Winner of the Giro d’Italia in 2019, Ecuadorian Richard Carapaz won solo during the 18th stage of the Tour de France this Wednesday, July 17 between Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux and the Superdévoluy hill in the Hautes-Alpes. Carapaz, who wore the yellow jersey for a day at the start of the Tour de France, had never won a stage on the Grande Boucle. That’s done. He thus enters the circle of riders who have had the opportunity to win a stage on the three Grand Tours. He is also the first Ecuadorian rider to raise his arms on the Tour de France. Slovenian Tadej Pogacar is still the leader in the general classification. Thursday, between Gap and Barcelonnette, the day promises to be lively with five climbs listed, a roller coaster section over 179 km (for 3,100 m of elevation gain) with the Col du Festre (3.9 km at 6.3%) almost right from the start.
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