Giro d'Italia, stage 4 summary

Changes in stage 4 compared to stage 3

Biggest gainers by position :
+27 Robert Forster
+27 Oscar Gatto
+27 Filippo Savini
+26 Nicolas Rousseau
+26 Jeremy Roy
+26 Alexander Serov
+25 Nikolay Trusov
+24 Mathieu Perget
+24 Anders Lund
+22 Tiziano dall'Antonia

Biggest losers by position :
-46 Kjell Carlstrom
-46 Patrick Calcagni
-44 Aitor Galdos Alonso
-43 Geraint Thomas
-43 Josu Agirre Aseginolaza
-41 Carlo Scognamiglio
-40 Steven Cummings
-39 Matej Jurco
-38 Charles Wegelius
-34 Markus Eichler
-33 Yann Huguet

Biggest gainers by time :
+0:20 Mark Cavendish
+0:12 Robert Forster
+0:08 Daniele Bennati
+0:04 Jeremy Roy
+0:02 Alessandro Vanotti

Biggest losers by time :
-10:52 Aitor Galdos Alonso
-10:52 Charles Wegelius
-10:52 Enrico Poitschke
-10:52 Ermanno Capelli
-10:52 Geraint Thomas
-10:52 Josu Agirre Aseginolaza
-10:52 Kjell Carlstrom
-10:52 Matej Jurco
-10:52 Patrick Calcagni
-10:52 Raffaele Illiano
-10:52 Raivis Belohvosciks

Favourites by position :
+7 Daniele Bennati
+1 Denis Menchov
-1 Jens Voigt
-1 Andreas Kloden
-1 Alberto Contador Velasco

Favourites by time :
+0:08 Daniele Bennati

Top 3 and favourites standings :
1 Franco Pellizotti 16.41.26
2 Christian Vande Velde 0.01
3 Danilo Di Luca 0.07
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8 Paolo Savoldelli 0.19
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10 Daniele Bennati 0.24
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14 Andreas Kloden 0.28
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17 Alberto Contador Velasco 0.30
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20 Davide Rebellin 0.37
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23 Levi Leipheimer 0.40
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28 Marzio Bruseghin 0.46
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35 Leonardo Piepoli 1.01
36 Gilberto Simoni 1.02
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38 Denis Menchov 1.05
39 Jens Voigt 1.05
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55 Tadej Valjavec 1.30
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72 Vladimir Karpets 2.04

Retirements to date : Stage
Tom Stubbe (Bel) Francaise des Jeux 4
Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattol 1
Dominique Cornu (Bel) Silence - Lotto 4
David Zabriskie (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30 2
Bradley McGee (Aus) Team CSC 3
Stuart O'Grady (Aus) Team CSC 4
Igor Astarloa Ascasibar (Spa) Team Milram 2
Total retirements : 7