Tour de France, stage 9 summary

Stage 9 : Jul 10, Issoire - Saint-Flour, 208 km

1 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team 5.27.09
2 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar 0.05
3 Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJ 0.13
4 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 3.59
5 Peter Velits (Svk) HTC-Highroad
6 Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team
7 Andy Schleck (Lux) Leopard Trek
8 Tony Martin (Ger) HTC-Highroad
9 Frank Schleck (Lux) Leopard Trek
10 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - ISD


Changes in GC, stage 9 compared to stage 8 :

Biggest gainers by position :
+42 Xabier Zandio Echaide
+41 Paolo Tiralongo
+34 Tristan Valentin
+34 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil
+34 Gerald Ciolek
+32 Laurent Mangel
+32 Alessandro Vanotti
+31 Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho
+29 Gorka Izagirre Insausti
+26 Jesus Hernandez Blazquez

Biggest losers by position :
-48 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil
-25 Brian Vandborg
-25 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni
-23 Thor Hushovd
-22 Rui Alberto Faria da Costa
-21 Johnny Hoogerland
-21 Sebastian Lang
-19 David Millar
-19 Gianni Meersman
-19 Leonardo Duque
-19 Mickael Delage

Biggest gainers by time :
+1:34 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil
+1:29 Thomas Voeckler
+1:21 Sandy Casar

Biggest losers by time :
-20:14 Fabrice Jeandesboz
-19:57 Andrei Amador Bipkazacova
-19:54 Niki Terpstra
-19:52 Bernhard Eisel
-19:52 Mark Cavendish
-19:37 Addy Engels
-19:37 Andre Greipel
-19:37 Andriy Grivko
-19:37 Anthony Delaplace
-19:37 Arnaud Coyot
-19:37 Borut Bozic

Favourites by position :
+34 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil
+14 David Arroyo Duran
+9 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez
+8 Jens Voigt
+6 Levi Leipheimer
+4 Alberto Contador Velasco
+2 Robert Gesink
+2 Ivan Basso
+1 Andy Schleck
-1 Frank Schleck
-1 Cadel Evans
-4 Roman Kreuziger
-4 Andreas Kloden

Favourites by time :
+1:34 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil
-2:25 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez
-2:25 Frank Schleck
-2:25 Cadel Evans
-2:25 Andy Schleck
-2:25 Alberto Contador Velasco
-2:33 Robert Gesink
-2:33 Levi Leipheimer
-2:33 Ivan Basso
-2:33 Andreas Kloden
-4:16 David Arroyo Duran
-5:13 Jens Voigt
-15:04 Roman Kreuziger

Top 10 and favourites GC standings (previous stage in parens) :
1 Thomas Voeckler 38:35:11 (was 19th at 1:29)
2 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil 1:49 (was 36th at 3:23)
3 Cadel Evans 2:26 (was 2nd at 0:01)
4 Frank Schleck 2:29 (was 3rd at 0:04)
5 Andy Schleck 2:37 (was 6th at 0:12)
6 Tony Martin 2:38 (was 7th at 0:13)
7 Peter Velits 2:38 (was 8th at 0:13)
8 Andreas Kloden 2:43 (was 4th at 0:10)
9 Philippe Gilbert 2:55 (was 10th at 0:30)
10 Jakob Fuglsang 3:08 (was 5th at 0:12)
11 Ivan Basso 3:36 (was 13th at 1:03)
.....
15 Robert Gesink 4:01 (was 17th at 1:28)
16 Alberto Contador Velasco 4:07 (was 20th at 1:42)
.....
20 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez 5:01 (was 29th at 2:36)
.....
36 Levi Leipheimer 7:16 (was 42nd at 4:43)
.....
73 David Arroyo Duran 24:06 (was 87th at 19:50)
.....
94 Jens Voigt 28:59 (was 102nd at 23:46)
.....
115 Roman Kreuziger 40:31 (was 111st at 25:27)

Top 10 on Points table with previous in parens:
1 Philippe Gilbert 217 (was 1st with 187 points)
2 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil 172 (unchanged)
3 Mark Cavendish 153 (unchanged)
4 Thor Hushovd 137 (was 4th with 130 points)
5 Cadel Evans 135 (was 5th with 120 points)
6 Romain Feillu 99 (unchanged)
7 Andre Greipel 78 (unchanged)
8 Tyler Farrar 76 (unchanged)
9 Sebastien Hinault 60 (unchanged)
10 Denis Galimzyanov 55 (unchanged)

