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Tour de France 2018: Final results, standings, and more

Geraint Thomas officially won the yellow jersey to complete an exhilarating three weeks of racing at the Tour de France.

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The competition for the 2018 Tour de France yellow jersey was as tight as it has been in years. Geraint Thomas won the race, edging out Tom Dumoulin and teammate Chris Froome, who was riding for his fifth yellow jersey.

They took on a difficult and varied course. This year’s Tour covered nearly 2,100 miles, and included team and individual trials, a brutal cobbles stage, and mountains stages both long and very short over devilish climbs, old and new.

There are a ton of ways to fall in love with this Tour , and this year’s iteration touched them all, from the white jersey competition and a glimpse at cycling’s future, to the green jersey competition, in which Peter Sagan once again blew away the competition.

You can relive all of it below.

General classification (yellow jersey)

1. Geraint Thomas (Sky) - + 83h 17’ 13”

2. Tom Dumoulin (Sunweb) - + 1’ 51”

3. Chris Froome (Sky) - + 2’ 24”

4. Primož Roglič (LottoNL-Jumbo) - + 3’ 22”

5. Steven Kruijswijk (LottoNL-Jumbo) - + 6’ 08”

6. Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale) - + 6’ 57”

7. Mikel Landa (Movistar) - + 7’ 37”

8. Dan Martin (UAE Team Emirates) - + 9’ 05”

9. Ilnur Zakarin (Katusha Alpecin) - + 12’ 37”

10. Nairo Quintana (Movistar) - + 14’ 18”

Points classification (green jersey)

1. Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) - 477 points

2. Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates) - 246 points

3. Arnaud Démare (Groupama-FDJ) - 203 points

4. John Degenkolb (Trek-Segafredo) - 178 points

5. Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Floors) - 143 points

6. Greg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing) - 134 points

7. Andrea Pasqualon (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) - 115 points

8. Geraint Thomas (Sky) - 110 points

9. Sonny Colbrelli (Bahrain-Merida) - 104 points

10. Daniel Martin (UAE Team Emirates) - 98 points

Mountains classification (polka-dot jersey)

1. Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Floors) - 170 points

2. Warren Barguil (Sunweb) - 91 points

3. Rafal Majka (Bora-Hansgrohe) - 76 points

4. Geraint Thomas (Sky) - 74 points

5. Tom Dumoulin (Sunweb) - 63 points

6. Primož Roglic (LottoNL-Jumbo) - 56 points

7. Daniel Martin (UAE Team Emirates) - 41 points

8. Nairo Quintana (Movistar) - 40 points

9. Tanel Kangert (Astana) - 39 points

10. Steven Kruijswijk (LottoNL-Jumbo) - 36 points

Stage results

Stage 21: 116 kilometers from houilles to paris champs-élysées.

Sunday, July 29

1. Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates) - 2h 46’ 36”

2. John Degenkolb (Trek-Segafredo) - “

3. Arnaud Démare (Groupama-FDJ) - “

4. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Dimension Date) - “

5. Cristophe Laporte (Cofidis) - “

6. Maximiliano Richeze (Quick-Step Floors) - “

7. Sonny Colbrelli (Bahrain-Merida) - “

8. Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) - “

9. Andrea Pasqualon (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) - “

10. Jasper de Buyst (Lotto Soudal) - “

Stage 20: 31 kilometers from Pée-sur-Nivelle to Espelette

Saturday, July 28

Summary: Tom Dumoulin eked past Chris Froome to win the last competitive stage of the Tour de France. Geraint Thomas secured the yellow jersey with a strong third-place ride of his own. Primož Roglič struggled (by his standards) by finishing eight, and slipping off the podium to fourth place overall. Sky will have two men on the podium in Paris on Sunday — Thomas in first and Froome in third.

1. Tom Dumoulin (Sunweb) - 40’ 52”

2. Chris Froome (Sky) - + 1”

3. Geraint Thomas (Sky) - + 14”

4. Michael Kwiatkowski (Sky) - + 50”

5. Søren Kragh Andersen (Sunweb) - + 51”

6. Bob Jungels (Quick-Step Floors) - + 52”

7. Ilnur Zakarin (Katusha Alpecin) - + 1’ 02”

8. Primož Roglič (LottoNL-Jumbo) - + 1’ 12”

9. Marc Soler (Movistar) - + 1’ 22”

10. Michael Hepburn (Mitchelton-Scott) - + 1’ 23”

Stage 19: 200.5 kilometers from Lourdes to Laruns

Friday, July 27

Summary: Primož Roglič descended his way to victory from the summit of the Col d’Aubisque to move up to third place on the general classification and turn Saturday’s time trial into a fascinating podium battle amongst him, Tom Dumoulin, and Chris Froome. Geraint Thomas, meanwhile emphasized that he is the strongest rider in France, calmly and easily following attacks on the Tour’s last mountain stage, then sprinting from a bunch to take second place.

1. Primož Roglič (LottoNL-Jumbo) - 5h 28’ 17”

2. Geraint Thomas (Sky) - + 19”

3. Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale) - “

4. Daniel Martin (UAE Team Emirates) - “

5. Rafal Majka (Bora-Hansgrohe) - “

6. Tom Dumoulin (Sunweb) - “

7. Mike Landa (Movistar) - “

8. Chris Froome (Sky) - “

9. Steven Kruijswijk (LottoNL-Jumbo) - + 31“

10. Ilnur Zakarin (Katusha Alpecin) - “

Stage 18: 171 kilometers from Trie-sur-Baïse to Pau

Thursday, July 26

Summary: Arnaud Démare won a plain ‘ol sprint finish among the few sprinters left in the Tour who haven’t yet been nipped by a time cut. Peter Sagan accelerated but didn’t challenge for the stage — he has already sewn up the green jersey competition if he can stay upright, and he was likely still hurting from a hard fall on Stage 17. All of the yellow jersey contenders made it across the finish line without much drama. ( Full recap )

1. Arnaud Démare (Groupama-FDJ) - 3h 46’ 50”

2. Christophe Laporte (Cofidis) - “

3. Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates) - “

4. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Dimension Data) - “

5. Sonny Colbrelli (Bahrain-Merida) - “

7. John Degenkolb (Trek-Segafredo) - “

9. Taylor Phinney (EF Education First-Drapac) - “

10. Timothy Dupont (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) - “

Stage 17: 65 kilometers from Bagnères-de-Luchon to Saint-Lary-Soulon Col du Portet

Wednesday, July 25

Summary: Nairo Quintana won Stage 17 with a solo effort from the base of the 16-kilometer climb to Saint-Lary-Soulan, showing the form that made him such an exciting rider in 2013. Behind him, Chris Froome cracked, finishing 48 seconds behind yellow jersey bearer and teammate Geraint Thomas and effectively knocking himself out of contention for a fifth Tour victory. The race is now effectively down to two men: Thomas, and fifth-place finisher Tom Dumoulin.

1. Nairo Quintana (Movistar) - 2h 21’ 28”

2. Dan Martin (UAE Team Emirates) - + 28”

3. Geraint Thomas (Sky) - + 47”

4. Primož Roglic (LottoNL-Jumbo) - + 52”

5. Tom Dumoulin (Sunweb) - + 52”

6. Steven Kruijswijk (LottoNL-Jumbo) - + 1’ 05”

7. Egan Bernal (Sky) - + 1’ 33”

8. Chris Froome (Sky) - + 1’ 35”

9. Mikel Landa (Movistar) - + 1’ 35”

10. Ilnur Zakarin (Katusha Alpecin) - + 2’ 01”

Stage 16: 218 kilometers from Carcassonne to Bagnères-de-Luchon

Tuesday, July 24

Summary: It was wild day everywhere except in the general classification competition. First, riders were accidentally pepper sprayed while police were breaking up a protest. Then Philippe Gilbert went solo and suffered a scary crash on the descent from Col de Portet d’Aspet (he appears to be OK). THEN Adam Yates crashed while descending to a stage victory in Bagnères-de-Luchon, allowing Julian Alaphilippe to slip past and secure his second stage win of the 2018 Tour.

