Tour De France Stage 18

Tour De France Stage 18 Results. After Andy Schleck and Frank Schleck dominated the Queen of Stage 17 by gaining more than two minutes on Armstrong, Wiggins, and Kloden, the Tour De France Stage 18 Results will be another story for it will be a 40-kilometer Individual time trial. The Tour De France Stage 18 Individual Time Trial will be in the advantage of Wiggins, Contador, and Armstrong that the Schleck brothers will try to stay in with them.

So with the riders completing stage 18 of the 2009 Tour de France today, fans are left wondering who will win this stage and who will be crowned the overall winner on Sunday, when the race ends in Paris. According to examiner.com, today’s stage is a 40 kilometer time trial around Lake Annecy. After yesterday’s stage 17 results, the overall standings have changed slightly, with American rider Lance Armstrong falling down to fourth position.

Alberto Contador, who is Armstrong’s fellow teammate, is still holding on to his first place spot on the leaderboard, with Andy Schleck in second. This stage of the race could well see the standings change again, with some of the riders falling places and some going up on the leaderboard. One thing is certain and that is, that Bradley Wiggins should do well in this stage as he is a time trial specialist, so we may see him creep up in the overall standings.

Tour de France 2009 standings

Tour de France 2009 standings after stage 3 of the 21 stage "race". Race is not quite the right word for it...maybe trek, marathon or torture. Torture is probably the most fitting as the Tour de France winds 2,149 miles through the mountains of France finishing in Paris on July 26 after 21 stages over 23 days, with only two days of rest.

I don't know about you but about a 10 mile bike ride is just about the max for me. Then my legs start getting tired, my ass starts getting sore (even with my nice cushy seat), and I really start craving a nice cold beer. Okay, so maybe I'm soft, but I'd rather look at it as these guys doing the Tour de France being hardcore.

The overall winner for stage 3 was Mark Cavendish, who had also won stage 2. Lance Armstrong, 37 years young, was able to close in on the yellow jersey by moving up seven places into third place. He is still 40 seconds behind the leader Cancellara, but only 7 seconds behind second place Tony Martin of Germany.