Tour de France, stage 16 summary

Stage 16 : Tuesday, July 21 2009, Martigny - Bourg-Saint-Maurice, 159 km

1 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 4.14.20
2 Sandy Casar (Fra) Francaise des Jeux 0.06
3 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) BBOX Bouygues Telecom
4 Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale
5 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Silence - Lotto
6 Amael Moinard (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
7 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas 0.11
8 Stephane Goubert (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
9 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Agritubel 0.59
10 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana


Changes in stage 16 compared to stage 15 :

Biggest gainers by position :
+20 Staf Scheirlinckx
+20 Ruben Perez Moreno
+19 Joan Horrach Rippoll
+18 Inigo Cuesta Lopez De Castro
+14 Simon Spilak
+13 Greg Van Avermaet
+13 Fabian Wegmann
+12 Marzio Bruseghin
+12 Amael Moinard
+11 Pierrick Fedrigo

Biggest losers by position :
-29 Maxime Monfort
-26 Tony Martin
-15 Amets Txurruka
-15 Fabian Cancellara
-13 David Millar
-13 Denis Menchov
-13 George Hincapie
-11 Juan Manuel Garate Cepa
-10 Heinrich Haussler
-9 Christophe Kern
-9 Cyril Dessel

Biggest gainers by time :
+0:59 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau
+0:53 Sandy Casar
+0:53 Pierrick Fedrigo
+0:53 Nicholas Roche
+0:53 Jurgen Van Den Broeck
+0:53 Amael Moinard
+0:48 Stephane Goubert
+0:48 Franco Pellizotti

Biggest losers by time :
-33:44 Kenny Robert van Hummel
-26:57 Niki Terpstra
-26:37 Albert Timmer
-26:37 Bernhard Eisel
-26:37 Bert Grabsch
-26:37 Cyril Dessel
-26:37 Marcin Sapa
-26:37 Mark Cavendish
-26:37 Mark Renshaw
-26:37 Samuel Dumoulin
-26:37 Steven de Jongh

Favourites by position :
+12 Marzio Bruseghin
+6 Franco Pellizotti
+4 Vladimir Karpets
+4 Roman Kreuziger
+4 Kim Kirchen
+2 Frank Schleck
+2 Carlos Sastre Candil
-3 Cadel Evans
-13 Denis Menchov

Favourites by time :
+0:48 Franco Pellizotti
-2:56 Cadel Evans
-9:43 Marzio Bruseghin
-15:41 Denis Menchov

Top 3 and favourites standings :
1 Alberto Contador Velasco 67.33.15
2 Lance Armstrong 1.37
3 Bradley Wiggins 1.46
.....
5 Andy Schleck 2.26
.....
8 Frank Schleck 3.25
9 Carlos Sastre Candil 3.52
.....
12 Roman Kreuziger 4.40
13 Kim Kirchen 5.05
.....
16 Vladimir Karpets 5.56
17 Cadel Evans 7.23
.....
40 Franco Pellizotti 23.38
.....
42 Denis Menchov 27.04
.....
86 Marzio Bruseghin 1.20.14

Retirements to date : Stage
Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank 16
Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step 15
Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale 15
Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana 13
Peter Wrolich (Aut) Team Milram 13
Angelo Furlan (Ita) Lampre - NGC 12
Jerome Coppel (Fra) Francaise des Jeux 12
Romain Feillu (Fra) Agritubel 12
Rui Alberto Faria da Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne 12
Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team Saxo Bank 11
Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Team Katusha 9
David Lelay (Fra) Agritubel 8
Eduardo Gonzalo Ramirez (Spa) Agritubel 8
Koldo Fernandez De Larrea (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 8
Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 8
Sebastien Joly (Fra) Francaise des Jeux 7
Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank 6
Piet Rooijakkers (Ned) Skil-Shimano 5
Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step 3
Total retirements : 19

Wiggins plays it down again today but Contador has voiced his concern
for the threat from Wiggins.

"someone" wrote in message
...
Wiggins plays it down again today but Contador has voiced his concern
for the threat from Wiggins.

Why would Bradley attack before the important stages? He's a good TT rider
and he'll have to use Mt. Ventoux as well.

On Jul 21, 5:16*pm, someone wrote:
Wiggins plays it down again today but Contador has voiced his concern
for the threat from Wiggins.

Day by day. Just gotta take it day by day. It's day by day. Did I
mention I like to do it day by day? Don't want to look ahead to
tomorrow, just day by day.

On Jul 21, 6:22*pm, Bug wrote:
On Jul 21, 5:16*pm, someone wrote:

Wiggins plays it down again today but Contador has voiced his concern
for the threat from Wiggins.

Day by day. *Just gotta take it day by day. *It's day by day. *Did I
mention I like to do it day by day? *Don't want to look ahead to
tomorrow, just day by day.

How many times have we heard that Haussler was born Australia? Time
for the crew to mention Wiggins was born in Belgium, no?

Andre

Tom Adams wrote:
So, the rider that is currently #4 in the GC is not a favourite?

Based on his performance in stage races in the past 2 years, apparently
he isn't. Bob has an automated system, he doesn't hand-pick favourites
(unless asked to do so).