Changes in stage 6 compared to stage 5
Biggest gainers by position :
+23 Oscar Freire Gomez
+23 Fortunato Baliani
+19 Riccardo Ricco
+19 Alessandro Petacchi
+15 Stephan Schreck
+14 Paul Martens
+14 Nick Nuyens
+14 Grischa Niermann
+13 Roy Sentjens
+13 Mickael Buffaz
Biggest losers by position :
-54 Matti Breschel
-43 Gerald Ciolek
-28 David Zabriskie
-26 Timothy Duggan
-24 Gorik Gardeyn
-20 Allan Johansen
-20 Marco Bandiera
-18 Gianni Meersman
-18 Robbie McEwen
-17 Felix Rafael Cardenas Ravalo
-16 Joaquim Rodriguez
Biggest gainers by time :
+0:10 Oscar Freire Gomez
+0:06 Filippo Pozzato
+0:04 Danilo Di Luca
Biggest losers by time :
-13:58 Alberto Loddo
-13:58 Allan Johansen
-13:58 Claudio Cucinotta
-13:58 Daniele Contrini
-13:58 Danilo Napolitano
-13:58 Francesco Chicchi
-13:58 Francesco Tomei
-13:58 Frank Hoj
-13:58 Gerald Ciolek
-13:58 Giairo Ermeti
-13:58 Gianni Meersman
Favourites by position :
+7 Kim Kirchen
+5 Vladimir Karpets
+5 George Hincapie
+5 Danilo Di Luca
+4 Vladimir Efimkin
+2 Stijn Devolder
+1 Tadej Valjavec
-2 Franco Pellizotti
-4 Paolo Savoldelli
-5 Stuart O'Grady
-6 Leonardo Piepoli
-10 Andy Schleck
-11 Marzio Bruseghin
-28 David Zabriskie
Favourites by time :
+0:04 Danilo Di Luca
-0:24 Vladimir Efimkin
-0:24 Kim Kirchen
-0:36 Franco Pellizotti
-0:42 Vladimir Karpets
-0:42 Stijn Devolder
-2:59 Stuart O'Grady
-3:09 Paolo Savoldelli
-4:07 Leonardo Piepoli
-6:51 David Zabriskie
-6:59 Marzio Bruseghin
-6:59 Andy Schleck
Top 3 and favourites standings :
1 Fabian Cancellara 23.17.31
2 Enrico Gasparotto 0.16
3 Thomas Lovkvist 0.40
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9 Tadej Valjavec 1.53
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12 Danilo Di Luca 2.31
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18 Franco Pellizotti 3.11
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24 George Hincapie 4.40
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26 Stijn Devolder 5.07
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33 Vladimir Efimkin 7.41
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35 Paolo Savoldelli 8.04
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43 Vladimir Karpets 13.50
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54 Andy Schleck 18.01
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57 Marzio Bruseghin 18.49
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59 Leonardo Piepoli 18.55
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66 Kim Kirchen 20.54
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76 Stuart O'Grady 23.00
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107 David Zabriskie 28.30
Retirements to date : Stage
Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattol 1
Antton Luengo Celaya (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 2
Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner 2
Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team High Road 6 <<<
Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank 4
Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval - Scott 3
Total retirements : 6