The Dane Kasper Asgreen has won the 18th stage of the 110th Tour de France. The 28-year-old won the sprint of a breakaway group on Thursday after 184.9 kilometers between Moûtiers and Bourg-en-Bresse ahead of Dutchman Pascal Eenkhoorn and Norwegian Jonas Abrahamsen. The sprinters around superstar Jasper Philipsen followed directly behind the group, but were no longer able to close the gap. The exhausted Simon Geschke meanwhile gave up 73 kilometers before the finish. A day earlier, compatriot Phil Bauhaus had left the tour.
As expected, nothing changed at the top of the overall standings. Danish title holder Jonas Vingegaard is still 7:35 ahead of his rival Tadej Pogacar after his strong performances in the Alps. The only way Vingegaard could win the Tour with three remaining stages to Paris was a fall.
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On Friday, the escapees hope for their last chance in the 19th stage. For the professional cyclists, it’s the hilly 172.8 kilometers between Moirans-en-Montagne and Poligny in the Jura Mountains. On Saturday there is still a demanding mountain stage in the Vosges, one day later the Tour of France ends in Paris.
