And finally – here is Jeremy Whittle’s stage report from Bourg-en-Bresse:
That should be my lot for Tour de France blogging this year – thanks so much for reading, emailing in and tweeting. Enjoy the rest of it and see you next time.
Updated
William Fotheringham’s thoughts on tomorrow’s stage: another flattish one, but more breakaway friendly than today:
Stage 19, Friday 21 July: Moirans-en-Montagne-Poligny, 173km
Another flat stage, this time out of the Jura and into the Doubs. This should be another bunch sprint, but there’s a stiff little climb 26km out, which could well put the riders who are left in the sprinters’ teams seriously off their stride. So perhaps a reduced bunch sprint for a seasoned warhorse such as Mads Pedersen.
