Vuelta stage 5 summary

Changes in stage 5 compared to stage 4

Biggest gainers by position :
+44 Leon Van Bon
+32 Julian Sanchez Pimienta
+31 Thor Hushovd
+30 Marcos Antonio Serrano Rodriguez
+29 Angel Gomez
+28 Giampaolo Caruso
+27 Tom Boonen
+27 Devis Miorin
+27 Alexandr Kolobnev
+25 Marcel Strauss

Biggest losers by position :
-75 Luca Solari
-64 Angel Vicioso Arcos
-64 Rik Verbrugghe
-58 Floyd Landis
-44 Eladio Jimenez Sanchez
-44 Thomas Voeckler
-43 Bingen Fernandez
-43 Patrick Calcagni
-42 David Latasa
-42 Martin Elmiger
-42 Ruslan Ivanov

Biggest gainers by time :
+0:20 Thor Hushovd
+0:12 Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero
+0:08 Josep Jufre

Biggest losers by time :
-19:53 Ludovic Auger
-13:11 Christophe Edaleine
-13:11 Jimmy Casper
-13:11 JosÚ Antonio Garrido
-13:11 Luca Solari
-13:11 Simone Cadamuro
-13:05 Matej Jurco
-12:07 AndrÚ Korff
-11:00 Beno¯t Vaugrenard
-7:52 Anthony Charteau
-7:52 Bart Dockx

Favourites by position :
+15 I±igo Cuesta
+12 Manuel Beltran
+12 Angel Luis Casero
+11 Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero
+11 Juan Miguel Mercado
+11 Joseba Beloki Dorronsoro
+9 JosÚ Azevedo
+8 Oscar Sevilla
+5 Francisco Mancebo
+4 Isidro Nozal Vega
+4 Daniele Nardello
+3 Denis Menchov
+3 Carlos Sastre
+2 Tom Danielson
+2 Santiago Botero Echeverry
+2 Roberto Heras Hernandez
+2 Gilberto Simoni
-11 Leonardo Piepoli
-14 Aitor Gonzalez Jimenez
-58 Floyd Landis

Favourites by time :
+0:12 Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero
-0:51 JosÚ Azevedo
-0:51 Joseba Beloki Dorronsoro
-0:51 I±igo Cuesta
-0:51 Angel Luis Casero
-0:51 Aitor Gonzalez Jimenez
-1:24 Leonardo Piepoli
-1:24 Daniele Nardello
-3:38 Isidro Nozal Vega
-7:52 Floyd Landis

Favourites standings :
1 Bradley McGee 18.13.53
6 Denis Menchov 1.05
7 Carlos Sastre 1.12
8 Miguel Angel Martin Perdiguero 1.17
9 Tom Danielson 1.17
10 Roberto Heras Hernandez 1.20
13 Santiago Botero Echeverry 1.23
14 Gilberto Simoni 1.25
17 Francisco Mancebo 1.31
25 Oscar Sevilla 1.41
27 Juan Miguel Mercado 1.44
29 Manuel Beltran 1.45
35 Aitor Gonzalez Jimenez 2.22
44 Angel Luis Casero 2.50
56 Leonardo Piepoli 3.10
64 Joseba Beloki Dorronsoro 3.40
74 JosÚ Azevedo 5.17
82 Daniele Nardello 6.18
91 I±igo Cuesta 9.09
92 Floyd Landis 9.33
137 Isidro Nozal Vega 14.12

Retirements to date :
Domina Vacanze Angelo Furlan DNF 3
" Mirco Lorenzetto DNF 5
Euskaltel-Euskadi Iban Mayo Diez DNF 5
Franþaise des Jeux Jussi Veikkanen DNF 3
Lampre - Caffita Giuliano Figueras DNF 2
Liquigas - Bianchi Oscar Mason
Phonak Hearing Systems JosÚ Enrique Gutierrez Cataluna DNF 5
Total retirements : 7

Bob Martin wrote:
Changes in stage 5 compared to stage 4

Biggest losers by position :
-58 Floyd Landis

Biggest losers by time :
* -7:52 Floyd Landis

Favourites by position :
-58 Floyd Landis

Favourites by time :
-7:52 Floyd Landis

Favourites standings :
92 Floyd Landis

I think Floyd just fell off the favourites list.

DR

Bob Martin wrote:

DNF 5 Euskaltel-Euskadi Iban Mayo Diez

Mayo has put an end to the year:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news.php?...ep05/sep01news

"Mayo has had health problems and is still having the them", said
Euskaltel team director Julian Gorospe when speaking to Spain's TVE during
today's stage at the Vuelta. "He has difficulties with his back down to
one of his legs. These are the same problems he had in the Tour. He is
mentally destroyed."

DirtRoadie wrote:
I think Floyd just fell off the favourites list.

And now it's official
Stage 6
75 km American Floyd Landis, a former teammate of Lance Armstrong
with US Postal says enough is enough and quits the race.

DirtRoadie wrote:
I think Floyd just fell off the favourites list.

And now it's official
Stage 6
75 km American Floyd Landis, a former teammate of Lance Armstrong
with US Postal says enough is enough and quits the race.