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Tour de France Stage 18 Preview: The First of a Three-Stage Climbing Finale

The Tour de France shifts into a demanding three-stage climbing finale, beginning with Stage 18 at Orcières-Merlette.

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  • Velocity & Diffusion: Coverage escalated across 7 distinct news outlets with 12 published articles, achieving a live velocity of 8.
  • Primary Driver: The Tour de France shifts into a demanding three-stage climbing finale, beginning with Stage 18 at Orcières-Merlette.
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The Tour de France moves into its final phase with Stage 18, which features a summit finish at Orcières-Merlette. This event marks the start of a consecutive three-stage climbing sequence intended to challenge the field.

Coverage from Outside Magazine, The Guardian, Cycling Weekly, and Cyclingnews highlights the technical difficulty of the route, with some reports describing the stage as "sneaky-difficult." Outlets are focusing on the performance of riders including Tadej Pogačar and the recent success of Richard Carapaz, who secured a stage win for EF Education-Easypost. Attention now turns to whether Tadej Pogačar will attempt to address unfinished business during this climb.

Broadcast details are currently available for viewers tracking the progression of the summit finish.

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This story first appeared in 🇮🇹 Italian coverage — 1.9 hours before Newsylist detected it in English news.

🇬🇧 English Jul 23, 11:29 UTC
🇮🇹 Italian Jul 23, 09:34 UTC · Sky Sport
🇪🇸 Spanish Jul 23, 09:39 UTC · RTVE.es
🇫🇷 French Jul 23, 10:17 UTC · Le Monde.fr
🇩🇪 German Jul 23, 10:28 UTC · sport.de

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Coverage (12)

Questions people are asking

What is the primary feature of Stage 18?

Stage 18 concludes with a summit finish at Orcières-Merlette.

Who won the previous stage?

Richard Carapaz of EF Education-Easypost secured the win in the preceding stage.

What is the significance of the upcoming stages?

Stage 18 is the first of a three-stage climbing finale in the Tour de France.

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Topics

Tour de France Cycling Orcières-Merlette Richard Carapaz Tadej Pogačar

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