Changes in stage 8 compared to stage 7
Biggest gainers by position :
+26 Joost Posthuma
+23 Bert Grabsch
+18 Stefan Schumacher
+18 Laszlo Bodrogi
+16 Magnus Backstedt
+14 Luis Leon Sanchez
+14 Jurgen Van Goolen
+13 Philippe Gilbert
+13 Damien Monier
+12 Vladimir Karpets
Biggest losers by position :
-20 Ruben Lobato Elvira
-19 Adam Hansen
-19 Hubert Dupont
-16 Alberto Ongarato
-14 Jean-Marc Marino
-14 Santiago Perez
-13 Oliver Zaugg
-13 Oscar Freire Gomez
-12 Dionisio Galparsoro
-12 Leonardo Piepoli
-12 Ludovic Turpin
Biggest gainers by time :
+1:54 Bert Grabsch
+1:20 Laszlo Bodrogi
+1:06 Stijn Devolder
+0:36 Denis Menchov
+0:17 Magnus Backstedt
+0:02 Stefan Schumacher
Biggest losers by time :
-10:53 Adam Hansen
-9:21 Aurélien Clerc
-8:51 Santiago Perez
-8:43 Jesus Rosendo Prado
-8:31 Jean-Marc Marino
-8:20 Ian McLeod
-7:53 José Antonio Lopez
-7:46 Geert Verheyen
-7:46 Hubert Dupont
-7:44 Javier Megias Leal
-7:43 Oscar Freire Gomez
Favourites by position :
+18 Stefan Schumacher
+12 Vladimir Karpets
+6 Samuel Sánchez
+3 Cadel Evans
+1 José Luis Rubiera
-1 Pietro Caucchioli
-1 Iñigo Cuesta
-1 Davide Rebellin
-2 Oscar Pereiro Sio
-4 Manuel Beltrán
-4 Carlos Sastre
-7 Franco Pellizotti
-8 Damiano Cunego
-11 Andreas Klier
-12 Leonardo Piepoli
-14 Santiago Perez
Favourites by time :
+0:36 Denis Menchov
+0:02 Stefan Schumacher
-0:26 Cadel Evans
-0:47 Vladimir Karpets
-1:40 Samuel Sánchez
-2:09 Carlos Sastre
-3:14 Oscar Pereiro Sio
-3:26 Manuel Beltrán
-4:16 José Luis Rubiera
-4:47 Iñigo Cuesta
-5:01 Davide Rebellin
-5:09 Franco Pellizotti
-5:30 Leonardo Piepoli
-5:42 Andreas Klier
-6:11 Pietro Caucchioli
-7:39 Damiano Cunego
-8:51 Santiago Perez
Top 3 and favourites standings :
1 Stijn Devolder 29.25.55
2 Denis Menchov 0.30
3 Vladimir Efimkin 1.28
4 Cadel Evans 1.54
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7 Carlos Sastre 3.15
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9 Vladimir Karpets 3.44
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11 Samuel Sánchez 4.09
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14 Stefan Schumacher 4.56
15 Oscar Pereiro Sio 5.11
16 Manuel Beltrán 5.23
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18 Leonardo Piepoli 6.36
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22 Franco Pellizotti 7.27
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54 Iñigo Cuesta 13.07
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57 Davide Rebellin 14.23
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94 José Luis Rubiera 25.44
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118 Damiano Cunego 34.58
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125 Santiago Perez 36.15
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144 Andreas Klier 41.18
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147 Pietro Caucchioli 42.51
Retirements to date :
Bouygues Telecom Giovanni Bernaudeau DNF 5
" Mathieu Claude
Crédit Agricole Rémi Pauriol DNF 5
Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team Sergio Paulinho DNS 5
" Tom Danielson DNF 1
Predictor - Lotto Bert Roesems DNF 7
Saunier Duval - Prodir Alberto Fernandez De La Puebla DNF 7
T-Mobile Team Lorenzo Bernucci DNF 4
Team Milram Marco Velo
Total retirements : 8