Thomas takes a second successive victory on Alpe d'Huez as stage 12 was another entertaining affairALPE D'HUEZ, FRANCE - JULY 19: Nairo Quintana of Colombia and Movistar Team / Alpe d'Huez (1850m)/ Fans / Public / during the 105th Tour de France 2018, Stage 12 a 175,5km stage from Bourg-Saint-Maurice Les Arcs to Alpe d'Huez 1850m / TDF / on July 19, 2018 in Alpe d'Huez, France. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)Thomas takes a second successive victory on Alpe d'Huez as stage 12 was another entertaining affair
The Italian has a suspected fractured vertebrae from crashing on stage 11 of the Tour de FranceVincenzo Nibali on Alpe d'Huez during the 2018 Tour de France (Sunada)The Italian has a suspected fractured vertebrae from crashing on stage 11 of the Tour de France
Thomas sprints to victory on Alpe d'Huez
- Dumoulin second, Bardet third, Froome fourthGreat Britain's Geraint Thomas, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the twelfth stage of the 105th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, between Bourg-Saint-Maurice - Les Arcs and l'Alpe d'Huez, on July 19, 2018. (Photo by Marco BERTORELLO / AFP) (Photo credit should read MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP/Getty Images)Geraint Thomas took an incredible victory on stage 12 of the 2018 Tour de France, sprinting to win atop Alpe d'Huez to tighten his grip on the yellow jersey.
More sprinters leave the Tour de France on stage 12Greipel with Thomas De Gendt on stage six (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)More sprinters leave the Tour de France on stage 12
Riders and directors discuss if the time cuts are too hard for the sprinters in the tough mountain stagesRick Zabel lies exhausted after struggling to make the time cut on stage 11 of the 2018 Tour de France (Sunada)Riders and directors discuss if the time cuts are too hard for the sprinters in the tough mountain stages
