Stage 15 : Monday, September 14 2009, Jaen - Cordoba, 168 km 1 Lars Boom (Ned) Rabobank 4.12.56 2 David Herrero (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 1.36 3 Dominik Roels (Ger) Milram 1.44 4 Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis 2.04 5 Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana 6 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Saxo Bank 7 Martin Velits (Svk) Milram 8 Serafin Martinez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 9 Alexander Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale 10 Mathieu Ladagnous (Fra) Francaise des Jeux 3.23 Changes in stage 15 compared to stage 14 : Biggest gainers by position : +26 Lars Boom +23 Alexander Efimkin +22 Serafin Martinez +21 Alexandr Kolobnev +20 Maxim Iglinsky +20 Dominik Roels +19 Mathieu Ladagnous +19 Leonardo Duque +19 David Herrero +18 Vicente Reynes Biggest losers by position : -7 Jesus Rosendo -6 Borut Bozic -6 Damien Monier -6 Roger Hammond -5 Adam Hansen -5 Andre Greipel -5 Arnaud Gerard -5 Benat Intxausti -5 Bjorn Leukemans -5 Christophe Riblon -5 Daniel Martin Biggest gainers by time : +25:23 Lars Boom +23:41 David Herrero +23:29 Dominik Roels +23:09 Alexander Efimkin +22:59 Serafin Martinez +22:57 Maxim Iglinsky +22:57 Martin Velits +22:57 Leonardo Duque +22:57 Alexandr Kolobnev +21:38 Vicente Reynes Biggest losers by time : -1:22 Damien Gaudin -0:55 Julian Sanchez -0:55 Matthew Lloyd -0:51 Ryder Hesjedal -0:45 Arkaitz Duran -0:45 Bingen Fernandez -0:45 Borut Bozic -0:45 David Moncoutie -0:45 Jesus Rosendo -0:45 Jose Ruiz -0:45 Martijn Maaskant Favourites by position : -2 Roman Kreuziger Favourites by time : Top 3 and favourites standings : 1 Alejandro Valverde 65.08.50 2 Robert Gesink 0.31 3 Samuel Sanchez 1.10 4 Ivan Basso 1.28 5 Cadel Evans 1.51 6 Ezequiel Mosquera 1.54 ..... 9 Tom Danielson 8.28 ..... 14 Haimar Zubeldia 13.34 ..... 23 Damiano Cunego 25.37 ..... 72 Roman Kreuziger 1.26.11 Retirements to date : Stage Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin-Slipstream 15 <<< Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Saxo Bank 14 Ignas Konovalovas (Ltu) Cervelo TestTeam 14 Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-NGC 14 Sandy Casar (Fra) Francaise des Jeux 14 Xavier Tondo (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur 14 Bjorn Schroder (Ger) Milram 13 Davide Vigano (Ita) Fuji-Servetto 13 Dominique Rollin (Can) Cervelo TestTeam 13 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Fuji-Servetto 13 Franck Bouyer (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom 13 Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank 13 Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale 13 Sebastien Chavanel (Fra) Francaise des Jeux 13 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Cervelo TestTeam 13 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step 13 Alberto Fernandez Sainz (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 12 Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana 12 Francesco Tomei (Ita) Lampre-NGC 12 Jose Luis Rubiera (Spa) Astana 12 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Milram 12 Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil 12 Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank 12 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom 12 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Slipstream 12 Vitaliy Buts (Ukr) Lampre-NGC 12 Frank Schleck (Lux) Saxo Bank 11 John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 11 Michael Albasini (Swi) Columbia-HTC 11 Jose Antonio Lopez (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur 10 Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Milram 10 Allan Davis (Aus) Quick Step 9 Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quick Step 9 Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom 9 Mikel Gaztanaga Echeverria (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo 9 Andy Schleck (Lux) Saxo Bank 8 Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom 8 Vincent Jerome (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom 8 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Columbia-HTC 6 Manuel Ortega (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur 6 Oscar Garcia-Casarrubios (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo 6 Chris Horner (USA) Astana 5 Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Fuji-Servetto 5 Charles Wegelius (GBr) Silence-Lotto 4 Total retirements : 44