Route de France 2004/18. Stage
| conditions after 18. Stage | |
| stage winner | Juan Miguel Mercado 4:04: 03 h |
| Second | José Vicente García Acosta +0: 00 min |
| Third | Dimitri Fofonov +0: 11 min |
| yellow leotard | Lance Armstrong 78:20: 28 h |
| Second | Ivan Basso +4: 09 min |
| Third | Andreas Klöden +5: 11 min |
| Fourth | January Ullrich +8: 08 min |
| Fifth | José Azevedo +10: 41 min |
| green leotard | Robbie McEwen 238 P. |
| Second | Thor Hushovd 227 P. |
| Third | Eric Zabel 221 P. |
| Mountain leotard | smelling pool of broadcasting corporations Virenque 226 P. |
| Second | Lance Armstrong 172 P. |
| Third | Ivan Basso 119 P. |
| White leotard | Thomas Voeckler 78:41: 40 h |
| Second | Vladimir Karpets + 0:45 min |
| Third | Sandy Casar +1: 56 min |
the eight tenth stage led across 166,5 km von Annemasse south the Geneva lake by the French law after Lons le Saunier.
On the stage there were 5 mountains, from which all move in the categories 4 to 2. In addition there were again two intermediate prints. Early Mercado, García Acosta, Joly, Flecha, Fofonov and Lotz could set off from the main field. The German Ronny Scholz could not unlock no more after a defect to the top group. In addition it came to an attack of Lance Armstrong with Simeoni, which was fast again defeated however.
With a projection/lead of 11 minutes on the main field the top group constituted the stage-win under itself. 15 kilometers before the goal, during the last mountain valuation it came first to an attack of Sébastien Joly, which was however defeated. Only Juan Miguel Mercado could escape and drive out a small projection/lead. José Vicente García Acosta could jump still to Mercado. There were 12 kilometers before the goal the duo Mercado/García Acosta at the point, behind it the Trio Fofonov/Lotz/Flecha. Still behind it was Sébastien Joly, which could unlock however again to the Trio. Mercado could become generally accepted in the Sprint against García Acosta and won the stage.
In the field, which had 11 minutes arrears, still another attack of Sandy Casar, which would like itself to improve in the Klassement around the white leotard, did not give what it however to succeed should. That keeps in track the main field won Thor Hushovd before Robbie McEwen and Danilo Honshu.
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intermediate prints
intermediate print 1 in Saint Jean de Gonville (43.5 km)
| First | Dmitriy Fofonov, 6 P. and 6 s |
| Second | Sébastien Joly, 4 P. and 4 s |
| Third | Juan Antonio Flecha, 2 P. and 2 s |
intermediate print 2 in Clairvaux les Lacs (144 km)
| First | Sébastien Joly, 6 P. and 6 s |
| Second | Juan Miguel Mercado, 4 P. and 4 s |
| Third | Juan Antonio Flecha, 2 P. and 2 s |
of mountain prices
mountain price 1
| Côte de Collonges, Kategorie 4 | |
| first | Dmitriy Fofonov, 3 points |
| Second | Juan Antonio Flecha, 2 points |
| Third | Marks of Lotz, 1 point |
mountain price 2
| Col de la Faucille, category 2 | |
| first | Juan Miguel Mercado, 10 points |
| Second | José Vicente García Acosta, 9 points |
| Third | Dmitriy Fofonov, 8 points |
| Fourth | Marks of Lotz, 7 points |
| Fifth | Sébastien Joly, 6 points |
| Sixth | Juan Antonio Flecha, 5 points |
mountain price 3
| Côte de Lajoux, Kategorie 3 | |
| first | Juan Miguel Mercado, 4 points |
| Second | Dmitriy Fofonov, 3 points |
| Third | Marks of Lotz, 2 points |
| Fourth | Juan Antonio Flecha, 1 point |
mountain price 4
| Côte of the Crozets, category 3 | |
| first | Juan Miguel Mercado, 4 points |
| Second | Sébastien Joly, 3 points |
| Third | Marks of Lotz, 2 points |
| Fourth | Juan Antonio Flecha, 1 point |
mountain price 5
| Côte de Nogna, Kategorie 4 | |
| first | Juan Miguel Mercado, 3 points |
| Second | José Vicente García Acosta, 2 points |
| Third | Juan Antonio Flecha, 1 points |