Meanwhile, there was no change in the top 10 of the GC.

1. Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Floors) - 5h 13’ 22”

2. Gorka Izagirre (Bahrain-Merida) - + 15”

3. Adam Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) - + “

4. Bauke Mollema (Trek-Segafredo) - “

5. Domenico Pozzovivo (Bahrain-Merida) - + 18”

6. Robert Gesink (LottoNL-Jumbo) - + 37”

7. Michael Valgren (Astana) - + 56”

8. Gregor Mühlberger (Bora-Hansgrohe) - “

9. Marc Soler (Movistar) - + 1’ 10”

10. Pierre Latour (AG2R La Mondiale) - + 1’ 18”

Stage 15: 181.5 kilometers from Millau to Carcassonne

Sunday, July 22

Summary: A long descent before a flat finish assured this would be an uneventful day for the general classification contenders, who all rolled in together about 12 minutes behind the real race. Magnus Cort Nielsen was much too powerful for Ion Izaguirre and Bauke Mollema, who all broke away together in the crosswinds into Carcassonne. Rafal Majka made a brave solo attempt on the Category 1 climb to Pic de Nore, but was caught near the bottom of the descent.

1. Magnus Cort Nielsen (Astana) - 4h 25’ 52”

2. Ion Izaguirre (Bahrain-Merida) - “

3. Bauke Mollema (Trek-Segafredo) - + 2”

4. Michael Valgren (Astana) - + 29”

5. Tom Skujins (Trek-Segafredo) - + 34”

6. Domenico Pozzovivo (Bahreain-Merida) - + 34”

7. Lilian Calmejane (Direct Energie) - + 34”

8. Rafal Majka (Bora-Hansgrohe) - + 37”

9. Nikias Arndt (Sunweb) - + 2’ 31”

10. Julien Bernard (Trek-Segafredo) - + 2’ 38”

Stage 14: 188 kilometers from Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux to Mende

Saturday, July 21

Summary: It was a day of two races, with the general classification contenders content to let a big breakaway take a lead of more than 20 minutes. Omar Fraile won the stage with a move on the steep three-kilometer climb to the finish in Mende. Jasper Stuyven, who finished third, was the most aggressive rider on the day, going solo with 35 kilometers left in the stage, but getting caught with just a few hundred meters left in the final climb by Fraile and, eventually, Julian Alaphilippe.

Much later, the yellow jersey contenders duked it out. Primož Roglic nipped roughly eight seconds with a solo move midway through the climb. The current podium — Geraint Thomas, Chris Froome, and Tom Dumoulin — followed Roglic, finishing together. Despite riding near his hometown, Romain Bardet was the most notable struggler, giving up 14 seconds to Thomas, the yellow jersey bearer.

1. Omar Fraile (Astana) - 4h 41’ 57”

2. Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Floors) - + 6”

3. Jasper Stuyven (Trek-Segafredo) - + 6”

4. Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) - + 12”

5. Damiano Caruso (BMC Racing) - + 17”

6. Simon Geschke (Sunweb) - + 19”

7. Nicolas Edet (Cofidis) - + 19”

8. Lilian Calmejane (Direct Energie) - + 23”

9. Daryl Impey (Mitchelton-Scott) - + 30”

10. Thomas de Gendt (Lotto Soudal) - + 37”

Stage 13: 169.5 kilometers from Bourg d’Oisans to Valence

Friday, July 20

Summary: A by-the-numbers flat stage that must have been a relief for the riders after a breathless Stage 12. Peter Sagan won his third stage of the 2018 Tour in a defanged bunch sprint after a number of the Tour’s pure sprinters were eliminated from the race because of time cuts in the Alps .

1. Peters Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) - 3h 45’ 55”

2. Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates) - “

4. John Degenkolb (Trek-Segafredo) - “

5. Greg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing) - “

6. Yves Lampaert (Quick-Step Floors) - “

7. Magnus Cort Nielsen (Astana) - “

8. Andrea Pasqualon (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) - “

9. Sonny Colbrelli (Bahrain-Merida) - “

10. Taylor Phinney (Education First-Drapac) - “

Stage 12, 175.5 kilometers from Bourg-Saint-Maurice Les Arcs to Alpe d’Huez

Thursday, July 19

Summary: Geraint Thomas won his second stage in a row, emerging from a slug fest up Alpe d’Huez to win a sprint finish, capping a wildly entertaining day. 10th-place finisher Steven Kruijswijk gave the best effort of the day, going solo on the ascent to Col de la Croix de Fer to nearly win the stage. ( Full recap )

1. Geraint Thomas (Sky) - 5h 18’ 37”

2. Tom Dumoulin (Sunweb) - + 2”

3. Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale) - + 3”

4. Chris Froome (Sky) - + 3”

5. Mikel Landa (Movistar) - + 7”

6. Primož Roglic (LottoNL-Jumbo) - + 13”

7. Vincenzo Nibali (Bharain-Merida) - + 13”

8. Jakob Fuglsang (Astana) - + 42”

9. Nairo Quintana (Movistar) - + 47”

10. Steven Kruijswijk (LottoNL-Jumbo) - + 53”

Stage 11, 108.5 kilometers from Albertville to La Rosière Espace San Bernardo

Wednesday, July 18

Summary: Geraint Thomas won the stage with an attack with five kilometers to go, overcoming Tom Dumoulin and securing the yellow jersey. Teammate Chris Froome finished 20 seconds behind, setting up palace intrigue going forward with the Sky teammates now the best positioned riders for the yellow jersey. ( Full recap )

1. Geraint Thomas (Sky) - 3h 29’ 36”

2. Tom Dumoulin (Sunweb) - + 20”

3. Chris Froome (Sky) - + 20”

4. Damiano Caruso (BMC Racing) - + 22”

5. Mike Nieve (Mitchelton-Scott) - + 22”

6. Dan Martin (UAE Team Emirates) - + 27”

7. Jesus Herrada (Cofidis) - + 57”

8. Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale) - + 59”

9. Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida) - + 59”

10. Nairo Quintana (Movistar) - + 59”

Stage 10, 158.5 kilometers from Annecy to Le Grand-Bornand

Tuesday, July 17

Summary: Just two days after France won the World Cup, Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe soloed away from the field with 30 kilometers remaining in the Tour’s first mountain stage and won handily, securing the polka dot King of the Mountains jersey in the process. Farther back, little changed in the general classification. ( Full recap )

1. Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Floors) - 4h 25’ 27”

2. Ion Izaguirre (Bahrain-Merida) - + 1’ 34”

3. Rein Taaramäe (Direct Energie) - + 1’ 40”

4. Greg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing) - + 1’ 44”

5. Serge Pauwels (Dimension Data) - + “

6. Lilian Calmejane (Direct Energie) - + 2’ 24”

7. Dan Martin (UAE Team Emirates) - + 3’ 23”

8. Primož Roglic (LottoNL-Jumbo) - + “

9. David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ) - + “

10. Geraint Thomas (Sky) - + “

Stage 9, 156.5 kilometers from Arras Citadelle to Roubaix

Sunday, July 15

Summary: A hectic day of crashes and dust was capped with a beautiful stage victory for John Degenkolb. The German rider who had suffered a horrific training accident in 2016 was moved to tears after the victory, which he dedicated to a close friend who passed away recently.

