Tour de France worries emerge for Tadej Pogacar after illness sweeps through team

Richard Carapaz won stage 18 of the Tour de France, pulling clear of a six-rider breakaway group to take victory at Orcières-Merlette. However, serious concerns have emerged for race leader Tadej Pogacar as a virus has swept through his UAE Emirates XRG team since Monday's rest day. American rider Brandon McNulty was forced to abandon the race with 21km remaining in Thursday's stage, further depleting Pogacar's support team alongside Adam Yates's earlier struggles.