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I like sport and I like talking about is almost as much. If I say something silly or make a poor joke, just nod and smile, it isn't the first time and it won't be the last. You can follow more of my sporadic ramblings by following @sir_samuel on Twitter.
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Tony Galopin has ridden across to Atapuma and Navaro who are still chasing Alexey Lutsenko who’s pure Kzak power is letting him INCREASE his lead at the the front.
30 seconds in front of the chasers, 3.40 to the peloton.
Can he make it?
2017 Tour De France: Stage 18 live race updates, blog
Sky have lost their Cyborg Kiryenka but sill have Henao, Nieve, Landa & Kwitkowski
2017 Tour De France: Stage 18 live race updates, blog
At the front of the race Atapuma and Navaro have attacked and are still trying to bridge across to Lutsenko.
2017 Tour De France: Stage 18 live race updates, blog
They had to take control. Sky were soft peddling because they didn’t have to worry about people down the road or set a fast pace.
2017 Tour De France: Stage 18 live race updates, blog
AG2R have done what they can to help Bardet, can he blow this race apart? 12km to go? 4min to the leader.
2017 Tour De France: Stage 18 live race updates, blog
AG2R lead a very small peloton onto the Izoard. They have really done some work but Froome still has plenty of support.
4min to the front of the race.
2017 Tour De France: Stage 18 live race updates, blog
Danny Navaro, Ullissi and Darwin Attapuma have attacked the rest of the chasers and joined up with Nicholas Edet to try and chase down the leader Lutsenko.
2017 Tour De France: Stage 18 live race updates, blog
Remember this climb is far steeper for the second half than the first half.
2017 Tour De France: Stage 18 live race updates, blog
Lutsenko leads at the foot of the Izoard,
20 seconds back is the first chase group of 8
1 minute further back is the larger chase group.
4 min to the peloton lead by AG2R
2017 Tour De France: Stage 18 live race updates, blog
Yeah! I don’t need any sleep this weekend!
2017 Tour De France: Stage 18 live race updates, blog
15km to go for Lutsenko and he is about to hit the slopes of the Col D’Izoard.
2017 Tour De France: Stage 18 live race updates, blog
Lutsekno has ridden Edet off his wheel with pure Kzach power.
2017 Tour De France: Stage 18 live race updates, blog
The chase group of Gallopin, Navaro, Hardy, Ulissi, Attapuma and Mollard have lost 20 seconds to Edet and Lutsenko.
Neither of the two leaders are reknown climbers so they will have to be nervous about Attapuma.
Attapuma has been doing very little work in the chase group too with his team mate Ullisi pulling on the front for him.
2017 Tour De France: Stage 18 live race updates, blog
20km to go
Nicholas Edet and Alexey Lukesenko lead, 20 seconds ahead of the closest chasers.
2017 Tour De France: Stage 18 live race updates, blog
AG2R are doing some serious work on the front of the peloton, the gap to the front is now 4.50min, 3.50 to the main chase group.
Will the breakaway be able to last or will they rue the lack of cohesion that has meant they haven’t capitalised on the numbers?
2017 Tour De France: Stage 18 live race updates, blog
The chase group is 1 minute behind the front group and still contains a number of riders who will be eyeing the stage win.
Baulke Molema
Tommy Voeckler
Stephen Cummings
Just to name a few.
2017 Tour De France: Stage 18 live race updates, blog
25km to go
Romain Hardy, Nicholas Edet and Alexey Lutsenko have jumped off the front and lead Gallopin, Navaro, Ulissi, Attapuma and Rudy Mollard by a minute.
2017 Tour De France: Stage 18 live race updates, blog
For those watching the tactics. AG2R & Cannondale still have riders in the main chase group.
AG2R currently lead the peloton.
However Sky still has: Landa, Nieve, Henao, Kwiatkowski & Kiryienka in support of Froome.
2017 Tour De France: Stage 18 live race updates, blog
Lutzeko has gone off the front and Navaro & Galopin are blowing up at the rest of the front group for not working.
Their gap to the chase group is 1 minute.
5.25 back to the peloton that AG2R still lead.
2017 Tour De France: Stage 18 live race updates, blog
A bunch more riders including Diego Ulissi (UAE) and Rudy Molard (FDJ) have joined the lead group.
There are riders everywhere today.
2017 Tour De France: Stage 18 live race updates, blog
Today’s finish up the Izoard is the 3rd highest finish in the Tour ever.
Traditionally it hasn’t been used for a finish so prepare to witness something special now.
25km to go.
2017 Tour De France: Stage 18 live race updates, blog
The lead group is now
– Nicolas Edet (Confidis)
– Daniel Navaro (Confidis)
– Romain Hardy (Fortuneo)
– Tsgabu Gmay (Bahrain-Merida)
– Tony Gallopin (Lotto-Soudal)
– Darwin Atapumpa (UAE)
– Romain Sicard (Direct Energie)
– Alexei Lutsenko (Astana)
They have a 1 minute gap to the remainder of the break.
2017 Tour De France: Stage 18 live race updates, blog
Nicholas Edet, Daniel Navaro, Romain Hardy and Tsgabu Gmay have bridged across to the lead group.
2017 Tour De France: Stage 18 live race updates, blog
Nice moment at the back of the peloton as Thomas De Gendt congratulates Warren Barguil on his King of the Mountains win as he is dropped off the back of the peloton. De Gendt was challenging Barguil earlier in the polka-dot jersey.
2017 Tour De France: Stage 18 live race updates, blog