Tour de France, stage 20 summary

Stage 20 : Saturday, July 25 2009, Montelimar - Mont Ventoux, 167 km

1 Juan Manuel Garate Cepa (Spa) Rabobank 4.39.21
2 Tony Martin (Ger) Team Columbia - HTC 0.03
3 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 0.38
4 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana
5 Lance Armstrong (USA) Astana 0.41
6 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 0.43
7 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas 0.46
8 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas 0.56
9 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas 0.58
10 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Garmin - Slipstream 1.03


Changes in stage 20 compared to stage 19 :

Biggest gainers by position :
+14 Daniele Righi
+13 Albert Timmer
+12 Christophe Riblon
+11 Samuel Dumoulin
+11 Hayden Roulston
+10 Ruben Perez Moreno
+10 Joost Posthuma
+10 Anthony Geslin
+10 Aleksandr Kuschynski
+9 Mickael Delage

Biggest losers by position :
-11 David Zabriskie
-10 David Millar
-10 Rigoberto Uran
-9 Johannes Frohlinger
-9 Jose Luis Arrieta Lujambio
-9 Julian Dean
-9 Marzio Bruseghin
-9 Nikolai Troussov
-8 Alessandro Ballan
-8 Carlos Barredo Llamazales
-8 Egoi Martinez De Esteban

Biggest gainers by time :
+0:38 Juan Manuel Garate Cepa
+0:35 Tony Martin

Biggest losers by time :
-25:23 Andreas Klier
-25:23 David Millar
-25:23 Gerald Ciolek
-25:23 Jonathan Hivert
-25:23 Stuart O'Grady
-25:11 Alessandro Ballan
-25:11 Benoit Vaugrenard
-25:11 Bernhard Eisel
-25:11 Bert Grabsch
-25:11 Brett Lancaster
-25:11 Brian Vandborg

Favourites by position :
+6 Franco Pellizotti
+3 Roman Kreuziger
+1 Frank Schleck
-2 Vladimir Karpets
-2 Carlos Sastre Candil
-4 Denis Menchov
-7 Kim Kirchen
-9 Marzio Bruseghin

Favourites by time :
-0:03 Lance Armstrong
-0:05 Frank Schleck
-0:08 Roman Kreuziger
-0:18 Franco Pellizotti
-4:58 Vladimir Karpets
-5:07 Cadel Evans
-8:58 Carlos Sastre Candil
-18:40 Denis Menchov
-25:11 Marzio Bruseghin
-25:11 Kim Kirchen

Top 3 and favourites standings :
1 Alberto Contador Velasco 81.46.17
2 Andy Schleck 4.11
3 Lance Armstrong 5.24
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5 Frank Schleck 6.04
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9 Roman Kreuziger 14.16
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13 Vladimir Karpets 18.34
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17 Carlos Sastre Candil 26.21
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30 Cadel Evans 45.24
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37 Franco Pellizotti 55.33
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51 Denis Menchov 1.16.28
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57 Kim Kirchen 1.26.18
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80 Marzio Bruseghin 2.08.42

Retirements to date : Stage
Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 19
Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 19
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 : 24

Thanks Bob! Appreciate the synopsis as always!