Tour de France, stage 2 summary

Stage 2 : Jul 3, Les Essarts (TTT), 23 km

1 Team Garmin - Cervelo 0:24:48
2 BMC Racing Team 0:04
3 Sky Procycling
4 Team Leopard-Trek
5 HTC - Highroad 0:05
6 Team Radioshack 0:10
7 Rabobank Cycling Team 0:12
8 Saxo Bank Sungard 0:28
9 Pro Team Astana 0:32
10 Omega Pharma - Lotto 0:39

Changes in GC, stage 2 compared to stage 1 :

Biggest gainers by position :
+116 Romain Feillu
+58 Matthew Harley Goss
+53 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni
+51 Mark Cavendish
+51 Lars Ytting Bak
+49 Robert Gesink
+49 Carlos Barredo Llamazales
+47 George Hincapie
+47 Christian Vande Velde
+46 Steve Morabito

Biggest losers by position :
-116 Andrey Zeits
-106 Bernhard Eisel
-89 Paolo Longo Borghini
-77 Remy Di Gregorio
-70 Vladimir Isiachev
-63 Denis Galimzyanov
-59 Jelle Vanendert
-58 Rein Taaramae
-56 Christian Knees
-54 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil
-52 Sebastien Hinault

Biggest gainers by time :
+3:12 Romain Feillu
+0:41 Ryder Hesjedal
+0:06 Thor Hushovd
+0:06 Thomas Danielson
+0:06 David Millar
+0:06 Christian Vande Velde
+0:05 David Zabriskie
+0:02 Steve Morabito
+0:02 Rigoberto Uran
+0:02 Manuel Quinziato

Biggest losers by time :
-5:53 Bernhard Eisel
-5:12 Dmitriy Muravyev
-4:40 Ivan Murillo Velasco
-4:34 Remy Di Gregorio
-4:24 Andrey Zeits
-4:17 Vladimir Isiachev
-4:15 Paolo Longo Borghini
-3:58 Julian Dean
-3:55 Benjamin Noval Gonzalez
-3:55 Gorka Izagirre Insausti
-3:55 Ruben Perez Moreno

Favourites by position :
+49 Robert Gesink
+38 Bradley Wiggins
+23 Andy Schleck
+16 Levi Leipheimer
+16 Janez Brajkovic
+12 David Arroyo Duran
+10 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil
+7 Roman Kreuziger
+7 Alberto Contador Velasco
+6 Frank Schleck
-1 Cadel Evans
-3 Ivan Basso
-8 Jens Voigt
-13 Andreas Kloden
-25 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez

Favourites by time :
+0:02 Frank Schleck
+0:02 Cadel Evans
+0:02 Bradley Wiggins
+0:02 Andy Schleck
-0:04 Levi Leipheimer
-0:04 Janez Brajkovic
-0:04 Andreas Kloden
-0:06 Robert Gesink
-0:06 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil
-0:22 Alberto Contador Velasco
-0:26 Roman Kreuziger
-0:51 Ivan Basso
-1:03 David Arroyo Duran
-1:16 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez
-1:47 Jens Voigt

Top 10 and favourites GC standings (previous stage in parens) :
1 Thor Hushovd 5:06:25 (was 3rd at 0:06)
2 David Millar 0:00 (was 16th at 0:06)
3 Cadel Evans 0:01 (was 2nd at 0:03)
4 Geraint Thomas 0:04 (was 6th at 0:06)
5 Linus Gerdemann 0:04 (was 11th at 0:06)
6 Frank Schleck 0:04 (was 12th at 0:06)
7 Fabian Cancellara 0:04 (was 18th at 0:06)
8 Edvald Boasson Hagen 0:04 (was 25th at 0:06)
9 Manuel Quinziato 0:04 (was 26th at 0:06)
10 Andy Schleck 0:04 (was 33rd at 0:06)
.....
12 Bradley Wiggins 0:04 (was 50th at 0:06)
.....
20 Andreas Kloden 0:10 (was 7th at 0:06)
.....
22 Levi Leipheimer 0:10 (was 38th at 0:06)
23 Janez Brajkovic 0:10 (was 39th at 0:06)
.....
25 Robert Gesink 0:12 (was 74th at 0:06)
.....
47 Ivan Basso 0:57 (was 44th at 0:06)
.....
73 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil 1:26 (was 83rd at 1:20)
.....
75 Alberto Contador Velasco 1:42 (was 82nd at 1:20)
.....
92 Roman Kreuziger 2:21 (was 99th at 1:55)
.....
104 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez 2:36 (was 79th at 1:20)
.....
145 David Arroyo Duran 3:39 (was 157th at 2:36)
.....
154 Jens Voigt 4:20 (was 146th at 2:33)

