Extended Highlights – Stage 18 – Tour de France 2025

👑 5.450m de D+, 3 cols Hors Catégorie et une arrivée en haut du terrible Col de la Loze… Cette 18ème étape avait de quoi intimider le peloton, mais pas Ben O’Connor !

▶️ Voici le résumé de la 18ème étape du #TDF2025 !

👑 5,450m of elevation gain, 3 Hors Catégorie passes, and a finish at the top of the terrifying Col de la Loze… This 18th stage had enough to intimidate the peloton, but not Ben O’Connor!

▶️ Here’s the summary of the 18th stage of #TDF2025!

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I hope uh I will not uh face too too many difficulties with my shape in the the big big mountain. I tried to eat as much as possible but it was like nothing goes in my legs. I’m I’m gone. I’m dead. How are you? if I don’t have such a great support around me. Uh I was already thinking to lose podium today. Yeah, I’m grateful for for all my teammates. Come on then. This is for the Twitter fans. Come on. I know it’s hard. You just got to hang on. Pagatcha almost got back, but he has found the cold la a fearsome opponent. I was uh looking forward for this stage since the beginning of the tour. So I I hope I’m ready and uh yeah uh it’s going to be tough one. Today was a a brutal day. uh 5 hours in the settle and uh yeah, I’m not sure I’ve ever uh done such a hard uh stage in the tour before. [Music] The queen stage will be a torturous affair. Glondon and Madlin the appetizers before the third and final or category climb up the cold de la an explosive one between the expected GC fight and any climbers with the legs for the challenge. there in the front. Little track little walk for Milan for the sprint. And there’s a lot of teams who want the green jersey to go to a sprinter and not to Pogy apparently. Here is the sprint in Riperu. It’s going to be the team of Little Trek and Jonathan Milan as he fires his way to the line. It’s going to be Jonathan Milan ahead of Binim Gay and it looked like Tis just behind followed by Abrahamson in fourth place. Wellins goes through to the front. category. The riders starting to fracture up the sternon test. Neils Pollock pulling the bunch to within around 90 seconds of the breakaway. We’re at the back. The polka dots of Lenny Martinez were desperately searching a second wind. Fifth overall, Primos Roglitch, the highest place rider. A chase ongoing to make contact, but not before the head of the race fought it out for the first King of the Mountain point. Martinez moves up and here goes Aaronman. He’s going to go head-to-head with Lenny Martinez for the points. Martinez jumps away over the top of the colder. Glandon is the rider wearing the Polados. Now makes it his officially 20 points to Lenny Martinez. Jorgensson and Aaronman managed to distance the others on the descent nearly 3 minutes from the head of the race to the yellow jersey. Yet Bruno Armaray dragged a six-man chase back in aid of teammate Philix Gal Rogich into virtual third over stable mate Lipovitz. Kevin Vlan struggling at the back of a Vizma control pelon desperate to light up their yellow jersey ambitions. Does acceleration curse? We go. The attacks have started. Kirsten Wengerard have started an assault. Lipovich decides he’s got to come across. [Music] 3 km from the Madlin Summit. Vinegar and the yellow jersey made it to the front. Lipitz though unable to match the pace. Two down, one to go. The cold dalos. [Music] Rubio. [Music] The final climb of an intriguing stage, stage 18. There’s the vital statistics. [Applause] [Music] [Applause] He’s talking on the radio, so most likely being asked to slow down. FA have decided that it’s not Jorgensson’s day. O’ Connor takes a look. [Music] It’s Leaperitz. He’s catching Jorgensson who will just wait. The group of the Mayo Jean at 312. Then the drop riders behind various different groups. Then Okconor attacks. Big move of the Australian and Okconor has decided to go for gold. MH [Music] corner. He hunches his shoulders. It has been a brilliant day across the mountains. 16 km solo. A brilliant day for a brilliant rider. Tubulation for Jacob Alula. Brilliant. Ben O’ Connor wins his second stage in the tour to France. Big move of the yellow jersey. He’s revving it up now at the top of the cold to show Wengerard who is the boss. Onley is still fighting because he knows that any little acceleration is going to give him a bit more time. But Vengerard has to succumb to the power of the boss. Paga is the boss of the 25 to France. Fagard finishes behind him. Yes. Yes. [Music] Yeah, it’s a rough race. It’s the biggest race in the world, but it’s uh it’s for sure the crulest. So, I wanted to have another victory for h for so many years now. I’ve been fighting with thirds and fourths and so close, but uh yeah, I couldn’t be proud. Couldn’t be more proud of myself. Yeah, it’s what the team needed and it’s what I needed. So good. [Music] A four-year weight, but Okconor solos once more to a tour stage win. Rubio caught, but still the Colombian’s best finish on his grla debut, only crossing just behind the big two. The Vizma plan didn’t work as Pagata increased his advantage in yellow. A huge step towards a fourth tour to def France title. Jonathan Milan with important points earned. The lead speedster with a 75point cushion. No green but Pagatcha still with polka dots. Vigor will wear them tomorrow with Martinez down to third. Liowitz in white, but a stunning showing from Super Scott Oscar only means just 22 seconds in the fight for the jersey and the GC podium. [Applause]