Upon opening the envelopes at the final pit stop in Istanbul , the third envelope was revealed to be eliminatory .

Pierre-Louis and Arnaud were eliminated just before the final, leaving Christophe & Claire and Rose-Marie & Cinzia to battle for the title in the season finale.

The episode featured three non-eliminatory sprints. For each sprint, the last team to arrive received a "black envelope." One of these three envelopes contained the word "Eliminatory," while the others were "Non-eliminatory." Key Events

The race took place between Cappadocia and Istanbul .

At the end of the three sprints, the brothers Pierre-Louis and Arnaud held the most black envelopes.