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ORCIERES-MERLETTE, France (AP) \u2014 Ecuadorian rider Richard Carapaz timed his attack perfectly in the final climb to win the 18th stage of the Tour de France on Thursday, while Tadej Pogacar finished a few minutes behind and maintained his significant overall lead.<\/p>\n

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It was the 33-year-old Carapaz\u2019s first stage win at this year\u2019s race and second overall. He was not chased down by Pogacar because he is not considered a threat to win the Tour, and is in 10th spot.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a wonderful victory,\u201d Carapaz said. \u201cI dedicate it to my family.\u201d<\/p>\n

After moving ahead about 3 kilometers (2 miles) from the summit, Carapaz raced clear. He patted each side of his head as he approached the finish line, and was 45 seconds ahead of Swiss rider Mauro Schmid and American Matteo Jorgenson.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been a special day. It took a lot of hard work,\u201d said Carapaz, who failed to win with a similar breakaway earlier in this year\u2019s race. \u201cThis is the most rewarding thing for me, knowing that the work I put in has paid off.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pogacar is chasing a third straight Tour title and fifth overall. The Slovenian star rolled over the line in a large group containing his closest rival Remco Evenepoel and Pogacar\u2019s UAE Emirates XRG teammate Isaac Del Toro.<\/p>\n

There was no change overall as Pogacar maintained his lead of 4 minutes, 32 seconds over the Belgian time trial star Evenepoel, the winner of two stages at this year\u2019s race, and 6:51 over the 22-year-old Mexican Del Toro in third overall. <\/p>\n

Thursday\u2019s stage was the first of three straight days of Alpine climbs.<\/p>\n

The 185-kilometer (115-mile) trek featured an early Category 1 climb \u2014 the second-hardest category \u2014 up C\u00f4te d\u2019Engins, before ending with a Cat. 1 ascent to the Orci\u00e8res-Merlette ski station.<\/p>\n

After going over Engins, Jorgenson was in a small group at the front. They were then joined by Carapaz with Pogacar\u2019s yellow jersey group clearly hanging back. <\/p>\n

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\u201cI think nobody would really commit,\u201d said Pogacar, who has won four stages at this year\u2019s race. <\/p>\n

Carapaz\u2019s stage could have ended when he had a near miss with a fan stood in the road, just swerving around him in time.<\/p>\n

Heading into the final climb up Orci\u00e8res-Merlette, Jorgenson and Schmid could not respond when Carapaz, who won the 2019 Giro d\u2019Italia, attacked.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis final climb was tough and suited my strengths well,\u201d said Carapaz, whose other Tour stage win came in 2024. \u201cThis was a hard-fought victory, but just as tough as the first one. It gets harder every year to win here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tough climbs ahead<\/h3>\n

Friday\u2019s 19th stage ends with a HC climb (the hardest category) up L\u2019Alpe d\u2019Huez, an iconic Tour climb and among the most famed in cycling.<\/p>\n

Saturday\u2019s 20th and penultimate stage is brutal and could be epic. It features three HC climbs \u2014 Col de la Croix de Fer, Col du Galibier and Col de Sarenne \u2014 and one Cat. 1 climb up Col du T\u00e9l\u00e9graphe, before a hilly finish to L\u2019Alpe d\u2019Huez.<\/p>\n

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The race ends Sunday on the Champs-\u00c9lys\u00e9es in Paris. ___<\/p>\n

AP sports: https:\/\/apnews.com\/sports<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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