Bob Martin
May 7th 12, 07:05 PM
Stage 3 : May 7, Horsens, 190 km
1 Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 4.20.53
2 Juan Jose Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank
3 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Barracuda
4 Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
5 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team
6 Thor Hushovd (Nor) BMC Racing Team
7 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha Team
8 Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
9 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team
10 Andrea Guardini (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
Changes in GC, stage 3 compared to stage 2 :
Biggest gainers by position :
+47 Juan Jose Haedo
+38 Matthew Harley Goss
+17 Carlos Jose Ochoa
+16 Victor Cabedo
+16 Romain Feillu
+16 Mads Christensen
+16 Luca Mazzanti
+16 Jackson Rodriguez
+16 Ivan Santaromita
+16 Iban Velasco Murillo
Biggest losers by position :
-156 Martijn Keizer
-130 Bernhard Eisel
-125 Gianni Meersman
-104 Alessandro De Marchi
-102 Graeme Brown
-96 Jussi Veikkanen
-92 Alexsandr Dyachenko
-78 Marco Bandiera
-67 Alfredo Balloni
-51 Andreas Schillinger
-36 Jeremy Hunt
Biggest gainers by time :
+0:20 Matthew Harley Goss
+0:12 Juan Jose Haedo
+0:08 Tyler Farrar
+0:04 Ramunas Navardauskas
Biggest losers by time :
-5:25 Gianni Meersman
-5:03 Dennis van Winden
-4:57 Martijn Keizer
-4:41 Miguel Minguez Ayala
-3:00 Jack Bobridge
-2:46 Pierre Cazaux
-2:40 Alfredo Balloni
-2:28 Graeme Brown
-2:28 Theo Bos
-2:27 Bernhard Eisel
-2:19 Marco Bandiera
Favourites by position :
+12 John Gadret
+10 Michele Scarponi
+10 Jose Rujano Guillen
+8 Damiano Cunego
+7 Frank Schleck
+6 Mathias Frank
+6 Domenico Pozzovivo
+1 Rigoberto Uran
+1 Christian Vande Velde
-1 Marco Pinotti
-1 Ivan Basso
-2 Ryder Hesjedal
-2 Roman Kreuziger
Favourites by time :
Top 10 and favourites GC standings (previous stage in parens) :
1 Taylor Phinney 9:24:31 (unchanged)
2 Geraint Thomas 0:09 (unchanged)
3 Alex Rasmussen 0:13 (unchanged)
4 Manuele Boaro 0:15 (unchanged)
5 Ramunas Navardauskas 0:18 (was 6th at 0:22)
6 Gustav Erik Larsson 0:22 (was 5th at 0:22)
7 Brett Lancaster 0:23 (unchanged)
8 Matthew Harley Goss 0:23 (was 46th at 0:43)
9 Marco Pinotti 0:24 (was 8th at 0:24)
10 Jesse Sergent 0:26 (was 9th at 0:26)
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20 Ryder Hesjedal 0:29 (was 18th at 0:29)
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31 Roman Kreuziger 0:36 (was 29th at 0:36)
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37 Ivan Basso 0:39 (was 36th at 0:39)
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41 Benat Intxausti Elorriaga 0:42 (unchanged)
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45 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver 0:43 (unchanged)
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50 Christian Vande Velde 0:44 (was 51st at 0:44)
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54 Rigoberto Uran 0:46 (was 55th at 0:46)
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84 Domenico Pozzovivo 0:55 (was 90th at 0:55)
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88 Mathias Frank 0:56 (was 94th at 0:56)
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98 Frank Schleck 0:59 (was 105th at 0:59)
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112 Damiano Cunego 1:03 (was 120th at 1:03)
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120 Michele Scarponi 1:06 (was 130th at 1:06)
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127 Jose Rujano Guillen 1:07 (was 137th at 1:07)
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144 John Gadret 1:16 (was 156th at 1:16)
Top 10 on Points table
1 Matthew Harley Goss 45
2 Tyler Farrar 30
3 Mark Cavendish 28
4 Geraint Thomas 26
5 Taylor Phinney 25
6 Mark Renshaw 22
7 Alex Rasmussen 21
8 Geoffrey Soupe 20
9 Juan Jose Haedo 20
