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Tour de France 2018 - stage 19 LIVE: Geraint Thomas extends lead as Primoz Roglic overtakes Chris Froome with victory

Follow all the action as the peloton take on the final day in the moutains

Lawrence Ostlere
Col du Tourmalet
Friday 27 July 2018 10:45 EDT
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Tour de France stage 18 summary

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The 2018 Tour de France is reaching its climax and the final day of mountain racing promises to be a thriller.

While it is set to be a dramatic day of racing it will also be a brute as the peloton take on three of the four climbs considered part of the Pyrénean 'circle of death': the Col d’Aspin and Col d’Aubisque sit either side of the highest pass in the French Pyrénées and one of the great Tour de France climbs, the Col du Tourmalet.

Race leader Geraint Thomas has three stages between him and the greatest win of his career. Saturday's time trial will favour world champion Tom Dumoulin but today won't be without problems either as he faces attacks from all sides. Team Sky will hope to shut it down and create a snoozefest, of course, but there is enough there for it to produce fireworks – if enough riders are prepared to gamble.

We will have all the latest throughout the day.

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32km to go

Tom Dumoulin attacks! Team Sky react, Geraint Thomas latching on to his wheel. 

Lawrence Ostlere27 July 2018 15:58

31km to go

Dan Martin attacks, then Primoz Roglic! Chris Froome tries to close the gap for Thomas but runs out of gas and now Thomas is all alone. Can he be exposed?

Lawrence Ostlere27 July 2018 16:04

23km to go

The yellow-jersey quartet of Thomas, Roglic, Kruijswijk and Dumoulin sweep up Bob Jungels and one or two others who were slipping back from the front group. Meanwhile Egan Bernal has put in an incredible shift to bring Chris Froome back into the group too, which means there are now nine riders together around 15 seconds back from the leading three – Majka, Bardet and Landa.

Lawrence Ostlere27 July 2018 16:19

21km to go

Now Rafal Majka has gone on a solo attack to try and win the stage, leaving Landa and Bardet behind, who are quickly being caught by Thomas, Froome Dumoulin, Roglic and the rest. 

Lawrence Ostlere27 July 2018 16:21

20km to go

Roglic looks so strong and he attacks again, doing enough to shed Egan Bernal but not Thomas, Dumoulin, Froome or Martin. Majka reamins out in front but only by around 15 seconds.

Lawrence Ostlere27 July 2018 16:27

8km to go

They main group descend as one to the finish and the winner is going to come from this pack. Thomas is closing on his yellow jersey with this result...

Lawrence Ostlere27 July 2018 16:39

Some data on that thrilling climb of the Aubisque:

Lawrence Ostlere27 July 2018 16:39

4km to go

Roglic looks to have fired clear again, looking super smooth on the descent...

Lawrence Ostlere27 July 2018 16:41

2.5km to go

Roglic continues to lead this race by around 10 seconds...

Lawrence Ostlere27 July 2018 16:42

2km to goFroome is helping drag Thomas through this, and with the lead at 17 seconds, it's looking rosy for the Welshman.

Jack de Menezes27 July 2018 16:43

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