Tour de France 2026: Richard Carapaz zvíťazil v 18. etape (výsledky)

Tour de France 2026

Výsledky 18. etapy (Voiron - Orcières-Merlette, 185,2 km):

Poradie	Meno	Tím	Čas
1.	Richard Carapaz	EF Education-EasyPost	4:26:21 hod
2.	Mauro Schmid	Team Jayco AlUla	+ 45 s
3.	Matteo Jorgenson	Team Visma Lease a Bike	+ 45 s
4.	Valentin Paret-Peintre	Soudal Quick-Step	+ 1:14 min
5.	Tobias Johannessen	Uno-X Mobility	+ 1:57 min
6.	Raul Garcia	Movistar Team	+ 2:12 min
7.	Pablo Castrillo	Movistar Team	+ 4:30 min
8.	Lenny Martinez	Bahrain Victorious	+ 4:35 min
9.	Remco Evenepoel	Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe	+ 4:35 min
10.	Tom Pidcock	Pinarello-Q.36.5 Pro Cycling Team	+ 4:35 min

Ekvádorský cyklista Richard Carapaz z tímu EF Education - EasyPost sa stal víťazom 18. etapy 113. ročníka Tour de France.

V cieli 185,2 km dlhej etapy z Voironu do strediska Orcières-Merlette mal náskok 45 sekúnd pred druhým Švajčiarom Maurom Schmidom (Jayco AlUla) i tretím Američanom Matteom Jorgensonom (Visma Lease a Bike).

V boji o celkové prvenstvo zmeny nenastali, žltý dres si udržal Slovinec Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates - XRG).

VIDEO: Záver 18. etapy na Tour de France 2026

Olympijský šampión z Tokia a víťaz Gira d'Italia z roku 2019 si celkovo zapísal druhý triumf na Tour, prvý prišiel v roku 2024.

Pogačar prišiel do cieľa na 13. priečke s mankom 4:35 min v skupine hlavných favoritov.

Naďalej tak má na čele náskok 4:32 min pred druhým Remcom Evenepoelom (Red Bull Bora-hansgrohe) a 6:51 min pred tretím Isaacom Del Torom (UAE).

„Zvíťaziť na Tour je výnimočný moment, musíte dať do toho všetko, ak to chcete dosiahnuť. Bol to náročný deň. Musel som zlikvidovať veľkú medzeru, aby som sa vôbec dostal do úniku. V závere nebolo jednoduché počkať si na ten správny moment k útoku, no podarilo sa. Konečne sa nám v tíme podarilo to, na čo sme sa pripravovali týždne,“ tešil sa po pretekoch Carapaz podľa Cycling news.

Štvrtá etapa od konca trojtýždňového podujatia mala kopcovitý profil. Finiš bol na najvyššom bode trate a nasledoval po 7,1 km dlhom stúpaní s priemerným sklonom 6,7%.

Cieľ bol zároveň horskou prémiou prvej kategórie, na trati bola ešte jedna jednotka hneď v úvode, taktiež jedna dvojka a dve trojky.

Fotogaléria zo 18. etapy na Tour de France 2026

Ecuador's Richard Carapaz celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the eighteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, with start in Voiron and finish in Orcieres-Merlette, France, Thursday, July 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

Cyklisti v úniku prechádzajú okolo fanúšikov s francúzskou vlajkou počas 18. etapy cyklistických pretekov Tour de France (Tdf) z Voironu so Orcières-Merlette (185,2 km) vo štvrtok 23. júla 2026.

Pretekári počas 18. etapy cyklistických pretekov Tour de France (Tdf), ktorá viedla z Voironu do Orcières-Merlette (185,2 km) vo štvrtok 23. júla 2026.

Slovenia's Jan Tratnik is reflected in a window during the eighteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, with start in Voiron and finish in Orcieres-Merlette, France, Thursday, July 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

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Riders speed downhill during the eighteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, with start in Voiron and finish in Orcieres-Merlette, France, Thursday, July 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Riders in a breakaway pedal during the eighteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, with start in Voiron and finish in Orcieres-Merlette, France, Thursday, July 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Spectators cheer the riders during the eighteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, with start in Voiron and finish in Orcieres-Merlette, France, Thursday, July 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Spectators cheer Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, during the eighteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, with start in Voiron and finish in Orcieres-Merlette, France, Thursday, July 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Spectators cheer France's Valentin Paret Peintre, wearing the best climber's dotted jersey during the eighteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, with start in Voiron and finish in Orcieres-Merlette, France, Thursday, July 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

The pack with Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey rides past a fan waving a French flag during the eighteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, with start in Voiron and finish in Orcieres-Merlette, France, Thursday, July 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, Denmark's Mads Pedersen, wearing the best sprinter's green jersey, and Mexico's Isaac Del Toro, wearing the best young rider's white jersey stand at the start during the eighteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, with start in Voiron and finish in Orcieres-Merlette, France, Thursday, July 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey drinks a the start during the eighteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, with start in Voiron and finish in Orcieres-Merlette, France, Thursday, July 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, rides in the pack during the eighteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, with start in Voiron and finish in Orcieres-Merlette, France, Thursday, July 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

