Vuelta a Espana, stage 13 summary

Stage 13 : Saturday, September 12 2009, Berja - Alto de Sierra Nevada, 175 km

1 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis 5.09.22
2 Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 0.52
3 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 1.16
4 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank 1.17
5 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas
6 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1.37
7 Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 2.09
8 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence-Lotto 2.24
9 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre-NGC 2.31
10 Amael Moinard (Fra) Cofidis 3.37


Changes in stage 13 compared to stage 12 :

Biggest gainers by position :
+35 Fredrik Kessiakoff
+34 Matthias Russ
+30 Ignas Konovalovas
+26 Xavier Florencio
+26 Christophe Riblon
+25 David Herrero
+23 Matthe Pronk
+22 Jose Ruiz
+21 Xabier Zandio
+20 Stijn Devolder

Biggest losers by position :
-24 Damiano Cunego
-21 Tadej Valjavec
-19 Adam Hansen
-19 Jesus Del Nero
-18 Gustavo Cesar Veloso
-18 Jakob Fuglsang
-18 Roger Hammond
-18 Ryder Hesjedal
-17 Benat Intxausti
-16 Matti Breschel
-15 David Millar

Biggest gainers by time :
+1:36 David Moncoutie
+0:08 Ezequiel Mosquera

Biggest losers by time :
-38:06 Benat Intxausti
-38:06 Christophe Brandt
-38:06 Gabriel Rasch
-38:06 Gregory Henderson
-38:06 Javier Benitez
-38:06 Jens Mouris
-38:06 Kurt-Asle Arvesen
-38:06 Massimiliano Mori
-38:06 Maxim Iglinsky
-38:06 Michael Schar
-38:06 Wouter Weylandt

Favourites by position :
+15 Roman Kreuziger
+13 Fabian Cancellara
+2 Samuel Sanchez
+2 Ivan Basso
+2 Ezequiel Mosquera
+1 Robert Gesink
-1 Haimar Zubeldia
-3 Cadel Evans
-5 Tom Danielson
-9 Xavier Tondo
-24 Damiano Cunego

Favourites by time :
+0:08 Ezequiel Mosquera
-0:09 Robert Gesink
-0:09 Ivan Basso
-0:29 Samuel Sanchez
-1:26 Cadel Evans
-5:51 Haimar Zubeldia
-6:01 Tom Danielson
-12:59 Xavier Tondo
-17:02 Roman Kreuziger
-17:02 Fabian Cancellara
-27:06 Damiano Cunego

Top 3 and favourites standings :
1 Alejandro Valverde 56.23.08
2 Robert Gesink 0.27
3 Ivan Basso 1.02
4 Samuel Sanchez 1.32
5 Cadel Evans 1.33
6 Ezequiel Mosquera 2.06
.....
9 Tom Danielson 6.52
.....
15 Haimar Zubeldia 11.03
.....
28 Xavier Tondo 21.02
.....
31 Damiano Cunego 29.19
.....
74 Roman Kreuziger 1.15.02
.....
84 Fabian Cancellara 1.21.06

Retirements to date : Stage
Bjorn Schroder (Ger) Milram 13
Davide Vigano (Ita) Fuji-Servetto 13
Dominique Rollin (Can) Cervelo TestTeam 13
Eros Capecchi (Ita) Fuji-Servetto 13
Franck Bouyer (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom 13
Oscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank 13
Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale 13
Sebastien Chavanel (Fra) Francaise des Jeux 13
Simon Gerrans (Aus) Cervelo TestTeam 13
Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step 13
Alberto Fernandez Sainz (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 12
Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana 12
Francesco Tomei (Ita) Lampre-NGC 12
Jose Luis Rubiera (Spa) Astana 12
Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Milram 12
Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil 12
Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank 12
Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom 12
Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Slipstream 12
Vitaliy Buts (Ukr) Lampre-NGC 12
Frank Schleck (Lux) Saxo Bank 11
John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 11
Michael Albasini (Swi) Columbia-HTC 11
Jose Antonio Lopez (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur 10
Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Milram 10
Allan Davis (Aus) Quick Step 9
Carlos Barredo (Spa) Quick Step 9
Laurent Lefevre (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom 9
Mikel Gaztanaga Echeverria (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo 9
Andy Schleck (Lux) Saxo Bank 8
Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom 8
Vincent Jerome (Fra) Bbox Bouygues Telecom 8
Kim Kirchen (Lux) Columbia-HTC 6
Manuel Ortega (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur 6
Oscar Garcia-Casarrubios (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo 6
Chris Horner (USA) Astana 5
Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Fuji-Servetto 5
Charles Wegelius (GBr) Silence-Lotto 4
Total retirements : 38