Vuelta a Espana, stage 18 summary

Stage 18 : Thursday, September 17 2009, Talavera de la Reina - Avila, 187 km

1 Philip Deignan (Irl) Cervelo TestTeam 4.19.14
2 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas 0.03
3 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Saxo Bank 0.16
4 Manuel Vaquez (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo 0.39
5 Igor Anton (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.41
6 Mickael Cherel (Fra) Francaise des Jeux 0.42
7 Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis
8 Remy Di Gregorio (Fra) Francaise des Jeux
9 Jesus Hernandez (Spa) Astana
10 Jesus Del Nero (Spa) Fuji-Servetto


Changes in stage 18 compared to stage 17 :

Biggest gainers by position :
+13 Jesus Del Nero
+13 Francisco Jose Pacheco Torres
+13 Aitor Perez Arrieta
+12 Philippe Gilbert
+12 Maarten Wynants
+12 Jakob Fuglsang
+11 Igor Anton
+10 Roman Kreuziger
+10 Rein Taaramae
+10 Paul Voss

Biggest losers by position :
-8 Arkaitz Duran
-7 Christophe Riblon
-5 Damien Monier
-5 Olivier Kaisen
-4 Alan Perez
-4 Daniel Martin
-4 Lars Boom
-3 Vasil Kiryienka
-2 Amael Moinard
-2 Egoi Martinez
-2 Francisco Perez

Biggest gainers by time :
+10:00 Philip Deignan
+9:49 Roman Kreuziger
+9:38 Jakob Fuglsang
+9:02 Rein Taaramae
+9:01 Manuel Vaquez
+9:00 Mickael Cherel
+8:59 Igor Anton
+8:58 Remy Di Gregorio
+8:58 Jesus Hernandez
+8:58 Jesus Del Nero

Biggest losers by time :
-8:53 Jose Ruiz
-8:33 Jens Mouris
-8:31 Adam Hansen
-8:31 Alan Perez
-8:31 Anthony Roux
-8:31 Arkaitz Duran
-8:31 Assan Bazayev
-8:31 Christophe Brandt
-8:31 Christophe Riblon
-8:31 Damien Gaudin
-8:31 Damien Monier

Favourites by position :
+10 Roman Kreuziger

Favourites by time :
+9:49 Roman Kreuziger
-0:01 Robert Gesink
-0:01 Ivan Basso
-0:01 Haimar Zubeldia
-0:01 Ezequiel Mosquera

Top 3 and favourites standings :
1 Alejandro Valverde 78.56.42
2 Robert Gesink 0.32
3 Samuel Sanchez 1.10
4 Ivan Basso 1.29
5 Cadel Evans 1.51
6 Ezequiel Mosquera 1.55
.....
14 Haimar Zubeldia 13.35
.....
61 Roman Kreuziger 1.19.22

Retirements to date : Stage
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 : 57

In article ,
Bob Martin wrote:


Stage 18 : Thursday, September 17 2009, Talavera de la Reina - Avila, 187 km

Retirements to date : Stage

Christian Meier (Can) Garmin-Slipstream 18

Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Slipstream 18

Dominique Rollin (Can) Cervelo TestTeam 13

Total retirements : 57

And with that, every Canadian in the race has retired. D'oh!

However, this may have been the most Canadians in a single Grand Tour
ever.

Steida and Bauer in the 1986 TdF. Maybe Michael Barry and Hesjedal in a
TdF at the same time, but I doubt it. Oh, and of course David Canada.

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Ryan Cousineau wrote:
In article ,
Bob Martin wrote:


Stage 18 : Thursday, September 17 2009, Talavera de la Reina - Avila, 187 km

Retirements to date : Stage

Christian Meier (Can) Garmin-Slipstream 18

Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Slipstream 18

Dominique Rollin (Can) Cervelo TestTeam 13

Total retirements : 57

And with that, every Canadian in the race has retired. D'oh!



Why do you hate Svein Tuft so?


However, this may have been the most Canadians in a single Grand Tour
ever.

Steida and Bauer in the 1986 TdF. Maybe Michael Barry and Hesjedal in a
TdF at the same time, but I doubt it. Oh, and of course David Canada.

In article , z wrote:

Ryan Cousineau wrote:
In article ,
Bob Martin wrote:


Stage 18 : Thursday, September 17 2009, Talavera de la Reina - Avila, 187
km

Retirements to date : Stage

Christian Meier (Can) Garmin-Slipstream 18

Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Slipstream 18

Dominique Rollin (Can) Cervelo TestTeam 13

Total retirements : 57

And with that, every Canadian in the race has retired. D'oh!



Why do you hate Svein Tuft so?

He once owned a dog. D'oh! I don't know how I missed him out of the
pack, since he's another one of the ex-Symmetrics riding for Garmin.
What stage did he drop out during?

However, this may have been the most Canadians in a single Grand Tour
ever.

Steida and Bauer in the 1986 TdF. Maybe Michael Barry and Hesjedal in a
TdF at the same time, but I doubt it. Oh, and of course David Canada.


--
Ryan Cousineau http://www.wiredcola.com/
"In other newsgroups, they killfile trolls."
"In rec.bicycles.racing, we coach them."

z wrote:
Why do you hate Svein Tuft so?

He's got an Un-American name, like Barack Hoosein Obama ?

On Fri, 18 Sep 2009 01:24:56 GMT, Ryan Cousineau
wrote:

In article ,
Bob Martin wrote:


Stage 18 : Thursday, September 17 2009, Talavera de la Reina - Avila, 187 km

Retirements to date : Stage

Christian Meier (Can) Garmin-Slipstream 18

Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Slipstream 18

Dominique Rollin (Can) Cervelo TestTeam 13

Total retirements : 57

And with that, every Canadian in the race has retired. D'oh!

However, this may have been the most Canadians in a single Grand Tour
ever.

Steida and Bauer in the 1986 TdF. Maybe Michael Barry and Hesjedal in a
TdF at the same time, but I doubt it.

I don't think Barry ever rode the Tour of France.

Oh, and of course David Canada.

LOL

In article ,
Johnny Twelve-Point presented by JFT wrote:

On Fri, 18 Sep 2009 01:24:56 GMT, Ryan Cousineau
wrote:

In article ,
Bob Martin wrote:


Stage 18 : Thursday, September 17 2009, Talavera de la Reina - Avila, 187
km

However, this may have been the most Canadians in a single Grand Tour
ever.

Steida and Bauer in the 1986 TdF. Maybe Michael Barry and Hesjedal in a
TdF at the same time, but I doubt it.

I don't think Barry ever rode the Tour of France.

I think you're right, having read back. He does, however, have candyass
stage wins in the Vuelta (2004) and Giro (2009) thanks to TTT victories.

OK, which dumbass added these to the "Highlights" of Barry's Wikipedia
entry:

"helping Tom Danielson to his 2005 Tour de Georgia victory"
"Riding Tom Danielson to a top 10 finish at 2005 Vuelta a Espana"

Because that is some funny stuff.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Barry_(cyclist)

Oh, and of course David Canada.

LOL

--
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"In other newsgroups, they killfile trolls."
"In rec.bicycles.racing, we coach them."