Tour de France, stage 15 summary

Stage 15 : Jul 16, Samatan - Pau, 158.5 km

1 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 3.40.15
2 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin - Sharp
3 Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Team Europcar 0.12
4 Nicki Sorensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank
5 Dries Devenyns (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 0.21
6 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 1.08
7 Andre Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol Team 11.50
8 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Sharp
9 Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale
10 Kris Boeckmans (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team


Changes in GC, stage 15 compared to stage 14 :

Biggest gainers by position :
+21 Christian Vande Velde
+19 Pierrick Fedrigo
+16 Nicki Sorensen
+13 Samuel Dumoulin
+12 Dries Devenyns
+7 Thomas Voeckler
+6 Tyler Farrar
+6 Sebastiaan Langeveld
+6 Julien Fouchard
+6 Juan Jose Haedo

Biggest losers by position :
-5 Alessandro Vanotti
-4 Jens Voigt
-2 Amael Moinard
-2 Cyril Gautier
-2 Davide Malacarne
-2 Edvald Boasson Hagen
-2 Fabrice Jeandesboz
-2 Fredrik Kessiakoff
-2 Kevin De Weert
-2 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil
-2 Marco Marcato

Biggest gainers by time :
+11:50 Pierrick Fedrigo
+11:50 Christian Vande Velde
+11:38 Thomas Voeckler
+11:38 Nicki Sorensen
+11:29 Dries Devenyns
+10:42 Samuel Dumoulin

Biggest losers by time :
-3:41 Alessandro Vanotti
-0:47 Sebastiaan Langeveld
-0:45 Alexander Vinokourov
-0:45 Christophe Kern
-0:43 Bram Tankink
-0:31 David Millar
-0:31 David Zabriskie
-0:31 Jens Voigt
-0:31 Luca Paolini
-0:30 Yann Huguet

Favourites by position :
-1 Levi Leipheimer
-1 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo
-1 Ivan Basso

Favourites by time :

Top 10 and favourites GC standings (previous stage in parens) :
1 Bradley Wiggins 68:33:21 (unchanged)
2 Christopher Froome 2:05 (unchanged)
3 Vincenzo Nibali 2:23 (unchanged)
4 Cadel Evans 3:19 (unchanged)
5 Jurgen Van Den Broeck 4:48 (unchanged)
6 Haimar Zubeldia Aguirre 6:15 (unchanged)
7 Tejay Van Garderen 6:57 (unchanged)
8 Janez Brajkovic 7:30 (unchanged)
9 Pierre Rolland 8:31 (unchanged)
10 Thibaut Pinot 8:51 (unchanged)
.....
12 Frank Schleck 9:45 (unchanged)
.....
16 Denis Menchov 17:21 (unchanged)
.....
21 Michele Scarponi 20:32 (unchanged)
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29 Ivan Basso 45:13 (was 28th at 45:13)
.....
31 Levi Leipheimer 47:17 (was 30th at 47:17)
.....
34 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo 54:40 (was 33rd at 54:40)

Top 10 on Points table with previous in parens:
1 Peter Sagan 356 (was 1st with 333 points)
2 Andre Greipel 254 (was 2nd with 236 points)
3 Matthew Harley Goss 203 (unchanged)
4 Mark Cavendish 130 (was 4th with 129 points)
5 Edvald Boasson Hagen 127 (was 5th with 125 points)
6 Bradley Wiggins 105 (unchanged)
7 Cadel Evans 100 (unchanged)
8 Christopher Froome 88 (was 8th with 84 points)
9 Daryl Impey 84 (unchanged)
10 Vincenzo Nibali 77 (unchanged)

Top 10 on Mountains table with previous in parens:
1 Fredrik Kessiakoff 69 (unchanged)
2 Pierre Rolland 55 (unchanged)
3 Chris Anker Sorensen 39 (unchanged)
4 Thomas Voeckler 37 (was 4th with 33 points)
5 Michele Scarponi 33 (unchanged)
6 Christopher Froome 32 (unchanged)
7 Thibaut Pinot 32 (unchanged)
8 Peter Velits 29 (unchanged)
9 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil 21 (unchanged)
10 Sandy Casar 20 (unchanged)

Retirements to date : Stage
Brett Lancaster (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 15
Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Team Europcar 15
Kenny Robert van Hummel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 15
Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Omega Pharma - QuickStep 15
Vincent Jerome (Fra) Team Europcar 15
Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) FDJ-Big Mat 15
Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Pro Team Astana 14
Tony Gallopin (Fra) RadioShack-Nissan 13
David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne 12
Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 12
Tom Veelers (Ned) Argos-Shimano 12
Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre - ISD 11
Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 11
Fabian Cancellara (Swi) RadioShack-Nissan 11
Gustav Erik Larsson (Swe) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 11
Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 11
Mark Renshaw (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team 11
Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 11
Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Lampre - ISD 11
Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Lampre - ISD 10
Remy Di Gregorio (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne 10
Tony Martin (Ger) Omega Pharma - QuickStep 10
Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 8
Johannes Frohlinger (Ger) Argos-Shimano 8
Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 8
Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 7
Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 7
Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 7
Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Movistar Team 7
Jose Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Movistar Team 7
Maarten Wijnants (Bel) Rabobank Cycling Team 7
Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Katusha Team 7
Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin-Sharp 7
Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Sharp 7
Davide Vigano (Ita) Lampre - ISD 6
Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 6
Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin-Sharp 6
Wout Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 6
Marcel Kittel (Ger) Argos-Shimano 5
Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 4
Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar Team 3
Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Sky Procycling 3
Total retirements : 42


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Retirements to date : Stage
Brett Lancaster (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 15

Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Team Europcar 15

Kenny Robert van Hummel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 15

Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Omega Pharma - QuickStep 15

Vincent Jerome (Fra) Team Europcar 15

Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) FDJ-Big Mat 15

Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Pro Team Astana 14
Tony Gallopin (Fra) RadioShack-Nissan 13
David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne 12
Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 12
Tom Veelers (Ned) Argos-Shimano 12
Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre - ISD 11
Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 11
Fabian Cancellara (Swi) RadioShack-Nissan 11
Gustav Erik Larsson (Swe) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 11
Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 11
Mark Renshaw (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team 11
Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 11
Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr) Lampre - ISD 11
Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Lampre - ISD 10
Remy Di Gregorio (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne 10
Tony Martin (Ger) Omega Pharma - QuickStep 10
Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 8
Johannes Frohlinger (Ger) Argos-Shimano 8
Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 8
Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 7
Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 7
Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 7
Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Movistar Team 7
Jose Ivan Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Movistar Team 7
Maarten Wijnants (Bel) Rabobank Cycling Team 7
Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Katusha Team 7
Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin-Sharp 7
Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Sharp 7
Davide Vigano (Ita) Lampre - ISD 6
Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 6
Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin-Sharp 6
Wout Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 6
Marcel Kittel (Ger) Argos-Shimano 5
Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 4
Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar Team 3
Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Sky Procycling 3
Total retirements : 42


42 retirements, over 20% of the starters gone and a week left. What's the
record for drop-outs?

--
John Dean