Posted: Friday July 23, 1999 03:24 PM

Stage 18 187-kilometer (117-mile) leg from Jonzac to Poitiers Finish Cyclist Country Team Time 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Gianpaolo Mondini Jean-Cyril Robin Alexandre Vinokourov Mariano Piccoli Claude Lamour Francois Simon Stefano Garzelli Jorg Jaksche Elio Aggiano Thierry Bourgignon Cesar Solaun Vicente Garcia-Acosta Frederic Bessy Robbie McEwen Erik Zabel Italy France Kazakstan Italy France France Italy Germany Italy France Spain Spain France Australia Germany Cantina La Francaise des Jeux Casino Lampre Cofidis Credit Agricole Mercatone Telekom Vitalico Big Mat Banesto Banesto Casno Rabobank Telekom 4:17:43 4:17:46 4:17:46 4:17:46 4:17:46 4:17:46 4:17:46 4:17:46 4:17:46 4:17:46 4:17:55 4:17:55 4:17:57 4:20:50 4:20:50

Overall Standings Place Cyclist Country Team Time 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Lance Armstrong Fernando Escartin Alex Zulle Laurent Dufaux Richard Virenque Daniele Nardello Angel Casero Abraham Olano Wladimir Belli Kurt Van de Wouwer David Etxebarria Andrea Peron Benoit Salmon Roland Meie Stephane Heulot United States Spain Switzerland Switzerland France Italy Spain Spain Italy Belgium Spain Italy France Switzerland France U.S. Postal Kelme Banesto Saeco Polti Mapei Vitalico ONCE Festina Lotto ONCE ONCE Casino Cofidis Francaise des Jeux 86:46:20 6:15 behind 7:28 10:30 11:40 13:19 13:34 14:29 15:14 18:27 19:31 20:17 22:55 23:37 24:07