Tour de France Tour de France 2025, Stage 18: Vif - Courchevel Col de La Loze(171.5k)

[iBanesto]

Preliminary results.

Rnk.	Rider	Team	Time
1	O'CONNOR Ben	Team Jayco AlUla	5:03:47
2	POGAČAR Tadej	UAE Team Emirates - XRG	1:45
3	VINGEGAARD Jonas	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	1:54
4	ONLEY Oscar	Team Picnic PostNL	1:58
5	RUBIO Einer	Movistar Team	2:00
6	GALL Felix	Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team	2:25
7	ROGLIČ Primož	Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe	2:46
8	YATES Adam	UAE Team Emirates - XRG	3:03
9	JOHANNESSEN Tobias Halland	Uno-X Mobility	3:09
10	KUSS Sepp	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	3:26

 

[Red Rick]

Literally the only thing Vingegaard has consistently achieved is drop Roglic this Tour.

 

[Salvarani]

Big losers today:
1. Gall
2. Red Bull (could have easily been 3/4 in GC but inexplicably end up losing time to Onley)
3. Visma (in hindsight it would have made little difference but still a tactical failure)

Big winners:
1. O'Connor
2. Onley
3. Pogacar (Tour wrapped up)

Gall gained a place on GC

 

[MariaB]

Pog playing on reserve mode.

As he should with the lead that he has.
So smart and mature.
I am very happy.

 

[fenns]

Pog - what was the point of that?

 

[Boehmand]

We'll get a fun battle for 3rd to root for tomorrow

Picnic will suddenly have to show up in a BIG way - they were fine with Onley on his own for top 10 - the podium AND white jersey is a VERY different thing.

 

[Brullnux]

10 seconds plus 2 seconds

I think it's less than that but I'll wait for the official timing. Either way, I don't think Pogacar was particularly impressive, though may be he now has the Vuelta in mind.

 

[D. Pecher]

Come on Oscar show these clowns how to race

You realize he hasn't raced at all pretty much all day? Yes, staying with Vingo and Pog in the end was impressive, but he had done absolutely nothing since the Madeleine. This is what makes this sport so boring sometimes. RBH tried something and were clobbered for it, while those who soft.pedalled through the valley were rewarded.

Red Bull won't mind though. They got a truckload of screen time today.

 

[slim charles]

Boring stage, boring race, boring sport?

Sports are, in general, boring. That's why events that are good are special. This one today wasn't.

It happens.

 

[dgodave]

Boring stage, boring race, boring sport?

I cant think of other sports where every event is thrilling. Or even most events.

At least cycling has pretty villages and cute animals to look at.

 

[Finn84]

Time limit 48'36"

 

[memyselfandI]

Jeeeebs, was a boring stage, damn...

 

[AnotherArmChair]

I dont understand Bora


They had a guy with 2mins lead and yet they left him alone.....Rog is no team player , anyone else would have supported the guy on the podium

ridiculous ...they deserve to lose it to Onley who is a brilliant climber as I said at the beg of the Tour he was a podium contender

 

[Didinho]

Pogi is gone. He’s alive.

 

[nightowl]

2021 tour re-run basically.

 

[ontheroad]

Gall gained a place on GC

Should have been so much more though. He fell asleep for what proved to be the pivotal moment of the stage.

 

[Rackham]

I cant think of other sports where every event is thrilling. Or even most events.

At least cycling has pretty villages and cute animals to look at.

And inflatable pretzels.

As for the stage, Vinge was not as strong as he had to be. Tour over.

 

[Boehmand]

Vingegaard sounds resigned in the exit interview - he says "the Tour is not over" because he has to say it, but it's not really believable.

 

[Rou]

Pog - what was the point of that?

To prove a point.

 

[Peyroteo94]

I think it's less than that but I'll wait for the official timing. Either way, I don't think Pogacar was particularly impressive, though may be he now has the Vuelta in mind.

9+2

 

[Salvarani]

Lipo went in with two minutes on Onley

Now only 22 seconds

Should have ridden more calculated and tactically better

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Vingegaard has not been hit by a photographer or team car today, so there's a silver lining.

Thank god, O'Connor is no longer at AG2R or they might have tried to tackle him when he crossed the line. Fine ride by him.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

Adam Yates finally with a much anticipated win in the 'which Yates brother will manage to be vaguely useful to their team leader' contest.

 

[Gigs_98]

Cannot believe I'm agreeing with Jens Voigt about something but I think Lipowitz should perhaps drop back to the Onley group. This looks like a sunk cost fallacy waiting to happen

Can't believe this take ended up being correct haha

 

[Salvarani]

Should have been so much more though. He fell asleep for what proved to be the pivotal moment of the stage.

Think it is harsh to put him on 1 for the losers for that.