Stage 6 : Thursday, July 9 2009, Gerone - Barcelone, 181.5 km
1 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervelo Test Team 4.21.33
2 Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank
3 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne
4 Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Team Milram
5 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas
6 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Team Katusha
7 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre - NGC
8 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale
9 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence - Lotto
10 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank
Changes in stage 6 compared to stage 5 :
Biggest gainers by position :
+40 Gerald Ciolek
+39 Marzio Bruseghin
+38 Martijn Maaskant
+37 Alessandro Ballan
+36 Christophe Le Mevel
+36 Christian Knees
+35 Romain Feillu
+35 Julian Dean
+35 Greg Van Avermaet
+34 Stijn Vandenbergh
Biggest losers by position :
-143 Michael Rogers
-104 Fabio Sabatini
-98 Mikhail Ignatiev
-86 Heinrich Haussler
-76 Rui Alberto Faria da Costa
-62 Mark Renshaw
-59 Laurens ten Dam
-55 Inigo Cuesta Lopez De Castro
-55 Tom Boonen
-53 Jose Angel Gomez Marchante
-51 Christophe Kern
Biggest gainers by time :
Biggest losers by time :
-16:18 Kenny Robert van Hummel
-15:58 Jonathan Hivert
-13:14 Michael Rogers
-10:14 Albert Timmer
-10:14 Christophe Kern
-10:14 Fumiyuki Beppu
-10:14 Tyler Farrar
-8:14 Angelo Furlan
-8:14 Danilo Napolitano
-8:14 Danny Pate
-8:14 Fabio Sabatini
Favourites by position :
+39 Marzio Bruseghin
+9 Cadel Evans
+7 Franco Pellizotti
+7 Denis Menchov
+6 Kim Kirchen
+6 Frank Schleck
+6 Carlos Sastre Candil
+6 Andy Schleck
+5 Jens Voigt
+4 Roman Kreuziger
-12 Vladimir Karpets
Favourites by time :
-1:02 Denis Menchov
-1:10 Vladimir Karpets
Top 3 and favourites standings :
1 Fabian Cancellara 19.29.22
2 Lance Armstrong 0.00
3 Alberto Contador Velasco 0.19
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5 Levi Leipheimer 0.31
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11 Roman Kreuziger 1.31
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14 Andy Schleck 1.41
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17 Jens Voigt 2.03
18 Kim Kirchen 2.16
19 Frank Schleck 2.17
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21 Franco Pellizotti 2.32
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23 Carlos Sastre Candil 2.44
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26 Cadel Evans 2.59
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39 Vladimir Karpets 3.41
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64 Denis Menchov 4.54
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66 Marzio Bruseghin 5.02
Retirements to date : Stage
Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank 6 <<<
Piet Rooijakkers (Ned) Skil-Shimano 5
Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step 3
Total retirements : 3