Tour de France stage 18: Second of four days in the Alps
Thursday 23 July 2015 08:16, UK
Stage 18 of the Tour de France takes the riders on a 186.5km mountain stage from Gap to St-Jean-de-Maurienne.
It is the race's second of four days in the Alps.
Here is the profile...
The stage starts at 11.20am BST and is due to finish at around 4.20pm BST.
The route contains seven categorised climbs, including the hors-categorie Col du Glandon and the twisting hairpins of Lacets de Montvernier.
Joaquim Rodriguez is Sky Bet's favourite to win at 7/1, with Alejandro Valverde second favourite at 14/1 and Pierre Rolland and Romain Bardet joint-third favourites at 20/1.
You can follow all the action from the stage with our live blog from 1pm.
Find out more about the rest of the Tour with our stage-by-stage guide.
