Giro d'Italia, stage 3 summary

Bob Martin wrote:
-0:43 Cadel Evans
-3:56 Bradley Wiggins

LANCE would've known.

Stage 3 : May 10, Amsterdam - Middelburg, 209 km

1 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step 5.00.06
2 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank
3 Robert Forster (Ger) Team Milram
4 Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre-Farnese Vini
5 Adam Blythe (GBr) Omega Pharma-Lotto
6 Andre Greipel (Ger) Team HTC - Columbia
7 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram
8 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo
9 Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Team Milram
10 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana


Changes in stage 3 compared to stage 2 :

Biggest gainers by position :
+128 Jackson Rodriguez
+122 Daniel Lloyd
+116 Gregory Henderson
+105 Mathew Hayman
+102 Steven Cummings
+100 Dmitry Kozontchuk
+96 David Arroyo Duran
+91 Markus Eibegger
+75 Robert McEwen
+73 Damiano Cunego

Biggest losers by position :
-89 Cameron Meyer
-83 Rigoberto Uran Uran
-64 David Moncoutie
-49 Federico Canuti
-49 Mauricio Alberto Ardila Cano
-46 Alessandro Petacchi
-44 Michiel Elijzen
-43 Fabio Sabatini
-43 Matteo Tosatto
-37 Marco Velo
-33 Brent Bookwalter

Biggest gainers by time :
+0:23 Wouter Weylandt
+0:15 Graeme Brown
+0:11 Robert Forster
+0:03 Vladimir Karpets
+0:03 Vincenzo Nibali
+0:03 Valerio Agnoli
+0:03 Thomas Rohregger
+0:03 Stefano Garzelli
+0:03 Richie Porte
+0:03 Pieter Weening

Biggest losers by time :
-14:44 Cameron Meyer
-14:44 Damien Gaudin
-14:44 David Moncoutie
-14:44 Jack Bobridge
-14:44 Marco Corti
-14:44 Morris Possoni
-14:44 Rene Mandri
-14:44 Rigoberto Uran Uran
-14:44 Stefano Pirazzi
-13:34 Anthony Charteau
-13:34 Federico Canuti

Favourites by position :
+73 Damiano Cunego
+31 Carlos Sastre Candil
+6 Vladimir Karpets
+6 Ivan Basso
+5 Stefano Garzelli
+5 Michele Scarponi
+5 Linus Gerdemann
+3 Vincenzo Nibali
+2 David Millar
-1 Marzio Bruseghin
-18 Bradley Wiggins
-23 Cadel Evans

Favourites by time :
+0:03 Vladimir Karpets
+0:03 Vincenzo Nibali
+0:03 Stefano Garzelli
+0:03 Michele Scarponi
+0:03 Linus Gerdemann
+0:03 Ivan Basso
+0:03 David Millar
-0:43 Damiano Cunego
-0:43 Carlos Sastre Candil
-0:43 Cadel Evans
-3:56 Bradley Wiggins
-7:56 Marzio Bruseghin

Top 3 and favourites standings :
1 Alexandre Vinokourov 10.07.18
2 Richie Porte 0.00
3 David Millar 0.01
4 Vincenzo Nibali 0.05
.....
8 Linus Gerdemann 0.12
9 Stefano Garzelli 0.15
.....
11 Michele Scarponi 0.16
12 Vladimir Karpets 0.17
.....
14 Ivan Basso 0.18
.....
24 Cadel Evans 0.43
.....
43 Carlos Sastre Candil 1.40
.....
50 Damiano Cunego 2.07
.....
55 Bradley Wiggins 4.28
.....
152 Marzio Bruseghin 9.41

Retirements to date : Stage
Christian Vandevelde (USA) Garmin - Transitions 3
Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team 2
Total retirements : 2

On Mon, 10 May 2010 10:23:33 -0700, "Fred on a stick"
wrote:

Bob Martin wrote:
-0:43 Cadel Evans
-3:56 Bradley Wiggins

LANCE would've known.

Like last year when he finished 12th ?

Wiggins seemed ok with the result, not being in the lead he'll have a
good excuse to take off before the end and save some energy for the
TDF.