Tour de Romandie, stage 3 summary

Bob Martin

Changes in stage 3 compared to stage 2

Biggest gainers by position :
+31 Alexandre Moos
+24 Chris Anker Sorensen
+23 Stef Clement
+23 Kevin Seeldraeyers
+21 Denis Menchov
+18 Marco Pinotti
+18 Evgeny Sokolov
+17 Gustav Erik Larsson
+15 Rigoberto Uran
+14 Francesco De Bonis

Biggest losers by position :
-31 Daniele Bennati
-21 Mauro Santambrogio
-20 Martin Elmiger
-19 Bjorn Schroder
-16 Morris Possoni
-15 Michael Albasini
-14 Markus Zberg
-14 Matti Breschel
-14 Ruben Lobato Elvira
-13 Bauke Mollema
-13 Jussi Veikkanen

Biggest gainers by time :
+0:10 Andreas Kloden
+0:04 Thomas Dekker

Biggest losers by time :
-4:55 Tom Leezer
-4:17 Sebastian Schwager
-4:14 Mickael Cherel
-4:06 Carlo Westphal
-4:04 Jurgen Van Goolen
-4:01 Nick Gates
-4:00 Matej Mugerli
-3:51 Robbie McEwen
-3:46 Wouter Weylandt
-3:21 Claudio Corioni
-3:15 Luciano Andre Pagliarini Mendonca

Favourites by position :
+24 Chris Anker Sorensen
+21 Denis Menchov
+18 Marco Pinotti
+13 Bernhard Kohl
+8 Vladimir Gusev
+7 Jens Voigt
+7 Andreas Kloden
+4 Markus Fothen
+3 Thomas Dekker
+3 Sylvester Szmyd
+3 Sandy Casar
+2 Bradley Wiggins
+1 Wouter Weylandt
+1 Roman Kreuziger
-31 Daniele Bennati

Favourites by time :
+0:10 Andreas Kloden
+0:04 Thomas Dekker
-0:27 Vladimir Gusev
-0:27 Roman Kreuziger
-0:29 Marco Pinotti
-0:29 Denis Menchov
-0:42 Jens Voigt
-0:53 Sandy Casar
-1:07 Bernhard Kohl
-1:21 Sylvester Szmyd
-1:26 Markus Fothen
-1:26 Bradley Wiggins
-1:38 Chris Anker Sorensen
-3:05 Daniele Bennati
-3:46 Wouter Weylandt

Top 3 and favourites standings :
1 Andreas Kloden 9.31.28
2 Thomas Dekker 0.05
3 Roman Kreuziger 0.35
4 Vladimir Gusev 0.38
5 Marco Pinotti 0.43
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7 Denis Menchov 0.45
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12 Jens Voigt 0.55
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14 Sandy Casar 1.05
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21 Bernhard Kohl 1.28
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24 Sylvester Szmyd 1.37
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41 Markus Fothen 2.52
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48 Chris Anker Sorensen 3.14
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70 Daniele Bennati 4.22
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121 Bradley Wiggins 23.17
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138 Wouter Weylandt 30.50

Retirements to date : Stage
Michiel Elijzen (Ned) Rabobank 1
Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 1
Bert Roesems (Bel) Silence - Lotto 2
Matteo Carrara (Ita) Quick Step 2
Christian Kux (Ger) Team Milram 2
Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram 2
Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 1
Florent Brard (Fra) Cofidis - Le Credit par Telephone 1
Johann Tschopp (Swi) Bouygues Telecom 3 <<<
Total retirements : 9