Tour de France 2026: stage 18 heads for summit finish at Orcières-Merlette – live

<p> Stage leaves from Voiron for latest mountains test<br> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jul/22/anti-doping-chiefs-reject-seixas-favouritism-claim-as-tour-de-france-rivals-cry-foul-cycling">Anti-doping chiefs reject Seixas favouritism</a> | <a href="mailto:tom.bassam.casual@theguardian.com">Mail Tom</a></p><p><strong>161km to go</strong> The five riders up the road are Mathis le Berre (TotalEnergies), Jonas Abrahamsen (Uno-X Mobility), Nikolya Vinokurov, Aaron Gate (XDS Astana) and Lewis Askey (NSN). They managed to get 45secs on the main bunch but that is about to disappear rapidly.</p><p><strong>174km to go</strong> Five riders have broken away and churned out a lead of around 20 seconds. That is unlikely to last when they hit Côte d’Engins shortly.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2026/jul/23/tour-de-france-2026-stage-18-summit-finish-orcieres-merlette-live">Continue reading...</a>