It was a much worse day for BMC Racing, which lost Richie Porte to a crash early in the race, then saw assumptive team leader Tejay Van Garderen lose minutes to crashes and mechanical errors of his own. Education First-Drapac’s Rigoberto Uran was another big loser, shipping nearly two minutes on the stage because of a late crash. ( Full recap )

1. John Degenkolb (Trek-Segafredo) - 3h 24’ 26”

2. Greg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing) - “

3. Yves Lampaert (Quick-Step Floors) - “

4. Philippe Gilbert (Quick-Step Floors) - + 19”

5. Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) - + 19”

6. Jasper Stuyven (Trek-Segafredo) - + 19”

7. Bob Jungels (Quick-Step Floors) - + 19”

8. André Greipel (Lotto Soudal) - + 27”

9. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Dimension Data) - + 27”

10. Timothy Dupoint (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) - + 27”

Stage 8, 181 kilometers from Dreux to Amiens Métropole

Saturday, July 14

Summary: Dylan Groenewegen won a hectic sprint on Bastille Day. Peter Sagan broke early for the line after leadout trains never materialized. André Greipel and Fernando Gaviria chased and rubbed shoulders when Gaviria tried to pass in the collapsing space between the lefthand barriers and Greipel’s meaty shoulders. Gaviria tried to make the Gorilla move over with a head butt — which is probably not the smartest thing to do at 60-plus kilometers an hour, but thankfully this wasn’t Sagan-Cavendish redux. Greipel and Gaviria finished second and third at the line, respectively, but race commisaires decided to declassify both of them , making Peter Sagan the technical second-place finisher.

Further back, Stage 6 winner Dan Martin suffered a one-minute, 16-second setback because of a hard fall with roughly 17 kilometers to go, continuing the week’s big theme of yellow jersey contenders shooting themselves in the foot.

1. Dylan Groenewegen (LottoNL-Jumbo) - 4h 23’ 36”

2. Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) - “

3. John Degenkolb (Trek-Segafredo) - “

4. Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates) - “

5. Arnaud Demare (Groupama-FDJ) - “

6. Thomas Boudat (Direct Energie) - “

7. Nikias Arndt (Sunweb) - “

8. Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data) - “

9. Yves Lampaert (Quick-Step Floors) - “

10. Andrea Paqualon (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) - “

Stage 7, 231 kilometers from Fougères to Chartres

Friday, July 13

Summary: The longest stage of the 2018 Tour de France was also its least eventful. At least Dutchman Dylan Groenewegen broke up the Gaviria-Sagan hegemony, outdueling both in an uphill sprint for his first stage win of the 2018 Tour. There no changes in the general classification. We have one more transition stage Saturday before COBBLES.

1. Dylan Groenewegen (LottoNL-Jumbo) - 5h 43’ 42”

2. Fernando Gaviria (Quick-Step Floors) - “

3. Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) - “

4. Arnaud Demare (Groupama-FDJ) - “

5. Christophe Laporte (Cofidis) - “

6. John Degenkolb (Trek-Segafredo) - “

7. Daryl Impey (Mitchelton-Scott) - “

8. André Greipel (Lotto Soudal) - “

10. Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data) - “

Stage 6, 181 kilometers from Brest to Mûr-de-Bretagne Guerlédan

Thursday, July 12

Summary: Dan Martin launched a long solo attack near the bottom of the second turn up the Mûr de Bretagne to win Stage 6, perhaps solidifying his general classification hopes while others faltered. Chris Froome suffered somewhat, finishing eight seconds back. Worse off were Romain Bardet and Tom Dumoulin, who lost 31 seconds and 53 seconds, respectively. Both riders suffered mechanicals late in the stage. Dumoulin had to time trial with two other teammates to limit his losses. Bardet was able to get back with the bunch, but fell back as the pace picked up on the final climb.

1. Dan Martin (UAE Team Emirates) - 4h 13’ 43”

2. Pierre Latour (AG2R La Mondiale) - + 1”

3. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) - + 3”

4. Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Floors) - + 3”

5. Rafael Majka (Bora-Hansgrohe) - + 3”

6. Adam Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) - + 3”

7. Bauke Mollema (Trek-Segafredo) - + 3”

8. Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) - + 3”

9. Geraint Thomas (Sky) - + 3”

10. Primoz Roglic (LottoNL-Jumbo) - +3”

Stage 5, 204.5 kilometers from Lorient to Quimper

Wednesday, July 11

Summary: Peter Sagan won his second stage of the 2018 Tour de France, following Philippe Gilbert’s attack on the final climb to the finish in Quimper and ultimately pulling away from Sonny Colbrelli at the line. There was little change to the general classification — many of the biggest contenders finished in a group two seconds back of the stage leaders. ( Full recap ).

1. Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) - 4h 48’ 06”

2. Sonny Colbrelli (Bahrain-Merida) - “

3. Philippe Gilbert (Quick-Step Floors) - “

4. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) - “

5. Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Floors) - “

6. Daniel Martin (UAE Team Emirates) - “

7. Greg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing) - “

8. Søren Kragh Andersen (Sunweb) - “

10. Vincenzo Nibali (Bahrain-Merida) - “

Stage 4, 195 kilometers from La Baule to Sarzeau

Tuesday, July 10

Summary: A four-man breakaway nearly went the distance, which would have been fun, because it consisted of two Frenchmen — Jerome Cousin and Anthony Pereze — and two Belgians — Guillaume van Keirsbulck and Dimitri Claeys — on the same day as the France-Belgium World Cup semifinal. The break was fully roped in with just under one kilometer to go, setting up a traditional sprint that Fernando Gaviria won in a near-photo finish for his second stage win of the 2018 Tour.

1. Fernando Gaviria (Quick-Step Floors) - 4h 25’ 01”

3. André Greipel (Lotto-Soudal) - “

4. Dylan Groenewegen (Lotto NL-Jumbo) - “

5. Marcel Kittel (Katusha Alpecin) - “

6. Andrea Pasqualon (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) - “

7. Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates) - “

8. John Degenkolb (Trek-Segafredo) - “

9. Dion Smith (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) - “

Stage 3, 35.5 kilometers in Cholet

Monday, July 9

Summary: BMC Racing won the stage, putting classics-specialist and defending Olympic champion Greg Van Avermaet in a much-deserved yellow jersey. Richie Porte (BMC), Chris Froome (Sky), and Adam Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) all made up a significant chunk of the time they lost on Stage 1 crashes. ( Full recap ).

1. BMC Racing - 38’ 46”

2. Team Sky - + 4”

3. Quick-Step Floors - + 7”

4. Mitchelton-Scott - + 9”

5. Team Sunweb - + 12”

6. Education First-Drapac - + 35”

7. Bora-Hansgrohe - + 50”

8. Astana - + 52”

9. Katusha-Alpecin - + 53”

10. Movistar - + 54”

11. Bahrain-Merida - + 1’ 06”

12. AG2R La Mondiale - + 1’ 15”

13. Lotto NL-Jumbo - + 1’ 16”

14. Trek-Segafredo - +1 16”

15. UAE Team Emirates - + 1’ 39”

16. Groupama-FDJ - + 1’ 42”

17. Fortuneo-Samsic - + 1’ 47”

18. Direct-Energie - + 1’ 52”

19. Lotto Soudal - + 1’ 52”

20. Dimension Data - + 1’ 53”

21. Wanty-Groupe Gobert - + 2’ 24”

22. Cofidis - + 3’ 23”

Stage 2, 182.5 kilometers from Mouilleron-Saint-Germain to La Roche-sur-Yon

Sunday, July 8

Summary: Peter Sagan won his first (and not likely last) stage of the 2018 Tour de France, edging out a charging Sonny Colbrelli on a false flat finish. The final bunch sprint was smaller than expected because of a crash on a hard right bend with approximately one kilometer to go that took out Stage 1 winner Fernando Gaviria, among many others. Sagan will wear yellow for the team time trial on Stage 3.

1. Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) - 4h 06’ 37”

2. Sonny Colbrelli (Bahrain Merida) - “

3. Arnaud Demare (Groupama-FDJ) - “

4. André Greipel (Lotto Soudal) - “

5. Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates) - “

6. Timothy Dupont (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) - “

7. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) - “

9. John Degenkolb (Trek-Segafredo) - “

10. Philippe Gilbert (Quick-Step Floors) - “

Stage 1, 201 kilometers from Noirmoutier-en-L’île to Fontenary-le-Comte

Saturday, July 7

Summary: The first breakaway of the Tour de France consisted of French riders Yoann Offredo, Jerome Cousin, and Kevin Ledanois. Ledanois won the polka-dot jersey on a dinky climb. They all gave a valiant effort under the sun, but the were completely closed down with 10 kilometers to go.

Young Colombian star Fernando Gaviria won a bunch sprint over Peter Sagan, but the big story will be the crashes that took place in the final kilometers, taking out several general classification contenders. Chris Froome, Richie Porte, Nairo Quintana, and Adam Yates all lost siginificant time. ( Recap ).

1. Fernando Gaviria (Quick-Step Floors) - 4h 23’ 32”

3. Marcel Kittel (Katusha Alpecin) - “

6. Dylan Groenewegen (Lotto NL-Jumbo) - “

7. Michael Matthews (Sunweb) - “

9. Jakob Fuglsang (Astana) - “

10. Rafael Majka (Quick-Step Floors) - “

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Tour de France 2018: Geraint Thomas seals victory in Paris – as it happened

Alexander Kristoff won the final stage of the 2018 Tour de France while Geraint Thomas completed a Champagne-toasted dream victory

• Read Sean Ingle’s report on the final stage of 2018
• William Fotheringham on Thomas’s journey to pinnacle of cycling
• Megan Clement on the atmosphere on the Champs Élysées
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• 29 Jul 2018 Geraint Thomas wins the 2018 Tour de France
• 29 Jul 2018 Alexander Kristoff wins the 21st stage of the Tour de France!

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And that appears to be that. The 2018 Tour de France is officially over. It’s been a fine race this year, and it has ended with a fine winner. It’s been an honour to cover a decent chunk of it. Thanks for your support, for your emails and for your attention. We’ll be back next year. Bye!

Chris Froome speaks:

It’s quite emotional standing on that podium with G. We’ve been team-mates for 10 years, and to stand there with him, it’s amazing to see how far he’s come and I’m genuinely proud of him. I’ve had a good run now. I’ve had three grand tour victories. To be on the podium here again, it’s been really tough. I’m really glad to be able to take a break now. My wife’s expecting a baby any day now. I’ll be home tomorrow morning for some downtime with the family. [He’s asked about his own future] The hunger’s still there. I’m not going anywhere just yet.

Geraint Thomas gives a totally off-the-cuff victory speech:

I’ve not got a good track record with speeches so I’ll keep it short. I just want to say thanks to the team, they’ve just been incredible for the whole three weeks. Big respect to Froomey, obviously it could have got awkward, there could have been tension, but you’ve been a great champion and I’ll always have respect for you. [He then runs through the rest of Sky’s team. He struggles to remember everyone, and needs Dumoulin’s help to do so] I’m pretty tired. Just the whole team was incredible, the staff as well. I got into cycling because of this race. I rememeber running home from school to watch it. The dream was always just to be a part of it. Now I@m here in the yellow jersey it’s just insane. It’s a dream come true. Massive respect to Tom as well and all my rivals. It’s just a dream. I just want to say a final thanks to the crowd. You’ve just been amazing. The amount of support I’ve got. Oh, and my wife. Kids, just dream big. If people tel you it can’t be done, keep going and believe in yourself. With hard work, everything pays off in the end. Thanks, you’ve been amazing. Thankyou very much and vive le Tour!

I once had a very nice chat with Geraint Thomas. We mainly spoke about yoghurt.

Thomas gets a really nice teddy bear. Then he pops in, gives his teddy bear and flowers to somebody else, and then comes back out with Tom Dumoulin and Chris Froome to stand on the top tier of the podium once more.

Out comes Geraint Thomas, Welsh flag in hand.

Dan Martin has his moment in the spotlight. I like Dan Martin a lot. He doesn’t get a prize for that, though.

Pierre Latour gets the white jersey, as the best young rider. Sky’s Egan Bernal was the runner-up.

The presentations are in progress, with Peter Sagan, with his record points haul, currently soaking up some well-deserved adulation.

And here’s our champion, Geraint Thomas:

When I rode it for the first time, 2007, that was insane, just to finish the race and just to be part of it. And now to be riding around winning it, you’ve got to pinch yourself. I think it won’t sink in for a few months. For now it’s a whirlwind. I just seem to be floating around, on cloud nine. [He’s asked when this achievement is going to sink in] Maybe when I’m like 70, sat in a corner of a pub telling some 18-year-old what I used to be. It’s just incredible. It’s the stuff of dreams. It’s insane. I stayed off Twitter for most of the race. I didn’t want to get distracted. I went on last night and it was insane to see the response from back home. The amount of well-wishers, compliments from fellow riders and fellow sportsmen from Wales, people I’ve always looked up to, rugby players. It’s insane. I really appreciate all that support. It’s incredible.

Here are the top 10 in the general classification at the end of the 2018 Tour de France:

No change for the final general classication as Thomas secures maiden Tour crown ahead of Dumoulin and Froome #TDF2018 pic.twitter.com/DCdLzLKT81 — Felix Lowe (@saddleblaze) July 29, 2018

Alexander Kristoff grins at the cameras:

That’s a dream coming true. I dreamt about this victory for many years. I was close many times before but wasn’t able to beat the fastest guys. Today they’re not here, they went out in the mountains. Last 20 meters I was sure I was going to win and I was so happy that I managed to do it.

Dan Martin has a post-race chat:

When they told me yesterday I couldn’t believe it. Even now it hasn’t sunk in that I’ll be standing on the podium. It’s one thing to get the podium for a result, and another thing to get it for my attitude. I race because I love cycling. Everyone here’s the same. I’m lucky enough to have the legs to use my attacking instincts. All the messages I get from people saying they love the way I race, it makes me want to race even more aggressively. It’s always for a reason when I attack. It might not always be apparent. It’s amazing.

Completely stunned. Most aggressive rider award for @LeTour and get to stand on the podium in Paris. Did not expect that at all. Wow. Thankyou #speechless — Dan Martin (@DanMartin86) July 28, 2018

Here’s today’s top 10:

Top-10 on Stage 21 #TDF2018 pic.twitter.com/m6BR9Gx8Ap — the Inner Ring (@inrng) July 29, 2018

Here’s Sean Ingle’s report on Thomas’s victory:

Geraint Thomas wins the 2018 Tour de France

Thomas safely crosses the finish line having kept himself out of trouble throughout, and his coronation is complete!

Alexander Kristoff wins the 21st stage of the Tour de France!

The European champion comes through to cross the line first!

200m to go: Yes they can!

700m to go: Lampaert suddenly opens up a massive lead! Can anyone catch him?

2km to go: Yves Lampaert launches an optimistic solo attack, helped for a bit by Daniel Oss.

3km to go: Bahrain Merida move to the front for the first time today. The two Izagirre brothers are together at the head of the peloton.

5.5km to go: Politt is caught, and there will be a group sprint for today’s victory.

7km to go: The breakaway group is about to be gobbled up by the peloton, but before that happens Nils Politt has launched a solo break at the front. He crosses the finish line first, a few seconds ahead of the rest. Into the final lap!

10km to go: Peter Sagan moves himself towards the front of the peloton. It’s only a couple of days since Sagan was considering abandoning the Tour, now he wants to win its final stage. “A normal human would have packed it in, but he’s not normal,” writes Tim Clayfield. “In all the excitement in the UK about Thomas and Sky, this is a story that you’ve left behind.”

