Volta a Catalunya, stage 4 summary

Stage 4 : Mar 22, Tremp - Asco, 199 km

1 Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling 5.13.12
2 Denis Menchov (Rus) Katusha Team
3 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale
4 David Moncoutie (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne
5 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
6 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
7 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
8 Dario Cataldo (Ita) Omega Pharma - QuickStep
9 Julien Simon (Fra) Saur - Sojasun
10 Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Pro Team Astana


Changes in GC, stage 4 compared to stage 3 :

Biggest gainers by position :
+52 David Moncoutie
+48 Vladimir Karpets
+48 Jussi Veikkanen
+47 Maxime Mederel
+45 Victor Cabedo
+45 Mauro Santambrogio
+43 Julien Simon
+43 Branislau Samoilau
+40 Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas
+39 David Arroyo Duran

Biggest losers by position :
-60 Francesco Gavazzi
-43 Thomas Peterson
-42 Manuele Mori
-37 Luke Roberts
-36 Allan Davis
-36 Fabio Sabatini
-34 Fumiyuki Beppu
-32 Romain Zingle
-31 Dennis Vanendert
-30 Alex Howes
-30 Jesus Rosendo Prado

Biggest gainers by time :

Biggest losers by time :
-16:32 Aitor Galdos Alonso
-16:32 Alessandro Vanotti
-16:32 Alex Howes
-16:32 Allan Davis
-16:32 Andrey Kashechkin
-16:32 Benjamin Noval Gonzalez
-16:32 Brett Lancaster
-16:32 CARRASCO GARCIA Sergio
-16:32 Davide Appollonio
-16:32 Dennis Vanendert
-16:32 Denys Kostyuk

Favourites by position :
+39 David Arroyo Duran
+8 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez
+8 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil
+8 Levi Leipheimer
+8 Denis Menchov
+4 Jurgen Van Den Broeck
+1 Damiano Cunego
-1 Robert Gesink
-16 Ryder Hesjedal

Favourites by time :
-0:44 Ryder Hesjedal
-0:44 Robert Gesink
-0:44 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil
-1:56 Janez Brajkovic

Top 10 and favourites GC standings (previous stage in parens) :
1 Michael Albasini 12:25:24 (unchanged)
2 Steve Morabito 1:32 (was 4th at 1:32)
3 Jurgen Van Den Broeck 1:32 (was 7th at 1:32)
4 Daniel Martin 1:32 (was 6th at 1:32)
5 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez 1:32 (was 13th at 1:32)
6 Rigoberto Uran 1:32 (was 14th at 1:32)
7 Sergio Pardilla Bellon 1:32 (was 12th at 1:32)
8 Damiano Cunego 1:32 (was 9th at 1:32)
9 Thomas Danielson 1:32 (was 10th at 1:32)
10 Robert Kiserlovski 1:32 (was 16th at 1:32)
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13 Denis Menchov 1:32 (was 21st at 1:32)
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15 Levi Leipheimer 1:32 (was 23rd at 1:32)
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18 Ryder Hesjedal 2:16 (was 2nd at 1:32)
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20 Robert Gesink 2:16 (was 19th at 1:32)
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25 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil 3:07 (was 33rd at 2:23)
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33 David Arroyo Duran 3:41 (was 72nd at 3:41)
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38 Janez Brajkovic 4:19 (was 38th at 2:23)

Top 10 on Points table
1 Julian Sanchez Pimienta 6
2 Tomasz Marczynski 3
3 Jesus Rosendo Prado 3
4 Christian Vande Velde 3
5 Michael Albasini 3
6 Jordi Simon 3
7 Sandy Casar 2
8 Chris Anker Sorensen 2
9 Ben Gastauer 2
10 Romain Zingle 1

Top 10 on Mountains table with previous in parens:
1 Chris Anker Sorensen 34 (was 1st with 28 points)
2 Michael Albasini 25 (unchanged)
3 Michal Golas 20 (unchanged)
4 Steven Kruijswijk 19 (was 7th with 16 points)
5 Thomas Rohregger 18 (was 6th with 16 points)
6 Jesus Rosendo Prado 17 (was 0 points)
7 Ben Gastauer 17 (was 4th with 17 points)
8 Daniel Martin 16 (was 5th with 16 points)
9 Levi Leipheimer 13 (was 10th with 10 points)
10 Johann Tschopp 12 (was 8th with 12 points)

Retirements to date : Stage
Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 4
Jacek Morajko (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 4
Jakob Fuglsang (Den) RadioShack-Nissan 4
KELDERMAN Wilco (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 4
Timofey Kritskiy (Rus) Katusha Team 4
Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Movistar Team 3
Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 3
Amir Zargari (Ira) AG2R La Mondiale 3
Andy Schleck (Lux) RadioShack-Nissan 3
Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 3
Ben Hermans (Bel) RadioShack-Nissan 3
Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Procycling 3
Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 3
Cyril Bessy (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 3
Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Team Saxo Bank 3
Daniel Teklehaymanot (Eri) GreenEdge Cycling Team 3
Francisco Javier Aramendia Llorente (Spa) Caja Rural 3
Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Omega Pharma - QuickStep 3
Gaetan Bille (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 3
Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team 3
Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 3
Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Movistar Team 3
Jeremy Roy (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 3
Joan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Katusha Team 3
Julian Dean (NZl) GreenEdge Cycling Team 3
Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 3
Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Sky Procycling 3
Kenny Dehaes (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 3
Mehdi Sohrabi (Ira) Lotto Belisol Team 3
Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Pro Team Astana 3
Pierre Cazaux (Fra) Euskaltel-Euskadi 3
Rafal Majka (Pol) Team Saxo Bank 3
Richie Porte (Aus) Sky Procycling 3
Roger Kluge (Ger) Project 1t4i 3
Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne 3
Sebastien Minard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 3
Sebastien Rosseler (Bel) Garmin-Barracuda 3
Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team 3
Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 3
Thomas Damuseau (Fra) Project 1t4i 3
Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 3
Tiago Machado (Por) RadioShack-Nissan 3
Timothy Duggan (USA) Liquigas-Cannondale 3
Tom Slagter (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 3
Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) Team Saxo Bank 2
Anthony Ravard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 1
BULGAC Brian (Ned) Lotto Belisol Team 1
Total retirements : 47


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