Stage 4 : Apr 5, Eibar - Bera-Ibardin, 151 km
1 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha Team 3.55.56
2 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 0.09
3 Sergio Luis Henao Montoya (Col) Sky Procycling 0.12
4 Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Astana Pro Team
5 Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Sky Procycling 0.16
6 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre - ISD
7 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
8 Wout Poels (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
9 Simon Spilak (Slo) Katusha Team
10 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Barracuda
Changes in GC, stage 4 compared to stage 3 :
Biggest gainers by position :
+38 Simon Gerrans
+25 Michael Albasini
+25 Jerome Pineau
+24 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil
+24 Francis De Greef
+21 Julien Vermote
+20 Egoi Martinez De Esteban
+20 Cayetano Jose Sarmiento Tunarrosa
+19 Simon Clarke
+19 Allan Davis
Biggest losers by position :
-37 Igor Anton Hernandez
-35 Angel Madrazo Ruiz
-33 Mauro Santambrogio
-29 Thomas De Gendt
-23 Alexsandr Dyachenko
-20 Diego Ulissi
-17 Bart De Clercq
-17 Martin Velits
-15 Stefano Agostini
-13 Amael Moinard
-13 Daniele Ratto
Biggest gainers by time :
Biggest losers by time :
-19:41 Filippo Baggio
-19:41 Martin Kohler
-19:41 Yannick Eijssen
-19:40 Gabriele Bosisio
-19:40 Julian Sanchez Pimienta
-19:34 Kristof Vandewalle
-19:28 Mauro Santambrogio
-19:28 Thomas De Gendt
-15:26 Martin Velits
-15:22 Davide Mucelli
-15:22 Thomas Peterson
Favourites by position :
+16 Peter Velits
+10 Andreas Kloden
+3 Michele Scarponi
+2 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver
+2 Frank Schleck
+1 Bauke Mollema
-1 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez
-1 Christopher Horner
-2 Ryder Hesjedal
-3 Tony Martin
-5 David Arroyo Duran
-6 Damiano Cunego
Favourites by time :
-0:09 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez
-0:16 Ryder Hesjedal
-0:16 Michele Scarponi
-0:16 Jurgen Van Den Broeck
-0:21 Tony Martin
-0:21 Damiano Cunego
-0:21 Christopher Horner
-0:21 Bauke Mollema
-0:47 Frank Schleck
-1:29 David Arroyo Duran
-2:02 Peter Velits
-7:05 Andreas Kloden
Top 10 and favourites GC standings (previous stage in parens) :
1 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver 16:02:02 (was 3rd at 0:00)
2 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez 0:09 (was 1st at 0:00)
3 Christopher Horner 0:21 (was 2nd at 0:00)
4 Robert Kiserlovski 0:24 (was 9th at 0:12)
5 Sergio Henao Montoya 0:24 (was 17th at 0:12)
6 Ryder Hesjedal 0:28 (was 4th at 0:12)
7 Wout Poels 0:28 (was 5th at 0:12)
8 Jurgen Van Den Broeck 0:28 (was 8th at 0:12)
9 Lars Petter Nordhaug 0:28 (was 11th at 0:12)
10 Michele Scarponi 0:28 (was 13th at 0:12)
.....
12 Damiano Cunego 0:33 (was 6th at 0:12)
13 Tony Martin 0:33 (was 10th at 0:12)
14 Bauke Mollema 0:33 (was 15th at 0:12)
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24 Frank Schleck 1:37 (was 26th at 0:50)
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30 David Arroyo Duran 2:19 (was 25th at 0:50)
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47 Peter Velits 5:59 (was 63rd at 3:57)
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84 Andreas Kloden 18:55 (was 94th at 11:50)
Top 10 on Points table with previous in parens:
1 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez 46 (was 3rd with 26 points)
2 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver 45 (was 7th with 20 points)
3 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil 39 (was 1st with 39 points)
4 Daryl Impey 30 (was 2nd with 30 points)
5 Wout Poels 29 (was 6th with 21 points)
6 Sergio Luis Henao Montoya 24 (was 20th with 8 points)
7 Daniele Ratto 24 (was 4th with 24 points)
8 Fabian Wegmann 24 (was 5th with 24 points)
9 Robert Kiserlovski 21 (was 22nd with 7 points)
10 Allan Davis 20 (was 8th with 20 points)
Top 10 on Mountains table with previous in parens:
1 Mads Christensen 35 (unchanged)
2 David de la Fuente Rasilla 30 (unchanged)
3 Jose Herrada Lopez 30 (was 3rd with 29 points)
4 Evgeny Petrov 22 (was 11th with 7 points)
5 Davide Mucelli 21 (was 4th with 21 points)
6 Thibaut Pinot 18 (was 5th with 18 points)
7 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver 16 (was 12th with 6 points)
8 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez 16 (was 7th with 8 points)
9 Christopher Horner 10 (was 6th with 10 points)
10 Diego Ulissi 10 (was 0 points)
Retirements to date : Stage
Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 4 <<<
Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Barracuda 4 <<<
Edoardo Girardi (Ita) Utensilnord Named 4 <<<
Egor Silin (Rus) Pro Team Astana 4 <<<
Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 4 <<<
Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Pro Team Astana 4 <<<
Nathan Haas (Aus) Garmin-Barracuda 4 <<<
Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 4 <<<
Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale 4 <<<
Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 4 <<<
Thimothy Roe (Aus) BMC Racing Team 4 <<<
Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 3
Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 3
Simone Stortoni (Ita) Lampre - ISD 3
Nikita Novikov (Rus) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 2
Total retirements : 15