Richard Carapaz claimed stage 18 on a lone ride up the Alps. Tour leader Tadej Pogačar still wears yellow. Mads Pedersen stretches his grip on the green jersey sprint battle. Jonas Vingegaard missed crucial points in the mountains race. A roadside viewer ran onto the road approaching the top. Carapaz needed to swerve clear in a flash. The fallout came two kilometres out from the summit. No one crashed. Leaders rolled straight on.
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