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MONTLUCON, France, July 25, 2008 (AFP) - Standings from the 19th stage of the Tour de France, a 165.5km ride from Roanne to Montlucon on Friday:

1. Sylvain Chavanel (FRA/COF) 3h37min 09sec
2. Jeremy Roy (FRA/FDJ) at 0:00.
3. Gérald Ciolek (GER/COL) 1:13.
4. Erik Zabel (GER/MRM) 1:13.
5. Heinrich Haussler (GER/GST) 1:13.
6. Fabio-Leonardo Duque (COL/COF) 1:13.
7. Filippo Pozzato (ITA/LIQ) 1:13.
8. Thor Hushovd (NOR/C.A) 1:13.
9. Robert Forster (GER/GST) 1:13.
10. Julian Dean (NZL/GAR) 1:13.

OVERALL
1. Carlos Sastre (ESP/CSC) 82h54min 36sec
2. Frank Schleck (LUX/CSC) at 1:24.
3. Bernhard Kohl (AUT/GST) 1:33.
4. Cadel Evans (AUS/SIL) 1:34.
5. Denis Menchov (RUS/RAB) 2:39.
6. Christian Vande Velde (USA/GAR) 4:41.
7. Alejandro Valverde (ESP/GCE) 5:35.
8. Samuel Sanchez (ESP/EUS) 5:52.
9. Tadej Valjavec (SLO/A2R) 8:10.
10. Vladimir Efimkin (RUS/A2R) 8:24.
11. Kim Kirchen (LUX/COL) 8:35.
12. Andy Schleck (LUX/CSC) 10:04.

Points:
1. Oscar Freire (ESP/RAB) 244 pts
2. Erik Zabel (GER/MRM) 202
3. Thor Hushovd (NOR/C.A) 198
4. Fabio-Leonardo Duque (COL/COF) 164
5. Kim Kirchen (LUX/COL) 145

King of Mountains:
1. Bernhard Kohl (AUT/GST) 125 pts
2. Carlos Sastre (ESP/CSC) 80
3. Frank Schleck (LUX/CSC) 80

Team stage:
1. Cofidis 10h53:53.
2. Française des Jeux at 0:00.
3. Gerolsteiner 1:13.
4. Garmin 1:13.
5. Rabobank 1:13.

Team overall:
1. CSC 248h37:12.
2. AG2R at 9:27.
3. Rabobank 1h01:17.
4. Euskaltel 1h07:57.
5. Caisse d’Epargne/Baléares 1h11:56.

Best young riders (stage):
1. Jeremy Roy (FRA/FDJ) 3h37:09.
2. Gérald Ciolek (GER/COL) at 1:13.
3. Heinrich Haussler (GER/GST) 1:13.

Best young riders (overall):
1. Andy Schleck (LUX/CSC) 83h04:40.
2. Roman Kreuziger (CZE/LIQ) at 1:58.
3. Vincenzo Nibali (ITA/LIQ) 15:35.