July 25, 2019 (Valloire, FRA) – Michael Woods (Can) EF Education First delivered his first top-10 result finishing 7th on Stage 18 from Embrun to Valloire, 208 km, following a bold attack on the tough Col du Galibier as Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team eventually took charge for a solid victory.
“It was cool finishing in the top 10 and getting lots of love from back home,” said Woods, “But I’m going for broke. I’d rather try to win, fail, and come 7th than come second or third on the the stage.” Woods is 36th overall while fellow Canuck Hugo Houle (Astana Pro Team) was 76th on the stage and sits 109th overall.
Results
1. Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team 05:34:15
2. Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 01:35
3. Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 02:28
4. Lennard Kämna (Ger) Team Sunweb 02:58
5. Damiano Caruso (Ita) Bahrain-Merida 03:00
6. Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Lotto Soudal 04:46
7. Michael Woods (Can) EF Education First
8. Egan Bernal (Col) Team Ineos
9. Serge Pauwels (Bel) CCC Team
10. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma 05:18
11. Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe
12. Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Groupama-FDJ
13. Geraint Thomas (Gbr) Team Ineos
14. Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Deceuninck-QuickStep
15. Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Education First
16. Mikel Landa (Esp) Movistar Team
17. Richie Porte (Aus) Trek-Segafredo
18. Warren Barguil (Fra) Arkéa Samsic 05:43
19. Alejandro Valverde (Esp) Movistar Team 06:16
20. Guillaume Martin (Fra) Wanty-Gobert 06:47
21. Fabio Aru (Ita) UAE Team Emirates 07:24
22. David Gaudu (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 08:22
23. Sébastien Reichenbach (Sui) Groupama-FDJ 08:53
24. Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Dimension Data 10:12
25. Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 10:23
26. Enric Mas (Esp) Deceuninck-QuickStep 10:57
27. George Bennett (Nzl) Team Jumbo-Visma 10:58
28. Julien Bernard (Fra) Trek-Segafredo 12:27
29. Laurens De Plus (Bel) Team Jumbo-Visma
30. Simon Geschke (Ger) CCC Team 13:11
31. Adam Yates (Gbr) Mitchelton-Scott
32. Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) CCC Team 13:21
33. Tanel Kangert (Est) EF Education First
34. Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis Solutions Credits 13:41
35. Dylan van Baarle (Ned) Team Ineos 13:55
36. Marc Soler (Esp) Movistar Team 14:01
37. Gregor Mühlberger (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe 15:17
38. Wout Poels (Ned) Team Ineos 16:32
39. Xandro Meurisse (Bel) Wanty-Gobert 16:53
40. Rudy Molard (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 19:25
41. Mike Teunissen (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma 20:36
42. Jonathan Castroviejo (Esp) Team Ineos 20:47
43. Paul Ourselin (Fra) Total Direct Energie
44. Nils Politt (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin 21:24
45. Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Soudal 22:25
46. Mathias Frank (Sui) AG2R La Mondiale
47. Fabio Felline (Ita) Trek-Segafredo 22:40
48. Alberto Bettiol (Ita) EF Education First
49. Giulio Ciccone (Ita) Trek-Segafredo
50. Ben King (USA) Dimension Data
51. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Bahrain-Merida
52. Michael Schär (Sui) CCC Team
53. Alexis Vuillermoz (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
54. Oliver Naesen (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale
55. Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Dimension Data
56. Patrick Konrad (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe
57. Joseph Rosskopf (USA) CCC Team
58. Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin
59. Anthony Perez (Fra) Cofidis Solutions Credits
60. Benoit Cosnefroy (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 23:08
61. Jesus Herrada (Esp) Cofidis Solutions Credits 23:54
62. Maxime Bouet (Fra) Arkéa Samsic 25:36
63. Chad Haga (USA) Team Sunweb 25:46
64. Carlos Verona (Esp) Movistar Team
65. Andrey Amador (CRc) Movistar Team
66. Gorka Izagirre Insausti (Esp) Astana Pro Team
67. Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) Groupama-FDJ
68. Sergio Henao (Col) UAE Team Emirates
69. Amund Grøndahl Jansen (Nor) Team Jumbo-Visma 25:52
70. Daniel Martin (Irl) UAE Team Emirates 28:02
71. Frederik Backaert (Bel) Wanty-Gobert 28:06
72. Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Deceuninck-QuickStep 28:07
73. Tony Gallopin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
74. Jack Haig (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott
75. Amael Moinard (Fra) Arkéa Samsic
76. Hugo Houle (Can) Astana Pro Team
77. Lilian Calmejane (Fra) Total Direct Energie 29:04
78. Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo 29:23
79. Pierre Luc Perichon (Fra) Cofidis Solutions Credits 29:25
80. Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Arkéa Samsic
81. Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Mitchelton-Scott 29:32
82. Magnus Cort Nielsen (Den) Astana Pro Team 29:42
83. Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal 29:49
84. Jasper De Buyst (Bel) Lotto Soudal
85. Rui Costa (Por) UAE Team Emirates
86. Koen de Kort (Ned) Trek-Segafredo 29:59
87. Gianni Moscon (Ita) Team Ineos
88. Daniel Oss (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe
89. Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team Ineos
90. Simon Clarke (Aus) EF Education First
91. Dylan Teuns (Bel) Bahrain-Merida
92. Natnael Berhane (Eri) Cofidis Solutions Credits
93. Nelson Oliveira (Por) Movistar Team
94. Imanol Erviti (Esp) Movistar Team
95. Daryl Impey (RSA) Mitchelton-Scott
96. Elie Gesbert (Fra) Arkéa Samsic
97. Simon Yates (Gbr) Mitchelton-Scott
98. Jan Tratnik (Slo) Bahrain-Merida
99. Anthony Roux (Fra) Groupama-FDJ
100. Romain Sicard (Fra) Total Direct Energie
101. Kevin Ledanois (Fra) Arkéa Samsic
102. Aime De Gendt (Bel) Wanty-Gobert
103. Nikias Arndt (Ger) Team Sunweb
104. Michael Matthews (Aus) Team Sunweb
105. Nicolas Roche (Irl) Team Sunweb
106. Toms Skujins (Lat) Trek-Segafredo
107. Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek-Segafredo
108. Pello Bilbao (Esp) Astana Pro Team
109. Yoann Offredo (Fra) Wanty-Gobert 32:54
110. Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Lotto Soudal
111. Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Wanty-Gobert
112. Marco Haller (Aut) Katusha-Alpecin
113. Stefan Küng (Sui) Groupama-FDJ
114. Alex Dowsett (Gbr) Katusha-Alpecin
115. Odd Christian Eiking (Nor) Wanty-Gobert
116. Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bahrain-Merida
117. Jens Debusschere (Bel) Katusha-Alpecin
118. Tom Scully (Nzl) EF Education First
119. Alexander Kristoff (Nor) UAE Team Emirates
120. Matej Mohoric (Slo) Bahrain-Merida
121. André Greipel (Ger) Arkéa Samsic
122. Niccolò Bonifazio (Ita) Total Direct Energie
123. Michael Hepburn (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott
124. William Bonnet (Fra) Groupama-FDJ
125. Maxime Monfort (Bel) Lotto Soudal
126. Florian Vachon (Fra) Arkéa Samsic
127. Lukasz Wisniowski (Pol) CCC Team
128. Andrea Pasqualon (Ita) Wanty-Gobert
129. José Gonçalves (Por) Katusha-Alpecin
130. Julien Simon (Fra) Cofidis Solutions Credits
131. Kasper Asgreen (Den) Deceuninck-QuickStep
132. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Dimension Data
133. Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data
134. Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) UAE Team Emirates
135. Luke Durbridge (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott
136. Sven Erik Bystrøm (Nor) UAE Team Emirates
137. Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
138. Stephen Cummings (Gbr) Dimension Data 33:30
139. Yves Lampaert (Bel) Deceuninck-QuickStep 33:41
140. Dries Devenyns (Bel) Deceuninck-QuickStep
141. Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma
142. Fabien Grellier (Fra) Total Direct Energie
143. Omar Fraile (Esp) Astana Pro Team
144. Mads Würtz Schmidt (Den) Katusha-Alpecin 33:46
145. Ivan Garcia (Esp) Bahrain-Merida 34:46
146. Roger Kluge (Ger) Lotto Soudal
147. Anthony Turgis (Fra) Total Direct Energie
148. Caleb Ewan (Aus) Lotto Soudal
149. Rein Taaramäe (Est) Total Direct Energie 34:51
150. Matteo Trentin (Ita) Mitchelton-Scott 35:24
151. Lars Bak (Den) Dimension Data 35:47
152. Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe 36:36
153. Elia Viviani (Ita) Deceuninck-QuickStep
154. Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe
155. Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) EF Education First
156. Michael Mørkøv (Den) Deceuninck-QuickStep 42:02
DNS Lukas Pöstlberger (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe
DNS Søren Kragh Andersen (Den) Team Sunweb
GC after Stage 18
1. Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Deceuninck-QuickStep 75:18:49