Top 10 on Mountains table with previous in parens:
1 Johnny Hoogerland 22 (was 3rd with 4 points)
2 Thomas Voeckler 16 (was 0 points)
3 Tejay Van Garderen 5 (was 1st with 5 points)
4 Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa 5 (was 2nd with 5 points)
5 Sandy Casar 5 (was 0 points)
6 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni 4 (was 0 points)
7 Anthony Roux 3 (was 4th with 3 points)
8 Cadel Evans 2 (was 5th with 2 points)
9 Philippe Gilbert 2 (was 6th with 2 points)
10 Christophe Riblon 2 (was 7th with 2 points)

Retirements to date : Stage
Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Pro Team Astana 9
Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 9
David Zabriskie (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo 9
Frederik Willems (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 9
Juan Manuel Garate Cepa (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team 9
Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 9
Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha Team 9
Wout Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 9
Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team 8
Christopher Horner (USA) Team RadioShack 8
Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Procycling 7
Remi Pauriol (Fra) FDJ 7
Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team 7
Ivan Murillo Velasco (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 6
Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Movistar Team 6
Christophe Kern (Fra) Team Europcar 5
Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team RadioShack 5
Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 4
Total retirements : 18


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On 10/07/2011 19:13, Bob Martin wrote:
Retirements to date : Stage
Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Pro Team Astana 9
Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 9
David Zabriskie (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo 9
Frederik Willems (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 9
Juan Manuel Garate Cepa (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team 9
Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 9
Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha Team 9
Wout Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 9
Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team 8
Christopher Horner (USA) Team RadioShack 8
Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Procycling 7
Remi Pauriol (Fra) FDJ 7
Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team 7
Ivan Murillo Velasco (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 6
Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Movistar Team 6
Christophe Kern (Fra) Team Europcar 5
Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team RadioShack 5
Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 4
Total retirements : 18

The casualties per stage generally seem to be on bit of an upward curve, at this
rate anyone who makes it to Paris will be standing on the podium.

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On Jul 10, 2:44*pm, atriage wrote:
On 10/07/2011 19:13, Bob Martin wrote:

Retirements to date : * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Stage
* * Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Pro Team Astana * * * * * * * * 9
* * Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi * * * * * * * * * * 9
* * David Zabriskie (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo * * * * * * * * *9
* * Frederik Willems (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto * * * * * * * * *9
* * Juan Manuel Garate Cepa (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team * * * *9
* * Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto * * * * * * 9
* * Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha Team * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 9
* * Wout Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team * * * * *9
* * Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team * * * * * * *8
* * Christopher Horner (USA) Team RadioShack * * * * * * * * * 8
* * Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Procycling * * * * * * * * * * * 7
* * Remi Pauriol (Fra) FDJ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 7
* * Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team * * * * * * * * * *7
* * Ivan Murillo Velasco (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi * * * * * * * 6
* * Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Movistar Team * * * * * * * * * * * 6
* * Christophe Kern (Fra) Team Europcar * * * * * * * * * * * *5
* * Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team RadioShack * * * * * * * * * * *5
* * Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto * * * * * * * 4
* Total retirements : 18

The casualties per stage generally seem to be on bit of an upward curve, at this
rate anyone who makes it to Paris will be standing on the podium.

Unless one of the drivers takes out the podium.

R

On 10/07/2011 19:54, RicodJour wrote:
On Jul 10, 2:44 pm, wrote:
On 10/07/2011 19:13, Bob Martin wrote:

Retirements to date : Stage
Alexander Vinokourov (Kaz) Pro Team Astana 9
Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 9
David Zabriskie (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo 9
Frederik Willems (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 9
Juan Manuel Garate Cepa (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team 9
Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 9
Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha Team 9
Wout Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 9
Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team 8
Christopher Horner (USA) Team RadioShack 8
Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Procycling 7
Remi Pauriol (Fra) FDJ 7
Tom Boonen (Bel) Quickstep Cycling Team 7
Ivan Murillo Velasco (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 6
Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Movistar Team 6
Christophe Kern (Fra) Team Europcar 5
Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Team RadioShack 5
Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 4
Total retirements : 18

The casualties per stage generally seem to be on bit of an upward curve, at this
rate anyone who makes it to Paris will be standing on the podium.

Unless one of the drivers takes out the podium.

Tour de France cancelled owing to the death of all riders, UCI says this is
'unfortunate' and may revise rules allowing lower cat riders into event next
year to make up numbers.

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