Tour-de-France stage 14 summary

Changes in stage 14 compared to stage 13

Biggest gainers by position :
+20 Sébastien Hinault
+19 Salvatore Commesso
+18 Anthony Geslin
+17 David Lopez
+15 Inaki Isasi
+14 Marco Velo
+13 Moises Duenas
+12 Iker Camano
+12 Francisco Ventoso
+11 Stuart O'Grady

Biggest losers by position :
-32 Philippe Gilbert
-21 Christian Knees
-17 Gilberto Simoni
-17 Riccardo Ricco
-13 Matthias Kessler
-13 Walter Beneteau
-12 David Kopp
-11 José Rujano
-9 Alessandro Ballan
-8 Andriy Grivko
-8 Beat Zberg

Biggest gainers by time :
+0:35 Pierrick Fedrigo
+0:25 Salvatore Commesso
+0:12 Christian Vandevelde

Biggest losers by time :
-31:58 Philippe Gilbert
-22:01 Gert Steegmans
-19:55 Christian Knees
-19:55 David Kopp
-19:55 Gilberto Simoni
-19:55 Riccardo Ricco
-16:53 Beat Zberg
-16:53 José Rujano
-16:53 Samuel Dumoulin
-16:53 Sébastien Joly
-16:53 Walter Beneteau

Favourites by position :
+11 Stefano Garzelli
+7 Serguei Gonchar
+3 George Hincapie
+1 Damiano Cunego
-7 David Moncoutié
-17 Gilberto Simoni

Favourites by time :
-2:11 Serguei Gonchar
-12:49 David Moncoutié
-19:55 Gilberto Simoni

Top 3 and favourites standings :
1 Oscar Pereiro 64.05.04
2 Floyd Landis 1.29
3 Cyril Dessel 1.37
4 Denis Menchov 2.30
5 Cadel Evans 2.46
6 Carlos Sastre 3.21
7 Andreas Klöden 3.58
8 Michael Rogers 4.51
9 Juan Miguel Mercado 5.02
10 Christophe Moreau 5.13
.....
15 Levi Leipheimer 7.08
16 Michael Boogerd 7.23
17 Georg Totschnig 8.16
.....
27 Pietro Caucchioli 13.04
.....
33 Damiano Cunego 18.01
.....
38 George Hincapie 24.28
.....
45 Stefano Garzelli 34.20
.....
50 Serguei Gonchar 36.54
.....
52 Gilberto Simoni 37.58
.....
72 David Moncoutié 49.59

Retirements to date :
Agritubel José Alberto Martinez DNF 12
" Samuel Plouhinec DNF 12
Bouygues Telecom Laurent Brochard DNS 10
Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears Alejandro Valverde DNF 3
" Isaac Galvez DNF 12
Cofidis Rik Verbrugghe DNF 14
Crédit Agricole Jimmy Engoulvent DNF 10
Davitamon-Lotto Fred Rodriguez DNF 3
Discovery Channel Benjamin Noval DNF 12
" Paolo Savoldelli DNF 12
Euskaltel-Euskadi Iban Mayo DNF 11
Liquigas Danilo Di Luca DNS 2
" Magnus Backstedt DNF 14
Milram Fabio Sacchi DNS 6
" Mirko Celestino DNF 14
Quick-Step-Innergetic Wilfried Cretskens DNF 11
Rabobank Erik Dekker DNF 3
Saunier Duval David Canada DNF 14
Team CSC Bobby Julich DNF 7
" Giovanni Lombardi DNF 11
Total retirements : 20

Bob writes:
Cofidis Rik Verbrugghe DNF 14

I really like the new way of showing the abandons -- thanks, Bob!

(Poor Rik Verbrugghe. Poor David Canada. And definitely poor Mattias Kessler.)


Rage away,

meg


--

Meg Worley _._ _._ Comparatively Literate

Bob Martin schreef:
Biggest losers by time :
-19:55 Gilberto Simoni

Aha! Taking 3 rest days in a row and shine in the Alps? Here's hoping

E.
-fan

Meg Worley schreef:
(Poor Rik Verbrugghe. Poor David Canada. And definitely poor Mattias Kessler.)

Mario Aerts commented that Kessler would probably have won were it not
for the fall, he was the strongest. More importantly Aerts
(Davitamon-Lotto) also said that when he heard that Quickstep-Innergetic
had started chasing, he gave it his all until he was spent. He was
already tired and didn't think he would make it to the line with the
other two, but better that one of them won than that the QS led peloton
would make it back in front...

--
E. Dronkert

Ewoud Dronkert wrote:
Mario Aerts commented that Kessler would probably have won were it not
for the fall, he was the strongest. More importantly Aerts
(Davitamon-Lotto) also said that when he heard that Quickstep-Innergetic
had started chasing, he gave it his all until he was spent. He was
already tired and didn't think he would make it to the line with the
other two, but better that one of them won than that the QS led peloton
would make it back in front...

I wonder what made Boonen think he would be able to make it over that
climb with the lead group anyway.

in message , Ewoud Dronkert
') wrote:

Bob Martin schreef:
Biggest losers by time :
-19:55 Gilberto Simoni

Aha! Taking 3 rest days in a row and shine in the Alps? Here's hoping

Well, that's ****ed on his pretentions to be a GC contender. Not that he
ever was, the nasty little man.

-fan

-non-fan.

--
(Simon Brooke) http://www.jasmine.org.uk/~simon/

to err is human, to lisp divine
;; attributed to Kim Philby, oddly enough.

"Ewoud Dronkert" a écrit dans le message de
news: ...
| Bob Martin schreef:
| Biggest losers by time :
| -19:55 Gilberto Simoni
|
| Aha! Taking 3 rest days in a row and shine in the Alps? Here's hoping
|
| E.
| -fan

I happened to watch the stage on France television today and they chose
today to put their guy in the car with the DS of SDV. Simoni was
unfortunately not trying to conserve energy. Tough stage for the DS who had
a guy in the break and his leader falling off the back.

"Ewoud Dronkert" a écrit dans le message de
news: ...
| Meg Worley schreef:
| (Poor Rik Verbrugghe. Poor David Canada. And definitely poor Mattias
Kessler.)
|
| Mario Aerts commented that Kessler would probably have won were it not
| for the fall, he was the strongest. More importantly Aerts
| (Davitamon-Lotto) also said that when he heard that Quickstep-Innergetic
| had started chasing, he gave it his all until he was spent. He was
| already tired and didn't think he would make it to the line with the
| other two, but better that one of them won than that the QS led peloton
| would make it back in front...
|
| --
| E. Dronkert

Jalabert, who follows the break aways said (before the crash) that Kessler
and Fedrigo were clearly the two strongest today in the break. Whether
Kessler would have won is a question. Fedrigo is a pretty cool customer as
we saw today, and the way he won the French title last year.

"trg" wrote in message
...

Jalabert, who follows the break aways said (before the crash) that Kessler
and Fedrigo were clearly the two strongest today in the break. Whether
Kessler would have won is a question. Fedrigo is a pretty cool customer as
we saw today, and the way he won the French title last year.

France does deserve a real Tour hero. With any luck between him and Voeckler
they may actually get some real air time.

Tom Kunich wrote:

France does deserve a real Tour hero.





Dumbass -


Why do they "deserve" anything?

Their development system clearly sucks. Why does mediocrity "deserve"
to be rewarded?

You remind me of the supporters of the California public school system
where everyone gets a diploma whether or not they can read.


thanks,

K. Gringioni.