As expected, the brutal alpine climbs of Stage 11 of the 2018 Tour de France have upended the General Classification standings. Geraint Thomas of Team Sky took the stage win and the yellow jersey with a well timed attack in the final kilometer.
Former junior and U23 World Champion Matej Mohoric (Bahrain-Merida) took his first Giro d’Italia stage victory after opening his Grand Tours account at La Vuelta last year.
Danny van Poppel immediately showed his prowess during his first race for Team LottoNL-Jumbo.
While Stage 17 of the 2017 Tour de France ends with Chris Froome still in the race lead, the climb over the Galibier still shook things up a bit. Here’s today’s news, notes and quotes.
A day of intense climbing in the 2017 Tour de France saw Chris Froome’s maillot jaune group separated from the stage leaders for most of the race.
Bauke Mollema attacked his breakaway group and soloed the final 27 kilometers to take home the biggest win of his career in stage 15 of the 2017 Tour de France Sunday.
Rigoberto Uran won the crash-filled 9th stage of the 2017 Tour de France in dramatic fashion on Sunday.