Vuelta a Espana, stage 21 summary

Stage 21 : Sep 9, Cercedilla - Madrid, 115 km

1 John Degenkolb (Ger) Argos-Shimano 2.44.57
2 Elia Viviani (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
3 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Radioshack-Nissan
4 Allan Davis (Aus) Orica - GreenEdge
5 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Garmin - Sharp
6 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team
7 Gert Steegmans (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
8 Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
9 Raymond Kreder (Ned) Garmin - Sharp
10 Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi


Changes in GC, stage 21 compared to stage 20 :

Biggest gainers by position :
+3 John Degenkolb
+2 Matteo Tosatto
+2 Koldo Fernandez De Larrea
+2 Dennis van Winden
+2 Adam Hansen
+1 Zdenek Stybar
+1 Wesley Sulzberger
+1 Simon Geschke
+1 Pavel Brutt
+1 Mickael Buffaz

Biggest losers by position :
-7 Yukihiro Doi
-3 David Moncoutie
-3 Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas
-3 Thierry Huppond
-2 Bertjan Lindeman
-2 Blel Kadri
-2 Jose Vicente Toribio Alcolea
-2 Marco Marzano
-2 Travis Meyer
-1 Adrian Palomares Villaplana
-1 Benoit Vaugrenard

Biggest gainers by time :
+0:12 John Degenkolb
+0:08 Elia Viviani
+0:06 Grischa Niermann
+0:04 Daniele Bennati

Biggest losers by time :
-3:39 Mitchell Docker
-3:39 Travis Meyer
-2:58 Blel Kadri
-2:46 David Moncoutie
-2:17 Thierry Huppond
-2:17 Yukihiro Doi
-1:54 Jonathan Castroviejo Nicolas
-1:54 Simon Clarke
-1:53 Christophe Riblon
-1:15 Aitor Galdos Alonso
-1:10 Marco Marzano

Favourites by position :

Favourites by time :
-0:32 Thomas De Gendt
-0:32 Rigoberto Uran
-0:45 Denis Menchov

Top 10 and favourites GC standings (previous stage in parens) :
1 Alberto Contador Velasco 84:59:49 (unchanged)
2 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte 1:16 (unchanged)
3 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver 1:37 (unchanged)
4 Christopher Froome 10:16 (unchanged)
5 Daniel Moreno Fernandez 11:29 (unchanged)
6 Robert Gesink 12:23 (unchanged)
7 Andrew Talansky 13:28 (unchanged)
8 Laurens ten Dam 13:41 (unchanged)
9 Igor Anton Hernandez 14:01 (unchanged)
10 Benat Intxausti Elorriaga 16:13 (unchanged)
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16 Maxime Monfort 20:50 (unchanged)
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28 Bauke Mollema 51:44 (unchanged)
29 Rigoberto Uran 54:40 (was 29th at 54:08)
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33 Damiano Cunego 1:06:30 (unchanged)
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54 Denis Menchov 1:47:07 (was 54th at 1:46:22)
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62 Thomas De Gendt 1:56:19 (was 62nd at 1:55:47)
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67 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo 2:01:42 (unchanged)

Top 10 on Points table with previous in parens:
1 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte 199 (was 2nd with 189 points)
2 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver 193 (was 1st with 193 points)
3 Alberto Contador Velasco 161 (unchanged)
4 John Degenkolb 149 (was 4th with 124 points)
5 Daniele Bennati 107 (was 6th with 91 points)
6 Christopher Froome 93 (was 5th with 93 points)
7 Allan Davis 84 (was 9th with 70 points)
8 Elia Viviani 79 (was 12th with 59 points)
9 Lloyd Mondory 74 (was 7th with 74 points)
10 Daniel Moreno Fernandez 72 (was 8th with 72 points)

Top 10 on Mountains table with previous in parens:
1 Simon Clarke 63 (unchanged)
2 David De La Fuente Rasilla 40 (unchanged)
3 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver 36 (unchanged)
4 Thomas De Gendt 33 (unchanged)
5 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte 31 (unchanged)
6 Alberto Contador Velasco 28 (unchanged)
7 Dario Cataldo 27 (unchanged)
8 Richie Porte 21 (unchanged)
9 Denis Menchov 20 (unchanged)
10 David Moncoutie 18 (unchanged)

Retirements to date : Stage
Assan Bazayev (Kaz) Pro Team Astana 20
Tony Martin (Ger) Omega Pharma - QuickStep 20
Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucia 19
Linus Gerdemann (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan 18
Joost van Leijen (Ned) Lotto Belisol Team 17
Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 17
Cameron Meyer (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 16
Pablo Lechuga Rodriguez (Arg) Andalucia 16
Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 14
Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (Spa) Movistar Team 14
Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 14
Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 14
Rafael Valls Ferri (Spa) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 14
Hayden Roulston (NZl) RadioShack-Nissan 13
Morris Possoni (Ita) Lampre - ISD 13
Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 13
Daniele Ratto (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 12
Xabier Zandio Echaide (Spa) Sky Procycling 12
John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 10
Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Argos-Shimano 8
Yoann Bagot (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne 8
David Boucher (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 4
Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Pro Team Astana 1
Total retirements : 23


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