Established in 1903 by newspaper lauto, the tour is the most wellknown and prestigious of cyclings three grand tours. There is no final time trial before the finish in paris on sunday july 26. Eddy merckx, bernhard hinault, miguel indurain and jacques anquetil. The tour began on 4 july in the netherlands, with an individual time trial that. Jul 14, 2017 the tour is no longer a oneact affair, with favourite chris froome losing yellow to fabio aru as romain bardet wins stage 12 on a mountaintop used as a location for a james bond film. After a long lasting breakaway bardet pushed forward at the. Lance armstrongs victories 1999 tm 2005 have been taken from him due to the use of doping. Froome finished fourth on stage 18, the tour s final summit. The race starts and finishes in at an elevation of 63m. Follow cyclingfans on twitter and never miss a race. Twists and turns during the team time trial the 22 teams of le tour did their best to set the quickest.
The route took in everything that makes cycling such an exciting sport cobbles, sprint stages, summit finish in alpe dhuez, dust road, explosive 65 kilometres stage in the pyrenees, hilly time trial, and the queen stage over the aspin, tourmalet and aubisque. First staged in 1903, the race covers more than 3,600 kilometres 2,200 mi and lasts three weeks. Won by nairo quintana before romain bardet 2nd and alexey lutsenko 3rd. On stage, the cyclist echoed the hopes of many in the. Briton simon yates santos tour down under could be over after he suffered a knee injury in a nasty crash on stage two of the race. Stage 18s journey from gap to saintjeandemaurienne is a mixed back of treats for cyclists that will feature a handful of hills culminating in a final. Video highlights archived coverage from previous years. Bardet exceptionnel winner stage 18 features seven cols, including the famous glandon. The race usually covers approximately 3,500 kilometres 2,200 mi. The 22yearold became the youngest winner of cyclings biggest race in 110 years when he took victory ahead of ineos team. However, union cycliste internationale has so far refused to change the official status because a lot of time has passed since his win. Jul 14, 2018 dylan groenewegen team lottonljumbo blasted to his second successive stage win in amiens as fernando gaviria and andre greipel were both disqualified after a comingtogether in the final sprint.
Stick around on the site for the stage report and video highlights, and. Stage 20 results, how to watch, stream, tv schedule tom dumoulin stays in second place by winning stage 20, but thomas locks in no. Romain bardet is the first to crest the famous peak and in the descent he powers to an advantage thats big enough for the win. Team sunweb rider warren barguil of france wins stage 18. Chris froome bests specialist tom dumoulin to take his second stage win, thus cementing his overall lead. Video highlightsarchived coverage from previous years. Jul 02, 2016 add in nairo quintana 2014 giro, alejandro valverde vuelta and fabio aru 2015 vuelta and suddenly there are 16 grand tour titles in the pack. Laurent fignon, winner in 1983, was the last rider to win the race in his first. The tour started in utrecht, netherlands on 4 july and finished on the champselysees in paris on 26 july.