Frenchman Sandy Casar won the 18th stage of the Tour de France, a 211km ride from Cahors on Friday.
The Francaise des Jeux rider outsprinted Belgian Axel Merckx of the T-Mobile team at the end of a 196km breakaway.
France’s Laurent Lefevre came home third for the Bouygues Telecom team.
Spaniard Alberto Contador of the Discovery Channel team was poised to retain the overall leader’s yellow jersey. — Reuters