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Le Tour 2022 – Stage 18

Tour de France Lourdes > Hautacam

Distance: 143.2 kilometers.

A Mountain stage with three Category climbs and a summit finish.

  • Col d’Aubisque 76.7 km (Hors Catégorie: 16.4km @ 7.1%)
  • Col de Spandelles 110.0 km (Cat 1: 10.3km @ 8.3%)
  • Hautacam 143.2 km (Hors Catégorie: 13.6km @ 7.8%)

The intermediate sprint is at 58.5 km at Laruns.

Yellow Jersey Jonas Vingegaard (TJV – 018) [Yellow] 71h 53′ 34″
Green Jersey Wout Van Aert (TJV – 016) [Green] 451 Points
Polka Dot Jersey Simon Geschke (COF – 073) [Polka Dot] 64 points
White Jersey Tadej Pogačar (UAD – 001) [White] 2

Stage winner: Jonas Vingegaard (TJV – 018)
Combative: Wout Van Aert (TJV – 016) ) [Red numbers]
Team: Ineos Grenadiers ( IGD – 021-028 ) [Yellow numbers]

Jonas Vingegaard has picked up more than a minute on Tadej Pogačar and is now 8 points ahead of Simon Geschke in the Polka Dot jersey standings, while scooping up another stage win. It looks like Jumbo – Visma is going home with every thing except the White.

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July 21, 2022   Comments Off on Le Tour 2022 – Stage 18