Stage 7 : Mar 16, Civitanova Marche - San Benedetto del Tronto, 164 km

1 Edvald Boasson Hagen c(Nor) Sky Professional Cycling Team 3.52.36
2 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini
3 Sacha Modolo (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox
4 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team HTC - Columbia
5 Mattia Gavazzi (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox
6 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Transitions
7 Robbie Mcewen (Aus) Team Katusha
8 Baden Cooke (Aus) Team Saxo Bank
9 Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Francaise Des Jeux
10 Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin - Transitions


Changes in stage 7 compared to stage 6 :

Biggest gainers by position :
+65 Yauheni Hutarovich
+1 Valerio Agnoli
+1 Tom Stamsnijder
+1 Tom Boonen
+1 Thor Hushovd
+1 Stefano Garzelli
+1 Staf Scheirlinckx
+1 Servais Knaven
+1 Serguei Klimov
+1 Sebastian Lang

Biggest losers by position :
-9 Blel Kadri
-7 Francesco Failli
-6 Stuart O'Grady
-3 Ignatas Konovalovas
-3 Kasper Klostergaard Larsen
-3 Mark Cavendish
-2 Alessandro Donati
-2 Domenik Klemme
-1 Fabian Cancellara
-1 Michele Scarponi
-1 Olivier Kaisen

Biggest gainers by time :
+46:08 Yauheni Hutarovich
+0:10 Edvald Boasson Hagen
+0:06 Alessandro Petacchi
+0:04 Sacha Modolo
+0:02 Stefano Garzelli
+0:02 Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil
+0:02 Jackson Rodriguez

Biggest losers by time :
-7:27 Mark Cavendish
-6:34 Blel Kadri
-6:34 Francesco Failli
-3:33 Stuart O'Grady
-3:08 Domenik Klemme
-3:08 Kasper Klostergaard Larsen
-2:08 Fabian Cancellara
-1:57 Ignatas Konovalovas
-1:57 Mikhail Ignatiev
-1:42 Alessandro Donati
-1:16 Olivier Kaisen

Favourites by position :
+1 Stefano Garzelli
+1 Johan Van Summeren
+1 Andy Schleck
-1 Michele Scarponi
-1 Fabian Cancellara

Favourites by time :
+0:02 Stefano Garzelli
-2:08 Fabian Cancellara

Top 3 and favourites standings :
1 Stefano Garzelli 30.51.36
2 Michele Scarponi 0.00
3 Cadel Evans 0.12
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5 Robert Gesink 0.27
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8 Vincenzo Nibali 0.42
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45 Franco Pellizotti 14.44
46 Kim Kirchen 14.53
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78 Fabian Cancellara 43.30
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82 Johan Van Summeren 47.14
83 Andy Schleck 47.27
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99 Marzio Bruseghin 58.03
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115 Allan Davis 1.09.00
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137 Lars Ytting Bak 1.24.20

Retirements to date : Stage
Pierre Cazaux (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 7
Andrea Masciarelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone 6
Anthony Roux (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 6
Bert Grabsch (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia 6
Giovanni Visconti (Ita) ISD - Neri 6
Martin Elmiger (Swi) AG2R La Mondiale 6
Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Astana 6
Valeriy Dmitriyev (Kaz) Astana 6
Gatis Smukulis (Lat) AG2R La Mondiale 5
Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram 5
Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 5
Rene Mandri (Est) AG2R La Mondiale 5
Arnaud Coyot (Fra) Caisse d'Epargne 4
Francesco Reda (Ita) Quick Step 4
Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank 4
Manuel Belletti (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox 4
Aitor Hernandez Gutierrez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 3
Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Team Milram 3
Johannes Frohlinger (Ger) Team Milram 3
Leif Hoste (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 3
Leonardo Scarselli (Ita) ISD - Neri 3
Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Francaise Des Jeux 1
Massimo Giunti (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 1
Total retirements : 23