Bob Martin
May 12th 12, 07:39 PM
Stage 7 : May 12, Recanati - Rocca di Cambio, 202 km
1 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro Team 5.51.03
2 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre - ISD
3 Frank Schleck (Lux) RadioShack-Nissan 0.03
4 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha Team
5 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Barracuda 0.05
6 Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox 0.09
7 Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Katusha Team
8 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
9 Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 0.11
10 Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox
Changes in GC, stage 7 compared to stage 6 :
Biggest gainers by position :
+40 Michele Scarponi
+38 Ben Hermans
+36 Mikel Nieve Ituralde
+35 Domenico Pozzovivo
+33 Sergey Lagutin
+33 Iban Velasco Murillo
+33 Frank Schleck
+32 Stef Clement
+32 Juan Manuel Garate Cepa
+32 John Gadret
Biggest losers by position :
-83 Luke Roberts
-79 Maciej Bodnar
-77 Adriano Malori
-77 Cesare Benedetti
-71 Daryl Impey
-70 Michal Golas
-68 Alessandro Ballan
-64 Michal Kwiatkowski
-60 Fabio Sabatini
-60 Gatis Smukulis
-59 Pavel Brutt
Biggest gainers by time :
+0:42 Paolo Tiralongo
+0:34 Michele Scarponi
+0:27 Frank Schleck
+0:19 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver
+0:17 Ryder Hesjedal
+0:13 Ivan Basso
+0:13 Domenico Pozzovivo
+0:13 Daniel Moreno Fernandez
+0:11 Tom Slagter
+0:11 Sergio Pardilla Bellon
Biggest losers by time :
-23:05 Aliaksandr Kuchynski
-23:05 Daniele Bennati
-23:05 Dennis van Winden
-23:05 Francesco Chicchi
-23:05 Giacomo Nizzolo
-23:05 Taylor Phinney
-22:48 Andrea Guardini
-21:43 Alessandro De Marchi
-21:43 Roberto Ferrari
-21:36 Jussi Veikkanen
-21:36 William Bonnet
Favourites by position :
+40 Michele Scarponi
+35 Domenico Pozzovivo
+33 Frank Schleck
+32 John Gadret
+30 Damiano Cunego
+28 Jose Rujano Guillen
+22 Rigoberto Uran
+20 Benat Intxausti Elorriaga
+17 Mathias Frank
+13 Ivan Basso
+10 Roman Kreuziger
+3 Marco Pinotti
+3 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver
+2 Ryder Hesjedal
+1 Christian Vande Velde
Favourites by time :
+0:34 Michele Scarponi
+0:27 Frank Schleck
+0:19 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver
+0:17 Ryder Hesjedal
+0:13 Ivan Basso
+0:13 Domenico Pozzovivo
+0:11 Roman Kreuziger
+0:11 Rigoberto Uran
+0:11 John Gadret
+0:11 Damiano Cunego
+0:11 Christian Vande Velde
+0:11 Benat Intxausti Elorriaga
-0:03 Marco Pinotti
-4:26 Mathias Frank
Top 10 and favourites GC standings (previous stage in parens) :
1 Ryder Hesjedal 26:16:53 (was 3rd at 0:17)
2 Paolo Tiralongo 0:15 (was 26th at 0:57)
3 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver 0:17 (was 6th at 0:36)
4 Christian Vande Velde 0:21 (was 5th at 0:32)
5 Peter Stetina 0:26 (was 7th at 0:37)
6 Daniel Moreno Fernandez 0:26 (was 8th at 0:39)
7 Roman Kreuziger 0:35 (was 17th at 0:46)
8 Ivan Basso 0:40 (was 21st at 0:53)
9 Damiano Caruso 0:45 (was 25th at 0:56)
10 Dario Cataldo 0:46 (was 13th at 0:43)
11 Marco Pinotti 0:46 (was 14th at 0:43)
12 Frank Schleck 0:48 (was 45th at 1:15)
13 Benat Intxausti Elorriaga 0:51 (was 33rd at 1:02)
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15 Rigoberto Uran 0:53 (was 37th at 1:04)
16 Michele Scarponi 0:54 (was 56th at 1:28)
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24 Damiano Cunego 1:14 (was 54th at 1:25)
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38 Domenico Pozzovivo 1:42 (was 73rd at 1:55)
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53 John Gadret 2:38 (was 85th at 2:49)
54 Jose Rujano Guillen 2:39 (was 82nd at 2:39)
.....
