Tour de France (2012) Photos; Stage 18: Blagnac → Brive-la-Gaillarde, 223 km
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Sunflowers!		share this photo
Bradley Wiggins' Team Sky didn't have to do much work at the front of the chase, but he and his teammates did come to the front in the final kms at setup a sprint finish		share this photo
The teams that missed the break were doing the chasing today		share this photo
When the peloton is strung out like this you know the pace is fast; the peloton didn't let the break get much of a gap which made for a fast stage. 223k in under 5 hours.		share this photo
Luis Leon Sanchez and Nicholas Roche, the reminents of the break, were caught be the Manx Missile in the full-flight with 100m to go in Brive-la-Gaillarde		share this photo
Mark Cavendish (Sky) with 50m to go, distancing the field		share this photo
A better angle on the size of the winning margin		share this photo
Best post-race quote was from his leadout man Bradley Wiggins: 'He left them for dead, didn't he?'		share this photo
Mark Cavendish easily wins stage 18		share this photo
Only the second win of this year's Tour for Cavendish. Matt Goss and Peter Sagan, left, were 2nd and 3rd		share this photo
We should see this salute again in Paris in two days		share this photo
L-to-R: 3rd Peter Sagan, 6th Tyler Farrar, 2nd Matt Goss		share this photo
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Mark Cavendish on stage for his 22nd career Tour stage win.		share this photo
Race leader Bradley Wiggins and the new French president, François Hollande		share this photo
France's current favorite son, Thomas Voeckler, meets the new French president, François Hollande		share this photo
In likely his final Tour de France, being the most aggressive rider on Stage 18 will probably be Alexander Vinokourov's (Astana) only podium appearance		share this photo
Tour de France (2012) Photos; Stage 18: Blagnac → Brive-la-Gaillarde, 223 km
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