Changes in stage 6 compared to stage 5
Biggest gainers by position :
+38 Samuel Sanchez
+36 Chris Anker Sorensen
+33 Pierrick Fedrigo
+29 Jose Luis Arrieta
+27 Jose Luis Rubiera
+25 Thomas Voeckler
+23 Yaroslav Popovych
+23 Rigoberto Uran
+22 Jurgen Van de Walle
+21 Daniele Righi
Biggest losers by position :
-49 Juan Jose Cobo
-47 Carlos Barredo
-40 Josep Jufre
-30 Charles Wegelius
-30 Oscar Pereiro
-21 Pierre Rolland
-18 Dario Cioni
-18 Janez Brajkovic
-18 Stephane Goubert
-14 Andriy Grivko
-14 Craig Lewis
Biggest gainers by time :
+1:15 Chris Anker Sorensen
+0:13 Pierrick Fedrigo
+0:05 Levi Leipheimer
Biggest losers by time :
-38:29 Carlos Barredo
-38:29 Josep Jufre
-38:29 Juan Jose Cobo
-30:35 Andriy Grivko
-30:35 Charles Wegelius
-30:35 Craig Lewis
-30:35 Oscar Pereiro
-25:15 Stef Clement
-22:47 Janez Brajkovic
-22:47 Sebastian Lang
-22:47 Sergio Paulinho
Favourites by position :
+38 Samuel Sanchez
+27 Jose Luis Rubiera
+7 Manuel Beltran
+4 Haimar Zubeldia
+4 George Hincapie
+3 Michael Rogers
+1 Mikel Astarloza
-2 Vladimir Efimkin
-18 Janez Brajkovic
-30 Oscar Pereiro
Favourites by time :
+0:05 Levi Leipheimer
-0:02 Haimar Zubeldia
-0:02 Cadel Evans
-0:58 Michael Rogers
-0:58 Manuel Beltran
-1:10 Mikel Astarloza
-1:33 Samuel Sanchez
-5:53 Carlos Sastre
-8:04 Vladimir Efimkin
-10:01 George Hincapie
-12:33 Jose Luis Rubiera
-22:47 Janez Brajkovic
-30:35 Oscar Pereiro
Top 3 and favourites standings :
1 Alejandro Valverde 24.14.58
2 Cadel Evans 0.39
3 Levi Leipheimer 1.24
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5 Haimar Zubeldia 3.19
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7 Mikel Astarloza 4.25
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10 Michael Rogers 5.33
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12 Manuel Beltran 6.47
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20 Carlos Sastre 12.01
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25 Vladimir Efimkin 14.44
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30 George Hincapie 18.51
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48 Janez Brajkovic 30.51
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50 Samuel Sanchez 31.06
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55 Oscar Pereiro 37.43
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63 Jose Luis Rubiera 43.25
Retirements to date : Stage
Bart Dockx (Bel) Silence-Lotto 6 <<<
Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Silence-Lotto 6 <<<
Roy Sentjens (Bel) Silence-Lotto 6 <<<
Chris Horner (USA) Astana 3
Benjamin Noval (Spa) Astana 6 <<<
Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Astana 6 <<<
Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne 6 <<<
Jose Vicente Garcia (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 6 <<<
Joan Horrach (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 6 <<<
Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne 6 <<<
Benat Albizuri (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 6 <<<
Jon Bru (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 6 <<<
Inaki Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 6 <<<
Juan Jose Oroz (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 6 <<<
Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole 6 <<<
William Bonnet (Fra) Credit Agricole 6 <<<
Dmitry Grabovskiy (Ukr) Quick Step 6 <<<
Alessandro Proni (Ita) Quick Step 4
Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step 6 <<<
Davide Vigano (Ita) Quick Step 6 <<<
John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 6 <<<
Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 6 <<<
Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 6 <<<
Michiel Elijzen (Ned) Rabobank 5
Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Rabobank 6 <<<
William Walker (Aus) Rabobank 6 <<<
Stephane Auge (Fra) Cofidis 6 <<<
Florent Brard (Fra) Cofidis 6 <<<
Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis 6 <<<
Maryan Hary (Fra) Cofidis 6 <<<
Sebastien Minard (Fra) Cofidis 4
Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Gerolsteiner 6 <<<
Bernhard Kohl (Aut) Gerolsteiner 4
Volker Ordowski (Ger) Gerolsteiner 6 <<<
Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner 6 <<<
Carlo Westphal (Ger) Gerolsteiner 6 <<<
Peter Wrolich (Aut) Gerolsteiner 6 <<<
Sebastien Chavanel (Fra) Francaise des Jeux 6 <<<
Arnaud Gerard (Fra) Francaise des Jeux 6 <<<
Sebastien Joly (Fra) Francaise des Jeux 4
Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Francaise des Jeux 6 <<<
Emanuele Bindi (Ita) Lampre 5
Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Lampre 5
Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre 5
Roberto Longo (Ita) Lampre 5
Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Lampre 5
Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 6 <<<
Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 6 <<<
Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 6 <<<
Alexandre Pichot (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 6 <<<
Scott Davis (Aus) High Road 6 <<<
Bert Grabsch (Ger) High Road 6 <<<
Andre Greipel (Ger) High Road 3
Adam Hansen (Aus) High Road 4
Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas 6 <<<
Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas 6 <<<
Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas 6 <<<
Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas 6 <<<
Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team CSC 6 <<<
Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC 6 <<<
Jose Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott 5
David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott 6 <<<
Alberto Fernandez De La Puebla (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott 6 <<<
Javier Mejias (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott 6 <<<
Aurelien Passeron (Fra) Saunier Duval-Scott 6 <<<
Sergio Ghisalberti (Ita) Team Milram 6 <<<
Christian Kux (Ger) Team Milram 6 <<<
Brett Lancaster (Aus) Team Milram 6 <<<
Dominik Roels (Ger) Team Milram 6 <<<
Bjorn Schroder (Ger) Team Milram 6 <<<
Sebastian Schwager (Ger) Team Milram 6 <<<
Total retirements : 71