Stage 2 : Aug 21, La Nucia - Playas de Orihuela, 171.5 km
1 Christopher Sutton (Aus) Sky Procycling 4.11.41
2 Vicente Reynes Mimo (Spa) Omega Pharma-Lotto
3 Marcel Kittel (Ger) Skil - Shimano
4 Tyler Farrar (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo
5 Matti Breschel (Den) Rabobank Cycling Team
6 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Leopard Trek
7 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Pro Team Astana
8 Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
9 Luca Paolini (Ita) Katusha Team
10 John Degenkolb (Ger) HTC-Highroad
Changes in GC, stage 2 compared to stage 1 :
Biggest gainers by position :
+67 Vicente Reynes Mimo
+63 Denis Menchov
+63 David De La Fuente Rasilla
+62 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo
+61 David Blanco Rodriguez
+58 Bradley Wiggins
+57 Thomas Lofkvist
+57 Fabio Andres Duarte Arevalo
+57 Christopher Froome
+56 Ian Stannard
Biggest losers by position :
-151 Alexandre Geniez
-146 Fabian Cancellara
-139 Simon Geschke
-134 Albert Timmer
-116 Karsten Kroon
-109 Dario Cataldo
-103 Mads Christensen
-100 Martin Velits
-100 Michael Albasini
-97 Oliver Zaugg
-90 Murilo Antonio Fischer
Biggest gainers by time :
+0:20 Christopher Sutton
+0:12 Vicente Reynes Mimo
+0:08 Marcel Kittel
Biggest losers by time :
-7:14 Yoann Bagot
-7:14 Yukihiro Doi
-7:10 Steve Houanard
-6:44 Alexandre Geniez
-5:44 Nick Nuyens
-3:56 Albert Timmer
-3:56 Aleksejs Saramotins
-3:56 Antonio Cabello Baena
-3:56 Jose Vicente Toribio Alcolea
-3:56 Karsten Kroon
-3:56 Mads Christensen
Favourites by position :
+63 Denis Menchov
+61 David Blanco Rodriguez
+58 Bradley Wiggins
+49 Rein Taaramae
+44 Janez Brajkovic
+42 Steven Kruijswijk
+41 Bauke Mollema
+40 Michele Scarponi
+39 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil
+32 Carlos Sastre Candil
+17 Jurgen Van Den Broeck
+8 Tony Martin
+8 Benat Intxausti Elorriaga
+4 Vincenzo Nibali
-52 Andreas Kloden
Favourites by time :
-0:20 Carlos Sastre Candil
-1:18 Tony Martin
-1:18 Andreas Kloden
Top 10 and favourites GC standings (previous stage in parens) :
1 Daniele Bennati 4:28:11 (was 5th at 0:00)
2 Jakob Fuglsang 0:00 (was 1st at 0:00)
3 Maxime Monfort 0:00 (unchanged)
4 Thomas Rohregger 0:00 (unchanged)
5 Peter Sagan 0:04 (was 6th at 0:04)
6 Vincenzo Nibali 0:04 (was 10th at 0:04)
7 Eros Capecchi 0:04 (was 8th at 0:04)
8 Valerio Agnoli 0:04 (was 9th at 0:04)
9 Damiano Caruso 0:04 (was 7th at 0:04)
10 John Degenkolb 0:09 (was 15th at 0:09)
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21 Benat Intxausti Elorriaga 0:14 (was 29th at 0:14)
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32 Jurgen Van Den Broeck 0:18 (was 49th at 0:18)
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50 Janez Brajkovic 0:29 (was 94th at 0:29)
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54 Bauke Mollema 0:30 (was 95th at 0:30)
55 Steven Kruijswijk 0:30 (was 97th at 0:30)
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57 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil 0:30 (was 96th at 0:30)
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61 Michele Scarponi 0:32 (was 101st at 0:32)
62 Rein Taaramae 0:33 (was 111st at 0:33)
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75 Bradley Wiggins 0:42 (was 133rd at 0:42)
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78 Denis Menchov 0:43 (was 141st at 0:43)
79 David Blanco Rodriguez 0:43 (was 140th at 0:43)
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104 Carlos Sastre Candil 1:03 (was 136th at 0:43)
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144 Andreas Kloden 1:47 (was 92nd at 0:29)
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160 Tony Martin 2:43 (was 168th at 1:25)
Top 10 on Points table
1 Christopher Sutton 25
2 Vicente Reynes Mimo 20
3 Marcel Kittel 16
4 Tyler Farrar 14
5 Matti Breschel 12
6 Daniele Bennati 10
7 Enrico Gasparotto 9
8 Jesus Rosendo Prado 8
9 Lloyd Mondory 8
10 Luca Paolini 7
Top 10 on Mountains table
1 Paul Martens 3
2 Jesus Rosendo Prado 2
3 Adam Hansen 1
Retirements to date : Stage
Matthew Goss (Aus) HTC-Highroad 2 <<<
Total retirements : 1