Stage 5 - Wednesday, May 13: San Martino Di Castrozza - Alpe di Siusi, 125 km
First 10 finishers :
1 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank 3.15.24 (38.382 km/h)
2 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini 0.02
3 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia - Highroad 0.05
4 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas
5 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana 0.09
6 Christopher Horner (USA) Astana
7 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Cervelo Test Team 0.19
8 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 0.22
9 Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad
10 Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Fuji-Servetto
Changes in stage 5 compared to stage 4 :
Biggest gainers by position :
+51 Morris Possoni
+38 Jurgen Van Goolen
+35 Vasili Kiryienka
+30 Jure Golcer
+29 Marcos Garcia
+22 David Millar
+20 Ricardo Serrano
+20 Philip Deignan
+18 Matthieu Sprick
+18 Laurens Ten Dam
Biggest losers by position :
-28 Giovanni Visconti
-28 Thomas Voeckler
-25 Luca Mazzanti
-25 Ruggero Marzoli
-22 Stefano Garzelli
-17 Michele Scarponi
-16 Francesco De Bonis
-16 Jens Voigt
-16 Lance Armstrong
-16 Markus Fothen
-16 Paolo Tiralongo
Biggest gainers by time :
+0:12 Denis Menchov
+0:02 Danilo Di Luca
Biggest losers by time :
-17:56 Alessandro Bertolini
-17:56 Davide Vigano
-17:56 Fabian Cancellara
-17:56 Juan Jose Haedo
-17:56 Julien Loubet
-17:56 Mark Cavendish
-17:56 Mark Renshaw
-17:56 Michael Barry
-17:56 Pavel Brutt
-17:56 Riccardo Chiarini
-17:56 Said Haddou
Favourites by position :
+11 Denis Menchov
+6 Gilberto Simoni
+5 Ivan Basso
+3 Carlos Sastre
+1 Levi Leipheimer
+1 Danilo Di Luca
-1 Thomas Lovkvist
-2 Franco Pellizotti
-7 Fabian Cancellara
-10 Marzio Bruseghin
-13 Damiano Cunego
-16 Lance Armstrong
-16 Jens Voigt
-22 Stefano Garzelli
Favourites by time :
+0:12 Denis Menchov
+0:02 Danilo Di Luca
-0:05 Thomas Lovkvist
-0:13 Ivan Basso
-0:17 Levi Leipheimer
-0:27 Carlos Sastre
-0:30 Michael Rogers
-0:55 Gilberto Simoni
-0:55 Franco Pellizotti
-2:34 Marzio Bruseghin
-2:47 Damiano Cunego
-3:06 Lance Armstrong
-5:32 Stefano Garzelli
-15:54 Jens Voigt
-17:56 Fabian Cancellara
Top 3 and favourites standings :
1 Danilo Di Luca 16.20.44
2 Thomas Lovkvist 0.05
3 Michael Rogers 0.36
4 Levi Leipheimer 0.43
5 Denis Menchov 0.50
6 Ivan Basso 1.06
7 Carlos Sastre 1.16
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9 Franco Pellizotti 1.27
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11 Gilberto Simoni 2.01
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19 Marzio Bruseghin 3.16
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21 Damiano Cunego 3.29
22 Lance Armstrong 3.34
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40 Stefano Garzelli 6.41
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87 Jens Voigt 23.09
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162 Fabian Cancellara 43.23
Retirements to date : Stage
Francisco Perez Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 4
Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 3
Matthias Russ (Ger) Team Milram 2
David Garcia Da Pena (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 5 <<<
Total retirements : 4