Stage 5 : Mar 12, Pernes-les-Fontaines - Aix-en-Provence, 153.5 km
1 Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas - Doimo 3.34.15
2 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre - Farnese Vini 0.02
3 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne
4 Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) Francaise des Jeux
5 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank
6 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Sky Professional Cycling Team
7 Koldo Fernandez (Spa) Euskatltel - Euskadi
8 Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale
9 Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia
10 Alberto Contador (Spa) Astana
Changes in stage 5 compared to stage 4 :
Biggest gainers by position :
+45 Craig Lewis
+41 Joost Posthuma
+40 Matthew Harley Goss
+40 Matteo Bono
+37 Mathieu Perget
+37 Christian Vandevelde
+37 Amael Moinard
+36 Pierrick Fedrigo
+36 Christopher Horner
+32 Samuel Dumoulin
Biggest losers by position :
-70 Romain Sicard
-65 Johnny Hoogerland
-57 Thomas Peterson
-49 Serguei Ivanov
-48 Tony Martin
-47 Yannick Talabardon
-45 Laurent Mangel
-43 Jose Ivan Gutierrez
-36 Mickael Delage
-33 David Le Lay
-33 Gregory Henderson
Biggest gainers by time :
+0:12 Peter Sagan
+0:06 Mirco Lorenzetto
+0:04 Alejandro Valverde
+0:02 Luis-Leon Sanchez
+0:01 David Millar
Biggest losers by time :
-16:48 Adam Hansen
-16:48 Alberto Ongarato
-16:48 Alessandro Spezialetti
-16:48 Alexandre Geniez
-16:48 Andre Greipel
-16:48 Anthony Geslin
-16:48 Arnaud Gerard
-16:48 Benjamin Noval Gonzalez
-16:48 Bjorn Leukemans
-16:48 Brian Vandborg
-16:48 Daniel Lloyd
Favourites by position :
+37 Christian Vandevelde
+9 Damiano Cunego
+8 Frank Schleck
+4 Janez Brajkovic
-14 Levi Leipheimer
-16 Xavier Tondo
-48 Tony Martin
Favourites by time :
+0:04 Alejandro Valverde
+0:01 David Millar
-0:23 Janez Brajkovic
-0:23 Christian Vandevelde
-2:34 Xavier Tondo
-2:34 Levi Leipheimer
-2:34 Damiano Cunego
-16:48 Tony Martin
Top 3 and favourites standings :
1 Alberto Contador 20.41.40
2 Alejandro Valverde 0.20
3 Roman Kreuziger 0.25
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5 Samuel Sanchez 0.29
6 Jens Voigt 0.34
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9 David Millar 1.02
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17 Janez Brajkovic 1.56
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20 Frank Schleck 2.05
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28 Xavier Tondo 3.48
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30 Levi Leipheimer 3.57
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72 Damiano Cunego 11.39
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90 Christian Vandevelde 16.35
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99 Tony Martin 21.03
Retirements to date : Stage
Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 5 <<<
Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Omega Pharma - Lotto 5 <<<
Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank 5 <<<
Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo 5 <<<
Serge Pauwels (Bel) Team Sky 5 <<<
Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Cervelo Testteam 4
Kevin Van Impe (Bel) Quick Step Cycling Team 4
Grega Bole (Slo) Lampre - Farnese 3
Joaquin Novoa Menedez (Spa) Cervelo Testteam 3
Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia 3
Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Katusha 2
Hayden Roulston (NZl) Team HTC - Columbia 2
Simone Ponzi (Ita) Lampre - Farnese 2
Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Garmin - Transitions 1
Gert Steegmans (Bel) Team Radioshack 1
Total retirements : 15