Stage 18 of the Tour de France saw Romain Bardet (Ag2r-La Mondiale) take a solo victory in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne on Thursday. He finished 33 seconds ahead of compatriot Pierre Rolland (Europcar), making it a 1-2-finish for France, and 59 seconds ahead of Winner Anacona (Movistar).
There were no changes to the top three of the overall classification, Froome continues to lead the race by 3:10 over Nairo Quintana and 4:09 over Alejandro Valverde, both from Movistar.
Romain Bardet (Ag2r La Mondiale), stage 18 winner in Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne
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“It was a very tricky start today. I think everyone was pretty tired at the start of today, so it was tough for everyone. I’m a good descender so I had just enough energy left at the end to get across the line. I knew the end of this stage really well. We took it on at the end of the Dauphiné as well, so I know this route by heart. The last kilometre, even though I knew them well, were very long.
“To start, getting the breakaway was really hard. It was a fast pace but it was tough to get involved in it. I wanted the victory, so I just had to go through that pain. It’s been amazing, phenomenal, the crowds… it was like being in a football stadium, there was that much noise generated. I felt really supported by the crowd today.”
Serge Pauwels (MTN-Qhubeka), was in the day's breakaway and is fifth in the mountain classification
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