Bob Martin
April 29th 12, 06:58 PM
Stage 5 : Apr 29, Crans-Montana (ITT), 16.5 km
1 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Procycling 0:28:56.60
2 Andrew Talansky (USA) Garmin-Barracuda 0.70
3 Richie Porte (Aus) Sky Procycling 16.59
4 Rui Costa (Por) Movistar Team 22.84
5 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Pro Team Astana 40.18
6 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale 41.60
7 Michael Rogers (Aus) Sky Procycling 42.88
8 Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 52.17
9 Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 53.59
10 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Pro Team Astana 54.63
Changes in GC, stage 5 compared to stage 4 :
Biggest gainers by position :
+28 Richie Porte
+22 Thibaut Pinot
+17 Sylvester Szmyd
+14 Roman Kreuziger
+12 Pieter Weening
+12 Janez Brajkovic
+12 Fabrice Jeandesboz
+12 Daniel Martin
+9 Manuele Boaro
+9 Giovanni Bernaudeau
Biggest losers by position :
-23 Wilco Kelderman
-20 Thomas Rohregger
-15 Branislau Samoilau
-15 Steve Morabito
-13 Bauke Mollema
-11 Stef Clement
-9 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil
-9 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau
-8 Daniel Navarro Garcia
-6 Cadel Evans
-6 Oliver Zaugg
Biggest gainers by time :
+0:09 Bradley Wiggins
+0:08 Andrew Talansky
Biggest losers by time :
-6:12 Giacomo Nizzolo
-6:11 Matthew Lloyd
-6:00 Tosh Van Der Sande
-5:21 Bert Grabsch
-5:16 Said Haddou
-4:49 Frederik Willems
-4:44 Alan Perez Lezaun
-4:44 Maarten Wijnants
-4:32 Cedric Pineau
-4:31 Jussi Veikkanen
-4:20 Leigh Howard
Favourites by position :
+14 Roman Kreuziger
+12 Janez Brajkovic
+8 Christopher Froome
+4 John Gadret
+2 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo
+1 Bradley Wiggins
-2 Michael Rogers
-3 Ivan Basso
-5 Andreas Kloden
-6 Cadel Evans
-9 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil
-13 Bauke Mollema
Favourites by time :
+0:09 Bradley Wiggins
-0:31 Roman Kreuziger
-0:34 Michael Rogers
-0:46 Janez Brajkovic
-1:15 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil
-1:17 Bauke Mollema
-1:18 Andreas Kloden
-1:25 John Gadret
-1:36 Christopher Froome
-1:37 Cadel Evans
-1:59 Ivan Basso
-2:19 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo
Top 10 and favourites GC standings (previous stage in parens) :
1 Bradley Wiggins 18:05:40 (was 2nd at 0:09)
2 Andrew Talansky 0:12 (was 6th at 0:20)
3 Rui Alberto Faria da Costa 0:36 (was 9th at 0:22)
4 Richie Porte 0:45 (was 32nd at 0:37)
5 Michael Rogers 0:50 (was 3rd at 0:16)
6 Roman Kreuziger 0:59 (was 20th at 0:28)
7 Sylvester Szmyd 1:03 (was 24th at 0:30)
8 Simon Spilak 1:13 (was 8th at 0:21)
9 Janez Brajkovic 1:14 (was 21st at 0:28)
10 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil 1:15 (was 1st at 0:00)
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17 Bauke Mollema 1:35 (was 4th at 0:18)
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22 Andreas Kloden 1:45 (was 17th at 0:27)
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29 Cadel Evans 2:07 (was 23rd at 0:30)
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33 Ivan Basso 2:34 (was 30th at 0:35)
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44 John Gadret 4:44 (was 48th at 3:19)
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60 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo 10:32 (was 62nd at 8:13)
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123 Christopher Froome 41:10 (was 131st at 39:34)
Top 10 on Points table
1 Petr Ignatenko 12
2 Gatis Smukulis 12
3 Stef Clement 7
4 Fabrice Jeandesboz 6
5 Christian Meier 6
6 Jimmy Engoulvent 6
7 Leigh Howard 4
8 Chris Anker Sorensen 3
9 Peter Stetina 3
10 Jorge Azanza 3
Top 10 on Mountains table
1 Petr Ignatenko 24
2 Lars Bak 21
3 Johann Tschopp 20
4 Guillaume Levarlet 18
5 Roman Kreuziger 16
6 Fabrice Jeandesboz 15
7 Eduard Vorganov 14
8 Richie Porte 13
9 Gatis Smukulis 13
10 Martin Kohler 12
Retirements to date : Stage
Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre - ISD 5 <<<
Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre - ISD 5 <<<
Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 5 <<<
Morris Possoni (Ita) Lampre - ISD 5 <<<
Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Barracuda 5 <<<
Allan Davis (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team 4
Daryl Impey (RSA) GreenEdge Cycling Team 4
David Tanner (Aus) Team Saxo Bank 4
Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Procycling 4
Gianni Meersman (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 4
Joan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Katusha Team 4
Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 4
Kenny Dehaes (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 4
Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Omega Pharma - QuickStep 4
Mark Cavendish (GBr) Sky Procycling 4
Matt Brammeier (Irl) Omega Pharma - QuickStep 4
Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma - QuickStep 4
Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Team Saxo Bank 4
Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team 4
Jakob Fuglsang (Den) RadioShack-Nissan 3
Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 2
Manuel Belletti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale 2
Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale 2
Travis Meyer (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team 2
