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18th stage of the Tour de France should be a quiet transitional journey from Morzine to Macon. It will happen just before the final test of an individual time trial, after 3 days of hard climbing. In the most surprising Tour in years, the Alps and the Pyrenees have failed to decide who will succeed 7-time champion Lance Armstrong. Spain sportsman Oscar Pereiro, the yellow jersey holder, will start the day with a 12-second lead over compatriot Carlos Sastre. In the third position there is Floyd Landis, who adrift 30 seconds after his flamboyant win in final mountain stage, took place last night. Australian rider Robbie McEwen looks almost positive to wear the green jersey in Paris. However he will still need to mark his main rivals on sprints, take place tonight. McEwen has a good lead of 45 points over Oscar Freire in the sprint prior results.
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