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Frenchman Arnaud Demare flirted with the rules book to prevent Christophe Laporte, his sprint rival, from winning a well-deserved victory at the 18th stage of the Tour de France on Thursday
. To finish sprint by his team Groupama, who worked hard in the last few kilometers to ensure that the chances of the Slovak sprint king Peter Sagan were limited.
But Demare got off course when he launched his last 200-meter gust. He makes a protest gesture as Cofidis rider crosses the finish line in second place
Team Sky's Briton Geraint Thomas finishes close to strengthen his grip on the yellow jersey three days before the 21st and last stage in Paris. He holds a 1min 59sec lead over Dutchman Tom Dumoulin and four-time champion Chris Froome
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