Tirreno Adriatico, stage 2 summary

Stage 2 : Mar 10, Carrara - Indicatore (Arezzo), 202 km

1 Tyler Farrar (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo 4.56.06
2 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre - ISD
3 Juan Jose Haedo (Arg) Saxo Bank Sungard
4 Mark Renshaw (Aus) HTC-Highroad
5 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto
6 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team
7 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Pro Team Astana
8 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling
9 Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
10 Oscar Gatto (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli


Changes in GC, stage 2 compared to stage 1 :

Biggest gainers by position :
+34 Lloyd Mondory
+32 Manuele Mori
+31 Matteo Montaguti
+29 Rinaldo Nocentini
+29 Mirco Lorenzetto
+29 Francisco Jose Ventoso Alberdi
+28 Francesco Failli
+28 Angel Madrazo Ruiz
+28 Andrea Noe'
+27 Patrick Sinkewitz

Biggest losers by position :
-113 David Zabriskie
-110 Rick Flens
-109 Bert Grabsch
-84 Brett Lancaster
-76 Tiziano Dall'antonia
-67 Kurt-Asle Arvesen
-67 Matthew Wilson
-50 Sebastien Rosseler
-47 Luca Paolini
-42 Allan Davis
-40 Jens Mouris

Biggest gainers by time :
+0:09 Tyler Farrar
+0:05 Alessandro Petacchi
+0:03 Juan Jose Haedo

Biggest losers by time :
-5:34 Luca Paolini
-2:24 Brett Lancaster
-1:32 Alberto Ongarato
-1:32 Alessandro Donati
-1:32 Allan Davis
-1:32 Amets Txurruka
-1:32 Assan Bazayev
-1:32 Bert Grabsch
-1:32 Branislau Samoilau
-1:32 Daniel Sesma
-1:32 David Zabriskie

Favourites by position :
+15 Michele Scarponi
+13 Stefano Garzelli
+11 Thomas Lovkvist
+11 Alessandro Ballan
+9 Vincenzo Nibali
+7 Fabian Cancellara
+5 Danilo Di Luca
+3 Ivan Basso
+3 David Arroyo Duran
+2 Joaquin Rodriguez
+2 Cadel Evans
-3 Robert Gesink
-9 Andy Schleck
-42 Allan Davis
-113 David Zabriskie

Favourites by time :
-0:01 Vincenzo Nibali
-0:01 Thomas Lovkvist
-0:01 Stefano Garzelli
-0:01 Robert Gesink
-0:01 Michele Scarponi
-0:01 Ivan Basso
-0:01 Fabian Cancellara
-0:01 Cadel Evans
-0:01 Alessandro Ballan
-0:13 Joaquin Rodriguez
-0:13 David Arroyo Duran
-0:13 Danilo Di Luca
-0:13 Andy Schleck
-1:32 David Zabriskie
-1:32 Allan Davis

Top 10 and favourites GC standings (previous stage in parens) :
1 Tyler Farrar 5:14:13 (was 7th at 0:09)
2 Tom Leezer 0:01 (was 6th at 0:00)
3 Lars Boom 0:01 (was 1st at 0:00)
4 Sebastiaan Langeveld 0:01 (was 2nd at 0:00)
5 Oscar Freire Gomez 0:01 (was 5th at 0:00)
6 Robert Gesink 0:01 (was 3rd at 0:00)
7 Bram Tankink 0:01 (was 4th at 0:00)
8 Juan Jose Haedo 0:08 (was 21st at 0:11)
9 Andreas Klier 0:10 (was 11th at 0:09)
10 Roger Hammond 0:10 (was 10th at 0:09)
.....
24 Vincenzo Nibali 0:23 (was 33rd at 0:22)
25 Ivan Basso 0:23 (was 28th at 0:22)
.....
33 Alessandro Ballan 0:27 (was 44th at 0:26)
.....
35 Cadel Evans 0:27 (was 37th at 0:26)
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38 Fabian Cancellara 0:29 (was 45th at 0:28)
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45 Thomas Lovkvist 0:34 (was 56th at 0:33)
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49 Michele Scarponi 0:38 (was 64th at 0:37)
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55 Andy Schleck 0:41 (was 46th at 0:28)
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65 Stefano Garzelli 0:48 (was 78th at 0:47)
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103 David Arroyo Duran 1:04 (was 106th at 0:51)
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105 Danilo Di Luca 1:05 (was 110th at 0:52)
106 Joaquin Rodriguez 1:05 (was 108th at 0:52)
.....
121 David Zabriskie 1:41 (was 8th at 0:09)
.....
136 Allan Davis 2:23 (was 94th at 0:51)