Top 10 on Points table with previous in parens:
1 Philippe Gilbert 45 (unchanged)
2 Cadel Evans 35 (unchanged)
3 Thor Hushovd 30 (unchanged)
4 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil 26 (unchanged)
5 Jurgen Van Den Broeck 22 (unchanged)
6 Jeremy Roy 20 (unchanged)
7 Geraint Thomas 20 (unchanged)
8 Andreas Kloden 18 (unchanged)
9 Lieuwe Westra 17 (unchanged)
10 Rein Taaramae 16 (unchanged)

Top 10 on Mountains table with previous in parens:
1 Philippe Gilbert 1 (unchanged)

Retirements to date : Stage
Total retirements : 0


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On Jul 3, 1:46*pm, Bob Martin wrote:
Stage 2 : Jul 3, Les Essarts (TTT), 23 km

* 1 * Team Garmin - Cervelo * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *0:24:48
* 2 * BMC Racing Team * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 0:04
* 3 * Sky Procycling
* 4 * Team Leopard-Trek
* 5 * HTC - Highroad * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *0:05
* 6 * Team Radioshack * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 0:10
* 7 * Rabobank Cycling Team * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 0:12
* 8 * Saxo Bank Sungard * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 0:28
* 9 * Pro Team Astana * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 0:32
*10 * Omega Pharma - Lotto * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *0:39

Changes in GC, stage 2 compared to stage 1 :

Biggest gainers by position :
* * *+116 * Romain Feillu
* * * +58 * Matthew Harley Goss
* * * +53 * Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni
* * * +51 * Mark Cavendish
* * * +51 * Lars Ytting Bak
* * * +49 * Robert Gesink
* * * +49 * Carlos Barredo Llamazales
* * * +47 * George Hincapie
* * * +47 * Christian Vande Velde
* * * +46 * Steve Morabito

Biggest losers by position :
* * *-116 * Andrey Zeits
* * *-106 * Bernhard Eisel
* * * -89 * Paolo Longo Borghini
* * * -77 * Remy Di Gregorio
* * * -70 * Vladimir Isiachev
* * * -63 * Denis Galimzyanov
* * * -59 * Jelle Vanendert
* * * -58 * Rein Taaramae
* * * -56 * Christian Knees
* * * -54 * Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil
* * * -52 * Sebastien Hinault

Biggest gainers by time :
* * +3:12 * Romain Feillu
* * +0:41 * Ryder Hesjedal
* * +0:06 * Thor Hushovd
* * +0:06 * Thomas Danielson
* * +0:06 * David Millar
* * +0:06 * Christian Vande Velde
* * +0:05 * David Zabriskie
* * +0:02 * Steve Morabito
* * +0:02 * Rigoberto Uran
* * +0:02 * Manuel Quinziato

Biggest losers by time :
* * -5:53 * Bernhard Eisel
* * -5:12 * Dmitriy Muravyev
* * -4:40 * Ivan Murillo Velasco
* * -4:34 * Remy Di Gregorio
* * -4:24 * Andrey Zeits
* * -4:17 * Vladimir Isiachev
* * -4:15 * Paolo Longo Borghini
* * -3:58 * Julian Dean
* * -3:55 * Benjamin Noval Gonzalez
* * -3:55 * Gorka Izagirre Insausti
* * -3:55 * Ruben Perez Moreno

Favourites by position :
* * * +49 * Robert Gesink
* * * +38 * Bradley Wiggins
* * * +23 * Andy Schleck
* * * +16 * Levi Leipheimer
* * * +16 * Janez Brajkovic
* * * +12 * David Arroyo Duran
* * * +10 * Luis Leon Sanchez Gil
* * * *+7 * Roman Kreuziger
* * * *+7 * Alberto Contador Velasco
* * * *+6 * Frank Schleck
* * * *-1 * Cadel Evans
* * * *-3 * Ivan Basso
* * * *-8 * Jens Voigt
* * * -13 * Andreas Kloden
* * * -25 * Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez

