Deutschland Tour, stage 7 summary

[Bob Martin]

Changes in stage 7 compared to stage 6

Biggest gainers by position :
+11 Stephane Auge
+10 Koos Moerenhout
+10 Johannes Frohlinger
+10 Angel Gomez
+9 Simon Spilak
+9 Mauro Da Dalto
+9 Markus Eichler
+9 Andre Korff
+8 Thomas Fothen
+8 Sebastian Siedler

Biggest losers by position :
-2 David Lopez Garcia
-2 Francesco Gavazzi
-2 Guillaume Levarlet
-2 Nicki Sorensen
-1 Alexandr Pliuschin
-1 Alexandre Botcharov
-1 Floris Goesinnen
-1 Inaki Isasi Flores
-1 Julien Belgy
-1 Julien El Fares
-1 Jurgen Van Den Broeck

Biggest gainers by time :
+3:54 Thomas Voeckler
+3:54 Thierry Hupond
+3:54 Stephane Auge
+3:54 Simon Spilak
+3:54 Mauro Da Dalto
+3:54 Koos Moerenhout
+3:54 Jorge Azanza Soto
+3:54 Johannes Frohlinger
+3:54 Jens Voigt
+3:54 Christian Knees

Biggest losers by time :
-0:20 Gerrit Glomser
-0:20 Giovanni Visconti

Favourites by position :
+8 Rene Haselbacher
+8 Jens Voigt
+6 Matteo Carrara
+4 Johan Van Summeren
+4 Bernhard Kohl
+3 Remi Pauriol
+1 Vladimir Karpets
+1 Markus Fothen
-1 Jurgen Van Den Broeck

Favourites by time :
+3:54 Jens Voigt

Top 3 and favourites standings :
1 Linus Gerdemann 32.44.12
2 Thomas Lovkvist 0.17
3 Janez Brajkovic 0.20
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18 Markus Fothen 4.23
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21 Vladimir Karpets 5.02
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25 Maxime Monfort 6.04
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39 Rigoberto Uran 12.14
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71 Jens Voigt 33.23
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82 Jurgen Van Den Broeck 37.43
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93 Remi Pauriol 42.05
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95 Johan Van Summeren 43.52
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102 Bernhard Kohl 48.11
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106 Matteo Carrara 49.59
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116 Rene Haselbacher 56.18

Retirements to date : Stage
Brett Lancaster (Aus) Team Milram 1
Martin Muller (Ger) Team Milram 5
Robert Forster (Ger) Gerolsteiner 7 <<<
Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner 7 <<<
Mark Renshaw (Aus) Credit Agricole 7 <<<
William Bonnet (Fra) Credit Agricole 7 <<<
Thor Hushovd (Nor) Credit Agricole 5
Sergey Yakovlev (Kaz) Astana 1
Maxim Iglinsky (Kaz) Astana 7 <<<
Sebastien Portal (Fra) Cofidis - Le Credit par Telephone 5
Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Liquigas 7 <<<
Matej Mugerli (Slo) Liquigas 6
Christophe Mengin (Fra) Francaise des Jeux 7 <<<
Sebastien Chavanel (Fra) Francaise des Jeux 5
Tom Stubbe (Bel) Francaise des Jeux 6
Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra) Francaise des Jeux 6
Jeremy Roy (Fra) Francaise des Jeux 6
Olaf Pollack (Ger) Team Volksbank 5
Pascal Hungerbuhler (Swi) Team Volksbank 5
Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil-Shimano 3
Robert Wagner (Ger) Skil-Shimano 5
Maarten Den Bakker (Ned) Skil-Shimano 5
Anthony Charteau (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne 5
Mathieu Perget (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne 5
Hubert Schwab (Swi) Quick Step 6
Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank 1
Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 5
Sylvain Calzati (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 5
Robbie McEwen (Aus) Silence - Lotto 7 <<<
Nick Gates (Aus) Silence - Lotto 7 <<<
Christophe Brandt (Bel) Silence - Lotto 1
Total retirements : 31