Richard Carapaz wins stage 18 of the Tour de France. He attacks 4 kilometers before the finish. He arrives first in Orcières-Merlette. This is a place in the Alps. It is his second win at a stage. Mauro Schmid takes second place.
Tadej Pogačar keeps the Gelbe Trikot. He leads the Gesamt-Wertung. He has a big lead over Remco Evenepoel. Pogačar does not attack today. His team has problems with sickness. Many riders feel bad.
Brandon McNulty must stop the race. He is too weak to ride. Other teams also have sick riders. The riders wear masks now. They eat alone in their rooms. They do not want to infect others.
There is trouble about Doping-Kontrollen. Testers wake up riders at night. Some tests happen at 2 in the night. Remco Evenepoel thinks this is bad. The sport union defends the tests. The tests stop cheating in sport. A court in Paris allows these tests.
