Changes in stage 5 compared to stage 4
Biggest gainers by position :
+25 Lieuwe Westra
+19 Servais Knaven
+19 Sebastian Lang
+18 Yuriy Krivtsov
+17 Mikhail Ignatiev
+16 Thomas Dekker
+16 Stijn Devolder
+16 Riccardo Chiarini
+15 Marco Velo
+15 Jens Mouris
Biggest losers by position :
-35 Davide Vigano
-24 Giampaolo Caruso
-18 Joaquim Rodriguez
-15 Baden Cooke
-14 Iban Velasco Murillo
-14 Julien El Fares
-12 Danilo Di Luca
-12 Fabian Wegmann
-12 Pablo Lastras
-11 Aitor Galdos
-10 Luca Mazzanti
Biggest gainers by time :
+0:31 Andreas Kloden
+0:11 Stijn Devolder
+0:10 Thomas Lovkvist
+0:10 Michele Scarponi
Biggest losers by time :
-11:18 Davide Vigano
-8:54 Marcus Ljungqvist
-7:28 Mattia Gavazzi
-6:45 Aitor Galdos
-6:16 Gerald Ciolek
-6:11 Alessandro Bertolini
-6:07 Chris Sutton
-5:59 Frank Hoj
-5:59 Gregory Rast
-5:58 Filippo Simeoni
-5:57 Ermanno Capelli
Favourites by position :
+16 Thomas Dekker
+12 Robert Gesink
+9 Johan Van Summeren
+8 Andreas Kloden
+7 Ivan Gutierrez
+6 Marzio Bruseghin
+6 Franco Pellizotti
+5 Tadej Valjavec
+4 Fabian Cancellara
+2 Thomas Lovkvist
+2 Gilberto Simoni
-2 Davide Rebellin
-2 Andy Schleck
-12 Danilo Di Luca
Favourites by time :
+0:31 Andreas Kloden
+0:10 Thomas Lovkvist
-0:09 Robert Gesink
-0:34 Johan Van Summeren
-0:35 Thomas Dekker
-0:52 Davide Rebellin
-1:35 Marzio Bruseghin
-1:36 Tadej Valjavec
-1:37 Franco Pellizotti
-1:55 Danilo Di Luca
-1:58 Andy Schleck
-2:05 Ivan Gutierrez
-2:05 Gilberto Simoni
-3:44 Fabian Cancellara
Top 3 and favourites standings :
1 Andreas Kloden 16.51.13
2 Thomas Lovkvist 0.06
3 Michele Scarponi 0.21
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5 Davide Rebellin 1.02
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10 Johan Van Summeren 1.34
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12 Robert Gesink 1.55
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17 Danilo Di Luca 2.19
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23 Andy Schleck 3.10
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30 Gilberto Simoni 4.57
31 Tadej Valjavec 5.26
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33 Franco Pellizotti 5.55
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79 Ivan Gutierrez 16.31
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95 Thomas Dekker 19.19
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97 Marzio Bruseghin 19.28
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187 Fabian Cancellara 46.53
Retirements to date : Stage
Alexandr Pliuschin (Mda) AG2R La Mondiale 4
Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana 2
Geraint Thomas (GBr) Barloworld 5 <<<
Leonardo Giordani (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce 5 <<<
Enrico Rossi (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce 5 <<<
Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervelo TestTeam 4
Alexandre Blain (Fra) Cofidis 2
Nico Sijmens (Bel) Cofidis 4
Manuel Belletti (Ita) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli 3
Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-NGC 5 <<<
Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Lampre-NGC 4
Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre-NGC 4
Jesus Del Nero Montes (Spa) Fuji-Servetto 2
Total retirements : 13