Favourites by time :
* * +0:02 * Frank Schleck
* * +0:02 * Cadel Evans
* * +0:02 * Bradley Wiggins
* * +0:02 * Andy Schleck
* * -0:04 * Levi Leipheimer
* * -0:04 * Janez Brajkovic
* * -0:04 * Andreas Kloden
* * -0:06 * Robert Gesink
* * -0:06 * Luis Leon Sanchez Gil
* * -0:22 * Alberto Contador Velasco
* * -0:26 * Roman Kreuziger
* * -0:51 * Ivan Basso
* * -1:03 * David Arroyo Duran
* * -1:16 * Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez
* * -1:47 * Jens Voigt

Top 10 and favourites GC standings (previous stage in parens) :
* * * * 1 *Thor Hushovd * * * * * * * * * * * * * 5:06:25 * * * * (was 3rd at 0:06)
* * * * 2 *David Millar * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *0:00 * * * * (was 16th at 0:06)
* * * * 3 *Cadel Evans * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 0:01 * * * * (was 2nd at 0:03)
* * * * 4 *Geraint Thomas * * * * * * * * * * * * * *0:04 * * * * (was 6th at 0:06)
* * * * 5 *Linus Gerdemann * * * * * * * * * * * * * 0:04 * * * * (was 11th at 0:06)
* * * * 6 *Frank Schleck * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 0:04 * * * * (was 12th at 0:06)
* * * * 7 *Fabian Cancellara * * * * * * * * * * * * 0:04 * * * * (was 18th at 0:06)
* * * * 8 *Edvald Boasson Hagen * * * * * * * * * * *0:04 * * * * (was 25th at 0:06)
* * * * 9 *Manuel Quinziato * * * * * * * * * * * * *0:04 * * * * (was 26th at 0:06)
* * * *10 *Andy Schleck * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *0:04 * * * * (was 33rd at 0:06)
* * * * .....
* * * *12 *Bradley Wiggins * * * * * * * * * * * * * 0:04 * * * * (was 50th at 0:06)
* * * * .....
* * * *20 *Andreas Kloden * * * * * * * * * * * * * *0:10 * * * * (was 7th at 0:06)
* * * * .....
* * * *22 *Levi Leipheimer * * * * * * * * * * * * * 0:10 * * * * (was 38th at 0:06)
* * * *23 *Janez Brajkovic * * * * * * * * * * * * * 0:10 * * * * (was 39th at 0:06)
* * * * .....
* * * *25 *Robert Gesink * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 0:12 * * * * (was 74th at 0:06)
* * * * .....
* * * *47 *Ivan Basso * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *0:57 * * * * (was 44th at 0:06)
* * * * .....
* * * *73 *Luis Leon Sanchez Gil * * * * * * * * * * 1:26 * * * * (was 83rd at 1:20)
* * * * .....
* * * *75 *Alberto Contador Velasco * * * * * * * * *1:42 * * * * (was 82nd at 1:20)
* * * * .....
* * * *92 *Roman Kreuziger * * * * * * * * * * * * * 2:21 * * * * (was 99th at 1:55)
* * * * .....
* * * 104 *Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez * * * * * * * * * 2:36 * * * * (was 79th at 1:20)
* * * * .....
* * * 145 *David Arroyo Duran * * * * * * * * * * * *3:39 * * * * (was 157th at 2:36)
* * * * .....
* * * 154 *Jens Voigt * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *4:20 * * * * (was 146th at 2:33)

Top 10 on Points table with previous in parens:
* * * * 1 *Philippe Gilbert * * * * * * * * * * * * * *45 * * * * (unchanged)
* * * * 2 *Cadel Evans * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 35 * * * * (unchanged)
* * * * 3 *Thor Hushovd * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *30 * * * * (unchanged)
* * * * 4 *Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil * * * * * * * * * * *26 * * * * (unchanged)
* * * * 5 *Jurgen Van Den Broeck * * * * * * * * * * * 22 * * * * (unchanged)
* * * * 6 *Jeremy Roy * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *20 * * * * (unchanged)
* * * * 7 *Geraint Thomas * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *20 * * * * (unchanged)
* * * * 8 *Andreas Kloden * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *18 * * * * (unchanged)
* * * * 9 *Lieuwe Westra * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 17 * * * * (unchanged)
* * * *10 *Rein Taaramae * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 16 * * * * (unchanged)

Top 10 on Mountains table with previous in parens:
* * * * 1 *Philippe Gilbert * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 1 * * * * (unchanged)

Retirements to date : * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Stage
*Total retirements : 0

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Bob, please throw Chris Horner a bone. He so obviously enjoys riding
and racing that it's inspiring for the youngsters...and oldsters.
Thanks.