10 Thor Hushovd 19
Top 10 on Mountains table
1 Alfredo Balloni 6
2 Ramunas Navardauskas 2
3 Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez 2
4 Olivier Kaisen 1
5 Miguel Minguez Ayala 1
Retirements to date : Stage
Total retirements : 0
(This report can also be seen at http://homepage.ntlworld.com/rvmartin2)
1 Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 4.20.53
2 Juan Jose Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank
3 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Barracuda
4 Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat
5 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team
6 Thor Hushovd (Nor) BMC Racing Team
7 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha Team
8 Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
9 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team
10 Andrea Guardini (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia
Changes in GC, stage 3 compared to stage 2 :
Biggest gainers by position :
+47 Juan Jose Haedo
+38 Matthew Harley Goss
+17 Carlos Jose Ochoa
+16 Victor Cabedo
+16 Romain Feillu
+16 Mads Christensen
+16 Luca Mazzanti
+16 Jackson Rodriguez
+16 Ivan Santaromita
+16 Iban Velasco Murillo
Biggest losers by position :
-156 Martijn Keizer
-130 Bernhard Eisel
-125 Gianni Meersman
-104 Alessandro De Marchi
-102 Graeme Brown
-96 Jussi Veikkanen
-92 Alexsandr Dyachenko
-78 Marco Bandiera
-67 Alfredo Balloni
-51 Andreas Schillinger
-36 Jeremy Hunt
Biggest gainers by time :
+0:20 Matthew Harley Goss
+0:12 Juan Jose Haedo
+0:08 Tyler Farrar
+0:04 Ramunas Navardauskas
Biggest losers by time :
-5:25 Gianni Meersman
-5:03 Dennis van Winden
-4:57 Martijn Keizer
-4:41 Miguel Minguez Ayala
-3:00 Jack Bobridge
-2:46 Pierre Cazaux
-2:40 Alfredo Balloni
-2:28 Graeme Brown
-2:28 Theo Bos
-2:27 Bernhard Eisel
-2:19 Marco Bandiera
Favourites by position :
+12 John Gadret
+10 Michele Scarponi
+10 Jose Rujano Guillen
+8 Damiano Cunego
+7 Frank Schleck
+6 Mathias Frank
+6 Domenico Pozzovivo
+1 Rigoberto Uran
+1 Christian Vande Velde
-1 Marco Pinotti
-1 Ivan Basso
-2 Ryder Hesjedal
-2 Roman Kreuziger
Favourites by time :
Top 10 and favourites GC standings (previous stage in parens) :
1 Taylor Phinney 9:24:31 (unchanged)
2 Geraint Thomas 0:09 (unchanged)
3 Alex Rasmussen 0:13 (unchanged)
4 Manuele Boaro 0:15 (unchanged)
5 Ramunas Navardauskas 0:18 (was 6th at 0:22)
6 Gustav Erik Larsson 0:22 (was 5th at 0:22)
7 Brett Lancaster 0:23 (unchanged)
8 Matthew Harley Goss 0:23 (was 46th at 0:43)
9 Marco Pinotti 0:24 (was 8th at 0:24)
10 Jesse Sergent 0:26 (was 9th at 0:26)
.....
20 Ryder Hesjedal 0:29 (was 18th at 0:29)
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31 Roman Kreuziger 0:36 (was 29th at 0:36)
.....
37 Ivan Basso 0:39 (was 36th at 0:39)
.....
41 Benat Intxausti Elorriaga 0:42 (unchanged)
.....
45 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver 0:43 (unchanged)
.....
50 Christian Vande Velde 0:44 (was 51st at 0:44)
.....
54 Rigoberto Uran 0:46 (was 55th at 0:46)
.....
84 Domenico Pozzovivo 0:55 (was 90th at 0:55)
.....
88 Mathias Frank 0:56 (was 94th at 0:56)
.....
98 Frank Schleck 0:59 (was 105th at 0:59)
.....
112 Damiano Cunego 1:03 (was 120th at 1:03)
.....
120 Michele Scarponi 1:06 (was 130th at 1:06)
.....
127 Jose Rujano Guillen 1:07 (was 137th at 1:07)
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144 John Gadret 1:16 (was 156th at 1:16)
Top 10 on Points table
1 Matthew Harley Goss 45
2 Tyler Farrar 30
3 Mark Cavendish 28
4 Geraint Thomas 26
5 Taylor Phinney 25
6 Mark Renshaw 22
7 Alex Rasmussen 21
8 Geoffrey Soupe 20
9 Juan Jose Haedo 20
10 Thor Hushovd 19
Top 10 on Mountains table
1 Alfredo Balloni 6
2 Ramunas Navardauskas 2
3 Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez 2
4 Olivier Kaisen 1
5 Miguel Minguez Ayala 1
Retirements to date : Stage
Total retirements : 0
(This report can also be seen at http://homepage.ntlworld.com/rvmartin2)