Vuelta a Espana, stage 20 summary

Stage 20 : Saturday, September 19 2009, Toledo, 26 km

1 David Millar (GBr) Garmin-Slipstream 0.35.53
2 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0.05
3 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence-Lotto 0.09
4 Gustavo Cesar Veloso (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 0.20
5 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas 0.30
6 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Silence-Lotto 0.34
7 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 0.36
8 David Herrero (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 0.37
9 Jesus Del Nero (Spa) Fuji-Servetto 0.40
10 Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil 0.43


Changes in stage 20 compared to stage 19 :

Biggest gainers by position :
+3 Vasil Kiryienka
+3 Stijn Devolder
+3 Roman Kreuziger
+3 Philippe Gilbert
+3 Matthias Russ
+3 Martijn Maaskant
+3 Lieuwe Westra
+3 Imanol Erviti
+3 Anthony Roux
+2 Rein Taaramae

Biggest losers by position :
-4 Bingen Fernandez
-3 Borut Bozic
-3 Karsten Kroon
-3 Olivier Bonnaire
-2 Alan Perez
-2 Amael Moinard
-2 Daniele Bennati
-2 Francisco Perez
-2 Javier Ramirez
-2 Jesus Hernandez
-2 Jose Vicente Garcia

Biggest gainers by time :
+0:39 Stijn Devolder
+0:39 Koos Moerenhout
+0:38 David Millar
+0:31 Samuel Sanchez
+0:27 Cadel Evans
+0:16 Gustavo Cesar Veloso
+0:06 Roman Kreuziger
+0:04 Maciej Bodnar
+0:02 Philippe Gilbert

Biggest losers by time :
-5:48 Assan Bazayev
-5:35 Mickael Cherel
-5:23 Massimiliano Mori
-5:20 Olivier Bonnaire
-5:16 Julian Sanchez
-4:52 Julian Dean
-4:52 Karsten Kroon
-4:38 Matteo Carrara
-4:38 Matthe Pronk
-4:38 Timothy Gudsell
-4:30 Tom Leezer

Favourites by position :
+3 Roman Kreuziger
+1 Cadel Evans
-1 Ivan Basso

Favourites by time :
+0:31 Samuel Sanchez
+0:27 Cadel Evans
+0:06 Roman Kreuziger
-0:27 Ivan Basso
-1:10 Robert Gesink
-1:46 Haimar Zubeldia
-2:16 Ezequiel Mosquera

Top 3 and favourites standings :
1 Alejandro Valverde 84.10.32
2 Samuel Sanchez 0.55
3 Cadel Evans 1.32
4 Ivan Basso 2.12
5 Ezequiel Mosquera 4.27
6 Robert Gesink 6.40
.....
14 Haimar Zubeldia 17.09
.....
61 Roman Kreuziger 1.34.23

Retirements to date : Stage
Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step 19
Sergio Dominguez Munoz (Spa) Contentpolis-Ampo 19
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 : 59