Denis Menchov (Rus) Katusha Team 1
Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 1
Total retirements : 26
(This report can also be seen at http://homepage.ntlworld.com/rvmartin2)
1 Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Procycling 0:28:56.60
2 Andrew Talansky (USA) Garmin-Barracuda 0.70
3 Richie Porte (Aus) Sky Procycling 16.59
4 Rui Costa (Por) Movistar Team 22.84
5 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Pro Team Astana 40.18
6 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale 41.60
7 Michael Rogers (Aus) Sky Procycling 42.88
8 Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 52.17
9 Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 53.59
10 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Pro Team Astana 54.63
Changes in GC, stage 5 compared to stage 4 :
Biggest gainers by position :
+28 Richie Porte
+22 Thibaut Pinot
+17 Sylvester Szmyd
+14 Roman Kreuziger
+12 Pieter Weening
+12 Janez Brajkovic
+12 Fabrice Jeandesboz
+12 Daniel Martin
+9 Manuele Boaro
+9 Giovanni Bernaudeau
Biggest losers by position :
-23 Wilco Kelderman
-20 Thomas Rohregger
-15 Branislau Samoilau
-15 Steve Morabito
-13 Bauke Mollema
-11 Stef Clement
-9 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil
-9 Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau
-8 Daniel Navarro Garcia
-6 Cadel Evans
-6 Oliver Zaugg
Biggest gainers by time :
+0:09 Bradley Wiggins
+0:08 Andrew Talansky
Biggest losers by time :
-6:12 Giacomo Nizzolo
-6:11 Matthew Lloyd
-6:00 Tosh Van Der Sande
-5:21 Bert Grabsch
-5:16 Said Haddou
-4:49 Frederik Willems
-4:44 Alan Perez Lezaun
-4:44 Maarten Wijnants
-4:32 Cedric Pineau
-4:31 Jussi Veikkanen
-4:20 Leigh Howard
Favourites by position :
+14 Roman Kreuziger
+12 Janez Brajkovic
+8 Christopher Froome
+4 John Gadret
+2 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo
+1 Bradley Wiggins
-2 Michael Rogers
-3 Ivan Basso
-5 Andreas Kloden
-6 Cadel Evans
-9 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil
-13 Bauke Mollema
Favourites by time :
+0:09 Bradley Wiggins
-0:31 Roman Kreuziger
-0:34 Michael Rogers
-0:46 Janez Brajkovic
-1:15 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil
-1:17 Bauke Mollema
-1:18 Andreas Kloden
-1:25 John Gadret
-1:36 Christopher Froome
-1:37 Cadel Evans
-1:59 Ivan Basso
-2:19 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo
Top 10 and favourites GC standings (previous stage in parens) :
1 Bradley Wiggins 18:05:40 (was 2nd at 0:09)
2 Andrew Talansky 0:12 (was 6th at 0:20)
3 Rui Alberto Faria da Costa 0:36 (was 9th at 0:22)
4 Richie Porte 0:45 (was 32nd at 0:37)
5 Michael Rogers 0:50 (was 3rd at 0:16)
6 Roman Kreuziger 0:59 (was 20th at 0:28)
7 Sylvester Szmyd 1:03 (was 24th at 0:30)
8 Simon Spilak 1:13 (was 8th at 0:21)
9 Janez Brajkovic 1:14 (was 21st at 0:28)
10 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil 1:15 (was 1st at 0:00)
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17 Bauke Mollema 1:35 (was 4th at 0:18)
.....
22 Andreas Kloden 1:45 (was 17th at 0:27)
.....
29 Cadel Evans 2:07 (was 23rd at 0:30)
.....
33 Ivan Basso 2:34 (was 30th at 0:35)
.....
44 John Gadret 4:44 (was 48th at 3:19)
.....
60 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo 10:32 (was 62nd at 8:13)
.....
123 Christopher Froome 41:10 (was 131st at 39:34)
Top 10 on Points table
1 Petr Ignatenko 12
2 Gatis Smukulis 12
3 Stef Clement 7
4 Fabrice Jeandesboz 6
5 Christian Meier 6
6 Jimmy Engoulvent 6
7 Leigh Howard 4
8 Chris Anker Sorensen 3
9 Peter Stetina 3
10 Jorge Azanza 3
Top 10 on Mountains table
1 Petr Ignatenko 24
2 Lars Bak 21
3 Johann Tschopp 20
4 Guillaume Levarlet 18
5 Roman Kreuziger 16
6 Fabrice Jeandesboz 15
7 Eduard Vorganov 14
8 Richie Porte 13
9 Gatis Smukulis 13
10 Martin Kohler 12
Retirements to date : Stage
Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre - ISD 5 <<<
Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre - ISD 5 <<<
Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 5 <<<
Morris Possoni (Ita) Lampre - ISD 5 <<<
Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin-Barracuda 5 <<<
Allan Davis (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team 4
Daryl Impey (RSA) GreenEdge Cycling Team 4
David Tanner (Aus) Team Saxo Bank 4
Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Procycling 4
Gianni Meersman (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 4
Joan Horrach Rippoll (Spa) Katusha Team 4
Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Saur - Sojasun 4
Kenny Dehaes (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 4
Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Omega Pharma - QuickStep 4
Mark Cavendish (GBr) Sky Procycling 4
Matt Brammeier (Irl) Omega Pharma - QuickStep 4
Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma - QuickStep 4
Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho (Por) Team Saxo Bank 4
Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team 4
Jakob Fuglsang (Den) RadioShack-Nissan 3
Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 2
Manuel Belletti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale 2
Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale 2
Travis Meyer (Aus) GreenEdge Cycling Team 2
Denis Menchov (Rus) Katusha Team 1
Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 1
Total retirements : 26
(This report can also be seen at http://homepage.ntlworld.com/rvmartin2)