Vuelta a Espana, stage 19 summary

Stage 19 : Friday, September 18 2009, Avila - La Granja. Real Fabrica de Cristales, 174 km

1 Juan Jose Cobo (Spa) Fuji-Servetto 4.37.35
2 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 0.02
3 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence-Lotto
4 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
5 Daniel Moreno (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne
6 Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia
7 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Lampre-NGC
8 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas
9 Manuel Vaquez (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo 1.34
10 Remy Di Gregorio (Fra) Francaise des Jeux


Changes in stage 19 compared to stage 18 :

Biggest gainers by position :
+14 Wesley Sulzberger
+12 Bingen Fernandez
+11 Remy Di Gregorio
+11 Adrian Palomares
+10 Pieter Weening
+9 Jose Luis Arrieta
+9 Gabriel Rasch
+7 Matti Breschel
+7 Jesus Del Nero
+6 Kjell Carlstrom

Biggest losers by position :
-10 Lars Boom
-10 Philippe Gilbert
-8 Julien El Fares
-6 Benat Intxausti
-6 Damien Monier
-6 Jakob Fuglsang
-6 Olivier Bonnaire
-6 Xavier Florencio
-5 Koos Moerenhout
-4 Fredrik Kessiakoff
-4 Robert Gesink

Biggest gainers by time :
+0:06 Juan Jose Cobo

Biggest losers by time :
-19:40 Arnaud Gerard
-19:40 Benat Intxausti
-19:40 Damien Gaudin
-19:40 Damien Monier
-19:40 Daniele Bennati
-19:40 Fabio Sabatini
-19:40 Frantisek Rabon
-19:40 Gonzalo Rabunal
-19:40 Javier Benitez
-19:40 Jean Eudes Demaret
-19:40 Jose Ruiz

Favourites by position :
+1 Samuel Sanchez
+1 Ivan Basso
+1 Ezequiel Mosquera
+1 Cadel Evans
-3 Roman Kreuziger
-4 Robert Gesink

Favourites by time :
-0:08 Cadel Evans
-0:16 Samuel Sanchez
-0:16 Ivan Basso
-0:16 Ezequiel Mosquera
-1:48 Haimar Zubeldia
-4:58 Robert Gesink
-15:07 Roman Kreuziger

Top 3 and favourites standings :
1 Alejandro Valverde 83.34.03
2 Samuel Sanchez 1.26
3 Ivan Basso 1.45
4 Cadel Evans 1.59
5 Ezequiel Mosquera 2.11
6 Robert Gesink 5.30
.....
14 Haimar Zubeldia 15.23
.....
64 Roman Kreuziger 1.34.29

Retirements to date : Stage
Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step 19
Sergio Dominguez Munoz (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo 19
Bert Grabsch (Ger) Columbia-HTC 18
Bjorn Leukemans (Bel) Vacansoleil 18
Christian Meier (Can) Garmin-Slipstream 18
Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Milram 18
Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 18
Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana 18
Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Slipstream 18
Tom Danielson (USA) Garmin-Slipstream 18
Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-NGC 17
Alexander Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale 17
Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-NGC 17
Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Saxo Bank 17
Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step 17
Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin-Slipstream 15
Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Saxo Bank 14
Ignas Konovalovas (Ltu) Cervelo TestTeam 14
Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-NGC 14
Sandy Casar (Fra) Francaise des Jeux 14
Xavier Tondo (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur 14
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 : 59