Stage 8 : May 23, TO/Westlake/Agoura Hills, 83.5 km
1 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Transitions 3.21.56
2 George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing Team
3 Carlos Barredo Llamazales (Spa) Quick Step
4 Christopher Horner (USA) Team Radioshack
5 Oscar Pujol Munoz (Spa) Cervelo Test Team 0.05
6 Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 0.28
7 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team Radioshack
8 Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC-Columbia
9 David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin-Transitions
10 Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Team Radioshack 0.34
Changes in GC, stage 8 compared to stage 7 :
Biggest gainers by position :
+42 Dominique Rollin
+41 Sebastian Langeveld
+37 Jeremy Powers
+36 Bradley White
+32 Maarten Tjallingii
+29 Robert Britton
+24 Max Jenkins
+15 Oscar Pujol Munoz
+15 Charles Dionne
+14 Carlos Barredo Llamazales
Biggest losers by position :
-2 Jens Voigt
-2 Rory Sutherland
-2 Tony Martin
-1 Marc De Maar
-1 Peter Sagan
Biggest gainers by time :
+0:38 Ryder Hesjedal
+0:38 George Hincapie
+0:35 Carlos Barredo Llamazales
+0:28 Christopher Horner
+0:26 Oscar Pujol Munoz
Biggest losers by time :
-10:18 Max Jenkins
-9:54 Matthew Wilson
-5:19 Thomas Rabou
-5:17 Scott Zwizanski
-2:26 Tejay Van Garderen
-2:26 Tony Martin
-2:23 Jeremy Vennell
-2:19 Bradley White
-2:19 Paul Mach
-2:19 Robert Britton
-1:36 Dominique Rollin
Favourites by position :
+12 Yaroslav Popovych
+8 Andy Schleck
+3 Ryder Hesjedal
-2 Tony Martin
-2 Jens Voigt
Favourites by time :
+0:38 Ryder Hesjedal
-0:05 Yaroslav Popovych
-0:32 Jens Voigt
-0:32 Janez Brajkovic
-1:14 Andy Schleck
-2:26 Tony Martin
Top 3 and favourites GC standings (previous stage in parens) :
1 Michael Rogers 33:08:30
2 David Zabriskie 0:09
3 Levi Leipheimer 0:25
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5 Ryder Hesjedal 1:08 (was 8th at 1:46)
6 Jens Voigt 1:44 (was 4th at 1:12)
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9 Janez Brajkovic 2:42 (was 9th at 2:10)
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17 Tony Martin 6:48 (was 15th at 4:22)
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21 Andy Schleck 36:33 (was 29th at 35:19)
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25 Yaroslav Popovych 44:26 (was 37th at 44:21)
Top 10 on Points table with previous in parens:
1 Peter Sagan 49 (was 2nd with 49 points)
2 Michael Rogers 41 (was 1st with 50 points)
3 David Zabriskie 30 (was 3rd with 38 points)
4 Levi Leipheimer 29 (was 4th with 32 points)
5 Ryder Hesjedal 28 (was 13th with 13 points)
6 Rory Sutherland 26 (was 5th with 28 points)
7 George Hincapie 19 (was 32nd with 1 points)
8 Christopher Horner 17 (was 12th with 13 points)
9 Carlos Barredo Llamazales 15 (was 0 points)
10 Oscar Pujol Munoz 11 (was 0 points)
Top 10 on Mountains table with previous in parens:
1 Thomas Rabou 77 (was 1st with 67 points)
2 George Hincapie 27 (was 3rd with 19 points)
3 Davide Frattini 20 (was 2nd with 20 points)
4 Andy Schleck 15 (was 4th with 15 points)
5 Jason McCartney 15 (was 0 points)
6 Paul Mach 14 (was 6th with 14 points)
7 Matthew Wilson 14 (was 7th with 14 points)
8 Levi Leipheimer 11 (was 8th with 11 points)
9 Robert Britton 11 (was 9th with 11 points)
10 Andrew Randell 10 (was 11th with 10 points)
Retirements to date : Stage
Alexander Kristoff (Nor) BMC Racing Team 8 <<<
Andreas Stauff (Ger) Quick Step 8 <<<
Andrew Randell (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy 8 <<<
Andy Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell 8 <<<
Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell 8 <<<
Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Fly V Australia 8 <<<
Bernard Van Ulden (USA) Jelly Belly Presented by Kenda 8 <<<
Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team HTC-Columbia 8 <<<
Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team HTC-Columbia 8 <<<
Brett Lancaster (Aus) Cervelo Test Team 8 <<<
Brian Vandborg (Den) Liquigas-Doimo 8 <<<
Bruno Langlois (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy 8 <<<
Chad Beyer (USA) BMC Racing Team 8 <<<
Christopher Baldwin (USA) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis 8 <<<
Christopher Butler (USA) BMC Racing Team 8 <<<
Darren Lill (RSA) Fly V Australia 8 <<<
David Boily (Can) SpiderTech Powered by Planet Energy 8 <<<
Davide Cimolai (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo 8 <<<
Davide Frattini (Ita) Team Type 1 8 <<<
Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Team Radioshack 8 <<<
Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank 8 <<<
Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team 8 <<<
Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo 8 <<<
Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank 8 <<<
Jason McCartney (USA) Team Radioshack 8 <<<
Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Team Type 1 8 <<<
Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Cervelo Test Team 8 <<<
Jose Luis Rubiera Vigil (Spa) Team Radioshack 8 <<<
Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step 8 <<<
Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step 8 <<<
Kiel Reijnen (USA) Jelly Belly Presented by Kenda 8 <<<
Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 8 <<<
Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team HTC-Columbia 8 <<<
Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quick Step 8 <<<
Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo 8 <<<
Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo Bank 8 <<<
Nikolas Maes (Bel) Quick Step 8 <<<
Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team 8 <<<
Peter Latham (NZl) Bissell 8 <<<
Philip Deignan (Irl) Cervelo Test Team 8 <<<
Reid Mumford (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies 8 <<<
Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin-Transitions 8 <<<
Simon Zahner (Swi) BMC Racing Team 8 <<<
Steven Cozza (USA) Garmin-Transitions 8 <<<
Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin-Transitions 8 <<<
Thomas Leezer (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 8 <<<
Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin-Transitions 8 <<<
Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team 7
Michael Friedman (USA) Jelly Belly Presented by Kenda 7
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 : 90