Changes in stage 8 compared to stage 7
Biggest gainers by position :
+13 Gustav Erik Larsson
+12 Linus Gerdemann
+12 Bobby Julich
+11 Marco Pinotti
+11 Jason McCartney
+10 Jurgen Van Goolen
+9 Björn Schröder
+9 Albert Timmer
+8 Magnus Backstedt
+8 Bradley Mcgee
Biggest losers by position :
-15 Manuele Mori
-12 Damiano Cunego
-11 Matthias Russ
-8 Gil Suray
-7 Andrea Tonti
-6 Jon Bru Pascal
-6 Josep Jufre Pou
-6 Nicolas Hartmann
-6 Philipp Ludescher
-6 René Mandri
-6 Wim Van Huffel
Biggest gainers by time :
Biggest losers by time :
-7:46 André Schulze
-7:40 Manuele Mori
-7:02 Wolfgang Murer
-6:47 Julien Belgy
-6:35 Morris Possoni
-6:27 Aitor Galdos Alonso
-6:26 Yukihiro Doi
-6:17 Danilo Napolitano
-6:12 Erki Pütsep
-6:09 Ralf Grabsch
-6:01 Philipp Ludescher
Favourites by position :
+12 Linus Gerdemann
+12 Bobby Julich
+6 George Hincapie
+3 Marzio Bruseghin
+3 Levi Leipheimer
+3 José Luis Rubiera Vigil
+3 Andreas Klier
+2 Vladimir Efimkin
+2 Giuseppe Guerini
-1 Davide Rebellin
-2 Franco Pellizotti
-3 Riccardo Ricco
-4 Pietro Caucchioli
-12 Damiano Cunego
Favourites by time :
-0:26 Levi Leipheimer
-0:40 Linus Gerdemann
-0:50 Bobby Julich
-1:36 George Hincapie
-1:55 Marzio Bruseghin
-2:49 Giuseppe Guerini
-2:49 Franco Pellizotti
-2:49 Davide Rebellin
-3:00 Vladimir Efimkin
-3:33 José Luis Rubiera Vigil
-4:05 Pietro Caucchioli
-4:50 Damiano Cunego
-5:18 Riccardo Ricco
-5:51 Andreas Klier
Top 3 and favourites standings :
1 Jens Voigt 27.40.26
2 Levi Leipheimer 1.57
3 David Lopez Garcia 2.10
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10 Davide Rebellin 6.16
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13 Marzio Bruseghin 6.35
14 Linus Gerdemann 6.50
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20 Damiano Cunego 7.38
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22 Bobby Julich 7.55
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27 George Hincapie 8.23
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33 Franco Pellizotti 9.21
34 Giuseppe Guerini 10.09
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40 Vladimir Efimkin 11.56
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61 Pietro Caucchioli 17.52
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82 Riccardo Ricco 23.51
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117 José Luis Rubiera Vigil 39.17
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149 Andreas Klier 56.08
Retirements to date :
Bouygues Telecom Aurélien Clerc
" Saďd Haddou
Elk Haus-Simplon Thomas Rohregger
Lampre-Fondital Paolo Tiralongo
Liquigas Roman Kreuziger
Predictor-Lotto Björn Leukemans
" Preben Van Hecke
Quickstep-Innergetic Paolo Bettini
Saunier Duval-Prodir Remmert Wielinga
Skil-Shimano Kaoru Ouchi
" Kenny Robert Van Hummel
" Piet Rooijakkers
Team CSC Andy Schleck
" Fabian Cancellara
Team Volksbank Gerrit Glomser
Team Wiesenhof Felt Steffen Wesemann
Unibet.com Matteo Carrara
" Rigoberto Uran
Total retirements : 18