Changes in stage 8 compared to stage 7
Biggest gainers by position :
+33 David Navas Chica
+30 Daniele Righi
+27 Markus Zberg
+26 Matthew White
+25 Bram De Groot
+22 Sven Montgomery
+22 Mikhaylo Khalilov
+22 Jan Boven
+21 Ruben Perez Moreno
+21 Giuliano Figueras
Biggest losers by position :
-19 Bjorn Schröder
-12 Steve Zampieri
-11 Beat Zberg
-11 Michael Albasini
-11 Oliver Zaugg
-10 Simon Gerrans
-8 Jose Gomez Marchante
-8 Patrik Sinkewitz
-7 Michele Scarponi
-6 David Canada Gracia
-5 Man Beltran Martinez
Biggest gainers by time :
+0:53 Alberto Contador Velasco
+0:09 David Herrero Llorente
+0:09 Cadel Evans
Biggest losers by time :
-30:39 Julian Dean
-30:23 Markel Irizar Aranburu
-30:23 Vincent Jerome
-30:19 Anthony Geslin
-30:19 Bernhard Eisel
-30:19 Fabien Patanchon
-30:19 Renaud Dion
-26:11 Alexandre Usov
-26:11 Allan Davis
-26:11 Bjorn Schröder
-26:11 Enrico Poitschke
Favourites by position :
+20 Fabian Cancellara
+19 Alexandre Moos
+12 Laurent Brochard
+5 Stefano Garzelli
+4 Cadel Evans
+4 Alberto Contador Velasco
+3 Georg Totschnig
+2 Michael Boogerd
+2 Giuseppe Guerini
+1 Giampaolo Caruso
+1 Alexandre Botcharov
-5 Man Beltran Martinez
-6 David Canada Gracia
-8 Patrik Sinkewitz
-11 Beat Zberg
Favourites by time :
+0:53 Alberto Contador Velasco
+0:09 Cadel Evans
-0:04 Michael Boogerd
-0:04 Georg Totschnig
-0:55 Giuseppe Guerini
-2:59 Man Beltran Martinez
-2:59 David Canada Gracia
-6:01 Laurent Brochard
-17:27 Patrik Sinkewitz
-20:21 Beat Zberg
-20:34 Fabian Cancellara
Favourites standings :
2 Jorg Jaksche 0.30
3 Jan Ullrich 0.50
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7 Giampaolo Caruso 2.45
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9 Alexandre Botcharov 3.42
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14 Cadel Evans 5.28
15 Michael Boogerd 5.32
16 Georg Totschnig 6.36
17 David Canada Gracia 6.45
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19 Man Beltran Martinez 7.14
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22 Alberto Contador Velasco 10.09
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25 Giuseppe Guerini 11.57
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28 Stefano Garzelli 17.37
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40 Laurent Brochard 33.59
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42 Alexandre Moos 35.18
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49 Patrik Sinkewitz 40.12
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54 Beat Zberg 43.24
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94 Fabian Cancellara 1.35.25
Retirements to date :
AG2R Prevoyance Christophe Riblon DNF 8 <<
" Erki Putsep DNF 8 <<
Bouygues Telecom Anthony Ravard HD 4
" Christophe Kern DNF 7
" Franck Renier DNF 3
Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears Isaac Galvez Lopez DNF 6
" Joan Horrach Rippoll DNF 7
Cofidis, le Credit par Telephone Cristian Moreni DNF 8 <<
" Jimmy Casper DNF 7
" Rik Verbrugghe DNF 8 <<
" Thierry Marichal DNF 4
Credit Agricole Laszlo Bodrogi HD 4
" William Bonnet DNF 8 <<
Davitamon-Lotto Bart Dockx DNF 8 <<
" Fred Rodriguez DNS 8 <<
" Robbie Mcewen DNF 7
Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team Jurge Van Den Broeck DNF 4
" Max Van Heeswijk DNF 8 <<
Euskaltel-Euskadi Andoni Aranaga Azkune DNF 4
" Unai Etxebarria Arana DNS 5
Française des Jeux Bradley Mcgee DNF 4
" Cyrille Monnerais DNF 4
" Ian Mcleod DNF 4
" Lilian Jegou DNF 6
" Ludovic Auger HD 4
Gerolsteiner Marcel Strauss DNF 6
" Matthias Russ DNF 7
" Rene Haselbacher DNF 3
Lampre-Fondital Salvatore Commesso DNS 8 <<
Liquigas Charles Wegelius DNF 8 <<
" Dario David Cioni DNF 7
" Franco Pellizotti DNF 6
" Luca Paolini DNF 8 <<
" Stefano Zanini DNF 7
Phonak Hearing Systems Aurelien Clerc DNF 6
" Axel Merckx DNF 8 <<
" Johann Tschopp DNF 4
" Steve Morabito DNF 8 <<
Quick Step-Innergetic Nick Nuyens DNF 8 <<
" Paolo Bettini DNF 7
" Tom Boonen DNS 8 <<
Rabobank Mauricio Ardila Cano DNF 4
" Michael Rasmussen DNS 7
" Oscar Freire Gomez DNS 8 <<
Saunier Duval-Prodir Alberto Fernandez DNF 8 <<
" Luciano Pagliarini DNF 4
T-Mobile Team Andreas Kloden DNF 8 <<
Team CSC Jakob Piil DNF 4
Team L.P.R. Andreas Dietziker DNS 7
" Daniele Contrini DNF 7
" Giairo Ermeti DNF 7
" Giuseppe Muraglia DNF 7
" Michele Maccanti DNS 7
" Roger Beuchat DNS 7
" Yuri Metlushenko DNS 4
Team Milram Marco Velo DNF 7
Würth David Etxebarria Alkorta DNF 8 <<
Total retirements : 57