Tour de France 2019 stage 18

1. Tour de France 2019: Quintana solos to victory, Alaphilippe retains lead

   Door Harmen Lustig

   Nairo Quintana wins the first stage in the Alps with an impressive solo. The Colombian was part of the early break. He attacked on the Galibier to continue in the descent to the stage win. Julian Alaphilippe holds on to the yellow jersey, while…

2. Tour de France 2019 Route stage 18: Embrun - Valloire

   Door Harmen Lustig

   Thursday 25 July - The 18th stage of the Tour de France is the first race in the Alps. Following the start in Embrun the 208 kilometres route takes in the Col de Vars, Col d'Izoard and Col du Galibier before a flying descent into ski resort Valloire.

3. Tour de France 2019 Favourites stage 18: Fly down the Galibier

   Door Harmen Lustig

   The last 75 kilometres of the 18th stage on the Tour de France pass over two hors-catégorie cols. The last one is the infamous Galibier - 23 kilometres at 5.1% -, before the riders plunge down a fast descent of 19 kilometres into Valloire. Are we…

4. Tour de France 2019 KOM classification stage 18: Bardet new leader

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   The 18th stage of the Tour de France is the most interesting race in terms of the mountains classification. There are 228 KOM points available, while the first rider over both the Izoard and the Galibier gains 40 points.