‘It was the perfect scenario for me to win’ – Ben O’Connor plays the game to take long-awaited second Tour de France stage victory

After several days of trying in this Tour de France, and countless more in his previous two Tours, Ben O’Connor (Jayco AlUla) scored a long-awaited victory on stage 18 of the 2025 race, attacking at just the right moment to take a solo win atop the Col de la Loze.

Like he has done on four other occasions in this race, O’Connor was in the day’s main breakaway, but when that was caught over the Col de la Madeleine, he regrouped, reassessed, and didn’t give up.