Vuelta a Espana, stage 13 summary

Stage 13 : Sep 2, Sarria - Ponferradaa, 150 km

1 Michael Albasini (Swi) HTC-Highroad 4.19.39
2 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
3 Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Katusha Team
4 David De La Fuente Rasilla (Spa) Geox-TMC
5 Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale
6 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) Leopard Trek
7 Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Movistar Team
8 David Blanco Rodriguez (Spa) Geox-TMC
9 Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
10 Marc De Maar (AHo) Quickstep Cycling Team


Changes in GC, stage 13 compared to stage 12 :

Biggest gainers by position :
+24 Nico Sijmens
+24 Michael Albasini
+23 Marc De Maar
+21 Adrian Palomares Villaplana
+20 Nelson Oliveira
+20 Juan Manuel Garate
+19 Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho
+18 Martin Kohler
+18 Koen De Kort

Biggest losers by position :
-20 Greg Van Avermaet
-20 Jose Luis Roldan Carmona
-15 Michele Scarponi
-14 Daniele Bennati
-14 Paul Martens
-13 Ivan Santaromita
-13 Kristof Vandewalle
-13 Mauro Santambrogio
-13 Peter Sagan
-13 Tony Martin
-12 Damiano Caruso

Biggest gainers by time :
+1:53 Michael Albasini
+1:47 Daniel Moreno Fernandez
+1:45 Eros Capecchi
+1:37 Kevin Seeldraeyers
+1:35 Nicolas Roche
+1:33 Olivier Kaisen
+1:33 Oliver Zaugg
+1:33 Mikel Nieve Ituralde
+1:33 Marc De Maar

Biggest losers by time :
-26:17 Adam Hansen
-26:17 Alan Marangoni
-26:17 Albert Timmer
-26:17 Aleksejs Saramotins
-26:17 Alexandre Geniez
-26:17 Andreas Klier
-26:17 Antonio Cabello Baena
-26:17 Bert Grabsch
-26:17 Christopher Sutton
-26:17 Daniele Bennati
-26:17 Davide Vigano

Favourites by position :
+10 David Blanco Rodriguez
+3 Carlos Sastre Candil
+2 Vincenzo Nibali
-1 Rein Taaramae
-1 Jurgen Van Den Broeck
-1 Janez Brajkovic
-4 Denis Menchov
-5 Benat Intxausti Elorriaga
-10 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil
-11 Steven Kruijswijk
-13 Tony Martin
-15 Michele Scarponi

Favourites by time :
+1:33 David Blanco Rodriguez
+1:33 Carlos Sastre Candil
+0:06 Vincenzo Nibali
-16:57 Steven Kruijswijk
-16:57 Rein Taaramae
-19:27 Michele Scarponi
-19:27 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil
-19:27 Benat Intxausti Elorriaga
-26:17 Tony Martin

Top 10 and favourites GC standings (previous stage in parens) :
1 Bradley Wiggins 51:14:59 (unchanged)
2 Vincenzo Nibali 0:04 (was 4th at 0:10)
3 Christopher Froome 0:07 (was 2nd at 0:07)
4 Fredrik Kessiakoff 0:09 (was 3rd at 0:09)
5 Jakob Fuglsang 0:19 (unchanged)
6 Bauke Mollema 0:36 (unchanged)
7 Maxime Monfort 1:04 (was 7th at 1:06)
8 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo 1:27 (unchanged)
9 Daniel Moreno Fernandez 1:52 (was 16th at 3:39)
10 Haimar Zubeldia Agirre 1:53 (was 9th at 1:53)
11 Janez Brajkovic 2:00 (was 10th at 2:00)
12 Jurgen Van Den Broeck 2:01 (was 11th at 2:01)
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17 Denis Menchov 2:56 (was 13th at 2:56)
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25 Carlos Sastre Candil 5:31 (was 28th at 7:04)
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36 Steven Kruijswijk 22:55 (was 25th at 5:58)
37 Michele Scarponi 24:10 (was 22nd at 4:43)
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41 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil 27:58 (was 31st at 8:31)
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52 David Blanco Rodriguez 49:27 (was 62nd at 51:00)
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92 Benat Intxausti Elorriaga 1:35:50 (was 87th at 1:16:23)
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124 Rein Taaramae 2:00:43 (was 123rd at 1:43:46)
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126 Tony Martin 2:01:19 (was 113rd at 1:35:02)

Top 10 on Points table with previous in parens:
1 Joaquin Rodriguez Oliver 81 (unchanged)
2 Peter Sagan 75 (unchanged)
3 Bauke Mollema 69 (unchanged)
4 Daniel Moreno Fernandez 62 (was 6th with 42 points)
5 Daniel Martin 48 (was 4th with 48 points)
6 Pablo Lastras Garcia 48 (was 5th with 48 points)
7 Nicolas Roche 42 (was 19th with 29 points)
8 Jakob Fuglsang 41 (was 7th with 41 points)
9 Michele Scarponi 40 (unchanged)
10 Daniele Bennati 40 (unchanged)

Top 10 on Mountains table with previous in parens:
1 David Moncoutie 50 (was 2nd with 32 points)
2 Matteo Montaguti 38 (was 1st with 33 points)
3 Daniel Moreno Fernandez 32 (was 4th with 20 points)
4 Daniel Martin 25 (was 3rd with 25 points)
5 Chris Anker Sorensen 19 (was 5th with 15 points)
6 Koen De Kort 14 (unchanged)
7 Benat Intxausti Elorriaga 13 (was 8th with 10 points)
8 David Lelay 10 (was 0 points)
9 Bauke Mollema 10 (was 7th with 10 points)
10 Ruslan Pydgornyy 9 (was 9th with 9 points)

Retirements to date : Stage
Andreas Kloden (Ger) Team RadioShack 13
Marcel Kittel (Ger) Skil - Shimano 13
Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team 13
Juan Jose Lobato Del Valle (Spa) Andalucia Caja Granada 11
Kanstantsin Sivtsov (Blr) HTC-Highroad 11
Murilo Antonio Fischer (Bra) Team Garmin-Cervelo 9
Michal Golas (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 8
Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 8
Oscar Freire Gomez (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team 8
Tyler Farrar (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo 8
Johann Tschopp (Swi) BMC Racing Team 6
Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Sky Procycling 6
Matti Breschel (Den) Rabobank Cycling Team 6
Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne 6
Jose Vicente Garcia Acosta (Spa) Movistar Team 5
Mauricio Ardila Cano (Col) Geox-TMC 5
Mark Cavendish (GBr) HTC-Highroad 4
Matthew Goss (Aus) HTC-Highroad 2
Total retirements : 18


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