Changes in stage 4 compared to stage 3
Biggest gainers by position :
+10 Iouri Trofimov
+9 Michiel Elijzen
+9 Luis Angel Mate
+9 Eladio Sanchez Prado
+9 Claudio Casas
+7 Steve Morabito
+7 Rick Flens
+7 Juan Olmo
+7 Fabio Sabatini
+7 Eriz Ruiz D'Erentxun
Biggest losers by position :
-21 Edgar Pinto
-20 Hector Gonzalez
-17 Javier Etxarri Marin
-14 Ryder Hesjedal
-12 Alan Perez
-12 Danilo Napolitano
-11 Israel Perez Rodriguez
-11 Pedro Miguel Lopes Goncalves
-8 Carlos Torrent
-8 Oscar Pereiro
-7 Vladimir Isaichev
Biggest gainers by time :
+0:10 Mirco Lorenzetto
+0:04 Filippo Pozzato
+0:02 Xavier Florencio
Biggest losers by time :
-11:49 Edgar Pinto
-11:49 Fabien Patanchon
-11:49 Helder Miranda
-11:49 Javier Etxarri Marin
-8:14 Carlos Torrent
-8:14 Guido Trenti
-8:14 Hector Gonzalez
-8:14 Israel Perez Rodriguez
-8:14 Unai Uribarri
-8:14 Vladimir Isaichev
-3:23 Gustavo Cesar Veloso
Favourites by position :
+7 Alessandro Petacchi
+3 Thomas Dekker
+2 Alessandro Ballan
+1 Roman Kreuziger
+1 Luis Leon Sanchez
+1 Antonio Colom
-1 Maxime Monfort
-1 Ivan Gutierrez
-2 Erik Zabel
-8 Oscar Pereiro
-12 Danilo Napolitano
-14 Ryder Hesjedal
Favourites by time :
-0:03 Ivan Gutierrez
-0:04 Maxime Monfort
-0:04 Antonio Colom
-0:04 Alberto Contador
-0:14 Haimar Zubeldia
-0:14 Damiano Cunego
-0:18 Roman Kreuziger
-0:30 Ryder Hesjedal
-0:36 Erik Zabel
-0:38 Thomas Dekker
-0:38 Luis Leon Sanchez
-2:04 Oscar Pereiro
-2:32 Danilo Napolitano
Top 3 and favourites standings :
1 Ruben Plaza 16.41.55
2 Manuel Vaquez 0.05
3 Xavier Florencio 0.21
4 Ivan Gutierrez 0.24
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6 Alberto Contador 0.33
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8 Maxime Monfort 0.35
9 Antonio Colom 0.35
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20 Roman Kreuziger 0.57
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22 Ryder Hesjedal 1.01
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28 Haimar Zubeldia 2.54
29 Alessandro Ballan 4.13
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42 Luis Leon Sanchez 10.56
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50 Damiano Cunego 15.27
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58 Erik Zabel 19.02
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62 Thomas Dekker 19.47
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70 Alessandro Petacchi 29.28
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78 Oscar Pereiro 30.21
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112 Danilo Napolitano 41.28
Retirements to date : Stage
Volodymyr Diudia (Ukr) Team Milram 4 <<<
Dmitry Kozontchouk (Rus) Rabobank 3
Raul Alarcon (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott 4 <<<
Aurelien Passeron (Fra) Saunier Duval-Scott 2
Sergio Herrero (Spa) Extremadura-Ciclismo Solidario 2
Enrique Salgueiro (Spa) Extremadura-Ciclismo Solidario 4 <<<
Total retirements : 6