Stage 6 : May 21, Pasadena - Big Bear Lake, 135.3 km
1 Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Doimo 6.07.08
2 Rory Sutherland (Aus) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis
3 Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC-Columbia
4 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team Radioshack
5 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Transitions
6 Phil Zajicek (USA) Fly V Australia
7 Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team
8 David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin-Transitions
9 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank
10 Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin-Transitions
Changes in GC, stage 6 compared to stage 5 :
Biggest gainers by position :
+35 Oscar Pujol Munoz
+29 Javier Megias Leal
+28 Thomas Leezer
+28 Jeremy Hunt
+27 Sebastian Langeveld
+27 Fabian Cancellara
+26 Jason McCartney
+26 Bernhard Eisel
+26 Andy Jacques-Maynes
+25 Bruno Langlois
Biggest losers by position :
-13 Lars Ytting Bak
-8 Bernard Sulzberger
-8 Brett Lancaster
-8 Jeremy Vennell
-6 Ben Jacques-Maynes
-6 Carlos Barredo Llamazales
-5 Brian Vandborg
-5 David Boily
-5 Francesco Bellotti
-5 Paul Mach
-4 Christopher Baldwin
Biggest gainers by time :
+0:06 Peter Sagan
+0:02 Rory Sutherland
Biggest losers by time :
-31:17 Alexander Kristoff
-31:17 Andreas Stauff
-31:17 Andrew Randell
-31:17 Ben Jacques-Maynes
-31:17 Bernard Sulzberger
-31:17 Bernard Van Ulden
-31:17 Bernhard Eisel
-31:17 Bert Grabsch
-31:17 Brett Lancaster
-31:17 Brian Vandborg
-31:17 Bruno Langlois
Favourites by position :
+27 Fabian Cancellara
+14 Andy Schleck
+7 Yaroslav Popovych
+3 Tony Martin
+1 Jakob Fuglsang
-1 Ryder Hesjedal
-1 Levi Leipheimer
-1 Janez Brajkovic
-13 Lars Ytting Bak
Favourites by time :
-0:04 Ryder Hesjedal
-0:04 Levi Leipheimer
-0:04 Jens Voigt
-0:04 Janez Brajkovic
-0:04 David Zabriskie
-1:27 Tony Martin
-14:28 Andy Schleck
-14:34 Jakob Fuglsang
-18:51 Yaroslav Popovych
-28:05 Lars Ytting Bak
-31:17 Fabian Cancellara
Top 3 and favourites GC standings (previous stage in parens) :
1 Michael Rogers 29:04:03
2 David Zabriskie 0:04 (was 2nd at 0:00)
3 Peter Sagan 0:09 (was 4th at 0:15)
4 Levi Leipheimer 0:14 (was 3rd at 0:10)
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7 Ryder Hesjedal 0:35 (was 6th at 0:31)
8 Janez Brajkovic 0:35 (was 7th at 0:31)
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13 Jens Voigt 0:35 (was 13th at 0:31)
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20 Tony Martin 4:44 (was 23rd at 3:17)
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23 Jakob Fuglsang 17:52 (was 24th at 3:18)
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25 Lars Ytting Bak 28:36 (was 12th at 0:31)
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28 Andy Schleck 33:06 (was 42nd at 18:38)
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37 Yaroslav Popovych 41:02 (was 44th at 22:11)
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83 Fabian Cancellara 1:33:25 (was 110th at 1:02:08)
Top 10 on Points table with previous in parens:
1 Peter Sagan 49 (was 1st with 34 points)
2 Michael Rogers 38 (was 3rd with 28 points)
3 Mark Cavendish 32 (was 2nd with 32 points)
4 David Zabriskie 28 (was 4th with 25 points)
5 Rory Sutherland 26 (was 12th with 14 points)
6 Levi Leipheimer 25 (was 8th with 18 points)
7 Juan Jose Haedo 24 (was 5th with 24 points)
8 Karl Menzies 20 (was 6th with 20 points)
9 Lars Boom 20 (was 7th with 20 points)
10 Alexander Kristoff 18 (was 9th with 18 points)
Top 10 on Mountains table with previous in parens:
1 Thomas Rabou 67 (was 2nd with 26 points)
2 Ryan Anderson 29 (was 1st with 29 points)
3 Karl Menzies 22 (was 3rd with 22 points)
4 Davide Frattini 20 (was 4th with 20 points)
5 Stef Clement 20 (was 0 points)
6 George Hincapie 19 (was 0 points)
7 Andy Schleck 15 (was 0 points)
8 Jason Mccartney 15 (was 0 points)
9 Paul Mach 14 (was 5th with 14 points)
10 Matthew Wilson 14 (was 0 points)
Retirements to date : Stage
Aaron Kemps (Aus) Fly V Australia 6 <<<
Alex Candelario (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies 6 <<<
Benjamin Day (Aus) Fly V Australia 6 <<<
Cody O'Reilly (USA) Bissell 6 <<<
David Veilleux (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies 6 <<<
Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 6 <<<
Elia Viviani (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo 6 <<<
Eric Boily (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy 6 <<<
Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo 6 <<<
Francois Parisien (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy 6 <<<
Guillaume Boivin (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy 6 <<<
Jackson Stewart (USA) BMC Racing Team 6 <<<
Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Fly V Australia 6 <<<
Juan Jose Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank 6 <<<
Karl Menzies (Aus) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis 6 <<<
Ken Hanson (USA) Team Type 1 6 <<<
Kurt Hovelynck (Bel) Quick Step 6 <<<
Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC-Columbia 6 <<<
Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team HTC-Columbia 6 <<<
Martin Gilbert (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy 6 <<<
Matthew Crane (USA) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis 6 <<<
Neil Shirley (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies 6 <<<
Ryan Anderson (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies 6 <<<
Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 6 <<<
Theo Bos (Ned) Cervelo Test Team 6 <<<
Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step 6 <<<
Will Routley (Can) Jelly Belly Presented by Kenda 6 <<<
William Dickeson (Aus) Jelly Belly Presented by Kenda 6 <<<
Zachary Bell (Can) Kelly Benefit Strategies 6 <<<
Daniel Holloway (USA) Bissell 5
Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Cervelo Test Team 5
Jay Robert Thomson (RSA) Fly V Australia 5
Lance Armstrong (USA) Team Radioshack 5
Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team Saxo Bank 5
Aldo Ino Ilesic (Slo) Team Type 1 4
Andre Steensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank 4
Joao Correia (Por) Cervelo Test Team 4
Scott Stewart (USA) Team Type 1 4
Jesse Anthony (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies 3
Andrew Pinfold (Can) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis 2
Sean Mazich (USA) Jelly Belly Presented by Kenda 2
Total retirements : 41