Hilly stage. Germany's Marcus Burghardt takes stage 18 of 2008...

Hilly stage. Germany's Marcus Burghardt takes stage 18 of 2008 tour de france for his first career stage win. No changes in GC as Sastre holds 1:24 lead over CSC teammate Frank Schleck for the yellow jersey. Friday's short stage set the table for a showdown in the Saturday Time Trial. WoW!

Stage 18 results;
1 Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Columbia 4.30.21 (43.61 km/h)
2 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quick Step

General classification after stage 18
1 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC - Saxo Bank
2 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC - Saxo Bank 1.24
3 Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner 1.33
4 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence - Lotto 1.34
5 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank 2.39

Added: July 24, 2008
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