Australia's Robbie McEwen signs autographs ahead of the start of the 18th stage of the 93rd Tour de France

Yellow jersey holder Oscar Pereiro looks in a relaxed mood as he chats with his Eddy Mazzoleni (c) and Giuseppe Guerini (r)

After a sensational 17th stage USA's Floyd Landis (r) looks to continue his pursuit of yellow jersey holder Pereiro on day 18

Pereiro (r) races alongside team-mate Florent Brard (l) as the riders start to make their way from Morzine to Macon

The peloton make their way through Les Perrieres just outside of Morzine during the 18th stage of the Tour de France

Great Britain's David Millar leads Ukraine's Yaroslav Popovych and France's Benoit Vaugrenard during the 197km 18th stage

Levi Leipheimer leads a 15-man escape group on the Col du Berthiand, which peaks after 130.5km of the stage

Italy's Daniele Righi takes a drink of water on a sweltering day as the peloton nears the end of stage 18

Italy's Matteo Tosatto sprints ahead of Cristian Moreni and Ronny Scholz to win stage 18 of the Tour de France

Tosatto celebrates after winning his first ever Tour stage following a frantic finish to stage 18 in Macon

Despite finishing in the peloton Spain's Oscar Pereiro retains the yellow jersey ahead of Carlos Sastre and Floyd Landis