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95th Tour de France - GT, France, July 5-27, 2008

Stage 18 - Thursday, July 24: Bourg d'Oisans - Saint Étienne, 196.5km

The CSC-Saxo Bank team had to work
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Fränk Schleck and Carlos Sastre (CSC-Saxo Bank)
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Marcus Burghardt (Columbia) had too much power
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Barredo bangs his handlebars in frustration
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A nervous wave from Carlos Sastre
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Christian Vande Velde (Garmin-Chipotle)
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Carlos Sastre has the yellow jersey
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Damiano Cunego crashed 30 minutes into the stage
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Cunego and his three team-mates
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Sastre was enjoying his first day
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Race leader Carlos Sastre (CSC-Saxo Bank)
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Fränk Schleck
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In the breakaway, Romain Feillu (Agritubel)
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Christophe Le Mevel (Crédit Agricole)
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Sastre and Andy Schleck have a chat
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Stuart O'Grady had to work a lot
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The yellow jersey sits comfortably
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Carlos Sastre
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Carlos Barredo (Quick Step) and Marcus Burghardt (Columbia)
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The car belonging to Johnny Schleck,
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Nothing suspicious was found
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Marcus Burghardt was much too strong
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Burghardt takes the win
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Burghardt celebrates while Barredo is left wondering
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Marcus Burghardt (Team Columbia) powers home
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Christophe Le Mevel (Crédit Agricole)
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Denis Menchov (Rabobank)
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Carlos Sastre (CSC-Saxo Bank) rolls into Saint Étienne
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Damiano Cunego's shredded jersey
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Cunego gets a medical checkup
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Carlos Sastre passed his first day in yellow
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Marcus Burghardt
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Sastre pulls on yellow
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