Kid KO'd

Poor old Damiano Cunego. Things haven't exactly worked out as planned for the Little Prince at the 2008 TdF. He skipped the Giro to focus on the Tour and came in as one of the favourites. But he simply hasn't been able to keep pace with the main heads of state. And as if that wasn't bad enough, he crashed yesterday and turned his chin into ground beef. His team dropped back to drag him to the finish some 20 minutes back. But a post-race visit to the doctor confirmed that his Tour was over.




Marcus Burghardt won the stage ahead of his breakaway partner, Carlos Barredo. No changes among the top spots.

ASO/VN Highlights here.

In the FGBC TdF Pool, Dolphin Ankle Tatoos wins its 2nd stage in three days, ahead of a four-way tie for second place. No change in the top three but Team Toulouse edges a little bit closer. In the race for the lanterne rouge, Turn up the good, turn down the suck! has turned the suck up to 11. The score a grand total of 0 points for the fifth consecutive stage. Luckily for them, Viva Italia sucks almost as much and still seems to be alive in the race for last place.

Stage 18 Results:

Dolphin Ankle Tatoos (Ian) 135
Farm Team (Tinker James) 125
Team Toulouse (Vic) 125
Los Lobos Soundcheck Disaster (Bill) 125
English on the Ball (Matt) 125
Team Runner Up (Mike) 115
The A Team (Adam) 70
Zed's Dead, Baby (Chris) 70
Powered by Veggies (Jonny B) 70
Arms Akimbo (Brad) 70
Fuck It, Let's Go Bowling (Colin) 65
You Like Samurai Swords, I Like Baseball (Arlene) 65
Poison Ivy Weedwackers (Hal) 65
Annie Proffitt's Kids (Rachel) 60
Bacon Wrapped Hot Dogs (Jonny M) 45
You Suckers Don't Have a Chance Against the King (Andy) 45
Nothing Stops a Party Barge (Donna) 40
Viva Italia (David S) 15
Frequent Flyers (Tom K) 0
Mylie Sigurdur's Wheels of Fury (Dallas) 0
Sturmy-Archer All-Stars (Kevin) 0
Don't Stop to Smell the Flowers (LeAnn) 0
Turn up the good, turn down the suck! (Paddy & Naomi) 0


Overall Standings:

Team Runner Up (Mike) 2710
Team Toulouse (Vic) 2345
Zed's Dead, Baby (Chris) 2260
Los Lobos Soundcheck Disaster (Bill) 2110
English on the Ball (Matt) 1990
Powered by Veggies (Jonny B) 1905
Nothing Stops a Party Barge (Donna) 1820
Farm Team (Tinker James) 1715
Fuck It, Let's Go Bowling (Colin) 1610
Frequent Flyers (Tom K) 1580
Mylie Sigurdur's Wheels of Fury (Dallas) 1555
You Like Samurai Swords, I Like Baseball (Arlene) 1530
Bacon Wrapped Hot Dogs (Johnny M) 1520
Dolphin Ankle Tatoos (Ian) 1425
The A Team (Adam) 1395
You Suckers Don't Have a Chance Against the King (Andy) 1390
Sturmy-Archer All-Stars (Kevin) 1140
Arms Akimbo (Brad) 1130
Annie Proffitt's Kids (Rachel) 1075
Poison Ivy Weedwackers (Hal) 945
Don't Stop to Smell the Flowers (LeAnn) 820
Viva Italia (David S) 520
Turn up the good, turn down the suck! (Paddy & Naomi) 410