89 Mathias Frank 14:50 (was 106th at 10:24)
Top 10 on Points table with previous in parens:
1 Matthew Harley Goss 65 (unchanged)
2 Mark Cavendish 53 (unchanged)
3 Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez 36 (unchanged)
4 Geraint Thomas 26 (unchanged)
5 Paolo Tiralongo 25 (was 0 points)
6 Taylor Phinney 25 (was 5th with 25 points)
7 Geoffrey Soupe 25 (was 6th with 25 points)
8 Adriano Malori 24 (was 7th with 24 points)
9 Daniele Bennati 24 (was 8th with 24 points)
10 Mark Renshaw 24 (was 9th with 24 points)
Top 10 on Mountains table with previous in parens:
1 Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez 24 (unchanged)
2 Michal Golas 16 (unchanged)
3 Paolo Tiralongo 9 (was 0 points)
4 Cesare Benedetti 7 (was 3rd with 7 points)
5 Alfredo Balloni 6 (was 4th with 6 points)
6 Fumiyuki Beppu 5 (was 0 points)
7 Michele Scarponi 5 (was 0 points)
8 Frank Schleck 3 (was 0 points)
9 Matteo Rabottini 3 (was 0 points)
10 Pier Paolo De Negri 3 (was 5th with 3 points)
Retirements to date : Stage
Gianni Meersman (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 7 <<<
Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Movistar Team 6
Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 6
Thor Hushovd (Nor) BMC Racing Team 6
Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Barracuda 6
Total retirements : 5
(This report can also be seen at http://homepage.ntlworld.com/rvmartin2)
1 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro Team 5.51.03
2 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre - ISD
3 Frank Schleck (Lux) RadioShack-Nissan 0.03
4 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha Team
5 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Barracuda 0.05
6 Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox 0.09
7 Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Katusha Team
8 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
9 Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 0.11
10 Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox
Changes in GC, stage 7 compared to stage 6 :
Biggest gainers by position :
+40 Michele Scarponi
+38 Ben Hermans
+36 Mikel Nieve Ituralde
+35 Domenico Pozzovivo
+33 Sergey Lagutin
+33 Iban Velasco Murillo
+33 Frank Schleck
+32 Stef Clement
+32 Juan Manuel Garate Cepa
+32 John Gadret
Biggest losers by position :
-83 Luke Roberts
-79 Maciej Bodnar
-77 Adriano Malori
-77 Cesare Benedetti
-71 Daryl Impey
-70 Michal Golas
-68 Alessandro Ballan
-64 Michal Kwiatkowski
-60 Fabio Sabatini
-60 Gatis Smukulis
-59 Pavel Brutt
Biggest gainers by time :
+0:42 Paolo Tiralongo
+0:34 Michele Scarponi
+0:27 Frank Schleck
+0:19 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver
+0:17 Ryder Hesjedal
+0:13 Ivan Basso
+0:13 Domenico Pozzovivo
+0:13 Daniel Moreno Fernandez
+0:11 Tom Slagter
+0:11 Sergio Pardilla Bellon
Biggest losers by time :
-23:05 Aliaksandr Kuchynski
-23:05 Daniele Bennati
-23:05 Dennis van Winden
-23:05 Francesco Chicchi
-23:05 Giacomo Nizzolo
-23:05 Taylor Phinney
-22:48 Andrea Guardini
-21:43 Alessandro De Marchi
-21:43 Roberto Ferrari
-21:36 Jussi Veikkanen
