Volta Ciclista a Catalunya, stage 5 summary

Stage 5 : Mar 22, Rialp - Lleid, 156.5 km

1 Francois Parisien (Can) Team Argos-Shimano 3.32.02
2 Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale
3 Stephane Poulhies (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits
4 Daniele Ratto (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling
5 Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team
6 Andrew Fenn (GBr) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
7 Gianni Meersman (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step
8 Maurits Lammertink (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
9 Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin-Sharp
10 Thomas Damuseau (Fra) Team Argos-Shimano


Changes in GC, stage 5 compared to stage 4 :

Biggest gainers by position :
+7 Maurits Lammertink
+6 Pim Ligthart
+6 Andrew Fenn
+5 Stephane Poulhies
+4 Thomas Damuseau
+4 Jeremie Galland
+3 Brett Lancaster
+2 William Clarke
+2 Willem Wauters
+2 Sylvester Szmyd

Biggest losers by position :
-3 Martin Kohler
-3 Tiziano Dall'Antonia
-3 Yannick Eijssen
-2 Gianluca Brambilla
-2 Guillaume Bonnafond
-2 Julien Berard
-1 Antonio Piedra Perez
-1 Brice Feillu
-1 Christophe Laborie
-1 Laurent Mangel
-1 Rafael Valls Ferri

Biggest gainers by time :
+0:09 Francois Parisien
+0:05 Samuel Dumoulin
+0:03 Stephane Poulhies

Biggest losers by time :
-1:04 Jean-Marc Marino
-1:03 Gianluca Brambilla
-0:41 Koldo Fernandez
-0:34 Brice Feillu
-0:10 Albert Timmer
-0:10 Alberto Losada Alguacil
-0:10 Alexsandr Dyachenko
-0:10 Amets Txurruka
-0:10 Andrey Kashechkin
-0:10 Antonio Piedra Perez
-0:10 Arnold Jeannesson

Favourites by position :

Favourites by time :
-0:04 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver
-0:08 Robert Gesink
-0:08 Michele Scarponi
-0:10 Thomas De Gendt
-0:10 Thomas Danielson
-0:10 Steven Kruijswijk
-0:10 Ryder Hesjedal
-0:10 Rigoberto Uran Uran
-0:10 Jurgen Van Den Broeck
-0:10 Denis Menchov
-0:10 David Zabriskie
-0:10 Bradley Wiggins

Top 10 and favourites GC standings (previous stage in parens) :
1 Daniel Martin 22:20:39 (unchanged)
2 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver 0:14 (was 2nd at 0:10)
3 Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas 0:42 (was 3rd at 0:32)
4 Bradley Wiggins 0:46 (was 4th at 0:36)
5 Michele Scarponi 0:47 (was 5th at 0:39)
6 Robert Gesink 0:59 (was 6th at 0:51)
7 Przemyslaw Niemiec 1:10 (was 7th at 1:00)
8 Peter Stetina 1:17 (was 8th at 1:07)
9 Thibaut Pinot 1:23 (was 9th at 1:13)
10 Jurgen Van Den Broeck 1:25 (was 10th at 1:15)
11 Thomas Danielson 1:33 (was 11th at 1:23)
.....
34 Thomas De Gendt 6:41 (was 34th at 6:31)
35 Rigoberto Uran Uran 6:49 (was 35th at 6:39)
.....
43 Denis Menchov 10:41 (was 43rd at 10:31)
.....
50 Steven Kruijswijk 15:09 (was 50th at 14:59)
.....
66 Ryder Hesjedal 21:55 (was 66th at 21:45)
67 David Zabriskie 21:55 (was 67th at 21:45)

Top 10 on Mountains table with previous in parens:
1 Cristiano Salerno 109 (was 1st with 104 points)
2 Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas 51 (unchanged)
3 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver 45 (unchanged)
4 Nicolas Roche 36 (unchanged)
5 Daniel Martin 30 (unchanged)
6 Karol Domagalski 28 (unchanged)
7 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau 27 (unchanged)
8 Carlos Verona Quintanilla 27 (unchanged)
9 Bradley Wiggins 26 (unchanged)
10 Christian Meier 26 (unchanged)

Retirements to date : Stage
Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ 5
Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Lampre-Merida 5
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 : 19


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