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It was such a good stage. A huge breakaway, interesting team tactics and lots of attacks once the GC hit the Izoard.
And what a ride fron Barguil.
Of course I would love to see more aggression from Sky and Froome but ultimately he didn’t need to gain time and strategically speaking he only needed to match Bardet and Uran.
Froome remains in yellow as Barguil wins Stage 18
Well that wraps up my coverage of the Tour.
Thanks to all the guys who joined in and had a chat in the comments.
What a ride by Barguil, he was the true King of the Mountains.
As for Froome, while a lot was made of his Stage 12 ‘crack’ he has been just about invincible for a long time at the Tour. Bardet and AG2R emptied everything at him today and still couldn’t match him.
Would I like to see him attack more? Absolutely, would I like to see more of a challenge? Of course.
However baring a disaster he will ride to Paris on Sunday and rightfully collect his 4th Yellow Jersey. Champions find a way to win and that is what Froome has done this Tour.
2017 Tour De France: Stage 18 live race updates, blog
I’d have to agree with Scott, it is an unfortunate consequence of a lack of any kind of salary control. Sky just have such a dominant team.
That said Froome has been nearly invincible at the Tour for a long time now and when he did attack he looked really good. He was clearly the best rider at the Tour even with the support he was given.
2017 Tour De France: Stage 18 live race updates, blog
General Classification
1. Chris Froome (Sky)
2. Roman Bardet (AG2R) +0.23
3. Rigeberto Uran (Cannondale) +0.29
4. Mikel Landa (Sky) +1.36
5. Fabio Aru (Astana) +1.55
6. Dan Martin (Quickstep) +2.56
7. Simon Yates (Orica-Scott) +4.46
8. Louis Meintjes (UAE) +6.52
9. Warren Barguil (Sunweb) +8.22
10. Alberto Contador (Trek) +8.34
2017 Tour De France: Stage 18 live race updates, blog
Stage Results
1. Warren Barguil (Sunweb)
2. Darwin Attapuma (UAE) +0.20
3. Roman Bardet (AG2R) +0.20
4. Chris Froome (Sky) +0.20
5. Rigeberto Uran (Cannondale) +0.22
6. Mikel Landa (Sky) +0.32
7. Louis Meintjes (UAE) +0.37
8. Dan Martin (Quickstep) +0.39
9. Simon Yates (Orica-Scott) +0.59
10. Alberto Contador (Trek) +1.09
2017 Tour De France: Stage 18 live race updates, blog
I feel the same in many ways.
I just wish Froome had gone for it more, the way he raced last year was so fun but he completely kept his powder dry this year with only 1 attack in the mountains all Tour.
2017 Tour De France: Stage 18 live race updates, blog
Aru loses about a minute and will drop down the standings.
Yates will lose a handful of seconds to Menjtes but will hold the White Jersey
Barguil will move into the top 10.
2017 Tour De France: Stage 18 live race updates, blog
The minor placings will be where it is at.
White jersey too.
2017 Tour De France: Stage 18 live race updates, blog
Attapuma JUST manages to hold off Bardet and Froome at the line. Uran and Landa cross just after them.
2017 Tour De France: Stage 18 live race updates, blog
What a Tour for Sunweb 4 stages – the green and polka dot jersey.
2017 Tour De France: Stage 18 live race updates, blog
Warren Barguil, the true King of the Mountains takes his second stage winning up the Col D’Izoard.
2017 Tour De France: Stage 18 live race updates, blog
Barguil is looking to see his gap to Froome’s group. He wants to take his second stage.
2017 Tour De France: Stage 18 live race updates, blog
And Barguil has cracked Attapuma. Can he hold off Froome?
2017 Tour De France: Stage 18 live race updates, blog
1km to go at the front Barguil and Attapuma will duel it out over the final KM but still have to hold off the GC leaders.
2017 Tour De France: Stage 18 live race updates, blog
That has to compeltely demoralise Uran and Bardet. Froome just blasted them off his wheel.
2017 Tour De France: Stage 18 live race updates, blog
1.5km to go and Warren Barguil has caught Attapuma at the front.
Can they hold off the GC learders?
2017 Tour De France: Stage 18 live race updates, blog
He will try to bridging across to Landa but Uran and Bardet are catching him.
2017 Tour De France: Stage 18 live race updates, blog
For the first time this Tour Froome has attacked and no one can catch him.
This is the man who will win the tour, he is blasting them off his wheel.
2017 Tour De France: Stage 18 live race updates, blog
Froome very slowly pulls back Bardet.
Does he have the legs to go again?
2017 Tour De France: Stage 18 live race updates, blog
Now Bardet has attacked and Froome immedately responds with Uran in tow.
2017 Tour De France: Stage 18 live race updates, blog
It is all happening, Louise Meinjtes has attacked off the front becuase he saw Yates dropping to the back but he doesn’t get far.
2017 Tour De France: Stage 18 live race updates, blog
I don’t think Bardet can attack. He would have gone by now.
2017 Tour De France: Stage 18 live race updates, blog
Mikel Landa is riding onto the podium.
Dan Martin is burying himself to chase.
Froome, Uran and Bardet look cool as cucumbers.
Aru is well off the back.
2017 Tour De France: Stage 18 live race updates, blog
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Froome remains in yellow as Barguil wins Stage 18