11km to go: The breakaway lead is down to around 10 seconds, and seems very unlikely now to succeed.

11.5km to go: A counter-attack is launched, with Julian Alaphilippe one of two riders to break clear of the peloton.

12.5km to go: The breakaway group appears to be breaking. Their advantage is currently at 17 seconds.

13.5km to go: Back across the finish line, and the lead is at precisely 20 seconds with two laps remaining.

15km to go: Cofidis have helped the peloton to almost half the breakaway group’s advantage, which now stands at just over 20 seconds.

Fair point, Adrian. PR failings aside this has been a great Tour for Team Sky, and Thomas’s victory would have been vanishingly unlikely with significantly weaker support.

@Simon_Burnton "I think this might be the greatest individual achievement in Welsh sport,” asserts Matt Dony." I'm pretty sure Thomas is riding with a team. — Adrian Selby (@adrianlselby) July 29, 2018

19km to go: Cofidis have joined in with the fight to catch up with the breakaway group. There is still plenty of time to do so, but that lead remains stable. It’s currently at 33 seconds.

20km to go: The leaders cross the finish line again, and there are three laps to go.

20km to go: The breakaway group has reconvened, with Phinney back among them, and their lead has gone back out to 36 seconds.

“Following on from ITV4’s assertion (much) earlier about Thomas being the greatest Welsh sportsman; I think this might be the greatest individual achievement in Welsh sport,” asserts Matt Dony. “Woosie won one major, but had many more attempts. There have been fantastic achievements in snooker, but the sport doesn’t have a wide enough base. Beyond that, the great Welsh sporting individuals have played team sports. Bale having a big hand in delivering La Decima deserves a nod, but as far as greatest individual goes, I agree with you about John Charles. Had he not been injured for the Brazil match in 1958, this conversation would be moot. But, as far as individual achievements go, this will take some beating.”

26km to go: Phinney’s saddle is being worked on as he goes. Eventually he gives up and stops to switch bikes. He lost a lot of time attempting to avoid the switch, but to no avail, and the breakaway has suffered badly while it happened. They now lead by 31sec.

27km to go: A hiccup for the leading six, as Phinney is having trouble with his bicycle. An issue with the saddle, apparently.

The leaders cross the finish line again. There are four laps to go.

28km to go: Despite their efforts, the breakaway group continues to gently stretch their lead, which is currently at 45sec.

The teams of the big sprinters are engaged in an increasingly desperate attempt to overhaul to leading six. Peter Sagan’s Bora-hansgrohe are at the front as I type.

33.5km to go: Another circuit completed, and the six continue to lead, with a gap of about 40 seconds.

41km to go: Taylor Phinney has to drop back to a support car to check how many circuits they still have to do. The answer is six.

45km to go: The six riders in the breakaway represent six different teams and five nationalities. Their lead is a humble 22sec.

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Geraint Thomas wins the 2018 Tour de France as Alexander Kristoff takes final stage victory

Kristoff sprinted to victory on stage 21 ahead of John Degenkolb and Arnaud Démare

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Tom Dumoulin, Geraint Thomas and Chris Froome on the podium of the 2018 Tour de France (PHILIPPE LOPEZ/AFP/Getty Images)

Geraint Thomas (Team Sky) has secured victory in the 2018 Tour de France after arriving safely to the finish line in Paris on stage 21.

Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates) won the final stage of the 105th edition, taking victory in a sprint finish ahead of John Degenkolb (Trek-Segafredo) and Arnaud Démare (Groupama-FDJ).

The sprint finish had been set up in the final lap of eight circuits around the Champs-Élysées , after late solo breaker Yves Lampaert (Quick-Step Floors) was caught just 200m from the finish line.

Degenkolb was the first of the sprinters to go after a fine lead-out by his Trek team-mates, but he faced a battle with Démare accelerating next to him on the right hand side and Kristoff jumping off his wheel and passing him on the left.

In the end it was the Norwegian that was able to hold his power to the line to take a famous victory after struggling to beat the other sprinters during this Tour.

Green jersey Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) was unable to feature in the sprint, starting too far back behind the riders in front and only able to take eighth place.

Race leader Thomas rolled across the line just behind them, alongside four-time winner and team-mate Chris Froome, to confirm a stunning overall victory.

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How it happened

After a gruelling three weeks of racing, the riders of the 105th Tour de France faced one more stage on the final road from Houilles to the Champs-Élysées in Paris on stage 21.

As is tradition, the race rode as a procession for the first part of the 116km distance, with no attacks until the riders reached Paris.

After the sipping of champagne by yellow jersey Geraint Thomas and posing for photos, veteran French rider Sylvain Chavanel, in his 18th Tour de France appearance, was given the honour of riding into Paris in front of the peloton.

Behind, Team Sky led the peloton on to the Champs-Élysées, with the racing then beginning as they crossed the finish line for the first time with 54.6km to go.

The first of eight laps saw a breakaway establish, with Taylor Phinney (EF Education First-Drapac), Michael Schär (BMC), Silvan Dillier (Ag2r La Mondiale), Nils Politt (Katusha-Alpecin), Guillaume Van Keirsbluck (Wanty Groupe Gobert) and Damien Guadin (Direct Energie) getting out front.

They were only able to establish a maximum gap of 47 seconds as Bora-Hansgrohe and Groupama-FDJ worked hard on the front to set things up for their respective sprinters Peter Sagan and Arnaud Démare.

It remained the same for some time, but the break’s gap was cut significantly as they came through the line with two laps to go, with Cofidis working on the front of the peloton to bring it down to just 17 seconds.

By the time the break had reached the Place de la Concorde for the penultimate time with around 8km to go, the peloton were looming down on them and it looked like they would certainly be caught.

Politt made a last ditch attack by himself ahead of the final lap, but the pace of the peloton was too high and he was finally caught with 5.8km to go.

The sprinters’s teams then jostled for position at the front of the bunch, as they sped towards the finish.

Marco Marcato (UAE Team Emirates) made a late dash out front with 2.3km to go, but was caught as Daniel Oss (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Yves Lampaert broke clear and made a solid effort to stay out front as a pair.

It was Lampaert who lasted the longest, and put in a worrying gap for the sprint teams who had to hurry to try and bring the Belgian champion back.

He was eventually caught with 200m to go, and it was Trek-Segafredo who made the final turn in the lead, ready to drop Degenkolb off for his sprint.

But it was Kristoff who couldn’t be matched as he powered up the left of the road, taking his third career victory at the Tour de France.

All the other classification leaders arrived safely to the finish, but the day belongs to Geraint Thomas, who takes his first Grand Tour crown with overall victory.

The Tour de France 2018 concluded with the final crossing of the line in Paris, with 145 riders completing the 3,351km over 21 stages.

