Stage 8 : June 15, 2014, Megeve - Courchevel, 130.5 km
1 Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Team Sky 3.20.29
2 Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0.03
3 Adam Yates (GBr) Orica GreenEdge 0.05
4 Andrew Talansky (USA) Garmin-Sharp 0.09
5 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto-Belisol
6 Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team 0.15
7 Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 0.32
8 John Gadret (Fra) Movistar 0.36
9 Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits. 0.41
10 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Team Tinkoff-Saxo 1.15
Changes in GC, stage 8 compared to stage 7 :
Biggest gainers by position :
+31 Elia Favilli
+27 Kristijan Koren
+20 Alexis Gougeard
+18 Thomas Voeckler
+16 Igor Anton Hernandez
+16 David Lopez Garcia
+13 Vasil Kiryienka
+13 Luis Angel Mate Mardones
+12 Xabier Zandio Echaide
+12 Kris Boeckmans
Biggest losers by position :
-15 Egor Silin
-15 Haimar Zubeldia Aguirre
-15 Kristijan Durasek
-13 Lieuwe Westra
-11 Bart De Clercq
-11 Kenny Elissonde
-10 Christopher Froome
-10 Gustav Erik Larsson
-10 Maxime Bouet
-6 Cyril Gautier
-6 Jesus Hernandez Blazquez
Biggest gainers by time :
+0:58 Mikel Nieve Ituralde
+0:51 Romain Bardet
+0:47 Adam Yates
+0:39 Jurgen Van Den Broeck
+0:39 Andrew Talansky
+0:33 Tejay van Garderen
+0:16 Wilco Kelderman
+0:12 John Gadret
+0:07 Daniel Navarro Garcia
Biggest losers by time :
-29:05 Michael Valgren Andersen
-29:05 Rory Sutherland
-28:58 Danny Pate
-28:49 Nikias Arndt
-28:33 Julian Alaphilippe
-28:17 Valerio Conti
-27:18 Davide Cimolai
-26:35 Kris Boeckmans
-26:23 Aleksejs Saramotins
-26:23 Alessandro Vanotti
-26:23 Alex Howes
Favourites by position :
+8 Richie Porte
+7 Tejay van Garderen
+3 Simon Spilak
+3 Jean-Christophe Peraud
+2 Jurgen Van Den Broeck
+2 Andrew Talansky
-1 Vincenzo Nibali
-1 Jakob Fuglsang
-1 Alberto Contador Velasco
-2 Daniel Moreno Fernandez
-10 Christopher Froome
-15 Haimar Zubeldia Aguirre
Favourites by time :
+0:39 Jurgen Van Den Broeck
+0:39 Andrew Talansky
+0:33 Tejay van Garderen
+0:16 Wilco Kelderman
-0:27 Jakob Fuglsang
-0:27 Alberto Contador Velasco
-0:56 Vincenzo Nibali
-4:17 Christopher Froome
-4:35 Daniel Moreno Fernandez
-7:58 Richie Porte
-15:45 Jean-Christophe Peraud
-26:23 Simon Spilak
-26:23 Haimar Zubeldia Aguirre
Top 10 and favourites GC standings (previous stage in parens) :
1 Andrew Talansky 31:08:08 (was 3rd at 0:39)
2 Alberto Contador Velasco 0:27 (was 1st at 0:00)
3 Jurgen Van Den Broeck 0:35 (was 5th at 1:14)
4 Wilco Kelderman 0:43 (was 4th at 0:59)
5 Romain Bardet 1:20 (was 7th at 2:11)
6 Adam Yates 2:05 (was 10th at 2:52)
7 Vincenzo Nibali 2:12 (was 6th at 1:16)
8 Mikel Nieve Ituralde 2:59 (was 14th at 3:57)
9 Daniel Navarro Garcia 3:04 (was 12th at 3:11)
10 Jakob Fuglsang 3:17 (was 9th at 2:50)
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12 Christopher Froome 4:25 (was 2nd at 0:08)
13 Tejay van Garderen 5:11 (was 20th at 5:44)
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19 Daniel Moreno Fernandez 9:07 (was 17th at 4:32)
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22 Richie Porte 20:15 (was 30th at 12:17)
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28 Haimar Zubeldia Aguirre 30:04 (was 13th at 3:41)
