Stage 18 (Spoiler, for what it's worth)

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What, no tour results thread? I know this stage wasn't terribly consequential, but it was exciting to see Sandy Casar, who had a nasty open wound on his rear visible through torn shorts (sustained in a hard dog-related crash), and who had appeared to be seriously tiring, steal the lead at a median break and, even though he was caught in the last seconds, just hold on for first.

And interesting/sad/somewhat refreshing to see Axcel Mercxx (sure I've mangled the spelling), dissolve into tired, not very coherent tears just after the race, when asked to reflect on his last tour.

No changes of great consequence in the GC standings (though Cadel gained 3 seconds on Contador).

I got a kick out of the posturing in this article on tomorrow's race:
http://www.velonews.com/tour2007/new...s/12980.0.html