 The fourth- and second @-@ to @-@ last riders to leave the starthouse , Levi Leipheimer and Denis Menchov , put up the best rides of the day , with Menchov between 30 seconds and a minute better than Leipheimer at the three intermediate time checks , and 20 seconds better at the line for the stage win . Menchov 's ride propelled him into the pink jersey , while Leipheimer narrowly missed taking enough time out of Di Luca to move past him in the general classification . Di Luca finished sixth on the stage . 
