Tour de France 2023 Stage 18: How to watch on Thursday, TV and live stream details, start time, route map
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ByEurosport
Updated 20/07/2023 at 10:26 GMT
And breathe. After a wild two days in the Alps, the sprinters come to the fore again on Stage 18 at the Tour de France. Jonas Vingegaard need only stay upright on the remaining four stages and he will surely win a second yellow jersey, with the Dane holding a 7'35 lead over Tadej Pogacar in the general classification. So how can you watch the action unfold on Thursday? Here's all you need to know.
'Nightmare' – Chaotic scenes as Vingegaard held up by stalled moto and car
Sprinters, rejoice!
The fast men's reward for surviving the mountains is a near-flat run from Moutiers to Bourg-en-Bresse. The pain in the legs, and grim memories of the Alps, will all go away with victory on Stage 18 at the 2023 Tour de France.
Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin–Deceuninck) is hunting a fifth victory of a remarkable Tour, with the likes Dylan Groenewegen (Jayco-AlUla) and Biniam Girmay (Intermarche-Circus-Wanty) also hoping to be involved in the finale.
However, there will be no Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) in the bunch sprint after the Belgian left the Tour to be with his pregnant wife ahead of Thursday's stage.
Follow all the action live here.
How can I watch the 2023 Tour de France on TV and live stream?
Every stage of the 2023 Tour de France will be broadcast in full on Eurosport 1, while you can watch ad-free on discovery+ and eurosport.com. Orla Chennaoui will again front our preview and post-race show The Breakaway, with Robbie McEwen, Adam Blythe and Dan Lloyd as pundits.
Rob Hatch and Carlton Kirby will be leading things in the commentary box, with Sean Kelly, Lloyd, Blythe, McEwen and Jonathan Harris-Bass for company, while Philippe Gilbert, Alberto Contador, Jens Voigt and Blythe will be bringing fans closer to the action from the back of the motorbike during the race.
Our Stage 18 coverage kicks off at 12:00 BST on Thursday with The Breakaway. The stage is scheduled to start at 12:35 BST.
Tour de France 2023 TV and live stream schedule, plus route details
| Stage | Date | Start / Finish | Distance | Breakaway on-air time (BST) |
| Stage 1 | Sat July 1 | Bilbao - Bilbao | 182km (Hills) | 11:00 |
| Stage 2 | Sun July 2 | Vitoria-Gasteiz - San Sebastian | 209km (Hills) | 11:00 |
| Stage 3 | Mon July 3 | Amorebieta-Etxano - Bayonne | 185km (Flat) | 11:30 |
| Stage 4 | Tue July 4 | Dax - Nogaro Circuit | 182km (Flat) | 11:30 |
| Stage 5 | Wed July 5 | Pau - Laruns | 165km (Mountains) | 11:30 |
| Stage 6 | Thu July 6 | Tarbes - Cauterets | 145km (Mountains) | 12:00 |
| Stage 7 | Fri July 7 | Mont de Marsan - Bordeaux | 170km (Flat) | 12:00 |
| Stage 8 | Sat July 8 | Libourne - Limoges | 201km (Hills) | 11:00 |
| Stage 9 | Sun July 9 | Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat - Puy de Dome | 184km (Mountains) | 12:00 |
| Rest day | Mon July 10 | - | - | - |
| Stage 10 | Tue Jul 11 | Parc Vulcania - Issoire | 167km (Hills) | 11:45 |
| Stage 11 | Wed Jul 12 | Clermont Ferrand - Moulins | 180km (Flat) | 12:00 |
| Stage 12 | Thu July 13 | Roanne - Belleville-en-Beaujolais | 169km (Hills) | 12:00 |
| Stage 13 | Fri July 14 | Chatillon-Sur-Chalaronne - Grand Colombier | 138km (Mountains) | 12:30 |
| Stage 14 | Sat July 15 | Annemasse - Morzine | 152km (Mountains) | 11:30 |
| Stage 15 | Sun July 16 | Les Gets - Saint Gervais | 180km (Mountains) | 12:00 |
| Rest day | Mon July 17 | - | - | - |
| Stage 16 | Tue July 18 | Passy - Combloux | 22km (ITT) | 11:45 |
| Stage 17 | Wed July 19 | Saint Gervais - Courchevel | 166km (Mountains) | 11:00 |
| Stage 18 | Thu July 20 | Moutiers - Bourg en Bresse | 186km (Hills) | 12:00 |
| Stage 19 | Fri July 21 | Moirans-en-Montagne - Poligny | 173km (Flat) | 12:00 |
| Stage 20 | Sat July 22 | Belfort - Le Markstein | 133km (Mountains) | 12:00 |
| Stage 21 | Sun July 23 | Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines - Paris Champs-Elysees | 115km (Flat) | 15:00 |
Stage 18 profile video
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Stage 18 profile and route map: Moutiers - Bourg-en-Bresse
Tour de France 2023 route map
Who's riding at the Tour de France?
Vingegaard and Pogacar lead the field at the Tour, but four-time champion Chris Froome is not competing as he was not selected by Israel Premier Tech.
Mark Cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan) had been going for history before his desperately unfortunate exit on Stage 8.
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