Carapaz Wins Stage 18 of the Tour De France with a Late Breakaway, Pogacar Keeps Overall Lead
The Ecuadorian attacked on the final climb and finished alone, giving EF Education-EasyPost its first stage victory and lifting his mountains standings.
- On Thursday, Richard Carapaz won stage 18 of the Tour de France at Orcières-Merlette, claiming his second career stage victory and the first for EF Education-EasyPost at this Tour.
- An early breakaway including Mads Pedersen of Lidl-Trek formed after the start in Voiron, while attacks in the peloton later saw Egan Bernal of Netcompany Ineos, Carapaz, and Paret-Peintre bridge to the front group.
- With 4km to go, Carapaz launched a stinging attack that only Paret-Peintre could follow initially, though Schmid and Jorgenson later bridged up before Carapaz accelerated again to solo to the finish.
- Paret-Peintre moved to within one point of yellow jersey wearer Tadej Poga in the king of the mountains contest, while Carapaz now sits third, seven points behind the leader.
- UAE Emirates-XRG faced setbacks as Brandon McNulty abandoned the race following a crash during a recon of Tuesday's time trial, while Adam Yates remained below his usual level due to illness.
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ORCIÈRES-MERLETTE, France — When Richard Carapaz spread his arms in celebration after pounding up the final climb of Stage 18, I felt a sense of relief. The champagne flowed, the tears streamed. The hundreds of days that dozens of support staff worked in the cloistered, unforgiving world of professional cycling had paid off. EF Education-EasyPost had finally validated its strong Tour de France with a stage win. The Tour de France awards a wide b…
Carapaz secures solo victory in Tour de France stage 18, Pogacar stays in yellow
ORCIERES MERLETTE, France: Ecuadorean Richard Carapaz launched a decisive attack during the final climb to Orcieres-Merlette to secure a solo victory in stage 18 of the Tour de France on Thursday.The EF Education-EasyPost rider spread his arms in celebration as he crossed the finish line 45 seconds before Mauro Schmid with Matteo Jorgenson third.Overall leader Tadej Pogacar and other general classification contenders did not challenge for the…
Carapaz claims stage 18 with late breakaway; Pogačar Stays in yellow
ORCIERES-MERLETTE, France (AP) — Ecuadorian rider Richard Carapaz timed his attack perfectly in the final climb to win the 18th stage of the Tour de France on Thursday, July 23, while Tadej Pogacar finished a few minutes behind and maintained his significant overall lead.It was the 33-year-old Carapaz’s first stage win at this year’s race and second overall. He was not chased down by Pogacar because he is not considered a threat to win the Tour,…
The Mexican lamented the departure of his UAE teammate Emirates XRG, while Richard Carapaz conquered the summit of Orcières-Merlette
Bike pro Richard Carapaz from Ecuador has won the 18th stage of the Tour de France.
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