Tour de France 2018, stage 21: Houilles to Paris, Champs-Élysées (116km)

1 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) UAE Team Emirates, in 2-46-36

2 John Degenkolb (Ger) Trek-Segafredo

3 Arnaud Dèmare (Fra) Groupama-FDJ

4 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Dimension Data

5 Christophe Laporte (Fra) Cofidis

6 Max Richeze (Arg) Quick-Step Floors

7 Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bahrain-Merida

8 Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe

9 Andrea Pasqualon (Ita) Wanty-Groupe Gobert

10 Jasper De Buyst (Bel) Lotto-Soudal, all same time

Final general classification

1 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky, in 83-17-13

2 Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Sunweb, at 1-51

3 Chris Froome (GBr) Team Sky, at 2-54

4 Primož Roglič (Slo) LottoNL-Jumbo, at 3-22

5 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo, at 6-08

6 Romain Bardet (Fra) Ag2r La Mondiale, at 6-57

7 Mikel Landa (Esp) Movistar Team, at 7-37

8 Daniel Martin (Irl) UAE Team Emirates, at 9-05

9 Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin, at 12-37

10 Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team, at 14-18

Final points classification

1 Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe, 477 pts

2 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) UAE Team Emirates, 246 pts

3 Arnaud Dèmare (Fra) Groupama-FDJ, 203 pts

Final climber classification

1 Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Quick-Step Floors, 170 pts

2 Warren Barguil (Fra) Fortuneo-Samsic, 91 pts

2 Rafal Majka (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe, 76 pts

Final youth classification

1 Pierre Latour (Fra) Ag2r La Mondiale, in 83-39-26

2 Egan Bernal (Col) Team Sky, at 5-39

3 Guillaume Martin (Fra) Wanty-Groupe Gobert, at 22-05

Final team classification

1 Movistar Team (Esp), in 250-24-53

2 Bahrain-Merida (Bah), at 12-33

3 Team Sky (GBr), at 31-14

Super combative prize

Dan Martin (Irl) UAE Team Emirates

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2018 Tour de France

105th edition: july 7 - july 29, 2018, stage results with running gc, photos, maps, stage profiles & commentary.

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2018 Tour de France map. 3,349 kilometers

Sunday, July 29: 21st & final stage, Houilles - Paris Champs Elysées, 116 km

Stage 21 map & profile | Stage 21 photos

Racing on the Champs Elysées towards the Arc de Triomphe. Photo ASO/Alex Broadway

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Weather at the finish city of Paris at 1:45 PM: 26C (79F), partly cloudy, with the wind from the SSW at 24 km/hr (15 mph). No rain is forecast.

The race: Here's the organizer's telling of the day's racing:

European champion Alexander Kristoff won the conclusive stage of the 105th Tour de France on the Champs-Elysées in Paris, the second success for UAE Team Emirates after super combative Dan Martin took stage 6 in Mûr-de-Bretagne. It’s Kristoff’s third victory after two stages in 2014. Geraint Thomas claimed his first overall victory while Tom Dumoulin and Chris Froome rounded out the podium.

145 riders started stage 21 in Houilles. In the first kilometres covered on a slow motion, Team Sky celebrated their probable sixth overall victory in seven years. As the race entered Paris throughout the famous avenue Montaigne, the street of fashion, Sylvain Chavanel (Direct Energie) did a lap of honour as this was his 18th and last Tour de France. After setting this all-time record, the Frenchman decided to retire at the end of the season.

Silvan Dillier (AG2R-La Mondiale), Taylor Phinney (EF), Michael Schär (BMC), Damien Gaudin (Direct Energie), Nils Politt (Katusha-Alpecin) and Guillaume van Keirsbulck (Wanty-Groupe Gobert) rode away from the pack with 52km to go.

Groupama-FDJ and Bora-Hansgrohe were the most active teams in the chase. The deficit of the peloton was 40’’ with 20km to go. It was game over for the breakaway riders 6km before the end as Politt was the last man to surrender at bell lap. Marco Marcato (UAE Team Emirates) rode away from the peloton 2.5km before the line to force the other sprinters’ teams to spend some energy before the last rush. Daniel Oss (Bora-Hansgrohe) countered but Belgian champion Yves Lampaert (Quick Step) was the last man to try and stay away from the pack. He was eventually swallowed with 250 metres to go, firstly by Trek-Segafredo working for stage 9 winner John Degenkolb but Alexander Kristoff (UAE Team Emirates) was the fastest of the remaining sprinters while stage 18 winner Arnaud Démare (Groupama-FDJ) rounded out the stage podium. Geraint Thomas could raise his hands up in the air too as he definitely won the 105th Tour de France.

Here are our live updates:

145 riders gently started the 2018 Tour's final stage at 4:23. They'll take it easy for a while.

Km 36: The peloton rode 32.3 kilometers the first hour.

Km 76: Michael Schär (BMC) won the intermediate sprint.

Km 83: There are six laps of the Champs Elysées to go. There are six riders 43 seconds ahead of the peloton: Silvan Dillier (AG2R-La Mondiale), Taylor Phinney (EF), Michael Schär (BMC), Damien Gaudin (Direct Energie), Nils Politt (Katusha-Alpecin) and Guillaume van Keirsbulck (Wanty-Groupe Gobert).

Since this is Sylvain Chavanel's 18th and last Tour, the Sky-led pack let him enter the Champs ahead of the pack. After doing a lap he was back in the field.

Km 95: Taylor Phinney had a mechanical, but is back in the break. The gap is now 34 seconds.

Km 101: Gap is just 20 seconds with Cofidis leading the pack.

Km 110: The break has been caught except for Nils Politt (Katusha-Alpecin). He is dangling 10 seconds ahead of the field.

Km 112: Politt is caught. It's one big pack ready for the final rush.

The finish: Alexander Kristoff wins the final sprint ahead of John Degenkolb and Arnaud Démare.

Complete Results:

Stage 21 photos

116 kilometers raced at an average speed of 41.777 km/hr

Final GC after stage 21:

Complete final standings for all five classifications are listed below, or just click on the links to go directly to them.

• GC winner: Geraint Thomas (Team Sky)
• Mountains classification winner: Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Floors)
• Points classification winner: Peter Sagan (Bora-hansgrohe)
• Best young rider: Pierre Roger Latour (Ag2r)
• Team classification winner: Movistar Team

3,349 kilometers raced at an average speed of 40.210 km/hr

Final Mountains classification standings:

Final Points classification standings

Best Young Rider classification final standings:

Team classification final standings:

Stage 21 map:

Stage 21 profile:

Stage 21 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

This was Sylvain Chavanel's 18th & last Tour, so he was allowed to ride a solo lap of honor on the Champs Elysées.

Taylor Phinney leads a break.

Does anything say "Tour de France" better than a photo of a speeding peloton on the Champs Elysées?

Team Sky leads the peloton with Geraint Thomas safely tucked in behind.

Despite a bad crash a few stages earlier, Peter Sagan made it to Paris in Green. Using disc brakes, I see.

Alexander Kristoff wins the 2018 Tour's final stage.

Geraint Thomas has won the 105th Tour de France.

Stage winner Alexander Kristoff

Team classification winner Team Movistar

Best young rider Pierre Roger Latour

King of the Mountains Julian Alaphilippe

Winning the Green Jersey while World Road Champion, not bad Mr. Sagan.

The final GC podium, from left: Tom Dumoulin (2nd), Geraint Thomas, Chris Froome (3rd).

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Saturday, July 28: Stage 20, St. Pée sur Nivelle - Espelette 31 km individual time trial

Complete stage 20 results, stage story, photos, stage map & profile

Tom Dumoulin was the fastest man of the day, but it wasn't good enough to take the Yellow Jersey from Geraint Thomas, who was only 14 seconds slower.

GC after stage 20:

• GC leader: Geraint Thomas (Team Sky)
• Mountains classification leader: Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Floors)
• Points classification leader: Peter Sagan (Bora-hansgrohe)
• Best young rider: Pierre Roger Latour (Ag2r La Mondiale)
• Team classification leader: Movistar team

Friday, July 27: Stage 19, Lourdes - Laruns, 200.5 km

Complete stage 19 results, stage story, photos stage map & profile

After a stunning descent off the Col d'Aubisque, Primoz Roglic wins stage 19.

GC after stage 19:

• Team classification leader: Movistar Team

Thursday, July 26: Stage 18, Trie sur Baïse - Pau, 171 km

Stage 18 complete results, stage story, photos, stage map & profile

Arnaud Demare wins stage eighteen.

GC after stage 18:

Wednesday, July 25: Stage 17, Bagnères de Luchon - St. Lary Soulon Col du Portet, 65 km

Complete stage 17 results, stage story, photos, stage map & profile

Nairo Quintana takes a solo win at St. Lary Soulon.

