Tour de France (2019) Photos; Stage 18: Embrun → Valloire, 207 km
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Start scene for Stage 18 in Embrun		share this photo
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Some dam nice scenery early on		share this photo
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Nairo Quintana in the break		share this photo
Col d'Izoard		share this photo
Movistar chasing down their teammate in the break, Nairo Quintana		share this photo
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Col d'Izoard		share this photo
The break cresting Col d'Izoard		share this photo
The break descending Col d'Izoard		share this photo
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Next up, Col du Galibier		share this photo
Nairo QUINTANA (COL/MOVISTAR) attacks out of the break on Col du Galibier		share this photo
The peloton over five minutes back on Col du Galibier		share this photo
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Nairo QUINTANA (COL/MOVISTAR) stretching out his before the descent to the finish		share this photo
2nd on the road and 2nd at the finish + 1:35, Romain BARDET (FRA/AG2R LA MONDIALE)		share this photo
Attacking off the GC group, finishing 8th Egan BERNAL (COL/INEOS) + 4:46 to move him up to 2nd overall		share this photo
Geriant Thomas attacks, effectively chasing his teammate		share this photo
Thibaut Pinot (FRA - Groupama - FDJ)		share this photo
Steven Kruijswijk (NED - Team Jumbo - Visma) and Emanuel Buchmann (GER - Bora - Hansgrohe)		share this photo
Julian ALAPHILIPPE (FRA/DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP) was dropped before the top of Col du Galibier		share this photo
Thanks in part to his disk brakes, Julian ALAPHILIPPE (FRA/DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP) easily caught back on for the descent		share this photo
Nairo QUINTANA (COL/MOVISTAR) solos into Valloire vaulting him to 7th overall just ahead of teammate Mikel LANDA		share this photo
2nd Romain BARDET (FRA/AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 1:35		share this photo
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Nairo QUINTANA (COL/MOVISTAR) post-race, "This victory is a proof of the big efforts we've made for so many months leading up to this race. We worked so hard, we did things we thought were right, yet the race didn't go as we had wanted. We kept our head down, kept digging and here's the result. I knew it could be a good day for me, and we talked with the team about any possible strategy to go for a good result. In the end, we got this stage victory - we also gave it a try with Mikel, picking up the pace behind so he could attack and gain some places back. On an individual side, things went good for me, but above all, this is a victory which proves how good the team has done over the race. They worked really hard during the entire Tour, helped me a lot. It was sad when I lost time in the Tourmalet, but here we are. This goes to my team-mates, my family and my country, which has always been supporting me, at good times and not so good. It's always a big emotion to be able to win such a great stage, on a route for the climbers. Here I was, doing well in my terrain, over beautiful climbs, those that I like."		share this photo
Your Stage 18 winner, Nairo QUINTANA (COL/MOVISTAR)		share this photo
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Still race leader, Julian ALAPHILIPPE (FRA/DECEUNINCK - QUICK-STEP) by 1:35		share this photo
New KOM leader, Romain BARDET (FRA/AG2R LA MONDIALE)		share this photo
Now 2nd overall, best young rider, Egan BERNAL (COL/INEOS)		share this photo
Tour de France (2019) Photos; Stage 18: Embrun → Valloire, 207 km
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