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

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

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.

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