Changes in stage 9 compared to stage 8
Biggest gainers by position :
+26 Uwe Peschel
+22 Andrea Peron
+18 Ruben Plaza Molina
+17 Rik Verbrugghe
+16 Victor Hugo Pe±a
+13 Leon Van Bon
+12 Oscar Pereiro Sio
+12 Michael Barry
+12 JosÚ Antonio Pecharroman Fabian
+11 Niels Scheuneman
Biggest losers by position :
-18 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver
-17 Leonardo Piepoli
-13 Moises Due±as
-12 Nacor Burgos
-11 Manuel Calvente
-10 Francisco Javier Vila Errandonea
-10 Ian McLeod
-10 Unai Yus Kerejeta
-9 Andreas Klier
-9 Christophe Le Mevel
-9 Ignacio Gutierrez
Biggest gainers by time :
+0:12 Denis Menchov
+0:03 Ruben Plaza Molina
Biggest losers by time :
-12:26 JosÚ Antonio Garrido
-11:13 Ian McLeod
-10:34 FrÚdÚric Guesdon
-9:56 Andreas Klier
-9:54 Freddy Gonzalez
-9:48 Max Van Heeswijk
-9:48 Nacor Burgos
-9:38 Julian Sanchez Pimienta
-9:27 HervÚ Duclos-Lassalle
-9:22 Marco Zanotti
-9:18 Jukka Vastaranta
Favourites by position :
+18 Ruben Plaza Molina
+7 Bradley McGee
+6 Tom Danielson
+5 Joseba Beloki Dorronsoro
+5 Daniele Nardello
+5 Aitor Gonzalez Jimenez
+4 Santos Gonzalez
+4 Manuel Beltran
+3 Oscar Sevilla
+2 Francisco Mancebo
+1 Michele Scarponi
+1 Denis Menchov
+1 Carlos Garcia Quesada
-1 Roberto Heras Hernandez
-1 David Blanco Rodiguez
-1 Angel Luis Casero
-2 Santiago Botero Echeverry
-2 I±igo Cuesta
-4 Juan Miguel Mercado
-6 Gilberto Simoni
-9 Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero
-17 Leonardo Piepoli
Favourites by time :
+0:12 Denis Menchov
+0:03 Ruben Plaza Molina
-0:27 Francisco Mancebo
-0:29 Carlos Sastre
-0:47 Roberto Heras Hernandez
-1:04 Tom Danielson
-1:33 Santos Gonzalez
-1:48 Michele Scarponi
-1:50 Carlos Garcia Quesada
-2:00 Manuel Beltran
-2:12 David Blanco Rodiguez
-2:45 Joseba Beloki Dorronsoro
-3:09 Oscar Sevilla
-3:16 Bradley McGee
-3:20 Juan Miguel Mercado
-3:29 Aitor Gonzalez Jimenez
-4:35 Gilberto Simoni
-4:47 Daniele Nardello
-4:47 Angel Luis Casero
-4:51 JosÚ Azevedo
-5:14 Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero
-6:41 Santiago Botero Echeverry
-7:51 I±igo Cuesta
-8:48 Isidro Nozal Vega
-9:14 Leonardo Piepoli
Favourites standings :
1 Denis Menchov 34.23.53
2 Roberto Heras Hernandez 0.47
3 Carlos Sastre 1.36
4 Francisco Mancebo 1.53
5 Tom Danielson 3.07
6 David Blanco Rodiguez 3.23
7 Carlos Garcia Quesada 3.29
8 Santos Gonzalez 3.38
9 Michele Scarponi 3.46
10 Ruben Plaza Molina 4.11
11 Manuel Beltran 4.13
13 Juan Miguel Mercado 4.59
16 Oscar Sevilla 5.41
20 Gilberto Simoni 6.46
24 Joseba Beloki Dorronsoro 7.37
26 Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero 7.43
30 Aitor Gonzalez Jimenez 8.58
51 Angel Luis Casero 12.37
53 Bradley McGee 14.07
59 Leonardo Piepoli 15.35
64 JosÚ Azevedo 17.12
72 Daniele Nardello 21.22
77 Santiago Botero Echeverry 22.43
83 I±igo Cuesta 25.46
159 Isidro Nozal Vega 50.16
Retirements to date :
Bouygues Telecom Franck Renier
CrÚdit Agricole SÚbastien Joly DNF 7
Domina Vacanze Angelo Furlan DNF 3
" Luca Solari DNF 6
" Mirco Lorenzetto DNF 5
" Simone Cadamuro DNF 6
Euskaltel-Euskadi Iban Mayo Diez DNF 5
Franþaise des Jeux Bernhard Eisel DNF 6
" Jussi Veikkanen DNF 3
" Ludovic Auger DNF 6
Gerolsteiner Torsten Schmidt DNF 6
Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne JosÚ Ivan Gutierrez Palacios DNS 9
Lampre - Caffita GiosuÞ Bonomi DNF 6
" Giuliano Figueras DNF 2
Liquigas - Bianchi Oscar Mason
Phonak Hearing Systems Floyd Landis DNF 6
" JosÚ Enrique Gutierrez Cataluna DNF 5
Rabobank Jan Boven DNF 6
Total retirements : 18