Top 10 on Points table
1 Tyler Farrar 12
2 Francisco Javier Aramendia Llorente 10
3 Alessandro Petacchi 10
4 Juan Jose Haedo 8
5 Mark Renshaw 7
6 Marcel Sieberg 6
7 Leonardo Giordani 6
8 Greg Van Avermaet 5
9 Mirco Lorenzetto 4
10 Olivier Kaisen 4

Top 10 on Mountains table
1 Francisco Javier Aramendia Llorente 10
2 Leonardo Giordani 6
3 Olivier Kaisen 4
4 Wout Poels 1
5 Bert Grabsch 1

Retirements to date : Stage
Andre Greipel (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto 2
Total retirements : 1


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On Mar 10, 11:31*am, Bob Martin wrote:
Stage 2 : Mar 10, Carrara - Indicatore (Arezzo), 202 km *

* 1 Tyler Farrar (USA) Team Garmin-Cervelo * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 4.56.06
* 2 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre - ISD * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
* 3 Juan Jose Haedo (Arg) Saxo Bank Sungard * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
* 4 Mark Renshaw (Aus) HTC-Highroad * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
* 5 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
* 6 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
* 7 Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Pro Team Astana * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
* 8 Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
* 9 Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
*10 Oscar Gatto (Ita) Farnese Vini - Neri Sottoli * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Changes in GC, stage 2 compared to stage 1 :

Biggest gainers by position :
* * * +34 * Lloyd Mondory
* * * +32 * Manuele Mori
* * * +31 * Matteo Montaguti
* * * +29 * Rinaldo Nocentini
* * * +29 * Mirco Lorenzetto
* * * +29 * Francisco Jose Ventoso Alberdi
* * * +28 * Francesco Failli
* * * +28 * Angel Madrazo Ruiz
* * * +28 * Andrea Noe'
* * * +27 * Patrick Sinkewitz

Biggest losers by position :
* * *-113 * David Zabriskie
* * *-110 * Rick Flens
* * *-109 * Bert Grabsch
* * * -84 * Brett Lancaster
* * * -76 * Tiziano Dall'antonia
* * * -67 * Kurt-Asle Arvesen
* * * -67 * Matthew Wilson
* * * -50 * Sebastien Rosseler
* * * -47 * Luca Paolini
* * * -42 * Allan Davis
* * * -40 * Jens Mouris

Biggest gainers by time :
* * +0:09 * Tyler Farrar
* * +0:05 * Alessandro Petacchi
* * +0:03 * Juan Jose Haedo

Biggest losers by time :
* * -5:34 * Luca Paolini
* * -2:24 * Brett Lancaster
* * -1:32 * Alberto Ongarato
* * -1:32 * Alessandro Donati
* * -1:32 * Allan Davis
* * -1:32 * Amets Txurruka
* * -1:32 * Assan Bazayev
* * -1:32 * Bert Grabsch
* * -1:32 * Branislau Samoilau
* * -1:32 * Daniel Sesma
* * -1:32 * David Zabriskie

Favourites by position :
* * * +15 * Michele Scarponi
* * * +13 * Stefano Garzelli
* * * +11 * Thomas Lovkvist
* * * +11 * Alessandro Ballan
* * * *+9 * Vincenzo Nibali
* * * *+7 * Fabian Cancellara
* * * *+5 * Danilo Di Luca
* * * *+3 * Ivan Basso
* * * *+3 * David Arroyo Duran
* * * *+2 * Joaquin Rodriguez
* * * *+2 * Cadel Evans
* * * *-3 * Robert Gesink
* * * *-9 * Andy Schleck
* * * -42 * Allan Davis
* * *-113 * David Zabriskie

Favourites by time :
* * -0:01 * Vincenzo Nibali
* * -0:01 * Thomas Lovkvist
* * -0:01 * Stefano Garzelli
* * -0:01 * Robert Gesink
* * -0:01 * Michele Scarponi
* * -0:01 * Ivan Basso
* * -0:01 * Fabian Cancellara
* * -0:01 * Cadel Evans
* * -0:01 * Alessandro Ballan
* * -0:13 * Joaquin Rodriguez
* * -0:13 * David Arroyo Duran
* * -0:13 * Danilo Di Luca
* * -0:13 * Andy Schleck
* * -1:32 * David Zabriskie
* * -1:32 * Allan Davis

