July 21, 2006 – Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick-Step-Innergetic has won today’s Stage 18, Morzine – Mâcon, 197 km, over Cristian Moreni (Ita) Cofidis. With only minor changes in the GC Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne-Illes Balears is still leading with Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC and Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak close behind.

Provisional Results

1 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick-Step-Innergetic 4.16.15 (46.126 km/h)
2 Cristian Moreni (Ita) Cofidis
3 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner 0.02
4 Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas 0.47
5 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) Crédit Agricole 1.03
6 Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
7 Sylvain Calzati (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance
8 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux
9 Inaki Isasi (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
10 Egoi Martinez (Spa) Discovery Channel
11 Mario Aerts (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
12 Patrik Sinkewitz (Ger) T-Mobile
13 Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Rabobank
14 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner 1.06
15 David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC 2.25
16 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Francaise Des Jeux 8.00
17 Luca Paolini (Ita) Liquigas
18 Erik Zabel (Ger) Milram
19 Marco Velo (Ita) Milram
20 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole
21 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Francaise Des Jeux
22 Stéphane Auge (Fra) Cofidis
23 Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Liquigas
24 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance
25 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne-Illes Balears
26 Victor Hugo Pena (Col) Phonak
27 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Fondital
28 Christian Knees (Ger) Milram
29 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak
30 Björn Schröder (Ger) Milram
31 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC
32 Andreas Klöden (Ger) T-Mobile 8.03
33 Carlos Da Cruz (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux
34 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
35 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance
36 Christophe Brandt (Bel) Davitamon-Lotto
37 Marcus Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner
38 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank
39 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team CSC
40 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Phonak
41 Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse d’Epargne-Illes Balears
42 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne-Illes Balears
43 Salvatore Commesso (Ita) Lampre-Fondital
44 Stuart O’Grady (Aus) Team CSC
45 Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC
46 Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance
47 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Phonak
48 Florent Brard (Fra) Caisse d’Epargne-Illes Balears
49 Jose Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne-Illes Balears
50 Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne-Illes Balears
51 Michael Rogers (Aus) T-Mobile
52 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto

GC after Stage 18

1 Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne-Illes Balears 84.33.04
2 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC 0.12
3 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak 0.30
4 Andreas Klöden (Ger) T-Mobile 2.32
5 Cadel Evans (Aus) Davitamon-Lotto 3.11
6 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank 4.17
7 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance 4.27
8 Christophe Moreau (Fra) AG2R-Prevoyance 5.48
9 Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 8.19
10 Michael Rogers (Aus) T-Mobile 12.16