Stage 15 : Sunday, July 19 2009, Pontarlier - Verbier, 207.5 km
1 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana 5.03.58
2 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 0.43
3 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas 1.03
4 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 1.06
5 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Garmin - Slipstream
6 Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Cervelo TestTeam
7 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence - Lotto 1.26
8 Andreas Kloden (Ger) Astana 1.29
9 Lance Armstrong (USA) Astana 1.35
10 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Team Columbia - HTC 1.55
Changes in stage 15 compared to stage 14 :
Biggest gainers by position :
+16 Fumiyuki Beppu
+13 Mickael Delage
+13 Christophe Kern
+12 Sylvain Calzati
+11 Staf Scheirlinckx
+10 Stijn Devolder
+10 Simon Spilak
+10 Martijn Maaskant
+10 Joan Horrach Rippoll
+10 Danny Pate
Biggest losers by position :
-14 Steven de Jongh
-11 George Hincapie
-11 Lloyd Mondory
-10 Jerome Pineau
-9 Carlos Barredo Llamazales
-9 Frederik Willems
-9 Jose Luis Arrieta Lujambio
-8 Aleksandr Kuschynski
-8 Christophe Riblon
-8 David Moncoutie
-8 Thomas Voeckler
Biggest gainers by time :
+0:06 Alberto Contador Velasco
Biggest losers by time :
-45:37 Kenny Robert van Hummel
-33:26 Steven de Jongh
-33:26 Yauheni Hutarovich
-19:58 Lloyd Mondory
-18:18 Albert Timmer
-18:18 Benoit Vaugrenard
-18:18 Daniele Righi
-18:06 Aleksandr Kuschynski
-18:06 Alessandro Vanotti
-18:06 Andreas Klier
-18:06 Anthony Geslin
Favourites by position :
+6 Carlos Sastre Candil
+5 Cadel Evans
+5 Andy Schleck
+4 Frank Schleck
+3 Kim Kirchen
+2 Lance Armstrong
+2 Alberto Contador Velasco
+1 Vladimir Karpets
+1 Marzio Bruseghin
-1 Roman Kreuziger
-1 Jens Voigt
-4 Franco Pellizotti
Favourites by time :
+0:06 Alberto Contador Velasco
-0:37 Andy Schleck
-1:00 Frank Schleck
-1:00 Carlos Sastre Candil
-1:20 Cadel Evans
-1:29 Lance Armstrong
-1:49 Kim Kirchen
-2:00 Roman Kreuziger
-2:07 Vladimir Karpets
-6:21 Denis Menchov
-8:16 Jens Voigt
-12:05 Marzio Bruseghin
-12:05 Franco Pellizotti
Top 3 and favourites standings :
1 Alberto Contador Velasco 63.17.56
2 Lance Armstrong 1.37
3 Bradley Wiggins 1.46
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5 Andy Schleck 2.26
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10 Frank Schleck 3.25
11 Carlos Sastre Candil 3.52
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14 Cadel Evans 4.27
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16 Roman Kreuziger 4.40
17 Kim Kirchen 5.05
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20 Vladimir Karpets 5.56
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29 Denis Menchov 11.23
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46 Franco Pellizotti 24.26
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51 Jens Voigt 31.18
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98 Marzio Bruseghin 1.10.31
Retirements to date : Stage
Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step 15 <<<
Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale 15 <<<
Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana 13
Peter Wrolich (Aut) Team Milram 13
Angelo Furlan (Ita) Lampre - NGC 12
Jerome Coppel (Fra) Francaise des Jeux 12
Romain Feillu (Fra) Agritubel 12
Rui Alberto Faria da Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne 12
Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team Saxo Bank 11
Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Team Katusha 9
David Lelay (Fra) Agritubel 8
Eduardo Gonzalo Ramirez (Spa) Agritubel 8
Koldo Fernandez De Larrea (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 8
Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 8
Sebastien Joly (Fra) Francaise des Jeux 7
Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank 6
Piet Rooijakkers (Ned) Skil-Shimano 5
Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step 3
Total retirements : 18