Changes in stage 6 compared to stage 5
Biggest gainers by position :
+24 Benat Intxausti
+19 Thor Hushovd
+19 Ralf Grabsch
+19 Matthieu Sprick
+18 Vicente Reynes
+17 Thierry Huppond
+17 Mirco Lorenzetto
+17 Matteo Tosatto
+17 Claudio Corioni
+17 Christophe Rinero
Biggest losers by position :
-26 Roman Kreuziger
-18 Igor Anton
-17 Bernhard Eisel
-16 Dionisio Galparsoro
-16 Morris Possoni
-13 Craig Lewis
-13 Remi Pauriol
-12 Jose Alberto Benitez
-11 Danny Pate
-11 Marc De Maar
-10 Peter Velits
Biggest gainers by time :
+0:48 Sylvain Chavanel
+0:43 Bobby Julich
+0:42 Luis Leon Sanchez
+0:36 Damiano Cunego
+0:32 Rinaldo Nocentini
+0:32 Davide Rebellin
Biggest losers by time :
-21:58 Michiel Elijzen
-19:09 Matthias Russ
-19:09 Nicolas Vogondy
-18:50 Massimiliano Mori
-18:40 Andre Greipel
-18:40 Anthony Charteau
-18:40 Bernhard Eisel
-18:40 Bingen Fernandez
-18:40 Bjorn Schroder
-18:40 Craig Lewis
-18:40 Danny Pate
Favourites by position :
+19 Thor Hushovd
+9 David Arroyo
+8 Frank Schleck
+5 Stefan Schumacher
+3 Haimar Zubeldia
+2 Sylvain Chavanel
+1 Luis Leon Sanchez
+1 Davide Rebellin
-8 Jens Voigt
Favourites by time :
+0:48 Sylvain Chavanel
+0:42 Luis Leon Sanchez
+0:36 Damiano Cunego
+0:32 Davide Rebellin
-0:06 Thor Hushovd
-0:06 David Arroyo
-0:51 Cadel Evans
-1:23 Frank Schleck
-1:23 Christophe Moreau
-4:29 Stefan Schumacher
-4:29 Haimar Zubeldia
-10:05 Jens Voigt
Top 3 and favourites standings :
1 Davide Rebellin 26.11.31
2 Rinaldo Nocentini 0.03
3 Yaroslav Popovych 0.48
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6 Luis Leon Sanchez 1.24
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9 Sylvain Chavanel 2.39
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15 Christophe Moreau 7.22
16 Cadel Evans 7.31
17 Damiano Cunego 7.42
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27 Frank Schleck 23.52
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34 David Arroyo 28.02
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36 Haimar Zubeldia 28.51
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52 Thor Hushovd 36.51
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57 Stefan Schumacher 38.04
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63 Jens Voigt 41.50
Retirements to date : Stage
Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner 5
Carlo Westphal (Ger) Gerolsteiner 5
Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 2
Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre 5
Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Liquigas 5
Mario Aerts (Bel) Silence-Lotto 5
Dario Cioni (Ita) Silence-Lotto 2
Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Silence-Lotto 5
Bradley McGee (Aus) Team CSC 5
Jason McCartney (USA) Team CSC 6 <<<
William Bonnet (Fra) Credit Agricole 5
Simon Gerrans (Aus) Credit Agricole 6 <<<
Benat Albizuri (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2
Mickael Cherel (Fra) Francaise des Jeux 3
Remy Di Gregorio (Fra) Francaise des Jeux 5
Jose Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott 2
Arkaitz Duran (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott 2
Manuele Mori (Ita) Saunier Duval-Scott 6 <<<
Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 1
Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom 5
Iouri Trofimov (Rus) Bouygues Telecom 6 <<<
Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis 5
Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank 5
Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank 6 <<<
Philip Deignan (Irl) Ag2r-La Mondiale 4
Matteo Carrara (Ita) Quick Step 6 <<<
Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel 5
Eduardo Gonzalo (Spa) Agritubel 6 <<<
Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram 5
Sergio Ghisalberti (Ita) Team Milram 6 <<<
Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram 3
David Millar (GBr) Slipstream Chipotle - H30 5
Tyler Farrar (USA) Slipstream Chipotle - H30 6 <<<
Thomas Peterson (USA) Slipstream Chipotle - H30 6 <<<
Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Skil-Shimano 5
Roy Curvers (Ned) Skil-Shimano 3
Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil-Shimano 6 <<<
Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil-Shimano 5
Robert Wagner (Ger) Skil-Shimano 3
Total retirements : 39