Stage 5 : Apr 6, Bera - Onati, 183 km

1 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha Team 4.27.16
2 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi
3 Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Astana Pro Team 0.02
4 Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Movistar Team 0.05
5 Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Sky Procycling
6 Daniele Ratto (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
7 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre - ISD
8 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - ISD 0.07
9 Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa (Por) Movistar Team
10 Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale


Changes in GC, stage 5 compared to stage 4 :

Biggest gainers by position :
+36 Davide Appollonio
+35 Daniele Ratto
+32 Daryl Impey
+31 Stefano Agostini
+30 Andreas Kloden
+27 Antonio Piedra Perez
+25 Simon Clarke
+25 Julien Vermote
+25 Damiano Caruso
+25 Adriano Malori

Biggest losers by position :
-18 Bruno Pires
-17 Garikoitz Bravo Oiarbide
-13 Hubert Dupont
-11 Peter Stetina
-11 Przemyslaw Niemiec
-9 Marcos Garcia
-8 Daniel Moreno Fernandez
-8 Thomas Lovkvist
-7 Christopher Horner
-7 David Lopez Garcia
-7 Francisco Javier Vila Errandonea

Biggest gainers by time :

Biggest losers by time :
-18:44 Alexsandr Dyachenko
-18:44 Ben King
-18:44 Bruno Pires
-18:44 David De La Fuente Rasilla
-18:44 Garikoitz Bravo Oiarbide
-18:44 Grischa Niermann
-18:44 Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde
-18:44 Juan Manuel Garate Cepa
-18:44 Luke Rowe
-18:44 Mads Christensen
-18:44 Martin Velits

Favourites by position :
+30 Andreas Kloden
+5 Michele Scarponi
+3 David Arroyo Duran
+3 Damiano Cunego
+3 Bauke Mollema
+2 Frank Schleck
+1 Jurgen Van Den Broeck
-2 Ryder Hesjedal
-4 Tony Martin
-6 Peter Velits
-7 Christopher Horner

Favourites by time :
-0:05 Michele Scarponi
-0:07 Jurgen Van Den Broeck
-0:07 Damiano Cunego
-0:12 Ryder Hesjedal
-0:12 Bauke Mollema
-0:23 Tony Martin
-0:23 Christopher Horner
-0:39 Frank Schleck
-1:11 David Arroyo Duran
-1:11 Andreas Kloden
-14:03 Peter Velits

Top 10 and favourites GC standings (previous stage in parens) :
1 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver 20:29:18 (unchanged)
2 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez 0:09 (unchanged)
3 Robert Kiserlovski 0:26 (was 4th at 0:24)
4 Lars Petter Nordhaug 0:33 (was 9th at 0:28)
5 Michele Scarponi 0:33 (was 10th at 0:28)
6 Sergio Henao Montoya 0:34 (was 5th at 0:24)
7 Jurgen Van Den Broeck 0:35 (was 8th at 0:28)
8 Ryder Hesjedal 0:40 (was 6th at 0:28)
9 Damiano Cunego 0:40 (was 12th at 0:33)
10 Christopher Horner 0:44 (was 3rd at 0:21)
11 Bauke Mollema 0:45 (was 14th at 0:33)
.....
17 Tony Martin 0:56 (was 13th at 0:33)
.....
22 Frank Schleck 2:16 (was 24th at 1:37)
.....
27 David Arroyo Duran 3:30 (was 30th at 2:19)
.....
53 Peter Velits 20:02 (was 47th at 5:59)
54 Andreas Kloden 20:06 (was 84th at 18:55)

Top 10 on Points table with previous in parens:
1 Marco Pinotti 8 (was 0 points)
2 Mads Christensen 8 (was 0 points)
3 Robert Kiserlovski 6 (was 9th with 21 points)
4 Michael Albasini 5 (was 0 points)
5 Jose Herrada Lopez 5 (was 0 points)
6 David de la Fuente Rasilla 4 (was 0 points)
7 Diego Ulissi 3 (was 0 points)
8 Angel Vicioso Arcos 3 (was 35th with 3 points)
9 Simon Clarke 3 (was 0 points)
10 Nicki Sorensen 3 (was 0 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 (unchanged)
4 Evgeny Petrov 22 (unchanged)
5 Diego Ulissi 19 (was 10th with 10 points)
6 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver 16 (was 7th with 16 points)
7 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez 16 (was 8th with 16 points)
8 Robert Kiserlovski 12 (was 19th with 4 points)
9 Christopher Horner 10 (unchanged)
10 Angel Vicioso Arcos 8 (was 11th with 8 points)

Retirements to date : Stage
Aitor Galdos Alonso (Spa) Caja Rural 5
Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Katusha Team 5
Amael Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team 5
Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Spa) Movistar Team 5
Davide Mucelli (Ita) Utensilnord Named 5
Filippo Baggio (Ita) Utensilnord Named 5
Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Pro Team Astana 5
Frederico Rocchetti (Ita) Utensilnord Named 5
Gabriele Bosisio (Ita) Utensilnord Named 5
Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 5
Jerome Pineau (Fra) Omega Pharma - QuickStep 5
Julian Sanchez Pimienta (Spa) Caja Rural 5
Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Omega Pharma - QuickStep 5
Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team 5
Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team 5
Paolo Bailetti (Ita) Utensilnord Named 5
Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Team Saxo Bank 5
Steven Cummings (GBr) BMC Racing Team 5
Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 5
Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 5
Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin-Barracuda 5
Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 5
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 : 37


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