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☿ Cycling — Fri, 24 Jul 2026

Carapaz rode today like a man who has been waiting three weeks for permission to be himself — the Ecuadorian climbed away from a reduced group and held 45 seconds over Schmid and Jorgenson, which in mountain terrain is not a gap, it is a statement. Schmid and Jorgenson arriving together suggests they were racing for the stage podium long before the finish, neither able to bridge to Carapaz but neither willing to gift the other second place. This is the kind of stage win that reminds you that grand tour cycling still has room for the pure escapee, the rider who goes early and dares the race to chase him down. Tomorrow, watch whether the GC men finally crack open the classification or whether we arrive at the final summit finish with the race still undecided — that tension is the whole story now.

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🏁 TOUR DE FRANCE — Stage 18
🥇 CARAPAZ Richard (EFE) (4:26:21)
🥈 SCHMID Mauro (JAY) (+0:45)
🥉 JORGENSON Matteo (TVL) (+0:45)

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