Vuelta al Pais Vasco, stage 5 summary

Changes in stage 5 compared to stage 4

Biggest gainers by position :
+49 Laurent Lefevre
+48 Ben Swift
+44 Oscar Pujol Munoz
+44 Jose Luis Rubiera
+44 Alessandro Vanotti
+41 Francesco Reda
+40 Joan Horrach
+39 Allan Davis
+38 Olivier Bonnaire
+33 Javier Echarri Marin

Biggest losers by position :
-17 Jerome Pineau
-9 Andy Schleck
-9 David De La Fuente
-8 David Moncoutie
-6 Alexandr Kolobnev
-5 Jesus Hernandez
-4 Haimar Zubeldia Aguirre
-2 Daniel Moreno
-2 Maxime Monfort
-1 Luca Mazzanti

Biggest gainers by time :
+0:19 Marco Pinotti

Biggest losers by time :
-17:58 Laurent Lefevre
-17:58 Oscar Pujol Munoz
-9:26 Jerome Pineau
-7:16 Mevel Christophe Le
-6:56 Addy Engels
-6:56 Aitor Hernandez
-6:56 Andy Schleck
-6:56 David De La Fuente
-6:56 Haimar Zubeldia Aguirre
-6:56 Inaki Isasi Flores
-6:56 Jesus Hernandez

Favourites by position :
+12 Carlos Sastre
+5 Thomas Lovkvist
+2 Vladimir Efimkin
+1 Michael Rogers
-9 Andy Schleck

Favourites by time :
-1:58 Thomas Lovkvist
-6:56 Andy Schleck

Top 3 and favourites standings :
1 Alberto Contador 20.16.31
2 Samuel Sanchez 0.08
3 Cadel Evans 0.08
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5 Damiano Cunego 0.27
6 Robert Gesink 0.32
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8 Roman Kreuziger 0.54
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13 Michael Rogers 1.11
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19 Vladimir Efimkin 1.53
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26 Carlos Sastre 4.27
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30 Thomas Lovkvist 5.56
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39 Andy Schleck 10.18

Retirements to date : Stage
Chris Horner (USA) Astana 4
Roman Kireyev (Kaz) Astana 5
Alan Perez Lezaun (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 5
Inigo Cuesta Lopez (Spa) Cervelo TestTeam 5
Philip Deignan (Irl) Cervelo TestTeam 5
Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Cervelo TestTeam 5
Xavier Florencio (Spa) Cervelo TestTeam 5
Joaquin Novoa (Spa) Cervelo TestTeam 5
Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step 4
Frank Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 5
Chris Sorensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank 5
Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Team Saxo Bank 5
Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 5
Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne 5
Francisco Perez Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 5
Francis Mourey (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 5
Jeremy Roy (Fra) Francaise Des Jeux 5
Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Francaise Des Jeux 2
Evgeni Petrov (Rus) Team Katusha 2
Alexandre Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale 5
Julien Loubet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 5
Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale 5
Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 2
Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale 4
Michael Albasini (Swi) Team Columbia - Highroad 5
Morris Possoni (Ita) Team Columbia - Highroad 5
Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C. 5
Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C. 5
Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C. 5
Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre - N.G.C. 5
Mauricio A Ardila (Col) Rabobank 5
Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank 5
Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank 4
Julien Belgy (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom 5
Evgeny Sokolov (Rus) BBox Bouygues Telecom 1
Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) BBox Bouygues Telecom 5
Johann Tschopp (Swi) BBox Bouygues Telecom 5
Christian Meier (Can) Garmin - Slipstream 5
Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 2
Timothy Duggan (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 5
Trent Lowe (Aus) Garmin - Slipstream 5
Danny Pate (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 5
David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 5
Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas 4
Brian Vandborg (Den) Liquigas 5
Mickael Buffaz (Fra) Cofidis 4
Maryan Hary (Fra) Cofidis 5
Christophe Kern (Fra) Cofidis 5
Nico Sijmens (Bel) Cofidis 1
Thomas Dekker (Ned) Silence-Lotto 5
Mario Aerts (Bel) Silence-Lotto 5
Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Silence-Lotto 5
Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Silence-Lotto 5
Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Silence-Lotto 5
Charles Wegelius (GBr) Silence-Lotto 4
Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Team Milram 5
Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram 5
Dominik Roels (Ger) Team Milram 5
Bjorn Schroder (Ger) Team Milram 5
Ronny Scholz (Ger) Team Milram 5
Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Fuji-Servetto 5
Jesus Del Nero Montes (Spa) Fuji-Servetto 2
Ricardo Serrano (Spa) Fuji-Servetto 5
Eros Capecchi (Ita) Fuji-Servetto 2
Javier Megias Leal (Spa) Fuji-Servetto 5
Dionisio Galparsoro (Spa) Contentpolis - AMPO 5
Mikel Gaztanaga (Spa) Contentpolis - AMPO 5
Gorka Izagirre (Spa) Contentpolis - AMPO 5
Aitor Perez Arrieta (Spa) Contentpolis - AMPO 1
Julian Sanchez Pimienta (Spa) Contentpolis - AMPO 5
Manuel Vazquez Hueso (Spa) Contentpolis - AMPO 5
Total retirements : 71