/ 25 September 1999

HUNTER POINTS LEADER IN TOUR OF SPAIN

SOUTH African cyclist Robbie Hunter, riding for Lampre-Daiken, wore the grey points classification leader’s jersey in Thursday’s 18th stage of the Tour of Spain, a 166.3km run from Guadalajara and the Col d’Abantos mountain near San Lorenzo de l’Escorial. The stage was won by Spainish Euskadi rider Roberto Laiseka, while German Jan Ullrich, riding for Telekom keeps the leader’s golden jersey.