Vuelta a Espana, stage 20 summary

Stage 20 : Sep 8, La Faisanera (Golf Segovia) - Bola del Mundo, 170.7 km

1 Denis Menchov (Rus) Katusha Team 4.48.48
2 Richie Porte (Aus) Sky Procycling 0.17
3 Kevin De Weert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 0.42
4 Fredrik Carl Wilhelm Kessiakoff (Swe) Astana Pro Team 1.16
5 Romain Sicard (Fra) Euskaltel - Euskadi 1.39
6 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 2.30
7 Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 2.39
8 Simon Geschke (Ger) Argos-Shimano 3.14
9 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha Team 3.31
10 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team 3.56


Changes in GC, stage 20 compared to stage 19 :

Biggest gainers by position :
+34 Thomas Peterson
+19 Rudy Molard
+17 Adrian Palomares Villaplana
+16 Amael Moinard
+14 Wesley Sulzberger
+12 Ben Swift
+11 Pieter Weening
+11 Ian Stannard
+11 Frederik Willems
+10 Richie Porte

Biggest losers by position :
-18 Johan Vansummeren
-14 Alexsandr Dyachenko
-14 Egor Silin
-13 Pim Ligthart
-11 Koen de Kort
-11 Matteo Tosatto
-11 Thomas Dekker
-11 Yannick Eijssen
-10 Jose Vicente Toribio Alcolea
-10 Kristof Vandewalle
-10 Martijn Keizer

Biggest gainers by time :
+4:27 Denis Menchov
+4:06 Richie Porte
+3:37 Kevin De Weert
+2:59 Fredrik Kessiakoff
+2:36 Romain Sicard
+1:49 Eros Capecchi
+1:46 Maxime Bouet
+1:01 Simon Geschke
+0:44 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver
+0:19 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte

Biggest losers by time :
-30:22 Raymond Kreder
-30:16 Pim Ligthart
-29:17 Cheng Ji
-28:29 Niki Terpstra
-28:24 Juan Lobato Del Valle
-27:57 Dennis van Winden
-27:42 Arnaud Courteille
-27:23 William Bonnet
-27:17 Javier Chacon
-27:15 Christophe Riblon
-27:14 Alexsandr Dyachenko

Favourites by position :
+9 Denis Menchov
+5 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo
+1 Rigoberto Uran
-4 Thomas De Gendt
-5 Bauke Mollema

Favourites by time :
+4:27 Denis Menchov
+0:44 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver
-0:23 Robert Gesink
-0:28 Christopher Froome
-1:35 Maxime Monfort
-2:19 Rigoberto Uran
-3:20 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo
-3:43 Damiano Cunego
-14:06 Thomas De Gendt
-14:45 Bauke Mollema

Top 10 and favourites GC standings (previous stage in parens) :
1 Alberto Contador Velasco 82:14:52 (unchanged)
2 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte 1:16 (was 2nd at 1:35)
3 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver 1:37 (was 3rd at 2:21)
4 Christopher Froome 10:16 (was 4th at 9:48)
5 Daniel Moreno Fernandez 11:29 (unchanged)
6 Robert Gesink 12:23 (was 6th at 12:00)
7 Andrew Talansky 13:28 (was 8th at 13:09)
8 Laurens ten Dam 13:41 (was 7th at 12:58)
9 Igor Anton Hernandez 14:01 (was 9th at 13:52)
10 Benat Intxausti Elorriaga 16:13 (was 10th at 15:13)
.....
16 Maxime Monfort 20:50 (was 16th at 19:15)
.....
28 Bauke Mollema 51:44 (was 23rd at 36:59)
29 Rigoberto Uran 54:08 (was 30th at 51:49)
.....
33 Damiano Cunego 1:06:30 (was 33rd at 1:02:47)
.....
54 Denis Menchov 1:46:22 (was 63rd at 1:50:49)
.....
62 Thomas De Gendt 1:55:47 (was 58th at 1:41:41)
.....
67 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo 2:01:42 (was 72nd at 1:58:22)

Top 10 on Points table with previous in parens:
1 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver 193 (was 1st with 186 points)
2 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte 189 (was 2nd with 183 points)
3 Alberto Contador Velasco 161 (was 3rd with 158 points)
4 John Degenkolb 124 (unchanged)
5 Christopher Froome 93 (unchanged)
6 Daniele Bennati 91 (unchanged)
7 Lloyd Mondory 74 (unchanged)
8 Daniel Moreno Fernandez 72 (was 9th with 69 points)
9 Allan Davis 70 (was 8th with 70 points)
10 Gianni Meersman 67 (unchanged)

Top 10 on Mountains table with previous in parens:
1 Simon Clarke 63 (was 1st with 38 points)
2 David De La Fuente Rasilla 40 (was 9th with 17 points)
3 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver 36 (was 2nd with 36 points)
4 Thomas De Gendt 33 (was 3rd with 33 points)
5 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte 31 (was 4th with 31 points)
6 Alberto Contador Velasco 28 (was 5th with 28 points)
7 Dario Cataldo 27 (was 6th with 27 points)
8 Richie Porte 21 (was 0 points)
9 Denis Menchov 20 (was 0 points)
10 David Moncoutie 18 (was 7th with 18 points)

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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