Tadej Pogačar maintained his lead in the Tour de France after Stage 18 at Col de la Loze. Unlike two years prior, when he lost significant time, he proved resilient despite attacks from rival Visma-Lease a Bike. After reuniting with teammates before the final climb, Pogačar launched an attack, gaining nine seconds on Jonas Vingegaard. He expressed satisfaction in defending his yellow jersey while recognizing the challenges. Pogačar aims to continue his lead as the Tour progresses, hopeful of reaching the Champs Elysées in first place.
"I'm very happy to be in yellow, it was a good day today. Let's see what happens tomorrow, but today Visma tried everything and they didn't succeed."
"The biggest goal of the day for the world champion was to defend the yellow jersey and defeat the ghosts of his past. Doing so in the face of Visma's assault meant that he would take today as a victory."
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