Tour de France 2023 stage 18

1. Tour de France 2023: Asgreen wins from breakaway, Vingegaard still leader

   Door Harmen Lustig

   Sprinters were expected to shine in Bourg-en-Bresse, but no. The breakaway succeeds and Kasper Asgreen outsprints Pascal Eenkhoorn and Jonas Abrahamsen in Bourg-en-Bresse. The GC remains unchanged, so Jonas Vingegaard keeps the yellow jersey.

2. Tour de France 2023 Route stage 18: Moûtiers – Bourg-en-Bresse

   Door Harmen Lustig

   Thursday 20 July - Stage 18 of the Tour de France is a vitually flat race of 184.9 kilometres between Moûtiers and Bourg-en-Bresse. So a bunch sprint is next to certain.

3. Tour de France 2023 Favourites stage 18: For fast men#5

   Door Harmen Lustig

   The route of the 18th stage travels from Moûtiers to Bourg-en-Bresse and takes in two easy climbs. The elevation gain is less than 1,250 metres, so the sprinters are likely to prevail.

4. Tour de France 2023: Ciccone still in polka dots

   Door Harmen Lustig

   The battle for the polka dots will rage on Saturday. Giulio Ciccone will lead the mountains classification until then.

5. Tour de France 2023: Philipsen wins points competition

   Door Harmen Lustig

   Jasper Philipsen wins the points competition of the 2023 Tour de France. Mads Pedersen and Bryan Coquard are way behind in second and third and are virtually unable to match him. So Philipsen will win the green jersey as long as he reaches Paris