Le Tour 2021 – Stage 18
Pau > Luz Ardiden
Distance: 129.7 kilometers.
The final Mountain stage with two Cat 4, and two Hors Catégorie climbs and a summit finish.
- Côte de Notre-Dame de Piétat 10.6 km (Cat 4: 2.6km @ 5.6%)
- Côte de Loucrup 54.6 km (Cat 4: 2.0km @ 7.0%)
- Col du Tourmalet 94.1 km (Hors Catégorie: 17.1km @ 7.3%)
- Luz Ardiden 129.7 km (Hors Catégorie: 13.3km @ 7.4%)
The intermediate sprint is at 62.7 km at Pouzac.
Tadej Pogačar (UAD – 001) [Yellow] 75 hours 00 minutes 02 seconds
Mark Cavendish (DQT – 055) [Green] 298 Points
Wouter Poels (TBV – 166) [Polka Dot] 88 points*
Jonas Vingegaard (TJV – 018) [White] 2*
Stage winner: Tadej Pogačar (UAD – 001)
Combative: David Gaudu (GFC – 081 ) [Red numbers]
Team: Bahrain Victorious ( TBV – 161-168 ) [Yellow numbers]
*The Numbers 2 are wearing the White and the Polka Dot as Number 1 is wearing Yellow.
With the win today, his third on this Tour, Tadej Pogačar protected the Yellow and White Jerseys and picked up the Polka Dots – the same three that he won last year. Mark Cavendish has a 19 point lead for the Green and is looking for another stage win in the flat stages ahead.
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July 15, 2021 Comments Off on Le Tour 2021 – Stage 18
