Demare wins Stage 18 of Tour de France, Thomas in yellow

27 July,2018 09:00 AM IST |  Pau (France)  |  PA Sport

The first sprint stage since Friday was contested by a depleted field of sprint men following the exits of Mark Cavendish, Marcel Kittel, Andre Greipel and Michael Matthew so far

Representational picture


Frenchman Arnaud Demare won stage 18 of the Tour de France as Geraint Thomas retained the yellow jersey. Demareoutsprinted Christophe Laporte of Cofidis and Alexander Kristoff of UAE Team Emirates to claim his second career Tour win and the first this year at the end of a 171km stage from Trie-sur-Baise to Pau. The first sprint stage since Friday was contested by a depleted field of sprint men following the exits of Mark Cavendish, Marcel Kittel, Andre Greipel and Michael Matthew so far.

Catch up on all the latest sports news and updates here. Also download the new mid-day Android and iOS apps to get latest updates

This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever

"Exciting news! Mid-day is now on WhatsApp Channels Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest news!" Click here!
tour de france sports news
Related Stories