Giro d'Italia, stage 19 summary

Stage 19 : May 24, Ponte di Legno - Val Martello, 139 km


Changes in GC, stage 19 compared to stage 18 :

Biggest gainers by position :

Biggest losers by position :

Biggest gainers by time :

Biggest losers by time :

Favourites by position :

Favourites by time :

Top 10 and favourites GC standings (previous stage in parens) :
1 Vincenzo Nibali 73:55:58 (unchanged)
2 Cadel Evans 4:02 (unchanged)
3 Rigoberto Uran Uran 4:12 (unchanged)
4 Michele Scarponi 5:14 (unchanged)
5 Przemyslaw Niemiec 6:09 (unchanged)
6 Rafal Majka 6:45 (unchanged)
7 Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez 6:47 (unchanged)
8 Mauro Santambrogio 7:30 (unchanged)
9 Benat Intxausti Elorriaga 8:36 (unchanged)
10 Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez 9:34 (unchanged)
11 Domenico Pozzovivo 9:45 (unchanged)
12 Robert Gesink 10:19 (unchanged)
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18 Wilco Kelderman 17:03 (unchanged)
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24 Steven Kruijswijk 31:11 (unchanged)
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56 Thomas Danielson 1:36:04 (unchanged)
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108 Christian Vande Velde 2:37:08 (unchanged)
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112 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo 2:41:51 (unchanged)

Top 10 on Points table with previous in parens:
1 Mark Cavendish 113 (unchanged)
2 Cadel Evans 109 (unchanged)
3 Vincenzo Nibali 103 (unchanged)
4 Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez 94 (unchanged)
5 Mauro Santambrogio 89 (unchanged)
6 Giovanni Visconti 86 (unchanged)
7 Rigoberto Uran Uran 86 (unchanged)
8 Elia Viviani 72 (unchanged)
9 Ramunas Navardauskas 65 (unchanged)
10 Giacomo Nizzolo 61 (unchanged)

Top 10 on Mountains table with previous in parens:
1 Stefano Pirazzi 79 (unchanged)
2 Giovanni Visconti 45 (unchanged)
3 Jackson Rodriguez 41 (unchanged)
4 Carlos Alberto Betancur Gomez 32 (unchanged)
5 Robinson Eduardo Chalapud Gomez 31 (unchanged)
6 Vincenzo Nibali 24 (unchanged)
7 Mauro Santambrogio 18 (unchanged)
8 Rigoberto Uran Uran 17 (unchanged)
9 Emanuele Sella 13 (unchanged)
10 Adam Hansen 12 (unchanged)

Retirements to date : Stage
Maxim Belkov (Rus) Katusha 18
Hayden Roulston (NZl) RadioShack Leopard 17
Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ 16
Dmitry Kozontchuk (Rus) Katusha 16
Maarten Wynants (Bel) Blanco Pro Cycling Team 16
Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge 16
Mattia Gavazzi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 16
Nathan Haas (Aus) Garmin-Sharp 16
Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team 16
Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Astana Pro Team 14
Daniele Bennati (Ita) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 14
David Millar (GBr) Garmin-Sharp 14
Enrico Battaglin (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox 14
Gert Steegmans (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step 14
Jack Bobridge (Aus) Blanco Pro Cycling Team 14
Karsten Kroon (Ned) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 14
Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Procycling 13
Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ 13
Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Sharp 13
Dalivier Ospina Navarro (Col) Colombia 12
Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo-Tinkoff 12
Sylvain Georges (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale 11
Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Katusha 10
Carlos Julian Quintero (Col) Colombia 10
Fabio Taborre (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia 10
John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano 10
Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ 9
Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Vini Fantini-Selle Italia 9
Tomas Aurelio Gil Martinez (Ven) Androni Giocattoli 9
Julien Berard (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale 8
Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) BMC Racing Team 7
Leigh Howard (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge 7
Mattia Cattaneo (Ita) Lampre-Merida 7
Ji Cheng (Chn) Team Argos-Shimano 6
Pablo Urtasun Perez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 5
Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJ 4
Total retirements : 36


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