Giro d'Italia - who improved in the second half?

Changes in stage 21 compared to stage 11

Biggest gainers by position :
+93 Michael Rasmussen
+55 Giovanni Visconti
+53 Josep Jufre Pou
+45 Fortunato Baliani
+38 Salvatore Commesso
+36 Hubert Dupont
+35 Nick Gates
+35 Dmitry Kozontchouk
+34 Branislau Samoilau
+34 Axel Merckx

Biggest losers by position :
-34 Andrea Noe'
-32 William Walker
-29 JosÚ Luis Rubiera Vigil
-28 Hubert Schwab
-25 Rinaldo Nocentini
-18 Matthias Russ
-14 David Zabriskie
-14 Iban Mayo Diez
-13 Dario David Cioni
-12 Koos Moerenhout
-11 Francisco Javier Vila Errandonea

Biggest gainers by time :
+3:26 Eddy Mazzoleni
+2:58 Danilo Di Luca
+2:09 Gilberto Simoni
+2:09 Andy Schleck
+0:40 Damiano Cunego

Biggest losers by time :
-2:17:04 Franck Renier
-2:15:18 Elio Aggiano
-2:15:02 Nikolai Trusov
-2:14:32 Martin M³ller
-2:14:26 Pedro Horrillo Munoz
-2:14:23 Koldo Fernandez
-2:14:01 Tristan Valentin
-2:13:59 Thomas Fothen
-2:13:24 Matti Breschel
-2:11:45 Maxim Gourov
-2:11:43 MickaÙl Buffaz

Favourites by position :
+18 Eddy Mazzoleni
+16 Pietro Caucchioli
+14 Gilberto Simoni
+10 Riccardo Ricco
+10 Paolo Bettini
+10 Andy Schleck
+8 Damiano Cunego
+7 Stefano Garzelli
+7 Danilo Di Luca
+3 Paolo Savoldelli
+2 Franco Pellizotti
-6 Marzio Bruseghin
-13 Dario David Cioni
-14 Iban Mayo Diez
-34 Andrea Noe'

Favourites by time :
+3:26 Eddy Mazzoleni
+2:58 Danilo Di Luca
+2:09 Gilberto Simoni
+2:09 Andy Schleck
+0:40 Damiano Cunego
-1:54 Riccardo Ricco
-6:41 Franco Pellizotti
-8:50 Paolo Savoldelli
-9:06 Marzio Bruseghin
-13:08 Leonardo Piepoli
-13:15 Stefano Garzelli
-41:55 Pietro Caucchioli
-1:02:31 Dario David Cioni
-1:02:59 Paolo Bettini
-1:05:09 Iban Mayo Diez
-1:09:22 Andrea Noe'