A spectators takes photos of riders during the eighteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, with start in Voiron and finish in Orcieres-Merlette, France, Thursday, July 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Denmark's Kasper Asgreen asks for assistance during the eighteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, with start in Voiron and finish in Orcieres-Merlette, France, Thursday, July 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

The pack rides during the eighteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, with start in Voiron and finish in Orcieres-Merlette, France, Thursday, July 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

The pack with Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, rides during the eighteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, with start in Voiron and finish in Orcieres-Merlette, France, Thursday, July 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Mexico's Isaac Del Toro, wearing the best young rider's, left, Austria's Felix Grossschartner, center, and Belgium's Maxim Van Gils ride during the eighteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, with start in Voiron and finish in Orcieres-Merlette, France, Thursday, July 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Italy's Marco Frigo rides during the eighteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, with start in Voiron and finish in Orcieres-Merlette, France, Thursday, July 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Netherland's Mathieu van der Poel rides during the eighteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, with start in Voiron and finish in Orcieres-Merlette, France, Thursday, July 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Spectators watch riders in a breakaway during the eighteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, with start in Voiron and finish in Orcieres-Merlette, France, Thursday, July 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Quinn Simmons of the U.S. center, Australia's Ben O'Connor, right, and New Zealand's George Bennett ride during the eighteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, with start in Voiron and finish in Orcieres-Merlette, France, Thursday, July 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Italy's Damiano Caruso, left, Belgium's Jasper Stuyven, center, and Quinn Simmons of the U.S. ride during the eighteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, with start in Voiron and finish in Orcieres-Merlette, France, Thursday, July 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Riders in the pack cast their shadows during the eighteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, with start in Voiron and finish in Orcieres-Merlette, France, Thursday, July 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Ecuador's Richard Carapaz climbs towards the finish line to win the eighteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, with start in Voiron and finish in Orcieres-Merlette, France, Thursday, July 23, 2026.(AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Ecuador's Richard Carapaz celebrates on the podium after winning the eighteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, with start in Voiron and finish in Orcieres-Merlette, France, Thursday, July 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Mexico's Isaac Del Toro, wearing the best young rider's white jersey, arrives on the podium after the eighteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, with start in Voiron and finish in Orcieres-Merlette, France, Thursday, July 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey celebrates on the podium after the eighteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, with start in Voiron and finish in Orcieres-Merlette, France, Thursday, July 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey arrives on the podium after the eighteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, with start in Voiron and finish in Orcieres-Merlette, France, Thursday, July 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey shakes hands with Mexico's Isaac Del Toro, wearing the best young rider's white jersey after the eighteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, with start in Voiron and finish in Orcieres-Merlette, France, Thursday, July 23, 2026. (Jeff Pachoud, Pool via AP)

Ecuador's Richard Carapaz celebrates after winning the eighteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, with start in Voiron and finish in Orcieres-Merlette, France, Thursday, July 23, 2026. (Jeff Pachoud, Pool via AP)

Ecuador's Richard Carapaz is congratulated by. France's Valentin Paret Peintre, wearing the best climber's dotted jersey after winning the eighteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, with start in Voiron and finish in Orcieres-Merlette, France, Thursday, July 23, 2026. (Jeff Pachoud, Pool via AP)

Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey crosses the finish line of the eighteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, with start in Voiron and finish in Orcieres-Merlette, France, Thursday, July 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

France's Valentin Paret Peintre, wearing the best climber's dotted jersey crosses the finish line of the eighteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, with start in Voiron and finish in Orcieres-Merlette, France, Thursday, July 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

France's Valentin Paret Peintre, wearing the best climber's dotted jersey cools off as he rides during the eighteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, with start in Voiron and finish in Orcieres-Merlette, France, Thursday, July 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

France's Valentin Paret Peintre, wearing the best climber's dotted jersey rides during the eighteenth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, with start in Voiron and finish in Orcieres-Merlette, France, Thursday, July 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

Priebeh 18. etapy na Tour de France 2026

Množstvo vrchárskych bodov na trati spôsobilo, že od úvodu vyvíjal výraznú aktivitu na čele Valentin Paret-Peintre.

Francúz z tímu Soudal Quick Step mal na sebe bodkovaný dres, ale v skutočnosti mu v súťaži o najlepšieho vrchára pred etapou patrila 2. priečka o 24 bodov za Pogačarom a chcel sa dostať do čela.

Tretí v „bodkovanej“ súťaži bol Carapaz, Ekvádorčanovi patrilo aj 12. miesto v celkovom hodnotení, no stratu na čelo mal viac ako 25 minút. Kandidátov na celkový triumf tak nevyrušoval a nechali ho vzdialiť sa pelotónu.

Do úniku sa dostal aj muž v zelenom drese Dán Mads Pedersen (Lidl - Trek), ktorého cieľom bolo „prežiť“ prvé tri vrchárske prémie a prejsť ako prvý kótou 130 km v Corpse.

Svoju úlohu zvládol, na šprintérskej prémii mu nikto z pretekárov v úniku nerobil problémy a vyťažil z etapy maximálny počet 25 bodov.

