Stage 7 : Mar 24, El Vendrell - Barcelona (Montjuic), 122.2 km
1 Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 2.45.42
2 David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Sky Procycling
3 Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Radioshack Leopard
4 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre-Merida
5 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2r La Mondiale 0.21
6 Julien Simon (Fra) Sojasun
7 Manuele Mori (Ita) Lampre-Merida
8 Travis Meyer (Aus) Orica GreenEdge
9 Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step Cycling Team
10 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team
Changes in GC, stage 7 compared to stage 6 :
Biggest gainers by position :
+35 Laurent Mangel
+34 Alexsandr Dyachenko
+29 Pim Ligthart
+28 Willem Wauters
+28 Sylvester Szmyd
+28 Imanol Erviti Ollo
+27 Maurits Lammertink
+27 Karsten Kroon
+26 Travis Meyer
+26 Samuel Dumoulin
Biggest losers by position :
-20 Simon Spilak
-11 Peter Stetina
-8 Marcos Garcia
-4 Daniele Ratto
-1 Bradley Wiggins
-1 Martijn Keizer
-1 Maxime Mederel
-1 Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas
-1 Yury Trofimov
Biggest gainers by time :
+0:31 Thomas De Gendt
+0:27 David Lopez Garcia
+0:25 Robert Kiserlovski
+0:21 Michele Scarponi
Biggest losers by time :
-12:48 Martin Kohler
-12:48 Patrick Gretsch
-12:48 Sam Bewley
-9:14 Marcos Garcia
-8:04 Daniele Ratto
-8:04 Lucas Sebastian Haedo
-8:04 Maciej Paterski
-8:04 Tiziano Dall'Antonia
-5:54 Albert Timmer
-5:54 Andrey Kashechkin
-5:54 Antonio Piedra Perez
Favourites by position :
+17 Ryder Hesjedal
+5 Thomas De Gendt
+4 Rigoberto Uran Uran
+2 Michele Scarponi
+1 Thomas Danielson
-1 Bradley Wiggins
Favourites by time :
+0:31 Thomas De Gendt
+0:21 Michele Scarponi
Top 10 and favourites GC standings (previous stage in parens) :
1 Daniel Martin 29:02:25 (unchanged)
2 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver 0:17 (unchanged)
3 Michele Scarponi 0:34 (was 5th at 0:55)
4 Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas 0:45 (was 3rd at 0:45)
5 Bradley Wiggins 0:54 (was 4th at 0:54)
6 Robert Gesink 1:07 (unchanged)
7 Przemyslaw Niemiec 1:18 (unchanged)
8 Thibaut Pinot 1:26 (unchanged)
9 Jurgen Van Den Broeck 1:28 (unchanged)
10 Thomas Danielson 1:41 (was 11th at 1:41)
.....
28 Rigoberto Uran Uran 6:52 (was 32nd at 6:52)
.....
31 Thomas De Gendt 7:41 (was 36th at 8:12)
.....
66 Ryder Hesjedal 31:59 (was 83rd at 31:59)
Top 10 on Mountains table with previous in parens:
1 Cristiano Salerno 109 (was 1st with points)
2 Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas 51 (unchanged)
3 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver 45 (was 0 points)
4 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau 41 (unchanged)
5 Nicolas Roche 36 (unchanged)
6 Karol Domagalski 31 (was 7th with 28 points)
7 Daniel Martin 30 (was 6th with 30 points)
8 Christian Meier 28 (was 10th with 26 points)
9 Carlos Verona Quintanilla 27 (was 8th with 27 points)
10 Bradley Wiggins 26 (was 9th with 26 points)
Retirements to date : Stage
Andrew Fenn (GBr) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 7 <<<
Brett Lancaster (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge 7 <<<
Brian Vandborg (Den) Cannondale Pro Cycling 7 <<<
Brice Feillu (Fra) Sojasun 7 <<<
Cedric Pineau (Fra) FDJ 7 <<<
David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin-Sharp 7 <<<
Denis Menchov (Rus) Katusha 7 <<<
Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Katusha 7 <<<
Federico Canuti (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling 7 <<<
Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team 7 <<<
Francis De Greef (Bel) Lotto Belisol 7 <<<
Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale 7 <<<
Jeremie Galland (Fra) Sojasun 7 <<<
Julien Berard (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale 7 <<<
Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Lotto Belisol 7 <<<
Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Garmin-Sharp 7 <<<
Laurent Pichon (Fra) FDJ 7 <<<
Mads Christensen (Den) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 7 <<<
Matthew Busche (USA) RadioShack Leopard 7 <<<
Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 7 <<<
Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Lotto Belisol 7 <<<
Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Sky Procycling 7 <<<
Serge Pauwels (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 7 <<<
Simone Stortoni (Ita) Lampre-Merida 7 <<<
Stephane Poulhies (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 7 <<<
Stephen Cummings (GBr) BMC Racing Team 7 <<<
Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team 7 <<<
Thomas Peterson (USA) Team Argos-Shimano 7 <<<
Thomas Rohregger (Aut) RadioShack Leopard 7 <<<
William Clarke (Aus) Team Argos-Shimano 7 <<<
Yannick Eijssen (Bel) BMC Racing Team 7 <<<
Blel Kadri (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale 6
Jean-Marc Marino (Fra) Sojasun 6
Manuel Antonio Leal Cardoso (Por) Caja Rural 6
Moreno Hofland (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team 6
Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ 5
Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Lampre-Merida 5
Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team 4
Andrea Guardini (Ita) Astana Pro Team 4
Eros Capecchi (Ita) Movistar Team 4
Jack Bobridge (Aus) Blanco Pro Cycling Team 4
Jetse Bol (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team 4
Jon Aberasturi Izaga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 4
Jonas Ahlstrand (Swe) Team Argos-Shimano 4
Robert Wagner (Ger) Blanco Pro Cycling Team 4
Tarik Chaoufi (Mar) Euskaltel-Euskadi 4
Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Astana Pro Team 4
Allan Davis (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge 3
Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin-Sharp 3
Joost Van Leijen (Ned) Lotto Belisol 3
Maximiliano Ariel Richeze (Arg) Lampre-Merida 3
Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJ 3
Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol 2
Christopher Horner (USA) RadioShack Leopard 2
Total retirements : 54