Bob Martin
2013-08-29 06:03:50 UTC
Stage 5 : Aug 28, Sober - Lago de Sanabria, 168.4 km
1 Michael Matthews (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge 4.28.22
2 Maximiliano Ariel Richeze (Arg) Lampre-Merida
3 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
4 Nikias Arndt (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano
5 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Sharp
6 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling
7 Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ
8 Greg Henderson (NZl) Lotto Belisol
9 Daniele Ratto (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling
10 Grega Bole (Slo) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
Changes in GC, stage 5 compared to stage 4 :
Biggest gainers by position :
+129 Nicki Sorensen
+20 Cedric Pineau
+19 Nico Sijmens
+18 Pablo Urtasun Perez
+18 Nikias Arndt
+17 Maximiliano Ariel Richeze
+16 Jose Ivan Gutierrez Palacios
+15 Tyler Farrar
+15 Ramon Sinkeldam
+15 Jurgen Van De Walle
Biggest losers by position :
-53 Alex Rasmussen
-49 Francesco Lasca
-47 Caleb Fairly
-42 Geoffrey Soupe
-37 Tom Stamsnijder
-17 Adrien Petit
-15 Christian Meier
-14 Nick Nuyens
-13 Rafael Valls Ferri
-12 Simon Clarke
-10 Fabian Cancellara
Biggest gainers by time :
+30:11 Nicki Sorensen
+0:10 Michael Matthews
+0:06 Maximiliano Ariel Richeze
+0:04 Gianni Meersman
Biggest losers by time :
-15:02 Alex Rasmussen
-15:02 Barry Markus
-15:02 Caleb Fairly
-15:02 Francesco Lasca
-15:02 Geoffrey Soupe
-15:02 Michel Kreder
-15:02 Tom Stamsnijder
-7:45 Adrien Petit
-6:15 Baden Cooke
-6:15 Christian Meier
-6:15 Johan Vansummeren
Favourites by position :
+5 Lieuwe Westra
+2 Thomas De Gendt
+1 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez
-6 Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez
Favourites by time :
-1:16 Thomas De Gendt
-3:43 Lieuwe Westra
-4:35 Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez
Top 10 and favourites GC standings (previous stage in parens) :
1 Vincenzo Nibali 18:43:52 (unchanged)
2 Christopher Horner 0:03 (unchanged)
3 Nicolas Roche 0:08 (unchanged)
4 Haimar Zubeldia Aguirre 0:16 (unchanged)
5 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte 0:21 (unchanged)
6 Robert Kiserlovski 0:26 (unchanged)
7 Rigoberto Uran 0:28 (unchanged)
8 Daniel Moreno Fernandez 0:31 (unchanged)
9 Rafal Majka 0:38 (unchanged)
10 Roman Kreuziger 0:42 (unchanged)
.....
14 Bauke Mollema 0:49 (unchanged)
.....
16 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver 0:53 (unchanged)
.....
21 Michele Scarponi 1:15 (unchanged)
.....
27 Ivan Basso 1:32 (unchanged)
.....
31 Daniel Martin 1:47 (unchanged)
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46 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez 3:57 (was 47th at 3:57)
.....
138 Thomas De Gendt 32:07 (was 140th at 30:51)
.....
183 Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez 43:26 (was 177th at 38:51)
.....
189 Lieuwe Westra 47:11 (was 194th at 43:28)
Top 10 on Points table with previous in parens:
1 Daniel Moreno Fernandez 48 (unchanged)
2 Michael Matthews 41 (was 11th with 16 points)
3 Nicolas Roche 38 (was 2nd with 38 points)
4 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte 37 (was 3rd with 37 points)
5 Bauke Mollema 33 (was 4th with 29 points)
6 Gianni Meersman 30 (was 14th with 14 points)
7 Christopher Horner 28 (was 5th with 28 points)
8 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver 26 (was 6th with 26 points)
9 Rigoberto Uran Uran 20 (was 7th with 20 points)
10 Edvald Boasson Hagen 20 (was 17th with 10 points)
Top 10 on Mountains table with previous in parens:
1 Nicolas Roche 11 (unchanged)
2 Nicolas Edet 8 (was 5th with 3 points)
3 Daniel Moreno Fernandez 6 (was 2nd with 6 points)
4 Winner Anacona Gomez 5 (was 0 points)
5 Domenico Pozzovivo 4 (was 3rd with 4 points)
6 Christopher Horner 3 (was 4th with 3 points)
7 Javier Francisco Aramendia Lorente 3 (was 6th with 3 points)
8 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte 3 (was 7th with 3 points)
9 Leopold Konig 2 (was 8th with 2 points)
10 Danilo Wyss 2 (was 9th with 2 points)
Retirements to date : Stage
Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Orica GreenEdge 5 <<<
Koldo Fernandez De Larrea (Spa) Garmin Sharp 2
Theo Bos (Ned) Belkin Procycling Team 1
Total retirements : 3
