HIGHLIGHTS Tour de France

A look at Friday's 18th stage of the Tour de France:
Stage: Bordeaux to Saint-Maixent-L'Ecole, a 126.2-mile flat route ending in west-central France.
Winner: Pablo Lastras of Spain, in 4 hours, 3 minutes, 18 seconds. Lastras averaged 30.962 mph, making it the second-fastest Tour road stage ever.
How Others Fared: 1997 champion Jan Ullrich (who finished 24th) and four-time defending champion Lance Armstrong (45th) finished in the main pack. Iban Mayo of Spain was 39th, with Alexandre Vinokourov of Kazakhstan 46th. All were 24:05 behind Lastras. Ullrich sliced 2 seconds off Armstrong's overall lead by collecting a time bonus in an intermediate sprint Friday.
Yellow Jersey: Armstrong keeps the overall lead, with a total time of 79:07.49 -- 1:05 ahead of second-place Ullrich with two stages left.
Quote of the Day: "I don't think that 2 seconds is going to win the Tour." -- Armstrong, reacting to Ullrich's time gain.
Next Stage: Today's 19th stage is a 30.4-mile individual time trial from Pornic to Nantes, where riders race against the clock. Ullrich beat Armstrong by 96 seconds in a time trial last week.