Stage 17 - Wednesday, May 27: Chieti - Blockhaus, 83km
First 10 finishers :
1 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas 2.21.06 (35.294 km/h)
2 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo 0.42
3 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini 0.43
4 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank 0.48
5 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas 0.57
6 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C. 1.54
7 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas 1.55
8 Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad 1.59
9 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Cervelo Test Team
10 Lance Armstrong (USA) Astana
Changes in stage 17 compared to stage 16 :
Biggest gainers by position :
+12 Bjorn Schroder
+9 Dario Andriotto
+8 Marco Pinotti
+8 Giuseppe Palumbo
+7 Vasili Kiryienka
+7 Hector Gonzalez
+7 David Zabriskie
+6 John-Lee Augustyn
+6 David Lopez Garcia
+5 Valerio Agnoli
Biggest losers by position :
-8 Morris Possoni
-6 Jose Luis Rubiera
-6 Volodymir Gustov
-5 Maarten Tjallingii
-5 Manuel Quinziato
-5 Matthieu Sprick
-4 Bram De Groot
-4 Christopher Froome
-4 Jeremy Hunt
-4 Leonardo Bertagnolli
-4 Manuele Mori
Biggest gainers by time :
+1:08 Franco Pellizotti
+0:18 Stefano Garzelli
+0:13 Danilo Di Luca
Biggest losers by time :
-16:07 Leonardo Bertagnolli
-15:57 Addy Engels
-15:57 Alberto Fernandez
-15:57 Alessandro Petacchi
-15:57 Alexander Efimkin
-15:57 Alexander Serov
-15:57 Allan Davis
-15:57 Anders Lund
-15:57 Arnold Jeannesson
-15:57 Bart Dockx
-15:57 Ben Swift
Favourites by position :
+2 Jens Voigt
+2 Gilberto Simoni
+1 Marzio Bruseghin
+1 Ivan Basso
+1 Franco Pellizotti
-1 Thomas Lovkvist
-2 Carlos Sastre
-3 Damiano Cunego
Favourites by time :
+1:08 Franco Pellizotti
+0:18 Stefano Garzelli
+0:13 Danilo Di Luca
-0:09 Ivan Basso
-1:06 Marzio Bruseghin
-1:11 Michael Rogers
-1:11 Levi Leipheimer
-1:11 Lance Armstrong
-1:11 Carlos Sastre
-1:17 Gilberto Simoni
-6:27 Jens Voigt
-11:05 Thomas Lovkvist
-11:05 Damiano Cunego
Top 3 and favourites standings :
1 Denis Menchov 72.28.24
2 Danilo Di Luca 0.26
3 Franco Pellizotti 2.00
4 Ivan Basso 3.28
5 Carlos Sastre 3.30
6 Levi Leipheimer 4.32
7 Michael Rogers 7.05
8 Stefano Garzelli 8.03
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10 Marzio Bruseghin 10.33
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12 Lance Armstrong 12.17
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19 Damiano Cunego 25.34
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25 Thomas Lovkvist 42.04
26 Gilberto Simoni 42.24
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46 Jens Voigt 1.22.21
Retirements to date : Stage
Massimo Codol (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo 16
Mauricio Soler (Col) Barloworld 16
Yohann Gene (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom 16
David Millar (GBr) Garmin - Slipstream 15
Eros Capecchi (Ita) Fuji-Servetto 15
Iban Mayoz (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 15
Ricardo Serrano (Spa) Fuji-Servetto 15
Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 15
Cameron Meyer (Aus) Garmin - Slipstream 14
Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Team Katusha 14
Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Silence-Lotto 14
Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia - Highroad 14
Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad 14
Steve Chainel (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom 14
Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank 12
Christopher Horner (USA) Astana 11
Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 11
Ronny Scholz (Ger) Team Milram 10
Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 8
Pedro Horrillo (Spa) Rabobank 8
Ruslan Pidgornyy (Ukr) ISD 8
Jesus Del Nero (Spa) Fuji-Servetto 7
David Garcia Da Pena (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 5
Francisco Perez Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 4
Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 3
Matthias Russ (Ger) Team Milram 2
Total retirements : 26