at the sharp end, arnaud demarre won the battle of the sprinters to take the victory.e line soon after. tea m thomas crossed the line soon after. team sky say the probability of winning the tour rests with him, as tomorrow's mountain stage will be chris froome‘s last chance to get back into contention for a fifth title. so there's been no change at the top of the general classification after stage 18. britain's geraint thomas still has a one minute 59 second lead over tom dumoulin, with sky team mate and reigning champion chris froome still third. tomorrow sees the final mountain stage of the race, before a time trial on saturday and the procession into paris on sunday. one of the big women's cycling teams — wiggle high five — has pulled out of the 2019 season. 0wner rochelle gilmore says she wants to spend more time on things other than cycling. wiggle high five‘s roster includes britons katie archibald and elinor barker, as well as australian annette edmondson. the team started out in 2013. it's been a busy night of football for teams hoping to qualify for the europa