18 TH STAGE At Saint-Etienne, France A 122. 1-mile medium mountain stage from Bourg-d’Oisans to Saint-Etienne 1. Marcus Burghardt, Germany, Team Colombia, 4 hours, 30 minutes, 21 seconds. 2. Carlos Barredo, Spain, Quick Step, same time. 3. Romain Feillu, France, Agritubel, 3 minutes, 33 seconds behind. 4. Christophe Le Mevel, France, Credit Agricole, same time. 5. Mikel Astarloza, Spain, Euskaltel-Euskadi, 3: 35. 6. Samuel Dumoulin, France, Confidis, 6: 39. 7. Cyril Dessel, France, AG 2 R La Mondiale, same time. 8. Roman Kreuziger, Czech Republic, Liquigas, same time. 9. Leif Hoste, Belgium, Silence-Lotto, same time. 10. Andy Schleck, Luxembourg, Team CSC Saxo Bank, same time. 11. Oscar Freire, Spain, Rabobank, 6: 50. 12. Erik Zabel, Germany, Milram, same time. 13. Thor Hushovd, Norway, Credit Agricole, same time. 14. Leonardo Duque, Colombia, Confidis, same time. 15. Filippo Pozzato, Italy, Liquidis, same time. 16. Robert Hunter, South Africa, Barloworld, same time. 17. Steven De Jongh, Netherlands, Quick Step, same time. 18. Alessandro Ballan, Italy, Lampre, same time. 19. Christophe Riblon, France, AG 2 R La Mondiale, same time. 20. Sven Krauss, Germany, Gerolsteiner, same time. Also 75. William Frischkorn, United States, Garmin Chipotle, 6: 50. 83. George Hincapie, United States, Team Columbia, same time. 143. Danny Pate, United States, Garmin Chipotle, 8: 37.
OVERALL STANDINGS (After 18 stages ) 1. Carlos Sastre, Spain, Team CSC Saxo Bank, 79 hours, 16 minutes, 14 seconds. 2. Frank Schleck, Luxembourg, Team CSC Saxo Bank, 1 minutes, 24 seconds behind. 3. Bernhard Kohl, Austria, Gerolsteiner, 1: 33. 4. Cadel Evans, Australia, Silence-Lotto, 1: 34. 5. Denis Menchov, Russia, Rabobank, 2: 39. 6. Christian Vande Velde, United States, Garmin Chipotle, 4: 41. 7. Alejandro Valverde, Spain, Spain, Caisse d’Epargne, 5: 35. 8. Samuel Sanchez, Spain, Euskaltel-Euskadi, 5: 52. 9. Tadej Valjavec, Slovenia, AG 2 R-La Mondiale, 8: 10. 10. Vladimir Efimkin, Russia, AG 2 R-La Mondiale, 8: 24. 11. Kim Kirchen, Luxembourg, Team Columbia, 8: 35. 12. Andy Schleck, Luxembourg, Team CSC Saxo Bank, 10: 04. 13. Roman Kreuziger, Czech Republic, Liquigas, 12: 02. 14. Sandy Casar, France, Francaise des Jeux, 17: 08. 15. Mikel Astarloza, Spain, Euskaltel-Euskadi, 20: 07. 16. Alexandre Botcharov, Russia, Credit Agricole, 22: 59. 17. Amael Moinard, France, Cofidis, 23: 01. 18, Konstantsin Siutsou, Belarus, 24: 29. 19. Vincenzo Nibali, Italy, Liquigas, 25: 39. 20. Damiano Cunego, Italy, Lampre, 25: 48. Also 37. George Hincapie, United States, Team Columbia, 1: 08: 28. 100. Danny Pate, United States, Garmin Chipotle, 2: 35: 59. 139. William Frischkorn, United States, Garmin Chipotle, 3: 24: 44.
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