to drink and not waste a single drop of pee. Anti-doping has nothing to do with it: trainers, doctors and dietitians have decided that urine is the best weapon to protect their charges from the scorching sun and climate change. Those from Caja Rural are the only ones to declare they have mounted on the bus two Kameleon, Dutch urinals that are more commonly used in other sports: you pee a moment before the start and in a few seconds you understand if you're dehydrated and how much you need to drink to avoid collapsing. The manufacturers have also installed them in the bathrooms of the Barcelona metro and supply them to your home for just under 1,000 euros, an antidote to a scorching future where drinking will be vital". (Marco Bonarrigo)

REPUBBLICA 
POGACAR'S SECRET FROM THE AI HELMET TO THE COOLING MATTRESS COVER
Falls are the salty bread of the Tour de France, especially in stages dedicated to sprinters, increasingly rare in the panorama of three weeks, therefore increasingly coveted by sprinters. The peloton arrived in Pau divided into at least five sections, woe to those who found themselves in the wrong place at the moment of the crash. Vingegaard had to use Campenaerts' bike in the finale, but neither he, nor Pogacar, nor yellow jersey wearer Torstein Traeen lost seconds at the finish line, crossed first by Dutchman Olav Kooij. (Cosimo Cito)

IL GIORNALE
KOOIJ TAKES THE 5TH STAGE
VINGEGAARD'S SCARE
Today the temperature will rise for what the Tour will propose: the Tourmalet. After six stages, not even particularly simple or monotonous, here we are at a stage that certainly won't tell us how it will end, but it will certainly tell us who can put a cross on it. The risk is there, within reach. Needless to say that the special observers will be the usual suspects: Pogacar and Vingegaard (a scare for him, who crashed but arrived regularly at the finish line), even though for the second consecutive day the yellow jersey is on the shoulders of Norwegian Traeen. Interesting to see how Evenepoel and Seixas, Carapaz and Ayuso will react to the first mountains, down to Lipowitz, Martinez and Pidcock. (Pier Augusto Stagi)

L'EQUIPE
THE SENSE OF TIME
How could one not begin by paying homage to "The Boar", Baptiste Veistroffer, always ready to unleash himself on any terrain and to launch into wild and improvised adventures? He certainly had no intention of repressing his restless thirst for freedom while discovering the Tour de France. Yesterday, as the race moved from the Upper Pyrenees and the Gers, just before entering the Atlantic Pyrenees, agricultural plains and rugby strongholds awaited being "plowed" by his efforts, especially in the surroundings of Castelnau-Magnoac. (Alexandre Roos)