Primoz Roglic retains Tour de France lead, Kwiatkowski takes stage 18

Team Jumbo rider Slovenia's Primoz Roglic celebrates his overall leader yellow jersey on the podium at the end of the 18th stage of the 107th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 168 km between Meribel and La Roche sur Foron. Credit: AFP

Primoz Roglic retained his lead on compatriot Tadej Pogacar atop the Tour de France standings after stage 18 as British outfit Ineos claimed a one-two finish on Thursday.

Bedevilled by problems that saw them withdraw their captain Egan Bernal on Wednesday, team-mate Michal Kwiatkowski won the stage as Richard Carapaz took the King of the Mountains jersey with the pair crossing the finish line three minutes ahead of the elite pack.