GC after stage 17:

Tuesday, July 24: Stage 16, Carcassone - Bagnères de Luchon, 218 km

Complete stage 16 results, stage story, photos, stage map & profile

Julian Alaphilippe takes stage sixteen.

GC after Stage 16:

• Team classification leader: Bahrain-Merida

Monday, July 23: Rest Day 2, Carcassone

Sunday, July 22: Stage 15, Millau - Carcassonne, 181.5 km

Stage 15 complete results, stage story, photos, stage map & profile

Magnus Cort Nielsen wins stage fifteen.

GC after stage 15:

• Team classification leader: Team Movistar

Saturday, July 21: Stage 14: St. Paul Trois Châteaux - Mende, 188 km

Stage 14 complete results, stage story, photos, stage map & profile

Omar Fraile wins Tour de France stage 14

GC after stage 14:

Friday, July 20: Stage 13: Bourg d'Oisons - Valence, 169.5 km

Stage 13 complete results, stage story, photos stage map & profile

Peter Sagan wins stage thirteen.

GC after stage 13:

• Best young rider: Piere Roger Latour (Ag2r La Mondiale)

Thursday, July 19: Stage 12, Bourg St. Maurice Les Arcs - Alpe d'Huez, 175.5 km

Stage 12 complete results, stage story, photos, stage map & profile

Hard to beat winning at l'Alpe d'Huez in yellow. Geraint Thomas takes the stage.

GC after stage 12:

• Best young rider: Pierre Roger Latour (Ag2r La Mondiale

Wednesday, July 18: Stage 11, Albertville - La Rosière Espace San Bernardo, 108.5 km

Stage 11 complete results, stage story, photos, stage map & profile

Geraint Thomas takes a solo mountaintop win at La Rosière

GC after Stage 11:

Tuesday, July 17: Stage 10, Annecy - Le Grand Bornand, 158.5 km

Stage 10 complete results, photos, story, stage map & profile

Julian Alaphilippe takes a solo win at Le Grand Bornand. Getty Sports photo

GC after stage 10:

• GC leader: Greg van Avermaet (BMC)

Monday, July 16: Rest day 1 at Annecy

Sunday, July 15: Stage 9, Arras Citadelle - Roubaix, 156.5 km, 21.7 km of Pavé

Complete stage 9 results, story, photos, stage map & profile

John Degenkolb wins stage nine.

GC after stage 9:

• Mountains classification leader: Toms Skujins (Trek-Segafredo)
• Best young rider: Soren Kragh Andersen (Team Sunweb)
• Team classification leader: Quick-Step Floors

Saturday, July 14: Stage 8, Dreux - Amiens Métropole, 181 km

Complete stage 8 results, photos, story, stage map & profile

That's two TDF stage wins in a row for Dylan Groenewegen.

GC after Stage 8:

• Best young rider: Soren Andersen

Friday, July 13: Stage 7, Fougères - Chartres, 231 km

Complete stage 7 results, stage story, photos, stage map & profile

Dylan Groenewegen wins 2018 TDF stage seven.

GC after Stage 7:

• Best young rider: Soren Andersen (Team Sunweb)

Thursday, July 11: Stage 6, Brest - Mûr de Bretagne Guerlédan, 181 km

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Dan Martin wins stage six.

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Wednesday, July 11: Stage 5, Lorient - Quimper, 204.5 km

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Peter Sagan has another good day at the Tour.

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• Mountains classification leader: Tom Skujins (Trek-Segafredo)
• Points classification leader: Peter Sagan (Bora-hansgorhe)

Tuesday, July 10: Stage 4, La Baule - Sarzeau, 195 km

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Fernando Gaviria (center, blue kit) just wins stage four.

GC after stage 4:

• Mountain classification leader: Dion Smith (Wanty-Groupe Gobert)
• Best young rider: Soren Andersen (Sunweb)
• Team classificaton leader: Quick-Step Floors

Monday, July 9: Stage 3, Cholet 35.5 km team time trial

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Stage winners Team BMC. Photo: ASO/ Pauline Ballet

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Sunday, July 8: Stage 2, Mouilleron St. Germain - La Roche sur Yon, 182.5 km

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Peter Sagan will trade his rainbow jersey for a yellow one.

GC after Stage 2:

• GC leader: Peter Sagan (Bora-hansgrohe)
• Mountains classification leader: Dion Smith (Wanty-Groupe Gobert)
• Best young rider: Fernando Gaviria (Quick-Step Floors)

Saturday, July 7: Stage 1, Noirmoutier en l'Île - Fontenay-le-Comte, 201 km

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Fernando Gaviria takes the first stage.

GC after Stage 1:

• GC leader: Fernando Gaviria (Quick-Step Floors)
• Mountains classification leader: Kevin Ledanois (Fortuneo-Samsic)
• Points classification leader: Fernando Gaviria (Quick-Step Floors)

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The first three days caused early chaos, but things have evened out for most contenders

But after three stages of the 2018 Tour, most overall contenders are breathing sighs of relief. That’s because the opening weekend’s nervous and chaotic racing upended many plans as team leaders crashed or flatted and lost precious time. Chris Froome, Richie Porte, and Adam Yates all got caught in or behind crashes on Stage 1 , while Nairo Quintana broke both wheels just outside the 3K-to-go mark.

Then Stage 3 mostly reset and equalized the race, thanks in part to a rolling course that kept time gaps under a minute across the top 10 teams. But even with those close margins, some riders did better than others. Here are the winners and losers coming out of the Tour’s first three days:

Tom Dumoulin: The 2017 Giro d’Italia winner emerges from Stage 3 as the best-placed of the overall contenders, with 40 seconds or more over most of the top hopefuls. That’s a fantastic spot, and it comes almost free of charge in that it’s mostly due to the mishaps of others. His team, Sunweb, finished the stage with six riders, a nod to its overall strength.

Rigoberto Uran: Last year’s runner-up also had a solid day. EF Education First-Drapac wasn’t rated a favorite for Stage 3, but finished sixth and preserved some of the advantage Uran had after emerging unscathed from the first days’ craziness. He’s second-best among the overall contenders, at 24 seconds behind Dumoulin. And Lawson Craddock, who was in danger of getting dropped and time-cut after a hard Stage 1 crash, not only survived most of the stage but also did some pulls at the front. That’s a big morale boost, since Uran will need him in the mountains.

BMC Racing: After a sub-par first two stages, the team pulled Richard Porte back to a good spot in the overall standings, and put Greg Van Avermaet in yellow just in time for the race to hit the short, rampy uphill finishes on which he excels. He might keep the jersey until the first rest day on Monday. Given Porte’s inconsistent record in Grand Tours, BMC would be wise to take successes where it can find them.

Quick-Step Floors: The team already has a stage win and a yellow jersey courtesy of Fernando Gaviria. But with its third-place finish on Monday, it sets itself up for even more success in the first week. Philippe Gilbert and Julian Alaphilippe are just 5 and 7 seconds out of the lead, respectively, as they enter stages where both are threats. Bob Jungels, a dark-horse GC candidate, is in excellent position for the overall.

Tejay van Garderen: He just helped BMC win Stage 3 , but the victory was bittersweet. Greg Van Avermaet wears the yellow jersey, owing to his higher stage finishes on the opening weekend—even though van Garderen finished on the exact same time. It’s been at least 12 years since an American last wore the yellow jersey, and with BMC poised to defend Van Avermaet, Monday might have been the closest van Garderen will get this year. He’s traveled a bumpy road since finishing third overall at the 2015 Tour, and wearing yellow for a day would have been well deserved.

Nairo Quintana: Thanks to that untimely mechanical on Stage 1, Quintana was already in a hole. But with Movistar’s middling TTT performance, he’s now the worst of the GC contenders: 59th overall, almost 2 minutes behind Dumoulin and 1:19 behind Porte. He’s also well behind teammates Alejandro Valverde and Mikel Landa. Quintana still has plenty of road to make up time, and he’s certainly not panicking. But neither is his situation ideal.