2. Egan Bernal (Col) Team Ineos 1:30
3. Geraint Thomas (Gbr) Team Ineos 1:35
4. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma 1:47
5. Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 1:50
6. Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe 2:14
7. Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team 3:54
8. Mikel Landa (Esp) Movistar Team 4:54
9. Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Education First 5:33
10. Alejandro Valverde (Esp) Movistar Team 5:58
11. Richie Porte (Aus) Trek-Segafredo 6:30
12. Warren Barguil (Fra) Arkéa Samsic 7:47
13. Guillaume Martin (Fra) Wanty-Gobert 0:15:11
14. Fabio Aru (Ita) UAE Team Emirates 0:16:21
15. Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Dimension Data 0:17:00
16. David Gaudu (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 0:18:37
17. Xandro Meurisse (Bel) Wanty-Gobert 0:22:43
18. Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:23:39
19. Daniel Martin (Irl) UAE Team Emirates 0:34:23
20. Sébastien Reichenbach (Sui) Groupama-FDJ 0:35:52
21. George Bennett (Nzl) Team Jumbo-Visma 0:36:13
22. Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 0:36:27
23. Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo 0:42:30
24. Jesus Herrada (Esp) Cofidis Solutions Credits 0:45:45
25. Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) CCC Team 0:47:13
26. Rudy Molard (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 0:48:18
27. Adam Yates (Gbr) Mitchelton-Scott 0:49:35
28. Enric Mas (Esp) Deceuninck-QuickStep 0:49:41
29. Tanel Kangert (Est) EF Education First 0:56:46
30. Laurens De Plus (Bel) Team Jumbo-Visma 0:58:26
31. Patrick Konrad (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe 1:03:23
32. Gregor Mühlberger (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe 1:03:50
33. Nicolas Roche (Irl) Team Sunweb 1:05:40
34. Julien Bernard (Fra) Trek-Segafredo 1:06:27
35. Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 1:06:42
36. Michael Woods (Can) EF Education First 1:07:37
37. Giulio Ciccone (Ita) Trek-Segafredo 1:10:48
38. Wout Poels (Ned) Team Ineos 1:11:25
39. Jack Haig (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott 1:11:44
40. Sergio Henao (Col) UAE Team Emirates 1:13:09
41. Marc Soler (Esp) Movistar Team 1:17:09
42. Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek-Segafredo 1:18:05
43. Alexis Vuillermoz (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 1:18:46
44. Matteo Trentin (Ita) Mitchelton-Scott 1:21:27
45. Gorka Izagirre Insausti (Esp) Astana Pro Team 1:21:56
46. Lennard Kämna (Ger) Team Sunweb 1:23:52
47. Jonathan Castroviejo (Esp) Team Ineos 1:27:39
48. Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Lotto Soudal 1:29:39
49. Dylan Teuns (Bel) Bahrain-Merida 1:31:12
50. Mathias Frank (Sui) AG2R La Mondiale 1:31:34
51. Dylan van Baarle (Ned) Team Ineos 1:31:42
52. Simon Clarke (Aus) EF Education First 1:31:45
53. Rui Costa (Por) UAE Team Emirates 1:35:54
54. Oliver Naesen (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale 1:36:45
55. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Bahrain-Merida 1:37:12
56. Simon Geschke (Ger) CCC Team 1:40:23
57. Pello Bilbao (Esp) Astana Pro Team 1:40:34
58. Fabio Felline (Ita) Trek-Segafredo 1:40:54
59. Rein Taaramäe (Est) Total Direct Energie 1:43:20
60. Nils Politt (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin 1:43:30
61. Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin 1:44:40
62. Pierre Luc Perichon (Fra) Cofidis Solutions Credits 1:44:45
63. Michael Matthews (Aus) Team Sunweb 1:44:59
64. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Dimension Data 1:45:52
65. Alberto Bettiol (Ita) EF Education First 1:47:49
66. Tony Gallopin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 1:48:57
67. Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal
68. Damiano Caruso (Ita) Bahrain-Merida 1:51:04
69. Ben King (USA) Dimension Data 1:52:41
70. Simon Yates (Gbr) Mitchelton-Scott 1:52:42
71. Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Dimension Data 1:53:22
72. Andrey Amador (Crc) Movistar Team 1:53:44
73. Serge Pauwels (Bel) CCC Team 1:56:03
74. Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team Ineos 1:59:10
75. Michael Schär (Sui) CCC Team 2:00:43
76. Omar Fraile (Esp) Astana Pro Team 2:00:47
77. Gianni Moscon (Ita) Team Ineos 2:02:12
78. Daryl Impey (RSA) Mitchelton-Scott 2:06:21
79. Maxime Bouet (Fra) Arkéa Samsic 2:06:23
