Tour de France, stage 19 summary

Stage 19 : Jul 24, Bordeaux - Pauillac, 52 km

1 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank 1.00.56
2 Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia 0.17
3 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia 1.48
4 Ignatas Konovalovas (Ltu) Cervelo Test Team 2.34
5 David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - Transitions 3.00
6 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank 3.03
7 Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne 3.10
8 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank 3.21
9 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team 3.33
10 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team 3.38


Changes in GC, stage 19 compared to stage 18 :

Biggest gainers by position :
+11 Fabian Cancellara
+7 Tony Martin
+7 Maxime Monfort
+6 Maarten Tjallingii
+6 Ignatas Konovalovas
+5 Sebastien Turgot
+4 Pavel Brutt
+4 David Zabriskie
+3 Vasili Kiryienka
+3 Michael Rogers

Biggest losers by position :
-6 Iban Velasco Murillo
-6 Jesus Hernandez Blazquez
-5 Serguei Ivanov
-4 Gerald Ciolek
-4 Lars Boom
-4 Lloyd Mondory
-4 Serge Pauwels
-4 Sylvester Szmyd
-3 Anthony Geslin
-3 Benjamin Noval Gonzalez
-3 Brian Vandborg

Biggest gainers by time :
+5:43 Fabian Cancellara
+5:26 Tony Martin
+3:55 Bert Grabsch
+3:09 Ignatas Konovalovas
+2:43 David Zabriskie
+2:40 Koos Moerenhout
+2:33 Vasili Kiryienka
+2:22 Maarten Tjallingii
+2:10 Bradley Wiggins
+2:05 Geraint Thomas

Biggest losers by time :
-6:05 John Gadret
-5:50 Sebastien Minard
-5:48 Iban Velasco Murillo
-5:19 Lloyd Mondory
-5:14 Cadel Evans
-5:12 Jesus Hernandez Blazquez
-5:12 Serguei Ivanov
-5:01 Serge Pauwels
-4:57 Damiano Cunego
-4:50 Andreas Klier
-4:47 Lars Boom

Favourites by position :
+1 Denis Menchov
+1 Carlos Sastre
-1 Joaquin Rodriguez
-1 Ivan Basso

Favourites by time :
+2:10 Bradley Wiggins
+1:52 Denis Menchov
-0:16 Levi Leipheimer
-0:31 Andy Schleck
-0:47 Carlos Sastre
-1:22 Lance Armstrong
-1:35 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil
-1:42 Roman Kreuziger
-1:52 Andreas Kloden
-2:50 Robert Gesink
-4:08 Ivan Basso
-4:34 Joaquin Rodriguez
-5:14 Cadel Evans

Top 10 and favourites GC standings (previous stage in parens) :
1 Alberto Contador Velasco 89:16:27 (unchanged)
2 Andy Schleck 0:39 (was 2nd at 0:08)
3 Denis Menchov 2:01 (was 4th at 3:53)
4 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez 3:40 (was 3rd at 3:32)
5 Jurgen Van Den Broeck 6:54 (was 5th at 5:27)
6 Robert Gesink 9:31 (was 6th at 6:41)
7 Ryder Hesjedal 10:15 (was 8th at 9:18)
8 Joaquin Rodriguez 11:37 (was 7th at 7:03)
9 Roman Kreuziger 11:54 (was 9th at 10:12)
10 Christopher Horner 12:02 (was 10th at 10:37)
11 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil 14:21 (was 11th at 12:46)
.....
13 Levi Leipheimer 14:40 (was 13th at 14:24)
14 Andreas Kloden 16:36 (was 14th at 14:44)
.....
20 Carlos Sastre 26:37 (was 21st at 25:50)
.....
23 Lance Armstrong 39:20 (was 23rd at 37:58)
24 Bradley Wiggins 39:24 (was 24th at 41:34)
.....
26 Cadel Evans 50:27 (was 26th at 45:13)
.....
32 Ivan Basso 59:33 (was 31st at 55:25)

Top 10 on Points table with previous in parens:
1 Alessandro Petacchi 213 (unchanged)
2 Thor Hushovd 203 (unchanged)
3 Mark Cavendish 197 (unchanged)
4 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil 167 (unchanged)
5 Robbie McEwen 162 (unchanged)
6 Edvald Boasson Hagen 152 (unchanged)
7 Sebastien Turgot 122 (unchanged)
8 Alberto Contador Velasco 115 (unchanged)
9 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez 112 (unchanged)
10 Andy Schleck 107 (unchanged)

Top 10 on Mountains table with previous in parens:
1 Anthony Charteau 143 (unchanged)
2 Christophe Moreau 128 (unchanged)
3 Andy Schleck 116 (unchanged)
4 Alberto Contador Velasco 112 (unchanged)
5 Damiano Cunego 99 (unchanged)
6 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez 96 (unchanged)
7 Sandy Casar 93 (unchanged)
8 Jerome Pineau 92 (unchanged)
9 Thomas Voeckler 82 (unchanged)
10 Pierrick Fedrigo 72 (unchanged)

Retirements to date : Stage
Francesco Reda (Ita) Quick Step 18
Simon Spilak (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini 17
Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank 16
Iban Mayoz Echeverria (Spa) Footon-Servetto 16
Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) BMC Racing Team 15
Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne 13
Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne 12
Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Transitions 12
Charles Wegelius (GBr) Omega Pharma-Lotto 11
Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia 11
Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin - Transitions 11
Fabio Felline (Ita) Footon-Servetto 9
Markus Eibegger (Aut) Footon-Servetto 9
Roger Kluge (Ger) Team Milram 9
Simon Gerrans (Aus) Sky Professional Cycling Team 9
Vladimir Karpets (Rus) Team Katusha 9
Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 7
Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Team Katusha 7
Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 5
Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin - Transitions 3
David Le Lay (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 3
Frank Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 3
Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram 3
Adam Hansen (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia 2
Mickael Delage (Fra) Omega Pharma-Lotto 2
Manuel Cardoso (Spa) Footon-Servetto 1
Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team 1
Total retirements : 27


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I wonder why all GC top 20 with a sole exception of AS did worse than
expected? Even DM despite moving into a podium didn't really do well.
Don't remember anything like that happening in the last couple of
decades.

On Jul 24, 6:01*pm, Michael S wrote:
I wonder why all GC top 20 with a sole exception of AS did worse than
expected? Even DM despite moving into a podium didn't really do well.
Don't remember anything like that happening in the last couple of
decades.

Vicious head- and/or cross-wind decapitated the later starters. Form-
wise, AC looked as bad as me (only way faster) sliding up and down his
saddle trying to beg more power out of his legs.

NoDannyNo wrote:
On Jul 24, 6:01 pm, Michael S wrote:
I wonder why all GC top 20 with a sole exception of AS did worse than
expected? Even DM despite moving into a podium didn't really do well.
Don't remember anything like that happening in the last couple of
decades.

Vicious head- and/or cross-wind decapitated the later starters. Form-
wise, AC looked as bad as me (only way faster) sliding up and down his
saddle trying to beg more power out of his legs.

Been riding like that all year in TTs though.

From memory his bike was disallowed at an early race and
people were putting it down to that but hes just kept
doing it so...