Yes, race organisers have been forced to change the route of stage 19 because of a herd of diseased cattle on the Col des Saisies. It means the stage distance has been cut from 130km to 95km, with two of the five planned categorised climbs dropped, and the racing has only just got under way in Albertville.

The Tour de France comes to a head with one final Alpine stage - and it’s now or never for Jonas Vingegaard to seize Tadej Pogacar’s crown

It was O'Connor's second stage win at the Tour, four years after his victory in Tignes. The team Jayco AlUla leader dropped his last breakaway companion, Einer Rubio, with 16 kilometers to go and then held off the return of the main contenders.

When the reigning champion suffered a 40 mph crash, his title defense was in jeopardy. Until a man in blue overalls jumped off his motorbike and leapt into action.

The Tour de France features one final day in the Alps for the general classification contenders to launch an all-out assault for yellow. Stage 18 of the Tour de France promised high drama and it delivered,

Brent Bookwalter and Tejay Van Garderen look ahead to Stage 18 of the 2025 Tour de France, where Tadej Pogacar will look to avoid a repeat of 2023 Stage 17 and stave off Jonas Vingegaard in a climb-heavy day.