EF Education - EasyPost team's Ecuadorian rider Richard Carapaz celebrates after winning the 18th stage of the 113th edition of the Tour de France.
Ecuador's Richard Carapaz emerged from a six-man group to climb to victory on the Alpine 18th stage of the Tour de France on Thursday.
The former Giro d'Italia winner attacked his breakaway companions with just over three kilometres to ride and cruised to his second Tour stage victory, with Swiss Mauro Schmid beating American Matteo Jorgenson to second place.
Carapaz also closed in on the polkadot jersey for the King of the Mountains competition -- which he won in 2024 when he earned his first stage win.
Frenchman Valentin Paret-Peintre came close to stripping race leader Tadej Pogacar of the polkadot jersey, but fell one place and one point short as he came home in fourth.
