Richard Carapaz grabbed stage 18 with a breakaway ride up the Alps. Overall leader Tadej Pogačar retains yellow. Mads Pedersen pads his lead on the green jersey classification. Jonas Vingegaard gave away points in the mountains race. A spectator ran across the road close to the top. Carapaz had to swerve clear at the last moment. The fallout came roughly two k from the summit. No one crashed. Leaders pushed on.
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Tour de France 2026 Classifications update Stage 18 - Carapaz jumps into Top10; Pedersen reinforces green jersey and Pogacar risks losing KOM - CyclingUpToDate.com
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