Volta Ciclista a Catalunya, stage 4 summary

Stage 4 : Mar 21, Llanars-Vall de Camprodon - Port Aine-Rialp, 217.7 km

1 Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Sharp 6.02.40
2 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha 0.36
3 Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas (Col) Movistar Team
4 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol 0.47
5 Robert Gesink (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team 0.51
6 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Procycling 1.02
7 Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin-Sharp
8 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre-Merida
9 Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin-Sharp
10 Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ 1.08


Changes in GC, stage 4 compared to stage 3 :

Biggest gainers by position :
+63 Travis Meyer
+63 Rafal Majka
+60 Dmitry Kozontchuk
+57 Stef Clement
+42 Julien Vermote
+39 Oliver Zaugg
+38 Simon Gerrans
+38 Rafael Valls Ferri
+38 Francis De Greef
+38 Christian Knees

Biggest losers by position :
-54 Kenny Elissonde
-52 Fabio Aru
-46 David Lopez Garcia
-46 Tim Wellens
-39 Serge Pauwels
-36 Cedric Pineau
-34 Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde
-34 Ruben Plaza Molina
-29 Brian Vandborg
-28 Karol Domagalski
-28 Simone Stortoni

Biggest gainers by time :
+0:30 Daniel Martin

Biggest losers by time :
-39:43 Kenny Elissonde
-39:03 Moreno Hofland
-35:23 Tim Wellens
-34:21 Jeremie Galland
-33:47 Serge Pauwels
-33:46 Martin Kohler
-33:44 Karol Domagalski
-33:43 Albert Timmer
-33:43 Alexsandr Dyachenko
-33:43 Andrew Fenn
-33:43 Brett Lancaster

Favourites by position :
+26 Thomas De Gendt
+11 Jurgen Van Den Broeck
+11 Denis Menchov
+8 Daniel Martin
+5 Thomas Danielson
+1 Robert Gesink
+1 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver
-1 Michele Scarponi
-2 Bradley Wiggins
-6 Steven Kruijswijk
-16 Ryder Hesjedal
-16 David Zabriskie
-24 Rigoberto Uran Uran

Favourites by time :
+0:30 Daniel Martin
-0:06 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver
-0:17 Jurgen Van Den Broeck
-0:21 Robert Gesink
-0:32 Thomas Danielson
-0:32 Michele Scarponi
-0:32 Bradley Wiggins
-3:07 Thomas De Gendt
-6:04 Rigoberto Uran Uran
-7:39 Denis Menchov
-12:32 Steven Kruijswijk
-19:08 Ryder Hesjedal
-19:08 David Zabriskie

Top 10 and favourites GC standings (previous stage in parens) :
1 Daniel Martin 18:48:38 (was 9th at 0:30)
2 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver 0:10 (was 3rd at 0:04)
3 Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas 0:32 (was 6th at 0:26)
4 Bradley Wiggins 0:36 (was 2nd at 0:04)
5 Michele Scarponi 0:39 (was 4th at 0:07)
6 Robert Gesink 0:51 (was 7th at 0:30)
7 Przemyslaw Niemiec 1:00 (was 5th at 0:07)
8 Peter Stetina 1:07 (was 10th at 0:35)
9 Thibaut Pinot 1:13 (was 12th at 0:35)
10 Jurgen Van Den Broeck 1:15 (was 21st at 0:58)
11 Thomas Danielson 1:23 (was 16th at 0:51)
.....
34 Thomas De Gendt 6:31 (was 60th at 3:24)
35 Rigoberto Uran Uran 6:39 (was 11th at 0:35)
.....
43 Denis Menchov 10:31 (was 54th at 2:52)
.....
50 Steven Kruijswijk 14:59 (was 44th at 2:27)
.....
66 Ryder Hesjedal 21:45 (was 50th at 2:37)
67 David Zabriskie 21:45 (was 51st at 2:37)

Top 10 on Mountains table with previous in parens:
1 Cristiano Salerno 104 (was 1st with 47 points)
2 Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas 51 (was 2nd with 31 points)
3 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver 45 (was 8th with 20 points)
4 Nicolas Roche 36 (was 0 points)
5 Daniel Martin 30 (was 0 points)
6 Karol Domagalski 28 (was 3rd with 28 points)
7 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau 27 (was 0 points)
8 Carlos Verona Quintanilla 27 (was 0 points)
9 Bradley Wiggins 26 (was 10th with 16 points)
10 Christian Meier 26 (was 4th with 26 points)

Retirements to date : Stage
Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team 4
Andrea Guardini (Ita) Astana Pro Team 4
Eros Capecchi (Ita) Movistar Team 4
Jack Bobridge (Aus) Blanco Pro Cycling Team 4
Jetse Bol (Ned) Blanco Pro Cycling Team 4
Jon Aberasturi Izaga (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 4
Jonas Ahlstrand (Swe) Team Argos-Shimano 4
Robert Wagner (Ger) Blanco Pro Cycling Team 4
Tarik Chaoufi (Mar) Euskaltel-Euskadi 4
Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Astana Pro Team 4
Allan Davis (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge 3
Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin-Sharp 3
Joost Van Leijen (Ned) Lotto Belisol 3
Maximiliano Ariel Richeze (Arg) Lampre-Merida 3
Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJ 3
Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol 2
Christopher Horner (USA) RadioShack Leopard 2
Total retirements : 17


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