Changes in stage 8 compared to stage 7

Biggest gainers by position :
+14 Stuart O'grady
+13 Stefan Schumacher
+13 Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi
+12 Wim Vansevenant
+12 Erik Zabel
+12 Cristian Moreni
+12 Björn Schröder
+11 Sébastien Hinault
+11 Jan Boven
+10 Trent Lowe

Biggest losers by position :
-11 Sébastien Minard
-8 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo
-8 Pierre Rolland
-8 Ruben Lobato Elvira
-8 Thomas Frei
-7 Jon Bru Pascal
-7 Marcus Burghardt
-7 Pascal Hungerbühler
-6 Bart Dockx
-6 Benoît Vaugrenard
-6 Christophe Riblon

Biggest gainers by time :
+0:12 Rigoberto Uran
+0:06 Cristian Moreni
+0:04 Andreas Klöden
+0:03 Carlos Sastre Candil

Biggest losers by time :
-13:47 Alberto Losada Alguacil
-13:47 Alberto Ongarato
-13:47 Aurélien Clerc
-13:47 Benoît Poilvet
-13:47 Christophe Laurent
-13:47 David Kopp
-13:47 Giovanni Bernaudeau
-13:47 Josef Benetseder
-13:47 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo
-13:47 Pablo Lastras Garcia
-13:47 Pascal Hungerbühler

Favourites by position :
+7 Jens Voigt
+5 Michael Boogerd
+3 Marzio Bruseghin
+1 Carlos Sastre Candil
-3 José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios
-6 Fabian Cancellara

Favourites by time :
+0:04 Andreas Klöden
+0:03 Carlos Sastre Candil
-3:40 Marzio Bruseghin
-12:22 José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios
-12:22 Fabian Cancellara

Top 3 and favourites standings :
1 Vladimir Efimkin 29.24.01
2 Kim Kirchen 0.24
3 Vladimir Karpets 0.30
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5 Frank Schleck 0.33
6 Damiano Cunego 0.57
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8 Gilberto Simoni 2.03
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14 Andreas Klöden 4.35
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17 Vladimir Gusev 6.35
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19 Carlos Sastre Candil 7.19
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38 Jens Voigt 24.10
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46 Marzio Bruseghin 33.04
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50 Michael Boogerd 35.43
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54 José Ivan Gutierrez Palacios 43.22
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90 Fabian Cancellara 1.10.25

Retirements to date :
Ag2r Prevoyance John Gadret
" Rinaldo Nocentini
Astana Igor Abakoumov
Bouygues Telecom Saïd Haddou
Caisse d'Epargne Sébastien Portal
Cofidis, le Credit Par Telephone Tristan Valentin
Credit Agricole Francesco C. Bellotti
Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team Janez Brajkovic
Euskaltel - Euskadi Aitor Galdos Alonso
" Andoni Aranaga Azkune
" Anton Luengo Celaya
" Benat Albizuri Aransolo
Française Des Jeux Jussi Veikkanen
" Thierry Marichal
Lampre-Fondital Paolo Tiralongo
Liquigas Francesco Chicchi
" Franco Pellizotti
Predictor-Lotto Jurgen Van Den Broeck
" Robbie Mcewen
Quick Step - Innergetic Giovanni Visconti
" Hubert Schwab
Rabobank Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano
" Oscar Freire Gomez
T-Mobile Team Andreas Klier
" Giuseppe Guerini
" Michael Rogers
Unibet.com Pieter Jacobs
Total retirements : 27