Changes in stage 17 compared to stage 16
Biggest gainers by position :
+21 Gert Steegmans
+20 Pieter Weening
+17 Nicolas Vogondy
+17 David Moncoutie
+16 Gorka Verdugo
+16 Florent Brard
+13 Laurent Lefevre
+12 Chris Froome
+9 David Lopez Garcia
+8 Martin Elmiger
Biggest losers by position :
-11 Johann Tschopp
-11 Juan Antonio Flecha
-11 Murilo Fischer
-11 Sebastian Lang
-11 Simon Gerrans
-9 Remi Pauriol
-8 David Le Lay
-8 Filippo Pozzato
-8 Ivan Gutierrez
-8 Luis Leon Sanchez
-8 Nicolas Portal
Biggest gainers by time :
+0:49 Carlos Sastre
Biggest losers by time :
-37:21 Heinrich Haussler
-37:21 Ruben Perez
-37:11 Adam Hansen
-37:11 Aleksandr Kuschynski
-37:11 Arnaud Coyot
-37:11 Arnaud Gerard
-37:11 Benoit Vaugrenard
-37:11 Bernhard Eisel
-37:11 Brett Lancaster
-37:11 Christophe Brandt
-37:11 Christophe Riblon
Favourites by position :
+3 Carlos Sastre
+2 Andy Schleck
+1 Vladimir Efimkin
+1 Samuel Sanchez
+1 George Hincapie
+1 Alejandro Valverde
-1 Frank Schleck
-1 Cadel Evans
-2 Jens Voigt
-2 Damiano Cunego
-4 Kim Kirchen
Favourites by time :
+0:49 Carlos Sastre
-1:14 Samuel Sanchez
-1:14 Andy Schleck
-1:24 Frank Schleck
-1:24 Alejandro Valverde
-1:26 Vladimir Efimkin
-1:26 Denis Menchov
-1:26 Christian Vande Velde
-1:26 Cadel Evans
-4:43 Damiano Cunego
-5:12 Kim Kirchen
-23:29 George Hincapie
-27:13 Jens Voigt
Top 3 and favourites standings :
1 Carlos Sastre 74.39.03
2 Frank Schleck 1.24
3 Bernhard Kohl 1.33
4 Cadel Evans 1.34
5 Denis Menchov 2.39
6 Christian Vande Velde 4.41
7 Alejandro Valverde 5.35
8 Samuel Sanchez 5.52
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10 Vladimir Efimkin 8.24
11 Kim Kirchen 8.35
12 Andy Schleck 10.15
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14 Damiano Cunego 12.26
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37 George Hincapie 1.08.28
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39 Jens Voigt 1.11.31
Retirements to date : Stage
Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 15
Mark Cavendish (GBr) Columbia 15
Mauricio Soler (Col) Barloworld 5
Felix Rafael Cardenas (Col) Barloworld 11
Baden Cooke (Aus) Barloworld 12
Moises Duenas (Spa) Barloworld 11
Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Barloworld 11
Manuel Beltran (Spa) Liquigas 8
Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas 16
Mark Renshaw (Aus) Credit Agricole 15
Stijn Devolder (Bel) Quick Step 15
Mauro Facci (Ita) Quick Step 7
John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 7
Christophe Moreau (Fra) Agritubel 7
Jimmy Casper (Fra) Agritubel 17 <<<
Nicolas Jalabert (Fra) Agritubel 14
Iouri Trofimov (Rus) Bouygues Telecom 10
Sebastien Chavanel (Fra) Francaise des Jeux 16
Lilian Jegou (Fra) Francaise des Jeux 7
Riccardo Ricco (Ita) Saunier Duval-Scott 12
Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval-Scott 12
Juan Jose Cobo (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott 12
David De La Fuente (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott 12
Jesus Del Nero (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott 12
Angel Gomez Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott 3
Josep Jufre (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott 12
Aurelien Passeron (Fra) Saunier Duval-Scott 6
Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval-Scott 12
Herve Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis 1
Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Garmin Chipotle - H30 7
Total retirements : 30