Vuelta a Espana, stage 2 summary

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 :
+124 Andrey Zeits
+71 Vicente Reynes Mimo
+70 Denis Menchov
+69 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo
+68 David Blanco Rodriguez
+65 Thomas Lovkvist
+65 Christopher Froome
+64 Matti Breschel
+64 Guillaume Bonnafond
+64 Fabio Andres Duarte Arevalo

Biggest losers by position :
-149 Alexandre Geniez
-144 Fabian Cancellara
-137 Simon Geschke
-132 Albert Timmer
-114 Karsten Kroon
-106 Dario Cataldo
-101 Mads Christensen
-94 Martin Velits
-94 Michael Albasini
-93 Oliver Zaugg
-88 Murilo Antonio Fischer

Biggest gainers by time :
+0:26 Andrey Zeits
+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
-3:57 Aleksejs Saramotins
-3:57 Antonio Cabello Baena
-3:57 Jose Vicente Toribio Alcolea
-3:57 Karsten Kroon
-3:57 Mads Christensen
-3:57 Matthias Brandle

Favourites by position :
+70 Denis Menchov
+68 David Blanco Rodriguez
+63 Rein Taaramae
+56 Steven Kruijswijk
+55 Janez Brajkovic
+55 Bauke Mollema
+54 Michele Scarponi
+44 Bradley Wiggins
+36 Carlos Sastre Candil
+28 Jurgen Van Den Broeck
+27 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil
+10 Tony Martin
+6 Vincenzo Nibali
-1 Benat Intxausti Elorriaga
-49 Andreas Kloden

Favourites by time :
-0:13 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil
-0:13 Bradley Wiggins
-0:13 Benat Intxausti Elorriaga
-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 Peter Sagan 0:04 (was 6th at 0:04)
4 Vincenzo Nibali 0:04 (was 10th at 0:04)
5 Valerio Agnoli 0:04 (was 9th at 0:04)
6 John Degenkolb 0:09 (was 15th at 0:09)
7 Maxime Monfort 0:10 (was 3rd at 0:00)
8 Marcel Kittel 0:10 (was 43rd at 0:18)
9 Enrico Gasparotto 0:10 (was 21st at 0:10)
10 Robert Kiserlovski 0:10 (was 23rd at 0:10)
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21 Jurgen Van Den Broeck 0:18 (was 49th at 0:18)
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30 Benat Intxausti Elorriaga 0:27 (was 29th at 0:14)
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39 Janez Brajkovic 0:29 (was 94th at 0:29)
40 Bauke Mollema 0:30 (was 95th at 0:30)
41 Steven Kruijswijk 0:30 (was 97th at 0:30)
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47 Michele Scarponi 0:32 (was 101st at 0:32)
48 Rein Taaramae 0:33 (was 111st at 0:33)
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69 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil 0:43 (was 96th at 0:30)
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71 Denis Menchov 0:43 (was 141st at 0:43)
72 David Blanco Rodriguez 0:43 (was 140th at 0:43)
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89 Bradley Wiggins 0:55 (was 133rd at 0:42)
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100 Carlos Sastre Candil 1:03 (was 136th at 0:43)
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141 Andreas Kloden 1:47 (was 92nd at 0:29)
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158 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
Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Movistar Team 2
Eros Capecchi (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 2
Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) HTC-Highroad 2
Total retirements : 3


(This report can also be seen at http://homepage.ntlworld.com/rvmartin2)