Kasper Asgreen delivered Soudal Quick-Step’s first victory when he benefited from a peloton miscalculation to win stage 18 of the Tour de France by bike, with fellow Dane Jonas Vingegaard keeping the yellow.
At 28 years old, the Dane made his debut this Thursday by winning the Tour, prevailing at the end of the 184.9 kilometers between Moûtiers and Bourg-en-Bresse, with a time of 04:06.48 hours, ahead of two of his three teammates from the breakaway, the Dutchman Pascal Eenkhoorn (Lotto Dstny), second, and the Norwegian Jonas Abrahamssen (Uno-X), third, with Jasper Philipsen being only fourth and first of the peloton, where he followed the yellow jersey.
On Friday, the 172.8 kilometers between Moirans-en-Montagne and Poligny should not pose any difficulties for Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma), who will start the 19th stage with a 07.35-minute advantage over the Slovenian Tadej Pogacar and 10, 45 over the British. , Adam Yates, the cyclists from the United Arab Emirates occupying the remaining podium places.
Source: TSF
