Volta a Catalunya, stage 5 summary

Stage 5 : March 26, Asco - Cabaces, 181.2 km

1 Davide Malacarne (Ita) Quick Step 4.50.03
2 Andreas Kloden (Ger) Team Radioshack 0.36
3 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 0.37
4 Michel Kreder (Ned) Garmin - Transitions
5 Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne
6 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana 0.40
7 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha
8 Frank Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank
9 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Transitions
10 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Footon-Servetto


Changes in stage 5 compared to stage 4 :

Biggest gainers by position :
+26 Martin Velits
+22 Javier Ramirez
+22 Andres Sergio De Lis
+20 Marcos Garcia
+18 Nicki Sorensen
+18 Gustavo Cesar
+17 Imanol Erviti
+17 Davide Malacarne
+15 Jaroslaw Marycz
+14 Pedro Merino

Biggest losers by position :
-43 Kristijan Koren
-24 Brian Vandborg
-23 Branislau Samoilau
-23 Gorazd Stangelj
-23 Tony Martin
-19 Jeremy Roy
-19 Peter Stetina
-19 Philip Deignan
-18 Josep Jufre
-18 Serge Pauwels
-17 Carlos Sastre

Biggest gainers by time :
+0:40 Davide Malacarne
+0:04 Andreas Kloden
+0:03 Rein Taaramae
+0:03 Michel Kreder
+0:03 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil

Biggest losers by time :
-16:00 Angelo Furlan
-15:50 Aitor Galdos
-15:50 Alexsandr Dyachenko
-15:50 Andreas Stauff
-15:50 Andrei Kunitski
-15:50 Arten Ovechkin
-15:50 Artur Gajek
-15:50 Bjorn Selander
-15:50 Branislau Samoilau
-15:50 Brian Vandborg
-15:50 Christian Meier

Favourites by position :
+9 Andreas Kloden
+4 Frank Schleck
+3 Levi Leipheimer
+3 Jens Voigt
+2 Vladimir Karpets
-4 Ivan Basso

Favourites by time :
+0:04 Andreas Kloden
+0:03 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil
-1:39 Ivan Basso

Top 3 and favourites standings :
1 Joaquin Rodriguez 18.38.57
2 Xavier Tondo 0.10
3 Rein Taaramae 0.43
4 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil 0.45
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8 Roman Kreuziger 1.22
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13 Vladimir Karpets 1.30
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20 Jens Voigt 1.59
21 Levi Leipheimer 2.00
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23 Frank Schleck 2.14
24 Andreas Kloden 2.16
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40 Ivan Basso 4.01

Retirements to date : Stage
Jason McCartney (USA) Team Radioshack 5
Jose Antonio De Segovia (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 5
Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC - Columbia 5
Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank 4
Aleksej Saramontins (Lat) Team HTC - Columbia 3
Danielle Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini 3
Daryl Impey (RSA) Team Radioshack 3
Dominik Roels (Ger) Team Milram 3
Stephane Auge (Fra) Cofidis, le Credit en Ligne 3
Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 2
Total retirements : 10