Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco, stage 6 summary

Stage 6 : Apr 9, Zalla (ITT), 24 km

1 Tony Martin (Ger) HTC-Highroad 32.16.00
2 Andreas Kloden (Ger) Team RadioShack 0.09
3 Marco Pinotti (Ita) HTC-Highroad 0.24
4 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Leopard Trek 0.29
5 Andrew Talansky (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo 0.42
6 Maxime Monfort (Bel) Leopard Trek 0.48
7 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 0.50
8 Richie Porte (Aus) Saxo Bank Sungard 0.53
9 Christopher Horner (USA) Team RadioShack 0.55
10 Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Movistar Team 1.00


Changes in GC, stage 6 compared to stage 5 :

Biggest gainers by position :
+11 Andrew Talansky
+8 Tony Martin
+7 David Lelay
+6 Thomas Peterson
+6 Michael Rogers
+6 Matteo Montaguti
+6 Marzio Bruseghin
+6 Jens Voigt
+5 Thomas Lovkvist
+5 Robert Gesink

Biggest losers by position :
-10 Joaquin Rodriguez
-6 Mickael Cherel
-4 Daniel Moreno Fernandez
-4 Ryder Hesjedal
-4 Simon Gerrans
-3 Bram Tankink
-3 Chris Anker Sorensen
-3 Gert Dockx
-3 Johnny Hoogerland
-3 Laurent Didier
-3 Levi Leipheimer

Biggest gainers by time :
+0:09 Tony Martin

Biggest losers by time :
-7:39 Mauro Santambrogio
-6:39 Pablo Urtasun Perez
-6:01 Julian Sanchez Pimienta
-5:56 Levi Leipheimer
-5:53 Daniele Ratto
-5:37 Stefan Denifl
-5:35 David De La Fuente Rasilla
-5:34 Gert Dockx
-5:07 Mickael Cherel
-4:59 Simon Gerrans
-4:56 Fabian Wegmann

Favourites by position :
+6 Michael Rogers
+6 Jens Voigt
+5 Robert Gesink
+3 Christian Vande Velde
+1 Xavier Tondo Volpini
+1 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil
+1 Andreas Kloden
-1 Andy Schleck
-2 David Arroyo Duran
-3 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez
-3 Levi Leipheimer
-10 Joaquin Rodriguez

Favourites by time :
-0:41 Robert Gesink
-0:57 Xavier Tondo Volpini
-1:08 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez
-1:34 Michael Rogers
-1:39 Jens Voigt
-1:43 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil
-1:44 Andy Schleck
-1:46 Christian Vande Velde
-1:49 Frank Schleck
-1:59 Joaquin Rodriguez
-2:50 David Arroyo Duran
-5:56 Levi Leipheimer

Top 10 and favourites GC standings (previous stage in parens) :
1 Andreas Kloden 22:12:11 (was 2nd at 0:00)
2 Christopher Horner 0:47 (was 4th at 0:01)
3 Robert Gesink 0:47 (was 8th at 0:06)
4 Benat Intxausti Elorriaga 1:03 (was 9th at 0:09)
5 Xavier Tondo Volpini 1:03 (was 6th at 0:06)
6 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez 1:08 (was 3rd at 0:00)
7 David Lopez Garcia 1:28 (was 7th at 0:06)
8 Alexander Vinokourov 1:31 (was 10th at 0:10)
9 Ryder Hesjedal 1:49 (was 5th at 0:06)
10 Vasili Kiryienka 1:54 (was 12th at 1:03)
11 Joaquin Rodriguez 1:59 (was 1st at 0:00)
12 Andy Schleck 2:02 (was 11th at 0:18)
.....
14 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil 3:12 (was 15th at 1:29)
.....
16 Frank Schleck 3:23 (was 16th at 1:34)
.....
21 David Arroyo Duran 5:07 (was 19th at 2:17)
.....
42 Christian Vande Velde 17:09 (was 45th at 15:23)
.....
76 Jens Voigt 34:34 (was 82nd at 32:55)
77 Levi Leipheimer 35:07 (was 74th at 29:11)
.....
111 Michael Rogers 59:33 (was 117th at 57:59)

Top 10 on Points table with previous in parens:
1 Andreas Kloden 78 (was 0 points)
2 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez 59 (was 0 points)
3 Christopher Horner 57 (was 0 points)
4 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver 56 (was 0 points)
5 Alexandre Vinokourov 44 (was 0 points)
6 Vasili Kiryienka 43 (was 0 points)
7 Ryder Hesjedal 42 (was 0 points)
8 Francesco Gavazzi 34 (was 0 points)
9 Pim Ligthart 28 (was 0 points)
10 Tony Martin 25 (was 0 points)

Top 10 on Mountains table with previous in parens:
1 Michael Albasini 58 (unchanged)
2 Amael Moinard 30 (unchanged)
3 Julian Sanchez Pimienta 24 (unchanged)
4 Maxim Iglinskiy 21 (unchanged)
5 Dario Cataldo 19 (unchanged)
6 Juan Manuel Garate 17 (unchanged)
7 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez 14 (was 7th with 16 points)
8 Maxim Belkov 14 (was 9th with 14 points)
9 Benat Intxausti Elorriaga 12 (was 10th with 12 points)
10 Mathieu Perget 12 (was 11th with 12 points)

Retirements to date : Stage
Inaki Isasi Flores (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 6
Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Omega Pharma-Lotto 6
Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team 6
Aitor Galdos Alonso (Spa) Caja Rural 5
Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) Lampre - ISD 5
Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - ISD 5
Daniel Martin (Irl) Team Garmin-Cervelo 5
Higinio Fernandez (Spa) Caja Rural 5
Jerome Pineau (Fra) Quickstep Cycling Team 5
Johann Tschopp (Swi) BMC Racing Team 5
Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Omega Pharma-Lotto 5
Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale 5
Fabio Felline (Ita) Geox-TMC 4
Inigo Cuesta Lopez De Castro (Spa) Caja Rural 4
Mads Christensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard 4
Marco Bandiera (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team 4
Noe Gianetti (Swi) Geox-TMC 4
Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Geox-TMC 4
Alfredo Balloni (Ita) Lampre - ISD 3
Craig Lewis (USA) HTC-Highroad 3
Danilo Di Luca (Ita) Katusha Team 3
Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 3
Mauro Finetto (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 3
Oscar Pujol Munoz (Spa) Omega Pharma-Lotto 3
Andre Steensen (Den) Saxo Bank Sungard 2
Santo Anza (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 2
Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Movistar Team 1
Total retirements : 27


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In article ,
Bob Martin wrote:

Top 10 and favourites GC standings (previous stage in parens) :
1 Andreas Kloden 22:12:11 (was 2nd at 0:00)
2 Christopher Horner 0:47 (was 4th at 0:01)
3 Robert Gesink 0:47 (was 8th at 0:06)
4 Benat Intxausti Elorriaga 1:03 (was 9th at 0:09)
5 Xavier Tondo Volpini 1:03 (was 6th at 0:06)
6 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez 1:08 (was 3rd at 0:00)
7 David Lopez Garcia 1:28 (was 7th at 0:06)
8 Alexander Vinokourov 1:31 (was 10th at 0:10)
9 Ryder Hesjedal 1:49 (was 5th at 0:06)
10 Vasili Kiryienka 1:54 (was 12th at 1:03)
11 Joaquin Rodriguez 1:59 (was 1st at 0:00)
12 Andy Schleck 2:02 (was 11th at 0:18)

Cool.
A 24 km time trial shakes up the tour of the Basque country.

--
Old Fritz