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Pau to Hautacam
Thursday, July 24th / 145.5 km /
Mountain
Mountain Stage

Another testing day in the Pyrenees, this time the bunch faces the Tourmalet (17.1km, 7.3% average gradient) and then a summit finish atop Hautacam (13.6km, 7.8%). Look for a large breakaway to crest the opening climb together, but then the tractor pull of the favorites will take hold. Will the escapees be brought all the way back or will the favorites rule again? Says here the escapees get caught this time.

Our pick: Vincenzo Nibali. No, he doesn't need more time, but he does't seem to care.

STAGE MAP

Stage 18 Map

STAGE PREVIEW VIDEOS

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgdD9TpQOyghttpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pj8IoBKt8LI

STAGE 18 RESULTS

1. Vincenzo Nibali (ITA)
2. Thibaut Pinot (FRA)
3. Rafal Majka (POL)
4. Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA)
5. Tejay Van Garderen (USA)
6. Romain Bardet (FRA)
7. Bauke Mollema (NED)
8. Leopold Konig (CZE)
9. Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (ESP)
10. Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (ESP)

TEAM

Astana Pro Team
FDJ.fr
Tinkoff-Saxo
AG2R La Mondiale
BMC Racing Team
AG2R La Mondiale
Belkin Pro Cycling Team
Team NetApp - Endura
Trek Factory Racing
Movistar Team

TIME

04h 04' 17''
@ 01' 10''
@ 01' 12''
@ 01' 15''
@ 01' 15''
@ 01' 53''
@ 01' 57''
@ 01' 57''
@ 01' 59''
@ 01' 59''

GENERAL CLASSIFICATION AFTER STAGE 18

1. Vincenzo Nibali (ITA)
2. Thibaut Pinot (FRA)
3. Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA)
4. Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (SPA)
5. Romain Bardet (FRA)
6. Tejay Van Garderen (USA)
7. Bauke Mollema (NED)
8. Laurens Ten Dam (NED)
9. Leopold Konig (CZE)
10. Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (ESP)

TEAM

Astana Pro Team
FDJ.fr
Ag2r La Mondiale
Movistar Team
Ag2r La Mondiale
BMC Racing Team
Belkin Pro Cycling
Belkin Pro Cycling
Netapp-Endura
Trek Factory Racing

TIME

80h 45' 45''
@ 07' 10''
@ 07' 23''
@ 07' 25''
@ 09' 27''
@ 11' 34''
@ 13' 56''
@ 14' 15''
@ 14' 37''
@ 16' 25''

STAGE 18 RESULTS »
STAGE 18 PHOTO GALLERY »

2014 TOUR DE FRANCE TEAMS

AG2R LA MONDIALE FRANCE
ASTANA PRO TEAM KAZAKHSTAN
BELKIN-PRO CYCLING TEAM NETHERLANDS
BMC RACING TEAM UNITED STATES
BRETAGNE SECHE ENVIRONMENT FRANCE

CANNONDALE ITALY
COFIDIS, SOL. CREDITSFRANCE
FDJ.FRFRANCE
GARMIN-SHARPUNITED STATES
IAM CYCLINGSWITERZLAND

KATUSHA TEAM RUSSIA
LAMPRE-MERIDA ITALY
LOTTO-BELISOLBELGIUM
MOVISTAR TEAMSPAIN
OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEPBELGIUM

ORICA GREENEDGEAUSTRALIA
TEAM EUROPCARFRANCE
TEAM GIANT-SHIMANONETHERLANDS
TEAM NETAPP-ENDURAGERMANY
TEAM SKYGREAT BRITAIN

TINKOFF-SAXODENMARK
TREK FACTORY RACINGUNITED STATES