Tour de france stage 18 results | Alberto Contador Tour de france stage 18 winner - Alberto Contador wins 18th stage of Tour de France 2009 in Annecy and reinforces even more the yellow jersey. Andy Schleck is still 2nd.
Spanish biker Alberto Contador won brilliantly, against the time-trial of the 18th stage of Tour de France who ran around Lake Annecy on Thursday. He overtook Switzerland Fabian Cancellara and three seconds at the same time increases his lead in the overall standings.
After the three Alpine stages that have delighted climbers, riders are now in the spotlight around the beautiful Lake Annecy. The 40.5 km of the latter against the individual an opportunity for Lance Armstrong and Andreas Klöden (Astana) and Bradley Wiggins (Garmin-Slipstream) to dislodge the podium brothers Schleck (Team Saxo Bank). The yellow jersey Alberto Contador (Astana), which has become an excellent roller could still sit just over its domination by winning the stage. Other specialists solo effort, the Olympic champion of specialty, Swiss Fabian Cancellara (Team Saxo Bank), winner on the 1st day in the Principality of Monaco or the Briton Bradley Wiggins of course men are to follow very closely over this afternoon Haute-Savoie.
As a reminder, tomorrow the 19th stage takes the riders from Bourgoin-Jallieu to Aubenas (178 km).
Tour de France stage 18 results:
1. Alberto Contador (ESP, Astana)
2. Fabian Cancellara (SUI, Teal Saxo Bank)
3. Mickaël Ignatiev (RUS, Team Katusha)
4. Gustav Erik Larsson (Team saxo Bank)
5. David Millar (GBR, Garmin-Slipstream)
6. Bradley Wiggins (GBR, Garmin-Slipstream)
7. Luis Leon Sanchez (ESP, Caisse d’Epargne)
8. Christophe Moreau (FRA, Agritubel)
9. Andreas Klöden (ALL, Astana)
10. David Zabriskie (USA, Garmin-Slipstream)
Tour de France stage 18 video
Alberto Contador - 2009 Tour de France stage 18 winner
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