Tour de France, stage 18 summary

Stage 18 : Thursday, July 23 2009, Annecy - Annecy (ITT), 40.5 km

1 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana 0.48.31
2 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank 0.03
3 Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team Katusha 0.15
4 Gustav Erik Larsson (Swe) Team Saxo Bank 0.32
5 David Millar (GBr) Garmin - Slipstream 0.40
6 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Garmin - Slipstream 0.42
7 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 0.43
8 Christophe Moreau (Fra) Agritubel 0.45
9 Andreas Kloden (Ger) Astana 0.53
10 David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 1.01


Changes in stage 18 compared to stage 17 :

Biggest gainers by position :
+7 Mikhail Ignatiev
+5 Bert Grabsch
+4 Vladimir Karpets
+4 Niki Terpstra
+4 David Millar
+3 William Bonnet
+3 Tony Martin
+3 Sylvain Chavanel
+3 Simon Spilak
+3 Simon Geschke

Biggest losers by position :
-5 Lloyd Mondory
-5 Matteo Tosatto
-4 Nicki Sorensen
-3 Alan Perez Lezaun
-3 Christophe Kern
-3 Frank Schleck
-3 Hubert Dupont
-3 Rinaldo Nocentini
-3 Serguei Ivanov
-3 Volodymir Gustov
-2 Benoit Vaugrenard

Biggest gainers by time :

Biggest losers by time :
-8:11 Marco Bandiera
-7:33 Fabian Wegmann
-6:54 Lloyd Mondory
-6:51 David Arroyo Duran
-6:49 Stijn Vandenbergh
-6:47 Bingen Fernandez Bustinza
-6:42 Yauheni Hutarovich
-6:39 Tyler Farrar
-6:38 Daniele Righi
-6:28 Andreas Klier
-6:27 Samuel Dumoulin

Favourites by position :
+4 Vladimir Karpets
+3 Kim Kirchen
+3 Cadel Evans
+2 Marzio Bruseghin
+1 Lance Armstrong
+1 Denis Menchov
-1 Roman Kreuziger
-1 Carlos Sastre Candil
-3 Frank Schleck

Favourites by time :
-1:14 Cadel Evans
-1:28 Vladimir Karpets
-1:30 Lance Armstrong
-1:42 Kim Kirchen
-1:45 Andy Schleck
-2:00 Marzio Bruseghin
-2:34 Frank Schleck
-3:16 Roman Kreuziger
-3:47 Carlos Sastre Candil
-4:12 Denis Menchov
-4:37 Franco Pellizotti

Top 3 and favourites standings :
1 Alberto Contador Velasco 73.15.39
2 Andy Schleck 4.11
3 Lance Armstrong 5.25
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6 Frank Schleck 5.59
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11 Vladimir Karpets 13.36
12 Roman Kreuziger 14.08
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14 Carlos Sastre Candil 15.26
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29 Cadel Evans 38.20
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34 Kim Kirchen 42.34
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38 Franco Pellizotti 45.48
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43 Denis Menchov 52.47
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75 Marzio Bruseghin 1.34.04

Retirements to date : Stage
Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 17
Jose Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Cervelo Test Team 17
Kenny Robert van Hummel (Ned) Skil-Shimano 17
Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank 16
Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step 15
Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale 15
Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana 13
Peter Wrolich (Aut) Team Milram 13
Angelo Furlan (Ita) Lampre - NGC 12
Jerome Coppel (Fra) Francaise des Jeux 12
Romain Feillu (Fra) Agritubel 12
Rui Alberto Faria da Costa (Por) Caisse d'Epargne 12
Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team Saxo Bank 11
Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Team Katusha 9
David Lelay (Fra) Agritubel 8
Eduardo Gonzalo Ramirez (Spa) Agritubel 8
Koldo Fernandez De Larrea (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 8
Oscar Pereiro Sio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 8
Sebastien Joly (Fra) Francaise des Jeux 7
Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank 6
Piet Rooijakkers (Ned) Skil-Shimano 5
Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step 3
Total retirements : 22