Stage 17 : Jul 20, Gap - Pinerolo, 179 km                                                   
            
             1 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling                                      4.18.00
             2 Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team                                         0.40
             3 Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJ                                                             0.50
             4 Julien El Fares (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne                                     
             5 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quickstep Cycling Team                                         
             6 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Pro Team Astana                                             1.10
             7 Maciej Paterski (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale                                             
             8 Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Team RadioShack                                                
             9 Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Saur - Sojasun                                              1.15
            10 Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team                                2.20
            
            
           Changes in GC, stage 17 compared to stage 16 :
            
           Biggest gainers by position :
                 +19   Dmitriy Muravyev 
                 +16   Dmitriy Fofonov 
                 +15   Borut Bozic 
                 +14   Maarten Tjallingii 
                 +13   Bauke Mollema 
                 +12   Jonathan Hivert 
                 +12   Edvald Boasson Hagen 
                 +11   Bjorn Leukemans 
                 +10   Ivan Santaromita 
                  +8   Sylvain Chavanel 
            
           Biggest losers by position :
                  -6   Rui Alberto Faria da Costa 
                  -5   Christian Knees 
                  -5   David Millar 
                  -5   Grischa Niermann 
                  -5   Levi Leipheimer 
                  -4   Carlos Barredo Llamazales 
                  -4   Christophe Riblon 
                  -4   Cyril Gautier 
                  -4   David Moncoutie 
                  -4   Peter Velits 
                  -4   Tristan Valentin 
            
           Biggest gainers by time :
               +4:53   Edvald Boasson Hagen 
               +4:13   Bauke Mollema 
               +4:03   Sylvain Chavanel 
               +4:03   Sandy Casar 
               +4:03   Julien El Fares 
               +3:43   Maciej Paterski 
               +3:43   Dmitriy Muravyev 
               +3:43   Dmitriy Fofonov 
               +3:38   Jonathan Hivert 
               +2:33   Borut Bozic 
            
           Biggest losers by time :
              -15:45   Rui Alberto Faria da Costa 
               -9:42   Mikhail Ignatiev 
               -9:32   Andriy Grivko 
               -9:22   Addy Engels 
               -9:22   Adriano Malori  
               -9:22   Alan Perez Lezaun 
               -9:22   Alessandro Vanotti 
               -9:22   Andre Greipel 
               -9:22   Anthony Charteau 
               -9:22   Arnaud Coyot 
               -9:22   Arthur Vichot 
            
           Favourites by position :
                  +3   Jens Voigt 
                  -1   Roman Kreuziger 
                  -1   Ivan Basso 
                  -2   Robert Gesink 
                  -2   Luis Leon Sanchez Gil 
                  -2   David Arroyo Duran 
                  -5   Levi Leipheimer 
            
           Favourites by time :
               +0:27   Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez 
               +0:27   Frank Schleck 
               +0:27   Cadel Evans 
               +0:27   Andy Schleck 
               +0:27   Alberto Contador Velasco 
               -3:58   Jens Voigt 
               -7:43   Roman Kreuziger 
               -9:22   Robert Gesink 
               -9:22   Luis Leon Sanchez Gil 
               -9:22   Levi Leipheimer 
               -9:22   David Arroyo Duran 
            
           Top 10 and favourites GC standings (previous stage in parens) :
                   1  Thomas Voeckler                       73:23:49         (unchanged)
                   2  Cadel Evans                               1:18         (was 2nd at 1:45)
                   3  Frank Schleck                             1:22         (was 3rd at 1:49)
                   4  Andy Schleck                              2:36         (was 4th at 3:03)
                   5  Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez                   2:59         (was 5th at 3:26)
                   6  Alberto Contador Velasco                  3:15         (was 6th at 3:42)
                   7  Damiano Cunego                            3:34         (was 8th at 4:01)
                   8  Ivan Basso                                3:49         (was 7th at 3:49)
                   9  Thomas Danielson                          6:04         (unchanged)
                  10  Rigoberto Uran                            7:36         (was 10th at 7:55)
                   .....
                  31  Levi Leipheimer                          29:34         (was 26th at 20:12)
                   .....
                  44  Robert Gesink                            49:11         (was 42nd at 39:49)
                   .....
                  47  David Arroyo Duran                       53:59         (was 45th at 44:37)
                   .....
                  51  Luis Leon Sanchez Gil                    57:12         (was 49th at 47:50)
                   .....
                  62  Jens Voigt                             1:11:33         (was 65th at 1:07:35)
                   .....
                 113  Roman Kreuziger                        2:02:42         (was 112nd at 1:54:59)
            
           Top 10 on Points table with previous in parens:
                   1  Mark Cavendish                             320         (was 1st with 319 points)
                   2  Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil                     285         (unchanged)
                   3  Philippe Gilbert                           250         (unchanged)
                   4  Thor Hushovd                               235         (unchanged)
                   5  Edvald Boasson Hagen                       173         (was 8th with 136 points)
                   6  Andre Greipel                              170         (was 5th with 170 points)
                   7  Cadel Evans                                165         (was 6th with 165 points)
                   8  Tyler Farrar                               141         (was 7th with 141 points)
                   9  Mickael Delage                             122         (unchanged)
                  10  Jeremy Roy                                 107         (unchanged)
            
           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  Sylvain Chavanel                            38         (was 8th with 20 points)
                   5  Andy Schleck                                28         (was 4th with 28 points)
                   6  Ruben Perez Moreno                          26         (was 15th with 16 points)
                   7  Cadel Evans                                 26         (was 5th with 26 points)
                   8  Frank Schleck                               24         (was 6th with 24 points)
                   9  Johnny Hoogerland                           22         (was 7th with 22 points)
                  10  Sandy Casar                                 19         (was 9th with 19 points)
            
           Retirements to date :                                     Stage
              Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Pro Team Astana                     17 <<<
              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 : 29