-21:36 William Bonnet
Favourites by position :
+40 Michele Scarponi
+35 Domenico Pozzovivo
+33 Frank Schleck
+32 John Gadret
+30 Damiano Cunego
+28 Jose Rujano Guillen
+22 Rigoberto Uran
+20 Benat Intxausti Elorriaga
+17 Mathias Frank
+13 Ivan Basso
+10 Roman Kreuziger
+3 Marco Pinotti
+3 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver
+2 Ryder Hesjedal
+1 Christian Vande Velde
Favourites by time :
+0:34 Michele Scarponi
+0:27 Frank Schleck
+0:19 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver
+0:17 Ryder Hesjedal
+0:13 Ivan Basso
+0:13 Domenico Pozzovivo
+0:11 Roman Kreuziger
+0:11 Rigoberto Uran
+0:11 John Gadret
+0:11 Damiano Cunego
+0:11 Christian Vande Velde
+0:11 Benat Intxausti Elorriaga
-0:03 Marco Pinotti
-4:26 Mathias Frank
Top 10 and favourites GC standings (previous stage in parens) :
1 Ryder Hesjedal 26:16:53 (was 3rd at 0:17)
2 Paolo Tiralongo 0:15 (was 26th at 0:57)
3 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver 0:17 (was 6th at 0:36)
4 Christian Vande Velde 0:21 (was 5th at 0:32)
5 Peter Stetina 0:26 (was 7th at 0:37)
6 Daniel Moreno Fernandez 0:26 (was 8th at 0:39)
7 Roman Kreuziger 0:35 (was 17th at 0:46)
8 Ivan Basso 0:40 (was 21st at 0:53)
9 Damiano Caruso 0:45 (was 25th at 0:56)
10 Dario Cataldo 0:46 (was 13th at 0:43)
11 Marco Pinotti 0:46 (was 14th at 0:43)
12 Frank Schleck 0:48 (was 45th at 1:15)
13 Benat Intxausti Elorriaga 0:51 (was 33rd at 1:02)
.....
15 Rigoberto Uran 0:53 (was 37th at 1:04)
16 Michele Scarponi 0:54 (was 56th at 1:28)
.....
24 Damiano Cunego 1:14 (was 54th at 1:25)
.....
38 Domenico Pozzovivo 1:42 (was 73rd at 1:55)
.....
53 John Gadret 2:38 (was 85th at 2:49)
54 Jose Rujano Guillen 2:39 (was 82nd at 2:39)
.....
89 Mathias Frank 14:50 (was 106th at 10:24)
Top 10 on Points table with previous in parens:
1 Matthew Harley Goss 65 (unchanged)
2 Mark Cavendish 53 (unchanged)
3 Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez 36 (unchanged)
4 Geraint Thomas 26 (unchanged)
5 Paolo Tiralongo 25 (was 0 points)
6 Taylor Phinney 25 (was 5th with 25 points)
7 Geoffrey Soupe 25 (was 6th with 25 points)
8 Adriano Malori 24 (was 7th with 24 points)
9 Daniele Bennati 24 (was 8th with 24 points)
10 Mark Renshaw 24 (was 9th with 24 points)
Top 10 on Mountains table with previous in parens:
1 Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez 24 (unchanged)
2 Michal Golas 16 (unchanged)
3 Paolo Tiralongo 9 (was 0 points)
4 Cesare Benedetti 7 (was 3rd with 7 points)
5 Alfredo Balloni 6 (was 4th with 6 points)
6 Fumiyuki Beppu 5 (was 0 points)
7 Michele Scarponi 5 (was 0 points)
8 Frank Schleck 3 (was 0 points)
9 Matteo Rabottini 3 (was 0 points)
10 Pier Paolo De Negri 3 (was 5th with 3 points)
Retirements to date : Stage
Gianni Meersman (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 7 <<<
Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Movistar Team 6
Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 6
Thor Hushovd (Nor) BMC Racing Team 6
Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Barracuda 6
Total retirements : 5
(This report can also be seen at http://homepage.ntlworld.com/rvmartin2)