Vuelta al Pais Vasco, stage 6 summary

Changes in stage 6 compared to stage 5

Biggest gainers by position :
+11 Craig Lewis
+10 Aitor Hernandez
+7 Alessandro Vanotti
+6 Rein Taaramae
+6 Marco Pinotti
+6 Johannes Frohlinger
+6 Christian Vande Velde
+5 Nicki Sorensen
+5 Michael Rogers
+5 Joan Horrach

Biggest losers by position :
-6 Gregorio Remy Di
-4 Ben Swift
-4 Ivan Santaromita
-3 Alexandre Botcharov
-3 Daniel Moreno
-2 David Moncoutie
-2 Dries Devenyns
-2 Egoi Martinez
-2 Francesco Gavazzi
-2 Francesco Reda
-2 Mikael Cherel

Biggest gainers by time :

Biggest losers by time :
-6:57 Ben Swift
-6:30 Mikael Cherel
-6:25 Luca Mazzanti
-6:23 Francesco Reda
-6:21 Daniel Moreno
-6:17 Jesus Hernandez
-6:08 Ivan Santaromita
-5:37 Gregorio Remy Di
-5:33 Olivier Bonnaire
-5:24 Allan Davis
-5:17 Javier Echarri Marin

Favourites by position :
+5 Michael Rogers
+4 Thomas Lovkvist
+2 Carlos Sastre
+1 Andy Schleck
-1 Samuel Sanchez
-1 Robert Gesink
-1 Damiano Cunego
-1 Cadel Evans
-2 Vladimir Efimkin
-2 Roman Kreuziger

Favourites by time :
-0:45 Samuel Sanchez
-1:09 Michael Rogers
-1:25 Robert Gesink
-1:25 Cadel Evans
-1:26 Damiano Cunego
-1:41 Roman Kreuziger
-1:49 Thomas Lovkvist
-2:11 Carlos Sastre
-3:26 Vladimir Efimkin
-3:26 Andy Schleck

Top 3 and favourites standings :
1 Alberto Contador 20.48.30
2 Antonio Colom Mas 0.30
3 Samuel Sanchez 0.53
4 Cadel Evans 1.33
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6 Damiano Cunego 1.53
7 Robert Gesink 1.57
8 Michael Rogers 2.20
.....
10 Roman Kreuziger 2.35
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21 Vladimir Efimkin 5.19
.....
24 Carlos Sastre 6.38
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26 Thomas Lovkvist 7.45
.....
38 Andy Schleck 13.44

Retirements to date : Stage
Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Astana 6
Chris Horner (USA) Astana 4
Roman Kireyev (Kaz) Astana 5
Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 6
Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 5
Mikel Nieve (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 6
Inigo Cuesta Lopez (Spa) Cervelo TestTeam 5
Philip Deignan (Irl) Cervelo TestTeam 5
Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Cervelo TestTeam 5
Xavier Florencio (Spa) Cervelo TestTeam 5
Joaquin Novoa (Spa) Cervelo TestTeam 5
Jerome Pineau (Fra) Quick Step 6
Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step 4
Frank Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 5
Chris Sorensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank 5
Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Team Saxo Bank 5
Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 5
Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne 5
Francisco Perez Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 5
Francis Mourey (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 5
Jeremy Roy (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 5
Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Francaise Des Jeux 2
Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Team Katusha 2
Alexandre Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale 5
Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 5
Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale 5
Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 2
Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale 4
Michael Albasini (Swi) Team Columbia - Highroad 5
Morris Possoni (Ita) Team Columbia - Highroad 5
Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C. 5
Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C. 5
Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C. 5
Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C. 5
Mauricio A Ardila (Col) Rabobank 5
Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank 5
Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank 4
Julien Belgy (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom 5
Laurent Lefevre (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom 6
Evgeny Sokolov (Rus) BBox Bouygues Telecom 1
Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) BBox Bouygues Telecom 5
Johann Tschopp (Swi) BBox Bouygues Telecom 5
Christian Meier (Can) Garmin - Slipstream 5
Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 2
Timothy Duggan (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 5
Trent Lowe (Aus) Garmin - Slipstream 5
Danny Pate (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 5
David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 5
Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas 4
Brian Vandborg (Den) Liquigas 5
Mickael Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis 4
Maryan Hary (Fra) Cofidis 5
Christophe Kern (Fra) Cofidis 5
Nico Sijmens (Bel) Cofidis 1
Thomas Dekker (Ned) Silence-Lotto 5
Mario Aerts (Bel) Silence-Lotto 5
Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Silence-Lotto 5
Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Silence-Lotto 5
Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Silence-Lotto 5
Charles Wegelius (GBr) Silence-Lotto 4
Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Team Milram 5
Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram 5
Dominik Roels (Ger) Team Milram 5
Bjorn Schroder (Ger) Team Milram 5
Ronny Scholz (Ger) Team Milram 5
Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Fuji-Servetto 5
Jesus Del Nero Montes (Spa) Fuji-Servetto 2
Ricardo Serrano (Spa) Fuji-Servetto 5
Eros Capecchi (Ita) Fuji-Servetto 2
Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Fuji-Servetto 5
Dionisio Galparsoro (Spa) Contentpolis - AMPO 5
Mikel Gaztanaga (Spa) Contentpolis - AMPO 5
Gorka Izagirre (Spa) Contentpolis - AMPO 5
Aitor Perez Arrieta (Spa) Contentpolis - AMPO 1
Julian Sanchez Pimienta (Spa) Contentpolis - AMPO 5
Manuel Vazquez Hueso (Spa) Contentpolis - AMPO 5
Total retirements : 76