80. Nelson Oliveira (Por) Movistar Team 2:08:27
81. Romain Sicard (Fra) Total Direct Energie 2:08:31
82. Andrea Pasqualon (Ita) Wanty-Gobert 2:08:51
83. Joseph Rosskopf (USA) CCC Team 2:11:32
84. Toms Skujins (Lat) Trek-Segafredo 2:12:57
85. Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe 2:13:11
86. Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bahrain-Merida 2:17:50
87. Jan Tratnik (Slo) Bahrain-Merida 2:18:01
88. Daniel Oss (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe 2:20:45
89. Elie Gesbert (Fra) Arkéa Samsic 2:20:55
90. Mike Teunissen (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma 2:22:20
91. Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Soudal 2:23:00
92. Stéphane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis Solutions Credits 2:24:26
93. Paul Ourselin (Fra) Total Direct Energie 2:24:54
94. Dries Devenyns (Bel) Deceuninck-QuickStep 2:24:58
95. Anthony Perez (Fra) Cofidis Solutions Credits 2:26:10
96. Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Lotto Soudal 2:26:33
97. Amael Moinard (Fra) Arkéa Samsic 2:28:28
98. Natnael Berhane (Eri) Cofidis Solutions Credits 2:29:07
99. Anthony Roux (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 2:29:24
100. Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Arkéa Samsic 2:30:41
101. Imanol Erviti (Esp) Movistar Team 2:31:55
102. Stefan Küng (Sui) Groupama-FDJ 2:34:33
103. Sven Erik Bystrøm (Nor) UAE Team Emirates 2:35:06
104. Kevin Ledanois (Fra) Arkéa Samsic 2:35:35
105. Lilian Calmejane (Fra) Total Direct Energie 2:37:05
106. Hugo Houle (Can) Astana Pro Team 2:37:53
107. Julien Simon (Fra) Cofidis Solutions Credits 2:39:46
108. Ivan Garcia (Esp) Bahrain-Merida 2:41:29
109. Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) UAE Team Emirates 2:42:16
110. Nikias Arndt (Ger) Team Sunweb 2:42:50
111. Odd Christian Eiking (Nor) Wanty-Gobert 2:44:35
112. Mads Würtz Schmidt (Den) Katusha-Alpecin 2:45:01
113. Benoit Cosnefroy (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 2:45:21
114. Matej Mohoric (Slo) Bahrain-Merida 2:48:28
115. Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Mitchelton-Scott 2:48:41
116. Jasper De Buyst (Bel) Lotto Soudal 2:49:32
117. Carlos Verona (Esp) Movistar Team 2:51:37
118. Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 2:51:54
119. Luke Durbridge (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott 2:53:02
120. Fabien Grellier (Fra) Total Direct Energie 2:55:39
121. Kasper Asgreen (Den) Deceuninck-QuickStep 2:59:45
122. Florian Vachon (Fra) Arkéa Samsic 3:01:18
123. Frederik Backaert (Bel) Wanty-Gobert 3:01:51
124. Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data 3:02:32
125. Koen de Kort (Ned) Trek-Segafredo 3:03:04
126. Magnus Cort Nielsen (Den) Astana Pro Team 3:05:49
127. Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 3:05:59
128. José Gonçalves (Por) Katusha-Alpecin 3:07:11
129. Yves Lampaert (Bel) Deceuninck-QuickStep 3:09:14
130. Lukasz Wisniowski (Pol) CCC Team 3:09:54
131. Anthony Turgis (Fra) Total Direct Energie 3:09:56
132. Elia Viviani (Ita) Deceuninck-QuickStep 3:11:24
133. Chad Haga (USA) Team Sunweb 3:12:04
134. Caleb Ewan (Aus) Lotto Soudal 3:12:22
135. Tom Scully (Nzl) EF Education First 3:12:38
136. Stephen Cummings (Gbr) Dimension Data 3:14:23
137. Alexander Kristoff (Nor) UAE Team Emirates 3:15:40
138. Amund Grøndahl Jansen (Nor) Team Jumbo-Visma 3:17:22
139. Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma 3:22:36
140. André Greipel (Ger) Arkéa Samsic 3:22:56
141. Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe 3:23:07
142. Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Deceuninck-QuickStep 3:23:12
143. Aime De Gendt (Bel) Wanty-Gobert 3:23:24
144. Alex Dowsett (Gbr) Katusha-Alpecin 3:23:43
145. William Bonnet (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 3:23:48
146. Michael Hepburn (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott 3:24:02
147. Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Wanty-Gobert 3:24:53
148. Niccolò Bonifazio (Ita) Total Direct Energie 3:25:12
149. Roger Kluge (Ger) Lotto Soudal 3:25:31
150. Lars Bak (Den) Dimension Data 3:26:24
151. Marco Haller (Aut) Katusha-Alpecin 3:26:33
152. Maxime Monfort (Bel) Lotto Soudal 3:30:49
153. Michael Mørkøv (Den) Deceuninck-QuickStep 3:34:59
154. Jens Debusschere (Bel) Katusha-Alpecin 3:35:41
155. Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) EF Education First 3:49:49
156. Yoann Offredo (Fra) Wanty-Gobert 3:49:52