TdF stage 15 summary

Changes in stage 15 compared to stage 14

Biggest gainers by position :
+27 Iker Camano
+26 Pierrick FÚdrigo
+25 Alessandro Bertolini
+24 Karsten Kroon
+22 Rubens Bertogliati
+19 Allan Davis
+11 JÚr¶me Pineau
+10 SÚbastien Hinault
+10 Oscar Sevilla
+9 Pietro Caucchioli

Biggest losers by position :
-15 Stefano Garzelli
-12 Georg Totschnig
-12 Santiago Botero
-11 Denis Menchov
-11 Jose Enrique Gutierrez
-10 David MoncoutiÚ
-10 Michael Rogers
-9 Gianluca Bortolami
-9 Ludovic Turpin
-9 Ronny Scholz
-9 Sandy Casar

Biggest gainers by time :
+5:24 George Hincapie
+5:10 Oscar Pereiro Sio
+4:42 Pietro Caucchioli
+4:07 Michael Boogerd
+2:45 Laurent Brochard

Biggest losers by time :
-41:33 Magnus Backstedt
-41:33 Rafael Nuritdinov
-39:06 Alessandro Vanotti
-39:06 Andrei Grivko
-39:06 Baden Cooke
-39:06 Beat Zberg
-39:06 Bernhard Eisel
-39:06 Bradley McGee
-39:06 Bram Tankink
-39:06 Daniel Becke
-39:06 David Loosli

Favourites by position :
+7 Oscar Pereiro Sio
+2 Francisco Mancebo
+2 Dario Cioni
+1 Ivan Basso
+1 Christophe Moreau
+1 Alexandre Vinokourov
-1 Paolo Savoldelli
-1 Michael Rasmussen
-1 Levi Leipheimer
-1 Floyd Landis
-2 Andreas Kl÷den
-4 Carlos Sastre
-5 Vladimir Karpets
-7 Roberto Heras
-10 Michael Rogers
-11 Denis Menchov
-12 Santiago Botero
-15 Stefano Garzelli

Favourites by time :
+5:10 Oscar Pereiro Sio
-1:24 Jan Ullrich
-1:28 Michael Rasmussen
-1:28 Francisco Mancebo
-2:29 Alexandre Vinokourov
-2:50 Levi Leipheimer
-3:10 Christophe Moreau
-4:30 Floyd Landis
-6:23 Andreas Kl÷den
-7:09 Bobby Julich
-13:44 Carlos Sastre
-15:37 Paolo Savoldelli
-31:05 Vladimir Karpets
-31:05 Roberto Heras
-31:05 Michael Rogers
-31:05 Dario Cioni
-39:06 Stefano Garzelli
-39:06 Santiago Botero
-39:06 Denis Menchov

Favourites standings :
1 Lance Armstrong (USA) Discovery Channel 62.09.59
2 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC 2.46
3 Michael Rasmussen (Den) Rabobank 3.09
4 Jan Ullrich (Ger) T-Mobile Team 5.58
5 Francisco Mancebo (Spa) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 6.31
6 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Gerolsteiner 7.35
7 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems 9.33
8 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) T-Mobile Team 9.38
9 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Credit Agricole 11.47
10 Andreas Kl÷den (Ger) T-Mobile Team 12.01
16 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC 19.03
17 Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Phonak Hearing Systems 19.30
22 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Team CSC 27.37
33 Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) Discovery Channel 52.47
35 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 56.18
37 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick.Step 1.00.56
40 Santiago Botero (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems 1.11.18
48 Roberto Heras (Spa) Liberty Seguros-W³rth 1.28.38
50 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne 1.32.57
73 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank 1.56.53
82 Dario Cioni (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi 2.06.17

Retirements to date :
Ag2r-Prevoyance Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra) DNF 11
" Sylvain Calzati (Fra) DNF 8
Credit Agricole Jaan Kirsipuu (Est) DNF 9
Davitamon-Lotto Leon van Bon (Ned) DNF 8
Discovery Channel Manuel Beltran (Spa) DNF 12
Domina Vacanze Angelo Furlan (Ita) DNF 12
" Sergei Gonchar (Ukr) DNS 8
Euskaltel-Euskadi David Herrero (Spa) DNF 15
Fassa Bortolo Claudio Corioni (Ita) DNF 6
" Dario Frigo (Ita) DNS 11
" Kim Kirchen (Lux) DNF 11
Franþaise Des Jeux Christophe Mengin (Fra) DNS 8
Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne Alejandro Valverde (Spa) DNF 13
" Isaac Gßlvez (Spa) DNF 8
Lampre-Caffita Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) DNF 7
" Evgeni Petrov (Rus) DNS 10
" Gerrit Glomser (Aut) DNF 10
Liberty Seguros-W³rth Igor Gonzalez de Galdeano (Spa) DNF 9
Liquigas-Bianchi Luciano Pagliarini (Bra) DNF 9
Phonak Hearing Systems Robert Hunter (RSA) DNF 12
" Steve Zampieri (Swi) DNF 7
Quick.Step Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) HD 11
" Stefano Zanini (Ita) DNF 11
" Tom Boonen (Bel) DNS 12
" Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) DNF 15
Rabobank Gerben L÷wik (Ned) DNF 14
Saunier Duval-Prodir Constantino Zaballa (Spa) DNF 5
" Jose Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) DNF 9
" Nicolas Fritsch (Fra) DNF 12
Team CSC David Zabriskie (USA) DNF 9
" Jens Voigt (Ger) HD 11
Total retirements : 31

" 37 Michael Rogers (Aus) Quick.Step
1=2E00.56
40 Santiago Botero (Col) Phonak Hearing Systems
1=2E11.18
48 Roberto Heras (Spa) Liberty Seguros-W=B3rth
1.28.38
50 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Illes Balears-Caisse d'Epargne
1=2E32.57
73 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank
1=2E56.53
82 Dario Cioni (Ita) Liquigas-Bianchi
"

Rogers, Botero, Karpets, Menchov, and Cioni
were NEVER favorites in the farthest stretch of even
any newbie's imagination. Only Heras is accurate
in your list. Only Heras. And he really *sucks* at the Tour.

-Ken