Stage 16 : Jul 19, Saint-Paul-Trois-ChA¢teaux - Gap, 163 km
1 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Team Garmin-Cervelo 3.31.38
2 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling
3 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Team Garmin-Cervelo 0.02
4 Tony Martin (Ger) HTC-Highroad 0.38
5 Mikhail Ignatyev (Rus) Katusha Team 0.52
6 Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1.25
7 Jeremy Roy (Fra) FDJ
8 Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 1.55
9 Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team
10 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Pro Team Astana 1.58
Changes in GC, stage 16 compared to stage 15 :
Biggest gainers by position :
+16 Andriy Grivko
+13 Mikhail Ignatiev
+13 Alan Perez Lezaun
+11 Marco Marcato
+10 Mark Cavendish
+10 Anthony Delaplace
+8 Jeremy Roy
+8 Fabian Cancellara
+7 Dries Devenyns
+6 Tristan Valentin
Biggest losers by position :
-10 Rui Alberto Faria da Costa
-9 Bauke Mollema
-8 Paolo Tiralongo
-7 Bjorn Leukemans
-7 Mickael Delage
-6 Jerome Pineau
-6 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil
-6 Markel Irizar Aranburu
-6 Tejay Van Garderen
-5 Anthony Charteau
-5 David Moncoutie
Biggest gainers by time :
+4:44 Thor Hushovd
+4:44 Edvald Boasson Hagen
+4:42 Ryder Hesjedal
+4:06 Tony Martin
+3:52 Mikhail Ignatiev
+3:19 Jeremy Roy
+3:19 Alan Perez Lezaun
+2:49 Marco Marcato
+2:49 Dries Devenyns
+2:46 Andriy Grivko
Biggest losers by time :
-12:03 Julian Dean
-11:07 Jonathan Hivert
-11:07 Yohann Gene
-10:52 Marcus Burghardt
-10:41 Addy Engels
-10:41 Anthony Charteau
-10:41 Anthony Roux
-10:41 Bauke Mollema
-10:41 Bjorn Leukemans
-10:41 Brian Vandborg
-10:41 David Moncoutie
Favourites by position :
+5 David Arroyo Duran
+2 Jens Voigt
+1 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez
+1 Cadel Evans
+1 Alberto Contador Velasco
-1 Roman Kreuziger
-1 Robert Gesink
-1 Levi Leipheimer
-1 Frank Schleck
-2 Ivan Basso
-6 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil
Favourites by time :
+0:21 Cadel Evans
+0:18 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez
+0:18 Alberto Contador Velasco
-0:33 Ivan Basso
-0:48 Andy Schleck
-1:34 David Arroyo Duran
-3:24 Levi Leipheimer
-3:24 Jens Voigt
-4:28 Robert Gesink
-10:22 Roman Kreuziger
-10:24 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil
Top 10 and favourites GC standings (previous stage in parens) :
1 Thomas Voeckler 69:00:56 (unchanged)
2 Cadel Evans 1:45 (was 3rd at 2:06)
3 Frank Schleck 1:49 (was 2nd at 1:49)
4 Andy Schleck 3:03 (was 4th at 2:15)
5 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez 3:26 (was 6th at 3:44)
6 Alberto Contador Velasco 3:42 (was 7th at 4:00)
7 Ivan Basso 3:49 (was 5th at 3:16)
8 Damiano Cunego 4:01 (unchanged)
9 Thomas Danielson 6:04 (was 9th at 5:46)
10 Rigoberto Uran 7:55 (was 11th at 7:55)
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26 Levi Leipheimer 20:12 (was 25th at 16:48)
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42 Robert Gesink 39:49 (was 41st at 35:21)
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45 David Arroyo Duran 44:37 (was 50th at 43:03)
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49 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil 47:50 (was 43rd at 37:26)
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65 Jens Voigt 1:07:35 (was 67th at 1:04:11)
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112 Roman Kreuziger 1:54:59 (was 111st at 1:44:37)
Top 10 on Points table with previous in parens:
1 Mark Cavendish 319 (unchanged)
2 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil 285 (was 2nd with 282 points)
3 Philippe Gilbert 250 (was 3rd with 248 points)
4 Thor Hushovd 235 (was 4th with 192 points)
5 Andre Greipel 170 (unchanged)
6 Cadel Evans 165 (was 6th with 159 points)
7 Tyler Farrar 141 (unchanged)
8 Edvald Boasson Hagen 136 (was 9th with 105 points)
9 Mickael Delage 122 (was 8th with 122 points)
10 Jeremy Roy 107 (was 12th with 77 points)
Top 10 on Mountains table with previous in parens:
1 Jelle Vanendert 74 (unchanged)
2 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez 72 (unchanged)
3 Jeremy Roy 45 (unchanged)
4 Andy Schleck 28 (unchanged)
5 Cadel Evans 26 (unchanged)
6 Frank Schleck 24 (unchanged)
7 Johnny Hoogerland 22 (unchanged)
8 Sylvain Chavanel 20 (unchanged)
9 Sandy Casar 19 (unchanged)
10 Geraint Thomas 18 (unchanged)
Retirements to date : Stage
William Bonnet (Fra) FDJ 14
Andreas Kloden (Ger) Team RadioShack 13
Gert Steegmans (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team 13
Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 13
Vladimir Isiachev (Rus) Katusha Team 13
Denis Galimzyanov (Rus) Katusha Team 12
Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 12
John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 11
Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Katusha Team 10
Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Team RadioShack 10
Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Pro Team Astana 9
Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 9
David Zabriskie (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo 9
Frederik Willems (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 9
Juan Manuel Garate Cepa (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team 9
Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 9
Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha Team 9
Wout Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 9
Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team 8
Christopher Horner (USA) Team RadioShack 8
Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Procycling 7
Remi Pauriol (Fra) FDJ 7
Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team 7
Ivan Murillo Velasco (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 6
Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Movistar Team 6
Christophe Kern (Fra) Team Europcar 5
Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team RadioShack 5
Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 4
Total retirements : 28