Tour de France, stage 4 summary

Changes in stage 4 compared to stage 3

Biggest gainers by position :
+44 Jens Voigt
+41 Denis Menchov
+39 Sylvain Chavanel
+38 Danny Pate
+35 Niki Terpstra
+34 Vincenzo Nibali
+34 Stef Clement
+34 Ivan Gutierrez
+34 Alessandro Ballan
+33 Christophe Moreau

Biggest losers by position :
-73 Freddy Bichot
-63 Baden Cooke
-54 William Frischkorn
-41 Paolo Longo Borghini
-40 Romain Feillu
-37 Thor Hushovd
-30 Christophe Brandt
-30 Robbie McEwen
-29 Erik Zabel
-28 Jerome Pineau
-26 Oscar Freire

Biggest gainers by time :
+1:52 Stefan Schumacher
+1:34 Kim Kirchen
+1:34 David Millar
+1:25 Cadel Evans
+1:19 Fabian Cancellara
+1:18 Denis Menchov
+1:17 Jens Voigt
+1:15 Christian Vande Velde
+1:11 George Hincapie
+1:05 Vincenzo Nibali

Biggest losers by time :
-5:18 Freddy Bichot
-4:52 Leonardo Piepoli
-4:27 Pieter Weening
-3:50 Baden Cooke
-3:42 David De La Fuente
-3:25 Wim Vansevenant
-3:24 Francesco Chicchi
-3:08 John Gadret
-3:07 Christophe Brandt
-3:07 Johann Tschopp
-3:07 Romain Feillu

Favourites by position :
+44 Jens Voigt
+41 Denis Menchov
+33 Christophe Moreau
+19 Stijn Devolder
+19 Damiano Cunego
+12 George Hincapie
+9 Vladimir Efimkin
+8 Carlos Sastre
+5 Cadel Evans
+3 Kim Kirchen
+2 Andy Schleck
-1 Samuel Sanchez
-2 Oscar Pereiro
-10 Riccardo Ricco
-10 Manuel Beltran
-13 Alejandro Valverde
-17 Frank Schleck

Favourites by time :
+1:34 Kim Kirchen
+1:25 Cadel Evans
+1:18 Denis Menchov
+1:17 Jens Voigt
+1:11 George Hincapie
+0:34 Stijn Devolder
+0:26 Damiano Cunego
+0:24 Oscar Pereiro
+0:23 Andy Schleck
+0:21 Samuel Sanchez
+0:18 Alejandro Valverde
+0:09 Carlos Sastre
-0:03 Christophe Moreau
-0:22 Vladimir Efimkin
-0:22 Frank Schleck
-1:05 Manuel Beltran
-1:44 Riccardo Ricco

Top 3 and favourites standings :
1 Stefan Schumacher 14.04.41
2 Kim Kirchen 0.12
3 David Millar 0.12
4 Cadel Evans 0.21
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7 George Hincapie 0.41
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11 Denis Menchov 1.12
12 Jens Voigt 1.13
13 Stijn Devolder 1.18
14 Oscar Pereiro 1.22
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16 Damiano Cunego 1.26
17 Alejandro Valverde 1.27
18 Andy Schleck 1.29
19 Samuel Sanchez 1.31
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23 Carlos Sastre 1.43
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28 Frank Schleck 2.08
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31 Vladimir Efimkin 2.25
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37 Manuel Beltran 2.57
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59 Riccardo Ricco 4.08
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81 Christophe Moreau 5.19

Retirements to date : Stage
Angel Gomez Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott 3
Herve Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis 1
Total retirements : 2

Bob Martin wrote:

4 Cadel Evans 0.21

Cadel Evans, taking it one 4th place at a time.


4th place to the MAX!