Changes in stage 5 compared to stage 4
Biggest gainers by position :
+28 Nicolas Vogondy
+28 Mathieu Perget
+27 Bjorn Schroder
+26 Xavier Florencio
+26 Benat Intxausti
+24 Thierry Huppond
+24 Sylvain Calzati
+24 Koos Moerenhout
+24 David Moncoutie
+24 Cyril Dessel
Biggest losers by position :
-38 Vicente Reynes
-37 Marc De Maar
-29 Niki Terpstra
-21 Oliver Zaugg
-20 Kjell Carlstrom
-17 Gert Steegmans
-15 Christophe Rinero
-15 Marcel Sieberg
-15 Markel Irizar
-12 Laurens Ten Dam
-11 Christian Vande Velde
Biggest gainers by time :
+2:25 Carlos Barredo
+2:17 Karsten Kroon
+2:15 Manuele Mori
+2:13 Christophe Moreau
+2:11 Pierre Rolland
+0:44 Alexandre Botcharov
+0:43 Mathieu Perget
+0:42 Simon Gerrans
+0:42 Maxime Monfort
+0:42 Ivan Santaromita
Biggest losers by time :
-16:35 Albert Timmer
-16:35 Andre Greipel
-16:35 Christophe Edaleine
-16:35 Christophe Rinero
-16:35 Floris Goesinnen
-16:35 Gert Steegmans
-16:35 Johann Tschopp
-16:35 Lander Aperribai
-16:35 Lucas Euser
-16:35 Marc De Maar
-16:35 Marcel Sieberg
Favourites by position :
+7 Jens Voigt
+6 Thor Hushovd
+6 Stefan Schumacher
+5 David Arroyo
+3 Haimar Zubeldia
+2 Frank Schleck
+2 Christophe Moreau
+1 Damiano Cunego
-1 Sylvain Chavanel
-1 Luis Leon Sanchez
Favourites by time :
+2:13 Christophe Moreau
Top 3 and favourites standings :
1 Robert Gesink 21.10.28
2 Davide Rebellin 0.32
3 Rinaldo Nocentini 0.35
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7 Luis Leon Sanchez 2.06
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11 Sylvain Chavanel 3.27
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15 Christophe Moreau 5.59
16 Cadel Evans 6.40
17 Damiano Cunego 8.18
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35 Frank Schleck 22.29
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39 Haimar Zubeldia 24.22
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43 David Arroyo 27.56
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55 Jens Voigt 31.45
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62 Stefan Schumacher 33.35
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71 Thor Hushovd 36.45
Retirements to date : Stage
Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner 5 <<<
Carlo Westphal (Ger) Gerolsteiner 5 <<<
Oscar Pereiro (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 2
Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre 5 <<<
Leonardo Bertagnolli (Ita) Liquigas 5 <<<
Mario Aerts (Bel) Silence-Lotto 5 <<<
Dario Cioni (Ita) Silence-Lotto 2
Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Silence-Lotto 5 <<<
Bradley McGee (Aus) Team CSC 5 <<<
William Bonnet (Fra) Credit Agricole 5 <<<
Benat Albizuri (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2
Mickael Cherel (Fra) Francaise des Jeux 3
Remy Di Gregorio (Fra) Francaise des Jeux 5 <<<
Jose Angel Gomez Marchante (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott 2
Arkaitz Duran (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott 2
Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 1
Stef Clement (Ned) Bouygues Telecom 5 <<<
Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis 5 <<<
Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank 5 <<<
Philip Deignan (Irl) Ag2r-La Mondiale 4
Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel 5 <<<
Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram 5 <<<
Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram 3
David Millar (GBr) Slipstream Chipotle - H30 5 <<<
Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Skil-Shimano 5 <<<
Roy Curvers (Ned) Skil-Shimano 3
Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil-Shimano 5 <<<
Robert Wagner (Ger) Skil-Shimano 3
Total retirements : 28