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37 Jean-Christophe Peraud 35:18 (was 40th at 19:33)
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85 Simon Spilak 1:24:13 (was 88th at 57:50)
Top 10 on Points table with previous in parens:
1 Christopher Froome 34 (unchanged)
2 Alberto Contador Velasco 33 (was 2nd with 32 points)
3 Wilco Kelderman 32 (was 4th with 28 points)
4 Jan Bakelants 29 (was 3rd with 29 points)
5 Andrew Talansky 28 (was 7th with 20 points)
6 Yury Trofimov 27 (unchanged)
7 Lieuwe Westra 27 (was 5th with 27 points)
8 Adam Yates 23 (was 10th with 13 points)
9 Romain Bardet 20 (was 21st with 8 points)
10 Mikel Nieve Ituralde 15 (was 0 points)
Top 10 on Mountains table with previous in parens:
1 Alessandro De Marchi 102 (unchanged)
2 Egor Silin 64 (unchanged)
3 Lieuwe Westra 61 (unchanged)
4 Yury Trofimov 58 (unchanged)
5 Andrew Talansky 48 (was 12th with 24 points)
6 Ryder Hesjedal 48 (was 7th with 37 points)
7 Kevin Reza 44 (was 5th with 44 points)
8 Jurgen Van Den Broeck 42 (was 24th with 14 points)
9 Matthias Brandle 40 (was 6th with 40 points)
10 Romain Bardet 39 (was 40th with 6 points)
Retirements to date : Stage
Anton Vorobyev (Rus) Team Katusha 8 <<<
Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ.fr 8 <<<
Bruno Pires (Por) Tinkoff-Saxo 8 <<<
David Millar (GBr) Garmin Sharp 8 <<<
Eduard Alexander Beltran (Col) Tinkoff-Saxo 8 <<<
Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Lampre-Merida 8 <<<
Frantisek Padour (Cze) Team NetApp-Endura 8 <<<
Frederik Willems (Bel) Lotto Belisol 8 <<<
Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Orica GreenEdge 8 <<<
Lars Boom (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 8 <<<
Leigh Howard (Aus) Orica GreenEdge 8 <<<
Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Tinkoff-Saxo 8 <<<
Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) IAM Cycling 8 <<<
Damiano Caruso (Ita) Cannondale 7
Jack Bobridge (Aus) Belkin Pro Cycling Team 7
Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Belisol 7
Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team 7
Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Team Giant-Shimano 7
Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Movistar Team 7
Thierry Hupond (Fra) Team Giant-Shimano 7
Vincent Jerome (Fra) Team Europcar 7
Yoann Offredo (Fra) FDJ.fr 7
Luca Wackermann (Ita) Lampre-Merida 6
Stefan Denifl (Aut) IAM Cycling 6
William Bonnet (Fra) FDJ.fr 6
Cayetano Jose Sarmiento Tunarrosa (Col) Cannondale 5
Dominik Nerz (Ger) BMC Racing Team 5
Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Trek Factory Racing 5
Hayden Roulston (NZl) Trek Factory Racing 5
Jerome Pineau (Fra) IAM Cycling 5
Winner Anacona Gomez (Col) Lampre-Merida 5
Daan Olivier (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano 4
Gianni Meersman (Bel) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team 4
Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team 3
Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Trek Factory Racing 3
Jerome Coppel (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 3
Jerome Cousin (Fra) Team Europcar 3
Lachlan Morton (Aus) Garmin Sharp 3
Thor Hushovd (Nor) BMC Racing Team 3
David Boucher (Fra) FDJ.fr 2
Total retirements : 40