R

On 03/07/2011 18:46, Bob Martin wrote:

Biggest losers by position :
-116 Andrey Zeits

What did you do at the office today Andrey?
Oh, not a lot, lost 116 places in the TdF

On Jul 3, 7:46*pm, Bob Martin wrote:
Stage 2 : Jul 3, Les Essarts (TTT), 23 km

* 1 * Team Garmin - Cervelo * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *0:24:48
* 2 * BMC Racing Team * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 0:04
* 3 * Sky Procycling
* 4 * Team Leopard-Trek
* 5 * HTC - Highroad * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *0:05
* 6 * Team Radioshack * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 0:10
* 7 * Rabobank Cycling Team * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 0:12
* 8 * Saxo Bank Sungard * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 0:28
* 9 * Pro Team Astana * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 0:32
*10 * Omega Pharma - Lotto * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *0:39

Changes in GC, stage 2 compared to stage 1 :

Biggest gainers by position :
* * *+116 * Romain Feillu
* * * +58 * Matthew Harley Goss
* * * +53 * Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni
* * * +51 * Mark Cavendish
* * * +51 * Lars Ytting Bak
* * * +49 * Robert Gesink
* * * +49 * Carlos Barredo Llamazales
* * * +47 * George Hincapie
* * * +47 * Christian Vande Velde
* * * +46 * Steve Morabito

Biggest losers by position :
* * *-116 * Andrey Zeits
* * *-106 * Bernhard Eisel
* * * -89 * Paolo Longo Borghini
* * * -77 * Remy Di Gregorio
* * * -70 * Vladimir Isiachev
* * * -63 * Denis Galimzyanov
* * * -59 * Jelle Vanendert
* * * -58 * Rein Taaramae
* * * -56 * Christian Knees
* * * -54 * Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil
* * * -52 * Sebastien Hinault

Biggest gainers by time :
* * +3:12 * Romain Feillu
* * +0:41 * Ryder Hesjedal
* * +0:06 * Thor Hushovd
* * +0:06 * Thomas Danielson
* * +0:06 * David Millar
* * +0:06 * Christian Vande Velde
* * +0:05 * David Zabriskie
* * +0:02 * Steve Morabito
* * +0:02 * Rigoberto Uran
* * +0:02 * Manuel Quinziato

Biggest losers by time :
* * -5:53 * Bernhard Eisel
* * -5:12 * Dmitriy Muravyev
* * -4:40 * Ivan Murillo Velasco
* * -4:34 * Remy Di Gregorio
* * -4:24 * Andrey Zeits
* * -4:17 * Vladimir Isiachev
* * -4:15 * Paolo Longo Borghini
* * -3:58 * Julian Dean
* * -3:55 * Benjamin Noval Gonzalez
* * -3:55 * Gorka Izagirre Insausti
* * -3:55 * Ruben Perez Moreno

Favourites by position :
* * * +49 * Robert Gesink
* * * +38 * Bradley Wiggins
* * * +23 * Andy Schleck
* * * +16 * Levi Leipheimer
* * * +16 * Janez Brajkovic
* * * +12 * David Arroyo Duran
* * * +10 * Luis Leon Sanchez Gil
* * * *+7 * Roman Kreuziger
* * * *+7 * Alberto Contador Velasco
* * * *+6 * Frank Schleck
* * * *-1 * Cadel Evans
* * * *-3 * Ivan Basso
* * * *-8 * Jens Voigt
* * * -13 * Andreas Kloden
* * * -25 * Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez

Favourites by time :
* * +0:02 * Frank Schleck
* * +0:02 * Cadel Evans
* * +0:02 * Bradley Wiggins
* * +0:02 * Andy Schleck
* * -0:04 * Levi Leipheimer
* * -0:04 * Janez Brajkovic
* * -0:04 * Andreas Kloden
* * -0:06 * Robert Gesink
* * -0:06 * Luis Leon Sanchez Gil
* * -0:22 * Alberto Contador Velasco
* * -0:26 * Roman Kreuziger
* * -0:51 * Ivan Basso
* * -1:03 * David Arroyo Duran
* * -1:16 * Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez
* * -1:47 * Jens Voigt

