Ben O’Connor conquered Stage 18 of the Tour de France, soloing to a superb win after breaking clear with 16km to go, but all eyes were on the battle behind. Tadej Pogacar delivered a hammer blow to rival Jonas Vingegaard on the Col de la Loze,

Ben O'Connor stormed to a sensational victory in Stage 18 of the Tour de France on Thursday, as Jonas Vingegaard's attempt to dethrone Tadej Pogacar imploded in spectacular fashion on the race's most brutal Alpine battleground.

Tadej Pogacar is three days away from a fourth Tour de France title - but admitted he was fed up with the three-week race

Jonas Vingegaard remains adamant that he is still in with a chance of beating Tour de France leader Tadej Pogačar despite losing a further nine seconds to the UAE Team Emirates-XRG racer in the closing metres of the brutally difficult Col de la Loze ascent on stage 18 on Thursday.

Valentin Paret-Peintre won Stage 16 up Mont Ventaux at the 2025 Tour de France. Here's a breakdown of results and standings after Tuesday, July 22.

Analysis of the latest day's action in the 2025 race - 171km from Montpellier up to the summit of the iconic Mont Ventoux

A yellow jersey wasn't always the tradition; in the early years of La Grande Boucle, the race leader was given a green armband for journalists to identify him