Vuelta stage 4 summary

Changes in stage 4 compared to stage 3

Biggest gainers by position :
+9 Erik Zabel
+6 Thor Hushovd
+4 FrÚdÚric Finot
+2 Marco Zanotti
+2 Christophe Edaleine
+2 Bernhard Eisel
+2 AndrÚ Korff
+1 Yohann GÞne
+1 Tom Steels
+1 SÚbastien Chavanel

Biggest losers by position :
-15 Preben Van Hecke
-5 Mauro Gerosa
-4 Ruslan Ivanov
-4 Sergio Ghisalberti
-3 Fabio Baldato
-2 Leon Van Bon
-1 Aitor Gonzalez Jimenez
-1 Benjamin Noval
-1 Daniel Atienza Urendez
-1 Egoi Martinez
-1 Francesco Bellotti

Biggest gainers by time :
+0:20 Alessandro Petacchi
+0:18 Christophe Edaleine
+0:12 Thor Hushovd
+0:08 FrÚdÚric Finot
+0:08 Erik Zabel
+0:02 SÚbastien Joly

Biggest losers by time :
-0:41 Preben Van Hecke
-0:40 Niels Scheuneman
-0:33 Ruslan Ivanov
-0:33 Sergio Ghisalberti
-0:32 Fabio Baldato
-0:32 Leon Van Bon
-0:23 Matteo Tosatto
-0:20 Mauro Gerosa

Favourites by position :
-1 Francisco Mancebo
-1 Aitor Gonzalez Jimenez

Favourites by time :

Favourites standings :
1 Bradley McGee 14.32.01
9 Denis Menchov 1.05
10 Carlos Sastre 1.12
12 Roberto Heras Hernandez 1.20
15 Santiago Botero Echeverry 1.23
19 Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero 1.29
21 Aitor Gonzalez Jimenez 1.31
22 Francisco Mancebo 1.31
33 Oscar Sevilla 1.41
34 Floyd Landis 1.41
38 Juan Miguel Mercado 1.44
41 Manuel Beltran 1.45
45 Leonardo Piepoli 1.46
56 Angel Luis Casero 1.59
75 Joseba Beloki Dorronsoro 2.49
83 JosÚ Azevedo 4.26
86 Daniele Nardello 4.54
106 I±igo Cuesta 8.18
141 Isidro Nozal Vega 10.34

Retirements to date :
Domina Vacanze Angelo Furlan DNF 3
Franþaise des Jeux Jussi Veikkanen DNF 3
Lampre - Caffita Giuliano Figueras DNF 2
Liquigas - Bianchi Oscar Mason
Total retirements : 4

Bob Martin wrote:
Changes in stage 4 compared to stage 3

Biggest gainers by position :

Biggest losers by position :

Biggest gainers by time :

Biggest losers by time :

Favourites by position :

Favourites by time :

Favourites standings :

Retirements to date :

Interesting analysis and mostly objective, but who decided who the
"favourites" are?

DR

in 483142 20050830 221724 "Dirtroadie" wrote:
Bob Martin wrote:
Changes in stage 4 compared to stage 3

Biggest gainers by position :

Biggest losers by position :

Biggest gainers by time :

Biggest losers by time :

Favourites by position :

Favourites by time :

Favourites standings :

Retirements to date :

Interesting analysis and mostly objective, but who decided who the
"favourites" are?

DR

I did (ie the person who wrote and runs the program) but it's only a starter
list and I DID ask for suggestions before the race started.
What changes would you like?

Bob Martin wrote:
Interesting analysis and mostly objective, but who decided who the
"favourites" are?

DR

I did (ie the person who wrote and runs the program) but it's only a starter
list and I DID ask for suggestions before the race started.
What changes would you like?

Just for fun, Simoni and Danielson would seem to be worthy additions to
the list of "favourites."

DR

in 483334 20050831 154430 "RoadRumors" wrote:
Bob Martin wrote:
Interesting analysis and mostly objective, but who decided who the
"favourites" are?

DR

I did (ie the person who wrote and runs the program) but it's only a starter
list and I DID ask for suggestions before the race started.
What changes would you like?

Just for fun, Simoni and Danielson would seem to be worthy additions to
the list of "favourites."

DR

done.