(This report and archives etc can be seen at http://homepage.ntlworld.com/rvmartin2)
1 Michael Matthews (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge 4.28.22
2 Maximiliano Ariel Richeze (Arg) Lampre-Merida
3 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
4 Nikias Arndt (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano
5 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Sharp
6 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling
7 Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ
8 Greg Henderson (NZl) Lotto Belisol
9 Daniele Ratto (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling
10 Grega Bole (Slo) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
Changes in GC, stage 5 compared to stage 4 :
Biggest gainers by position :
+129 Nicki Sorensen
+20 Cedric Pineau
+19 Nico Sijmens
+18 Pablo Urtasun Perez
+18 Nikias Arndt
+17 Maximiliano Ariel Richeze
+16 Jose Ivan Gutierrez Palacios
+15 Tyler Farrar
+15 Ramon Sinkeldam
+15 Jurgen Van De Walle
Biggest losers by position :
-53 Alex Rasmussen
-49 Francesco Lasca
-47 Caleb Fairly
-42 Geoffrey Soupe
-37 Tom Stamsnijder
-17 Adrien Petit
-15 Christian Meier
-14 Nick Nuyens
-13 Rafael Valls Ferri
-12 Simon Clarke
-10 Fabian Cancellara
Biggest gainers by time :
+30:11 Nicki Sorensen
+0:10 Michael Matthews
+0:06 Maximiliano Ariel Richeze
+0:04 Gianni Meersman
Biggest losers by time :
-15:02 Alex Rasmussen
-15:02 Barry Markus
-15:02 Caleb Fairly
-15:02 Francesco Lasca
-15:02 Geoffrey Soupe
-15:02 Michel Kreder
-15:02 Tom Stamsnijder
-7:45 Adrien Petit
-6:15 Baden Cooke
-6:15 Christian Meier
-6:15 Johan Vansummeren
Favourites by position :
+5 Lieuwe Westra
+2 Thomas De Gendt
+1 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez
-6 Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez
Favourites by time :
-1:16 Thomas De Gendt
-3:43 Lieuwe Westra
-4:35 Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez
Top 10 and favourites GC standings (previous stage in parens) :
1 Vincenzo Nibali 18:43:52 (unchanged)
2 Christopher Horner 0:03 (unchanged)
3 Nicolas Roche 0:08 (unchanged)
4 Haimar Zubeldia Aguirre 0:16 (unchanged)
5 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte 0:21 (unchanged)
6 Robert Kiserlovski 0:26 (unchanged)
7 Rigoberto Uran 0:28 (unchanged)
8 Daniel Moreno Fernandez 0:31 (unchanged)
9 Rafal Majka 0:38 (unchanged)
10 Roman Kreuziger 0:42 (unchanged)
.....
14 Bauke Mollema 0:49 (unchanged)
.....
16 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver 0:53 (unchanged)
.....
21 Michele Scarponi 1:15 (unchanged)
.....
27 Ivan Basso 1:32 (unchanged)
.....
31 Daniel Martin 1:47 (unchanged)
.....
46 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez 3:57 (was 47th at 3:57)
.....
138 Thomas De Gendt 32:07 (was 140th at 30:51)
.....
183 Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez 43:26 (was 177th at 38:51)
.....
189 Lieuwe Westra 47:11 (was 194th at 43:28)
Top 10 on Points table with previous in parens:
1 Daniel Moreno Fernandez 48 (unchanged)
2 Michael Matthews 41 (was 11th with 16 points)
3 Nicolas Roche 38 (was 2nd with 38 points)
4 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte 37 (was 3rd with 37 points)
5 Bauke Mollema 33 (was 4th with 29 points)
6 Gianni Meersman 30 (was 14th with 14 points)
7 Christopher Horner 28 (was 5th with 28 points)
8 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver 26 (was 6th with 26 points)
9 Rigoberto Uran Uran 20 (was 7th with 20 points)
10 Edvald Boasson Hagen 20 (was 17th with 10 points)
Top 10 on Mountains table with previous in parens:
1 Nicolas Roche 11 (unchanged)
2 Nicolas Edet 8 (was 5th with 3 points)
3 Daniel Moreno Fernandez 6 (was 2nd with 6 points)
4 Winner Anacona Gomez 5 (was 0 points)
5 Domenico Pozzovivo 4 (was 3rd with 4 points)
6 Christopher Horner 3 (was 4th with 3 points)
7 Javier Francisco Aramendia Lorente 3 (was 6th with 3 points)
8 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte 3 (was 7th with 3 points)
9 Leopold Konig 2 (was 8th with 2 points)
10 Danilo Wyss 2 (was 9th with 2 points)
Retirements to date : Stage
Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Orica GreenEdge 5 <<<
Koldo Fernandez De Larrea (Spa) Garmin Sharp 2
Theo Bos (Ned) Belkin Procycling Team 1
Total retirements : 3
(This report and archives etc can be seen at http://homepage.ntlworld.com/rvmartin2)