Top 10 and favourites GC standings (previous stage in parens) :
* * * * 1 *Tyler Farrar * * * * * * * * * * * * * 5:14:13 * * * * (was 7th at 0:09)
* * * * 2 *Tom Leezer * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *0:01 * * * * (was 6th at 0:00)
* * * * 3 *Lars Boom * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 0:01 * * * * (was 1st at 0:00)
* * * * 4 *Sebastiaan Langeveld * * * * * * * * * * *0:01 * * * * (was 2nd at 0:00)
* * * * 5 *Oscar Freire Gomez * * * * * * * * * * * *0:01 * * * * (was 5th at 0:00)
* * * * 6 *Robert Gesink * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 0:01 * * * * (was 3rd at 0:00)
* * * * 7 *Bram Tankink * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *0:01 * * * * (was 4th at 0:00)
* * * * 8 *Juan Jose Haedo * * * * * * * * * * * * * 0:08 * * * * (was 21st at 0:11)
* * * * 9 *Andreas Klier * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 0:10 * * * * (was 11th at 0:09)
* * * *10 *Roger Hammond * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 0:10 * * * * (was 10th at 0:09)
* * * * .....
* * * *24 *Vincenzo Nibali * * * * * * * * * * * * * 0:23 * * * * (was 33rd at 0:22)
* * * *25 *Ivan Basso * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *0:23 * * * * (was 28th at 0:22)
* * * * .....
* * * *33 *Alessandro Ballan * * * * * * * * * * * * 0:27 * * * * (was 44th at 0:26)
* * * * .....
* * * *35 *Cadel Evans * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 0:27 * * * * (was 37th at 0:26)
* * * * .....
* * * *38 *Fabian Cancellara * * * * * * * * * * * * 0:29 * * * * (was 45th at 0:28)
* * * * .....
* * * *45 *Thomas Lovkvist * * * * * * * * * * * * * 0:34 * * * * (was 56th at 0:33)
* * * * .....
* * * *49 *Michele Scarponi * * * * * * * * * * * * *0:38 * * * * (was 64th at 0:37)
* * * * .....
* * * *55 *Andy Schleck * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *0:41 * * * * (was 46th at 0:28)
* * * * .....
* * * *65 *Stefano Garzelli * * * * * * * * * * * * *0:48 * * * * (was 78th at 0:47)
* * * * .....
* * * 103 *David Arroyo Duran * * * * * * * * * * * *1:04 * * * * (was 106th at 0:51)
* * * * .....
* * * 105 *Danilo Di Luca * * * * * * * * * * * * * *1:05 * * * * (was 110th at 0:52)
* * * 106 *Joaquin Rodriguez * * * * * * * * * * * * 1:05 * * * * (was 108th at 0:52)
* * * * .....
* * * 121 *David Zabriskie * * * * * * * * * * * * * 1:41 * * * * (was 8th at 0:09)
* * * * .....
* * * 136 *Allan Davis * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 2:23 * * * * (was 94th at 0:51)

Top 10 on Points table
* * * * 1 *Tyler Farrar * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *12 * * * *
* * * * 2 *Francisco Javier Aramendia Llorente * * * * 10 * * * *
* * * * 3 *Alessandro Petacchi * * * * * * * * * * * * 10 * * * *
* * * * 4 *Juan Jose Haedo * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *8 * * * *
* * * * 5 *Mark Renshaw * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 7 * * * *
* * * * 6 *Marcel Sieberg * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 6 * * * *
* * * * 7 *Leonardo Giordani * * * * * * * * * * * * * *6 * * * *
* * * * 8 *Greg Van Avermaet * * * * * * * * * * * * * *5 * * * *
* * * * 9 *Mirco Lorenzetto * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 4 * * * *
* * * *10 *Olivier Kaisen * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 4 * * * *

Top 10 on Mountains table
* * * * 1 *Francisco Javier Aramendia Llorente * * * * 10 * * * *
* * * * 2 *Leonardo Giordani * * * * * * * * * * * * * *6 * * * *
* * * * 3 *Olivier Kaisen * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 4 * * * *
* * * * 4 *Wout Poels * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 1 * * * *
* * * * 5 *Bert Grabsch * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 1 * * * *

Retirements to date : * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Stage
* *Andre Greipel (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto * * * * * * * * * * * * *2
*Total retirements : 1

* (This report can also be seen athttp://homepage.ntlworld.com/rvmartin2)

Nice job Tyler.

Factor the time bonus into your contempt monkey boy.