Top 10 and favourites GC standings (previous stage in parens) :
* * * * 1 *Thor Hushovd * * * * * * * * * * * * * 5:06:25 * * * * (was 3rd at 0:06)
* * * * 2 *David Millar * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *0:00 * * * * (was 16th at 0:06)
* * * * 3 *Cadel Evans * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 0:01 * * * * (was 2nd at 0:03)
* * * * 4 *Geraint Thomas * * * * * * * * * * * * * *0:04 * * * * (was 6th at 0:06)
* * * * 5 *Linus Gerdemann * * * * * * * * * * * * * 0:04 * * * * (was 11th at 0:06)
* * * * 6 *Frank Schleck * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 0:04 * * * * (was 12th at 0:06)
* * * * 7 *Fabian Cancellara * * * * * * * * * * * * 0:04 * * * * (was 18th at 0:06)
* * * * 8 *Edvald Boasson Hagen * * * * * * * * * * *0:04 * * * * (was 25th at 0:06)
* * * * 9 *Manuel Quinziato * * * * * * * * * * * * *0:04 * * * * (was 26th at 0:06)
* * * *10 *Andy Schleck * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *0:04 * * * * (was 33rd at 0:06)
* * * * .....
* * * *12 *Bradley Wiggins * * * * * * * * * * * * * 0:04 * * * * (was 50th at 0:06)
* * * * .....
* * * *20 *Andreas Kloden * * * * * * * * * * * * * *0:10 * * * * (was 7th at 0:06)
* * * * .....
* * * *22 *Levi Leipheimer * * * * * * * * * * * * * 0:10 * * * * (was 38th at 0:06)
* * * *23 *Janez Brajkovic * * * * * * * * * * * * * 0:10 * * * * (was 39th at 0:06)
* * * * .....
* * * *25 *Robert Gesink * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 0:12 * * * * (was 74th at 0:06)
* * * * .....
* * * *47 *Ivan Basso * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *0:57 * * * * (was 44th at 0:06)
* * * * .....
* * * *73 *Luis Leon Sanchez Gil * * * * * * * * * * 1:26 * * * * (was 83rd at 1:20)
* * * * .....
* * * *75 *Alberto Contador Velasco * * * * * * * * *1:42 * * * * (was 82nd at 1:20)
* * * * .....
* * * *92 *Roman Kreuziger * * * * * * * * * * * * * 2:21 * * * * (was 99th at 1:55)
* * * * .....
* * * 104 *Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez * * * * * * * * * 2:36 * * * * (was 79th at 1:20)
* * * * .....
* * * 145 *David Arroyo Duran * * * * * * * * * * * *3:39 * * * * (was 157th at 2:36)
* * * * .....
* * * 154 *Jens Voigt * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *4:20 * * * * (was 146th at 2:33)

Top 10 on Points table with previous in parens:
* * * * 1 *Philippe Gilbert * * * * * * * * * * * * * *45 * * * * (unchanged)
* * * * 2 *Cadel Evans * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 35 * * * * (unchanged)
* * * * 3 *Thor Hushovd * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *30 * * * * (unchanged)
* * * * 4 *Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil * * * * * * * * * * *26 * * * * (unchanged)
* * * * 5 *Jurgen Van Den Broeck * * * * * * * * * * * 22 * * * * (unchanged)
* * * * 6 *Jeremy Roy * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *20 * * * * (unchanged)
* * * * 7 *Geraint Thomas * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *20 * * * * (unchanged)
* * * * 8 *Andreas Kloden * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *18 * * * * (unchanged)
* * * * 9 *Lieuwe Westra * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 17 * * * * (unchanged)
* * * *10 *Rein Taaramae * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 16 * * * * (unchanged)

Top 10 on Mountains table with previous in parens:
* * * * 1 *Philippe Gilbert * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 1 * * * * (unchanged)

Retirements to date : * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Stage
*Total retirements : 0

* (This report can also be seen athttp://homepage.ntlworld.com/rvmartin2)

As an ITT, Eisel lost 5:50 to Cancellara.

-ilan

On Jul 3, 3:06*pm, atriage wrote:
On 03/07/2011 18:46, Bob Martin wrote:



Biggest losers by position :
* * * -116 * Andrey Zeits

What did you do at the office today Andrey?
Oh, not a lot, lost 116 places in the TdF

Have you noticed the correlation between a rider's name length and his
results? Shorter names are almost always faster. If anyone starts
betting using that fact as their strategy you owe me 10% of the
winnings.

R