Other GC Contenders: Vincenzo Nibali, Primoz Roglic, and Jakob Fuglsang were all in good situations entering Stage 3, having survived the first two stages with the lead group and gaining time on their rivals. Those gains are gone now, though Fuglsang’s team, Astana, acquitted themselves reasonably well in the TTT. Most concerning was LottoNL-Jumbo’s 13th-place finish. That team is built more for the mountains, but time trials are one of Roglic’s strong suits, and this must be a disappointment.

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Tour de France: Dumoulin wins stage 20 time trial as Thomas cements overall victory

Froome moves back onto the overall podium

Tom Dumoulin ( Team Sunweb ) won the penultimate stage of the Tour de France , a 31km time trial in the French Basque Country. Geraint Thomas ( Team Sky ) sealed his overall victory ahead of the final stage into Paris - Sky's sixth victory in eight Tours. Thomas was third on the day at 14 seconds down while teammate Chris Froome took second place just a second behind the Dumoulin.

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At the beginning of the day, the race lead was more or less already decided, with Thomas enjoying a 2:05 advantage over second-placed Dumoulin. The fight for the podium was of more interest, however, as Dumoulin, Primož Roglič (LottoNL-Jumbo) and Froome were covered by just 32 seconds.

Thomas got off to a blazing start as teammate Michał Kwiatkowski waited in the hotseat. The Welshman was 13 seconds up on Froome at the second checkpoint before easing up on the run to the line. Froome had set the fastest time at the finish, overhauling Roglič for the final podium spot, while Dumoulin rode a great final section of the stage to overhaul a 13-second gap to beat Froome by just one second and claim stage victory.

"Oh, that's crazy," Dumoulin said after the finish, shortly after learning the result. "I didn't know anything about split times. I still thought Froome was one second ahead of me when I crossed the line. Everybody said I was second by one second. That's crazy - wow.

"It's an amazing day. This morning we found out that we lost my skinsuit. So Etxeondo, our clothing sponsor from the Spanish Basque Country made a new one, and I'm wearing it this morning and I'm forever thankful otherwise I would not be finishing in this beautiful world championships jersey.

"I had such a hard time yesterday," he added, referring to his comments about Roglič's attack. "And all the frustration came out a little bit after the finish. But today I cannot believe it. It's amazing - one second."

As expected, Thomas rides to Paris tomorrow safe in yellow, while Dumoulin and Froome complete the podium. Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe), Julian Alaphilippe (Quick Step Floors) and Pierre Latour (AG2R La Mondiale) will take the green, polka dot and white jerseys, respectively. Movistar are the team competition winners, and Dan Martin (UAE Team Emirates) wins the combativity prize.

How it happened

The penultimate stage of the Tour de France was the race's only individual time trial, a tough 31km route in the French Basque Country. Running from Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle to Espelette - home of the eponymous pepper - the stage would provide a testing challenge to round off the race.

Standing out on the profile was the sharp 900-metre, 10.2 per cent climb of the Col de Pinodieta, which comes just 3km from the finish. But aside from that, the profile was somewhat deceiving, with the reality meaning steeper hills, tricky descents, and rolling roads where the profile looks flat. With climbing from the start, it would quickly become clear if a rider was on a good day or not.

The time trial would be the final chance for Dumoulin, Roglič and Froome to sort out the remaining podium places behind race winner-elect Thomas. Further down the rankings other, more minor GC places would be decided.

As the first riders set off, the rain was falling, meaning it would be a big ask for any of the early leavers to set a winning time on the day. Lawson Craddock (Education First-Drapac), who fractured his shoulder blade on stage 1, was the first to finish, setting a time of 47:30 and punching the air as he crossed the line.

Amund Jansen (Team Sunweb) was the early leader in the clubhouse, setting a time of 44:55 that would soon be beaten by a single second by Marco Marcato (UAE Team Emirates). Maciej Bodnar (Bora-Hansgrohe), who won the final time trial last year, was the next to top the timesheets at 44:26.

Seconds later came Mitchelton-Scott's Michael Hepburn, who shattered the Pole's time with a run of 42:15. His time looked like it would be among the top efforts of the day, but for the rapidly drying roads.

Such was the strength of Hepburn's ride though, that he held onto the top spot for two hours, as the likes of Jonathan Castroviejo (Team Sky) and Stefan Küng (BMC) failed to beat him. That Movistar's Marc Soler was the first to do so, albeit by a solitary second, only highlighted the nature of the course - not one for the powerhouse rouleurs.

Søren Kragh Andersen (Team Sunweb) would later put 31 seconds into the Spaniard, before Kwiatkowski's 41:42 time saw him take the hotseat.

With nobody else coming close to the Pole, all that remained was for the top men on GC to get going. Bob Jungels (Quick-Step Floors) was a major threat, setting off 11th from last, but the main course were the top four riders - Chris Froome (Team Sky), Primož Roglič (LottoNL-Jumbo), Tom Dumoulin (Team Sunweb) and race leader Geraint Thomas (Team Sky).

Jungels and Ilnur Zakarin (Katusha-Alpecin) both beat Kwiatkowski's top time at the second checkpoint 22km into the stage, with the Russian going fastest. Both though, would ultimately fall a handful of seconds short of taking top spot.

Meanwhile, among the big four Thomas started fast putting time into Dumoulin. And as Froome powered between legions of Ikurriña-waving Basque fans, television graphics showed him overhauling Roglič for third overall.

The Slovenian rode through the 22km checkpoint 49 seconds down on Froome, his podium hopes vanishing. Thomas led, 13 seconds ahead of Froome, 15 ahead of Dumoulin.

At the finish, Froome smashed Kwiatkowski's time by 52 seconds. Roglič came in next, losing 1:14 and third place to the four-time champion. World TT champion Dumoulin edged inside Froome's time by just over a second - a surprising result given he was down at every checkpoint. Thomas cruised in 13 seconds down, his yellow jersey already safe.

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Rodriguez, Bernal lead INEOS charge at Tour de France

C arlos Rodriguez and Egan Bernal will spearhead INEOS Grenadiers' challenge at the 2024 Tour de France, the British-based team announced on Monday.

The eight-strong group features two former winners of the race -- Bernal and Geraint Thomas.

Spain's Rodriguez, 23, finished fifth in the Tour de France last year and won the Tour de Romandie in April.

Colombian star Bernal, who claimed the yellow jersey in 2019, suffered a serious injury after crashing into a bus during a training session three years later and has yet to rediscover his top form.

The 27-year-old finished seventh at Paris-Nice this year, third at Volta a Catalunya and fourth at the Tour de Suisse. 

Thomas, the 2018 Tour de France winner, lines up alongside fellow British riders Tom Pidcock and Ben Turner.

Thomas made light of his 38 years in finishing third in this year's Giro d'Italia. 

Spain's Jonathan Castroviejo, Belgium's Laurens De Plus and Polish rider Michal Kwiatkowski complete the line-up.

Performance director Scott Drawer said: "After a strong and consistent season, Carlos will be leading the INEOS Grenadiers' charge across France. 

"Carlos has continued to impress us with his racing as well as his professionalism and attitude on and off the bike. 

"Right beside him will be the strength and Tour experience of Egan, with Tom and Geraint providing support but also looking to race aggressively, disrupt and take the race to our competition."

Rodriguez said: "I have great memories from last year's Tour de France, sharing some special moments with the team and my family so I hope this year will be even better." 

Bernal said: "My ambition is to be really competitive and to be someone who can make a real difference in the race. As a team we want to win and we have a few riders who can do really well. It is going to be important to have different options especially in the second and third week."

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