Stage 6 : Mar 24, Sant Fruitos de Bages - Badalona Centre Comercial MA gic, 169.4 km
1 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 4.04.50
2 Allan Davis (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team 0.02
3 Julien Simon (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
4 Juan Jose Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank
5 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - ISD
6 Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Pro Team Astana
7 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
8 Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Barracuda
9 Davide Appollonio (Ita) Sky Procycling
10 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
Changes in GC, stage 6 compared to stage 5 :
Biggest gainers by position :
+6 Thierry Huppond
+6 Paolo Longo Borghini
+6 Matthieu Sprick
+6 Marzio Bruseghin
+6 Jordi Simon Casulleras
+6 Francis Mourey
+6 Denys Kostyuk
+6 Davide Appollonio
+6 CARRASCO GARCIA Sergio
+5 Juan Jose Haedo
Biggest losers by position :
-16 Tomasz Marczynski
-14 Laurent Didier
-14 Martijn Keizer
-13 Morris Possoni
-12 Ryder Hesjedal
-11 Yann Huguet
-10 Stefan Denifl
-8 Dennis Vanendert
-8 Maxim Belkov
-8 Romain Bardet
-7 Benjamin Noval Gonzalez
Biggest gainers by time :
+0:02 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez
Biggest losers by time :
-7:24 Andrey Kashechkin
-7:24 Julian Sanchez Pimienta
-7:24 Marco Bandiera
-7:24 Morris Possoni
-7:24 Romain Zingle
-7:24 Yann Huguet
-6:28 Maxim Belkov
-6:28 Tomasz Marczynski
-4:56 Aitor Galdos Alonso
-4:56 Antonio Piedra Perez
-4:56 Benjamin Noval Gonzalez
Favourites by position :
+2 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez
+2 Janez Brajkovic
+2 David Arroyo Duran
-1 Jurgen Van Den Broeck
-12 Ryder Hesjedal
Favourites by time :
+0:02 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez
-0:14 Levi Leipheimer
-4:56 Ryder Hesjedal
Top 10 and favourites GC standings (previous stage in parens) :
1 Michael Albasini 21:28:43 (unchanged)
2 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez 1:30 (was 4th at 1:32)
3 Jurgen Van Den Broeck 1:32 (was 2nd at 1:32)
4 Daniel Martin 1:32 (was 3rd at 1:32)
5 Rigoberto Uran 1:32 (unchanged)
6 Damiano Cunego 1:32 (unchanged)
7 Sergio Pardilla Bellon 1:32 (was 8th at 1:32)
8 Robert Kiserlovski 1:32 (was 9th at 1:32)
9 Dario Cataldo 1:32 (was 10th at 1:32)
10 Matteo Carrara 1:32 (was 11th at 1:32)
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12 Denis Menchov 1:32 (unchanged)
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16 Levi Leipheimer 1:56 (was 16th at 1:42)
17 Robert Gesink 2:16 (unchanged)
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31 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil 8:06 (unchanged)
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33 David Arroyo Duran 8:40 (was 35th at 8:40)
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47 Janez Brajkovic 12:47 (was 49th at 12:47)
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65 Ryder Hesjedal 19:58 (was 53rd at 15:02)
Top 10 on Points table
1 Tomasz Marczynski 8
2 Julian Sanchez Pimienta 6
3 Romain Zingle 4
4 Marcos Garcia 4
5 Cedric Pineau 3
6 Jesus Rosendo Prado 3
7 Christian Vande Velde 3
8 Michael Albasini 3
9 Chris Anker Sorensen 3
10 Jordi Simon 3
Top 10 on Mountains table with previous in parens:
1 Chris Anker Sorensen 67 (was 1st with 60 points)
2 Michael Albasini 25 (unchanged)
3 Steven Kruijswijk 21 (unchanged)
4 Nicolas Edet 20 (unchanged)
5 Michal Golas 20 (unchanged)
6 Levi Leipheimer 19 (unchanged)
7 Ben Gastauer 19 (was 9th with 17 points)
8 Thomas Rohregger 18 (was 7th with 18 points)
9 Thomas Danielson 18 (was 0 points)
10 Jesus Rosendo Prado 17 (was 8th with 17 points)
Retirements to date : Stage
Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 5
Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 5
Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 5
Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale 5
Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 5
Stephane Poulhies (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 5
Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin-Barracuda 5
Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 4
Jacek Morajko (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 4
Jakob Fuglsang (Den) RadioShack-Nissan 4
KELDERMAN Wilco (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 4
Timofey Kritskiy (Rus) Katusha Team 4
Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team 3
Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 3
Amir Zargari (Ira) AG2R La Mondiale 3
Andy Schleck (Lux) RadioShack-Nissan 3
Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 3
Ben Hermans (Bel) RadioShack-Nissan 3
Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Procycling 3
Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 3
Cyril Bessy (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 3
Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Team Saxo Bank 3
Daniel Teklehaymanot (Eri) GreenEdge Cycling Team 3
Francisco Javier Aramendia Llorente (Spa) Caja Rural 3
Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Omega Pharma - QuickStep 3
Gaetan Bille (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 3
Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team 3
Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 3
Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Movistar Team 3
Jeremy Roy (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 3
Joan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Katusha Team 3
Julian Dean (NZl) GreenEdge Cycling Team 3
Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 3
Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Sky Procycling 3
Kenny Dehaes (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 3
Mehdi Sohrabi (Ira) Lotto Belisol Team 3
Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Pro Team Astana 3
Pierre Cazaux (Fra) Euskaltel-Euskadi 3
Rafal Majka (Pol) Team Saxo Bank 3
Richie Porte (Aus) Sky Procycling 3
Roger Kluge (Ger) Project 1t4i 3
Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne 3
Sebastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 3
Sebastien Rosseler (Bel) Garmin-Barracuda 3
Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team 3
Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 3
Thomas Damuseau (Fra) Project 1t4i 3
Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 3
Tiago Machado (Por) RadioShack-Nissan 3
Timothy Duggan (USA) Liquigas-Cannondale 3
Tom Slagter (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 3
Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) Team Saxo Bank 2
Anthony Ravard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 1
BULGAC Brian (Ned) Lotto Belisol Team 1
Total retirements : 54