After Andy Schleck's victory in Stage 18 of the 2011 Tour de France, Thomas Voeckler's overall lead in the tour standings keeps shrinking, with Andy Schleck now just 15 seconds off the pace. Andy's brother Frank took second place and Cadel Evans third in Stage 18, and are now each within 75 seconds of Voelcker, who finished fifth in the stage, behind the Schlecks, Evans, and Ivan Basso. The full results of the stage are here, and here's Kevin McCauley's recap of the stage.
Stage 19 is short (109.5 kilometers) but brutal. It begins with a 14-kilometer descent, but features two tough climbs in quick succession. Then there's a long descent before a third tough climb toward the finish. It will be a great stage for the climbers. Here's Podium Cafe's preview of what to expect.
The stage will be broadcast at 8:00 AM Eastern on Versus, with rebroadcasts at noon, 2:30 PM and 8:00 PM, and at midnight on Saturday.
Here are the overall 2011 Tour de France standings.
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TEAM EUROPCAR |
79h 34' 06" |
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TEAM LEOPARD-TREK |
79h 34' 21" |
+ 00' 15" |
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TEAM LEOPARD-TREK |
79h 35' 14" |
+ 01' 08" |
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BMC RACING TEAM |
79h 35' 18" |
+ 01' 12" |
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LAMPRE - ISD |
79h 37' 52" |
+ 03' 46" |
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LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE |
79h 37' 52" |
+ 03' 46" |
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SAXO BANK SUNGARD |
79h 38' 50" |
+ 04' 44" |
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EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI |
79h 39' 26" |
+ 05' 20" |
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TEAM GARMIN - CERVELO |
79h 41' 14" |
+ 07' 08" |
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AG2R LA MONDIALE |
79h 43' 33" |
+ 09' 27" |
VOECKLER Thomas
CUNEGO Damiano
DANIELSON Tom
Mark Cavendish leads in the race for the green jersey.
1. HTC - HIGHROAD 300 pts 2. MOVISTAR TEAM 285 pts 3. OMEGA PHARMA - LOTTO 230 pts 4. TEAM GARMIN - CERVELO 215 pts 5. BMC RACING TEAM 180 pts
CAVENDISH Mark
ROJAS Jose Joaquin
GILBERT Philippe
HUSHOVD Thor
EVANS Cadel
Jelle Vanendert leads the pack in the competition for the polka-dot jersey, with Evans and both the Schlecks charging up the leaderboard.
1. OMEGA PHARMA - LOTTO 74 pts 2. EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 72 pts 3. TEAM LEOPARD-TREK 70 pts 4. TEAM LEOPARD-TREK 56 pts 5. BMC RACING TEAM 50 pts
VANENDERT Jelle
SANCHEZ Samuel
SCHLECK Andy
SCHLECK Frank
EVANS Cadel
Team Garmin-Cervelo leads in the team standings.
1. TEAM GARMIN - CERVELO 238h 16' 08" 2. AG2R LA MONDIALE 238h 26' 38" + 10' 30" 3. TEAM LEOPARD-TREK 238h 27' 14" + 11' 06" 4. KATUSHA TEAM 238h 44' 50" + 28' 42" 5. TEAM EUROPCAR 238h 45' 29" + 29' 21" 6. SKY PROCYCLING 238h 55' 34" + 39' 26" 7. EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 238h 58' 34" + 42' 26" 8. SAXO BANK SUNGARD 239h 22' 35" + 1H 06' 27" 9. TEAM RADIOSHACK 239h 34' 45" + 1H 18' 37" 10. FDJ 239h 34' 57" + 1H 18' 49"
If you're looking for live coverage and updates online, be sure to stay with our 2011 Tour de France StoryStream. Also be sure to check out the full route and schedule for this year's race.
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