Prvou horskou prémiou Côte d’Engins prešiel ako prvý Paret-Peintre pred Carapazom a rovnaká situácia bola aj na ďalších dvoch, ktorými boli dvojka na Côte de Monteynard a trojka na Côte des Terrasses.

Pri prejazde šprintérskej prémie bola na čele štrnástka jazdcov, pelotón mal stratu na úrovni až osem minút a začalo byť jasné, že triumf v etape získa pretekár v úniku.

Na predposlednej horskej prémii tretej kategórie Côte de St. Léger les Mélèzes zostala na čele šestica, prvý ňou prešiel opäť Paret-Peintre pred Carapazom.

Ekvádorčan však potvrdil, že od začiatku mal v hlave v prvom rade triumf v etape a do úplného záveru si ponechal dosť síl.

Prvý výrazný útok si pripravil 4 km pred cieľom, Paret-Peintre ho ešte zachytil, no druhý o kilometer neskôr bol už rozhodujúci.

Francúz následne klesol až na 4. priečku a o jediný bod tak neprekonal Pogačara v súťaži o bodkovaný dres.

V piatok čaká cyklistov náročná vysokohorská 19. etapa s dĺžkou 127,9 km. Štart je na programe v Gape, cieľ na ikonickom vrchu Alpe d'Huez.

Celkové poradia po 18. etape

Žltý dres:

P	Meno	Tím	Čas
1.	Tadej Pogačar	UAE Emirates - XRG	64:35:13 h
2.	Remco Evenepoel	Red Bull - Bora - Hansgrohe	+ 4:32 min
3.	Isaac Del Toro	UAE Emirates - XRG	+ 6:51 min
4.	Paul Seixas	Decathlon CMA CGM	+ 7:11 min
5.	Juan Ayuso	Lidl-Trek	+ 9:22 min
6.	Mattias Skjelmose	Lidl-Trek	+ 10:14 min
7.	Lenny Martinez	Bahrain-Victorious	+ 12:50 min
8.	Thomas Pidcock	Pinarello Q36.5 Pro	+ 12:58 min
9.	Jordan Jegat	TotalEnergies	+ 14:04 min
10.	Richard Carapaz	EF Education-EasyPost	+ 21:00 min

Zelený dres:

P	Meno	Tím	Počet bodov
1.	Mads Pedersen	Lidl-Trek	477 b
2.	Jasper Philipsen	Alpecin - Premier Tech	445 b
3.	Biniam Girmay	NSN Cycling	361 b
4.	Max Kanter	XDS Astana	271 b
5.	Olav Kooij	Decathlon CMA CGM	230 b
6.	Tadej Pogačar	UAE Emirates - XRG	161 b
7.	Sören Wärenskjold	Uno-X Mobility	159 b
8.	Anthony Turgis	TotalEnergies	129 b
9.	Isaac Del Toro	UAE Emirates - XRG	123 b
10.	Remco Evenepoel	Red Bull Bora-Hansgrohe	121 b

Bodkovaný dres:

P	Meno	Tím	Počet bodov
1.	Tadej Pogačar	UAE Emirates - XRG	70 b
2.	Valentin Paret-Peintre	Soudal Quick-Step	69 b
3.	Richard Carapaz	EF Education - EasyPost	63 b
4.	Remco Evenepoel	Red Bull Bora-Hansgrohe	36 b
5.	Paul Seixas	Decathlon CMA CGM	34 b
6.	Isaac Del Toro	UAE Emirates - XRG	30 b
7.	Lenny Martinez	Bahrain-Victorious	22 b
8.	Mauro Schmid	Team Jayco AlUla	22 b
9.	Thomas Pidcock	Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling	20 b
10.	Tobias Johannessen	Uno-X Mobility	18 b

Biely dres:

P	Meno	Tím	Čas
1.	Isaac Del Toro	UAE Emirates - XRG	64:42:04 h
2.	Paul Seixas	Decathlon CMA CGM	+ 20 s
3.	Juan Ayuso	Lidl - Trek	+ 2:31 min
4.	Lenny Martinez	Bahrain Victorious	+ 5:59 min
5.	Davide Piganzoli	Visma Lease a Bike	+ 41:22 min
6.	Quinn Simmons	Lidl-Trek	+ 1:13:04 h
7.	Pablo Castrillo	Movistar	+ 1:20:20 h
8.	Raúl García	Movistar	+ 1:44:59 h
9.	Kévin Vauquelin	Netcompany INEOS	+ 1:54:16 h
10.	Matthew Riccitello	Decathlon CMA CGM	+ 1:54:51 h

Tímová klasifikácia:

P	Tím	Čas
1.	Lidl - Trek	193:36:59 hod
2.	UAE Emirates - XRG	+ 22:05 min
3.	Red Bull - Bora - Hansgrohe	+ 56:10 min
4.	Decathlon CMA CGM	+ 1:44:54 h
5.	Visma Lease a Bike	+ 1:45:28 h
6.	EF Education-EasyPost	+ 2:52:05 h