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Richard Carapaz attacked late to win stage 18 at Orcières-Merlette as illness sweeps Pogacar’s UAE Team Emirates, with Brandon McNulty withdrawing and teammates Tim Wellens and Florian Vermeersch unwell; Pogacar still leads by 4m32s but faces vulnerable days ahead into the Alps before the final Paris stage.
Richard Carapaz won Stage 18 after a cunning breakaway, finishing 45 seconds ahead of Mauro Schmid and Matteo Jorgenson, while Tadej Pogacar’s UAE Team Emirates-XRG were hit by sickness with Brandon McNulty quitting mid-stage; Pogacar holds the yellow jersey with a 4:32 lead on Evenepoel and a 6:51 gap on Del Toro as the race heads into the brutal Alpine finish, including Alpe d’Huez.