Tadej Pogacar also wins stage 18 of the Tour de France from Pau to Luz Ardiden of 129.7 km. The leader of the general classification precedes Jonas Vingegaard , second, and Richard Carapaz , third: the same podium of stage 17.

The young Slovenian champion also wins the KOM polka dot jersey, while in the general classification Pogacar leads with 5'45 '' over Vingegaard and 5'51 '' over Carapaz .

STAGE CLASSIFICATION

1 POGAČAR Tadej UAE-Team Emirates

2 VINGEGAARD Jonas Team Jumbo-Visma 0:02

3 CARAPAZ Richard INEOS Grenadiers 0:02

4 MAS Enric Movistar Team 0:13

5 MARTIN Dan Israel Start-Up Nation 0:24

6 KUSS Sepp Team Jumbo-Visma 0:30

7 HIGUITA Sergio EF Education - Nippo 0:33

8 O'CONNOR Ben AG2R Citroën Team 0:34

9 KELDERMAN Wilco BORA - hansgrohe 0:34

10 VALVERDE Alejandro Team Movistar 0:40

11 BILBAO Pello Bahrain - Victorious 0:45

12 MARTIN Guillaume Cofidis, Solutions Crédits 0:45

13 LUTSENKO Alexey Astana - Premier Tech 1:08

14 BUCHMANN Emanuel BORA - hansgrohe 1:15

15 MEINTJES Louis Intermarché - Wanty - Gobert Matériaux 1:43

GENERAL CLASSIFICATION

1 POGAČAR Tadej UAE-Team Emirates

2 VINGEGAARD Jonas Team Jumbo-Visma 5:45

3 CARAPAZ Richard INEOS Grenadiers 5:51

4 O'CONNOR Ben AG2R Citroën Team 8:18

5 KELDERMAN Wilco BORA - hansgrohe 8:50

6 MAS Enric Movistar Team 10:11

7 LUTSENKO Alexey Astana - Premier Tech 11:22

8 MARTIN Guillaume Cofidis, Solutions Crédits 12:46

9 BILBAO Pello Bahrain - Victorious 13:48

10 URAN Rigoberto EF Education - Nippo 16:45

11 GAUDU David Groupama - FDJ 18:42

12 CATTANEO Mattia Deceuninck - Quick Step 23:36

13 CHAVES Esteban Team BikeExchange 32:07

14 MEINTJES Louis Intermarché - Wanty - Gobert Matériaux 35:55

15 PARET-PEINTRE Aurelien AG2R Citroen Team 37:21

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