TOUR DE FRANCE. The Tour de France riders will climb the Col d’Aubisque with perhaps the first big battle of the day. The race live.
14:58 – Thomas gets up
At the head of the 18th stage of the Tour de France 2022 with other riders, Benjamin Thomas got up to help his teammate and polka dot jersey Simon Geschke.
14:56 – Thibaut Pinot in the Geschke group
Left behind by the breakaway despite an attack from the first few hundred meters of the Col d’Aubisque, Simon Geschke was joined by Thibaut Pinot, Pierre Latour and other riders.
14:52 – The runners in the Col d’Aubisque
After the intermediate sprint at Laruns, the riders switched to the climbs of the day with the first non-category climb on the program: the legendary Col d’Aubisque.
14:47 – 20 new points for Van Aert
Wout Van Aert crossed the intermediate sprint in Laruns in the lead ahead of Matej Mohoric and Nils Politt.
14:44 – The intermediate sprint in two kilometers
Guaranteed to finish in the green jersey if he finishes the Tour de France, Wout Van Aert will try to get new points in the intermediate sprint at Laruns in two kilometers.
14:41 – Van Aert back in the breakaway
After attacking multiple times since the start of the 18th stage of the Tour de France 2022, Wout Van Aert made his return to the breakaway where they are now 33 in the lead.
14:36 - Jack Bauer and Nils Eekhoff fall
As they tried to get back on the peloton, Jack Bauer and Nils Eekhoff fell on a narrow stretch of road where they collided with cars that were braking.
2:31 p.m. – They are 28 up front
The sixteen leading men were joined by twelve other cyclists. Here is the list of the 28 escapees in this 18th stage of the Tour de France 2022: V. Madouas (Groupama-FDJ), M. Jorgenson (Movistar), R. Uran (EF Education – Easy Post), D. Martinez (Ineos Grenadiers) , M. Woods (Israel – Premier Tech), T. Gallopin (Trek-Segafredo), A. Bettiol (EF Education – Easy Post), T. Benoot (Jumbo-Visma), M. Schachmann (Bora-Hansgrohe), B Thomas (Cofidis), F. Bonnamour (B&B Hotels), E. Boasson Hagen (TotalEnergies), N. Politt (Bora-Hansgrohe), G. Ciccone (Trek-Segafredo), S. Dewulf (AG2R Citroën), A. Kron (Lotto-Soudal), Mr. Burgaudeau (TotalEnergies), Mr. Mohoric (Bahrain Victorious), Mr. Haller (Bora-Hansgrohe), Mr. Louvel (Arkéa Samsic), A. Capiot (Arkéa Samsic), Mr. Cattaneo (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl), A. Riabushenko (Astana Kazakhstan), A. Dainese (Team DSM), L. Rowe (Ineos Grenadiers), F. Sénéchal (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl), D. Groenewegen (BikeExchange – Jayco ) and Y. Lampaert (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl).
14:29 – 100 kilometers before the finish of the 18th stage of the Tour de France
Since the start, the 140 riders still in contention have traveled 43.2 kilometres. There are 100 terminals left to run before the arrival of the 18th stage of the Tour de France 2022 in Hautacam.
14:25 – Sixteen runners up front
A group of sixteen riders took the lead in the 18th stage of the Tour de France 2022 with a 10-second lead over the peloton: M. Jorgenson (Movistar), D. Martinez (Ineos Grenadiers), A. Bettiol (EF Education – Easy Post), T. Benoot (Jumbo-Visma), F. Bonnamour (B&B Hotels), G. Ciccone (Trek-Segafredo), S. Dewulf (AG2R Citroën), A. Kron (Lotto-Soudal), M. Mohoric (Bahrain Victorious), M. Haller (Bora-Hansgrohe), A. Capiot (Arkéa Samsic), M. Cattaneo (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl), A. Riabushenko (Astana Kazakhstan), A. Dainese (Team DSM), L Rowe (Ineos Grenadiers) and D. Groenewegen (BikeExchange – Jayco).
14:21 – Yates in trouble
It’s not going any better for Adam Yates. After his disappointment yesterday during the 17th stage, the Briton is at the back of the peloton while the first ascent of the day is about forty kilometers away.
14:19 – Van Aert raises, Geschke tries to follow
While Wout Van Aert tried to launch a new attack at the front of the peloton, Simon Geschke and other riders followed the Belgian including Matteo Jorgenson.
14:16 – The six leading men recaptured
After continuing their blistering pace, the peloton caught up with the six leading men. 110 kilometers to cover before the arrival of the 18th stage of the Tour de France 2022 in Hautacam.
2:10 p.m. – The Cofidis at the front
In an attempt to place the wearer of the polka dot jersey Simon Geschke in the breakaway, the Cofidis formation placed three riders at the head of the peloton to resume the breakaway.
14:08 – 30 seconds lead for the leading men
The six leading men (A. Leknessund (Team DSM), S. Dewulf (AG2R Citroën), C. Laporte (Jumbo-Visma), M. Matthews (BikeExchange – Jayco), S. Bissegger (EF Education – Easy Post) and F. Vermeersch (Lotto-Soudal) continue their effort where they are now 30 seconds ahead of the peloton.
14:02 – Six men in the lead including Laporte
After the start of the 18th stage marked by the attack from Wout Van Aert, the Belgian was finally caught by the peloton. Six men are now in the lead, including Christophe Laporte. The Frenchman is accompanied by A. Leknessund (Team DSM), S. Dewulf (AG2R Citroën), M. Matthews (BikeExchange – Jayco), S. Bissegger (EF Education – Easy Post) and F. Vermeersch (Lotto-Soudal).
13:58 – Three runners left behind
While the peloton is still far from the Col d’Aubisque, the first climb of the day, three riders are already behind: A. Zeits, G. Van Keirsbulck and M. Bjerg.
13:55 – Van Aert gets up
While he seemed to be asking for support for a few minutes, Wout Van Aert slowed down his effort. The Belgian was finally picked up by the peloton.
13:51 – Teuns and Politt resumed
While Dylan Teuns and Nils Politt had tried to join Wout Van Aert at the head of the race, the two riders were finally caught by the peloton.
13:46 – Van Aert continues alone at the head of the 18th stage
After attacking the peloton, Wout Van Aert is alone in the lead of the 18th stage of the Tour de France 2022 with 136 kilometers to go. The Belgian is 15 seconds ahead of the rest of the riders.
13:42 – Powless taken over by the peloton
After the attack from Neilson Powless, the Cofidis formation moved to the front of the peloton to catch the American. 6th in the climbers’ classification, the rider from the EF Education-EasyPost team is 27 points behind Simon Geschke.
13:40 – Van Aert accompanied by Powless
From kilometer 0, Wout Van Aert attacked the peloton to create a breakaway. The Tour de France 2022 green jersey was accompanied by Neilson Powless.
13:37 – Let’s go for the 18th stage of the Tour de France
Christophe Prudhomme has just started the 18th stage of the Tour de France 2022. From the first meters, Wout Van Aert got out of the peloton to create a breakaway.
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