Stage 5 : May 20, Visalia - Bakersfield, 121.5 km
1 Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Doimo 4.52.28
2 Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC-Columbia
3 David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin-Transitions
4 Christopher Horner (USA) Team Radioshack
5 Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team
6 Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC-Columbia
7 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Team Radioshack
8 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Transitions
9 Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank
10 Rory Sutherland (Aus) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis
Changes in GC, stage 5 compared to stage 4 :
Biggest gainers by position :
+56 Tejay Van Garderen
+55 William Dickeson
+55 Jason McCartney
+55 Dmitriy Muravyev
+49 Matti Breschel
+49 Matthew Crane
+47 Ivan Santaromita
+41 Manuel Quinziato
+40 Kurt Hovelynck
+37 Robert Hunter
Biggest losers by position :
-34 Jose Luis Rubiera Vigil
-31 Francois Parisien
-24 Stef Clement
-22 Kiel Reijnen
-21 Simon Zahner
-20 Chad Beyer
-20 Lars Boom
-18 Max Jenkins
-18 Steven Cozza
-15 Davide Cimolai
-15 Marcus Burghardt
Biggest gainers by time :
+0:06 Peter Sagan
+0:04 Michael Rogers
Biggest losers by time :
-32:08 Steven Cozza
-27:38 Alex Candelario
-27:38 Alexander Kristoff
-27:38 Andreas Stauff
-27:38 Andrew Randell
-27:38 Andy Jacques-Maynes
-27:38 Bernard Van Ulden
-27:38 Bernhard Eisel
-27:38 Bradley White
-27:38 Bruno Langlois
-27:38 Chad Beyer
Favourites by position :
+19 Yaroslav Popovych
+10 Andy Schleck
+5 Tony Martin
+5 Jakob Fuglsang
+3 Jens Voigt
+1 Ryder Hesjedal
+1 Michael Rogers
-1 Janez Brajkovic
-1 David Zabriskie
-24 Stef Clement
Favourites by time :
+0:04 Michael Rogers
-0:04 Tony Martin
-0:04 Ryder Hesjedal
-0:04 Levi Leipheimer
-0:04 Lars Ytting Bak
-0:04 Jens Voigt
-0:04 Janez Brajkovic
-0:04 Jakob Fuglsang
-0:52 Yaroslav Popovych
-0:54 Andy Schleck
-27:38 Stef Clement
-27:38 Fabian Cancellara
Top 3 and favourites GC standings (previous stage in parens) :
1 Michael Rogers 22:56:59 (was 2nd at 0:04)
2 David Zabriskie 0:00 (was 1st at 0:00)
3 Levi Leipheimer 0:10 (was 3rd at 0:06)
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6 Ryder Hesjedal 0:31 (was 7th at 0:27)
7 Janez Brajkovic 0:31 (was 6th at 0:27)
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12 Lars Ytting Bak 0:31 (was 12th at 0:27)
13 Jens Voigt 0:31 (was 16th at 0:27)
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23 Tony Martin 3:17 (was 28th at 3:13)
24 Jakob Fuglsang 3:18 (was 29th at 3:14)
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42 Andy Schleck 18:38 (was 52nd at 17:44)
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44 Yaroslav Popovych 22:11 (was 63rd at 21:19)
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60 Stef Clement 37:18 (was 36th at 9:40)
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110 Fabian Cancellara 1:02:08 (was 110th at 34:30)
Top 10 on Points table with previous in parens:
1 Peter Sagan 34 (was 4th with 19 points)
2 Mark Cavendish 32 (was 1st with 31 points)
3 Michael Rogers 28 (was 11th with 13 points)
4 David Zabriskie 25 (was 6th with 15 points)
5 Juan Jose Haedo 24 (was 2nd with 24 points)
6 Karl Menzies 20 (was 9th with 15 points)
7 Lars Boom 20 (was 3rd with 20 points)
8 Levi Leipheimer 18 (was 10th with 14 points)
9 Alexander Kristoff 18 (was 5th with 18 points)
10 Brett Lancaster 15 (was 7th with 15 points)
Top 10 on Mountains table with previous in parens:
1 Ryan Anderson 29 (was 1st with 29 points)
2 Thomas Rabou 26 (was 2nd with 26 points)
3 Karl Menzies 22 (was 3rd with 22 points)
4 Davide Frattini 20 (was 4th with 20 points)
5 Paul Mach 14 (was 15th with 6 points)
6 Levi Leipheimer 11 (was 5th with 11 points)
7 Robert Britton 11 (was 6th with 11 points)
8 Eric Boily 11 (was 8th with 11 points)
9 Andrew Randell 10 (was 9th with 10 points)
10 Jurgen Van De Walle 9 (was 11th with 9 points)
Retirements to date : Stage
Daniel Holloway (USA) Bissell 5 <<<
Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Cervelo Test Team 5 <<<
Jay Robert Thomson (RSA) Fly V Australia 5 <<<
Lance Armstrong (USA) Team Radioshack 5 <<<
Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team Saxo Bank 5 <<<
Aldo Ino Ilesic (Slo) Team Type 1 4
Andre Steensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank 4
Joao Correia (Por) Cervelo Test Team 4
Scott Stewart (USA) Team Type 1 4
Jesse Anthony (USA) Kelly Benefit Strategies 3
Andrew Pinfold (Can) Unitedhealthcare Presented by Maxxis 2
Sean Mazich (USA) Jelly Belly Presented by Kenda 2
Total retirements : 12