Tour de France 2025 O'Connor's stage win 4 years in the making

Australian Ben O'Connor of Jayco AlUla won the 18th stage of the Tour de France, a 171.5km mountain trek between Vif and the Col de la Loze on July 24.

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COURCHEVEL, COL DE LA LOZE

Slovenian Tadej Pogacar finished second and retained the overall leader's yellow jersey, stretching his advantage over chief rival Jonas Vingegaard, who came up third, by 11 seconds to 4min 26sec.

When asked if he felt he could win the stage, O'Connor said: "No, not at all. But I felt much better today from the start. I was pretty active."

"It's a rough race. It's the biggest race in the world, but it's for sure the cruellest. I couldn't be more proud of myself and the boys, they backed me every single day through this whole race, even in the rough times."

"Thanks to everyone at Jayco AlUla. It's what the team needed and what I needed."

The 29-year-old last won a stage in 2021.