Ecuadorian Richard Carapaz wins Stage 18 in a solo breakaway

Ecuadorian cyclist Richard Carapaz claimed Stage 18 of the race with a decisive solo breakaway in the closing kilometres. He finished forty-five seconds ahead of Switzerland's Mauro Schmid and American Matteo Jorgenson. France 24 reports the riders now face another punishing mountain stage, with over three thousand metres of elevation gain ahead.

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