Giro d'Italia, stage 6 summary

Bob Martin

Changes in stage 6 compared to stage 5

Biggest gainers by position :
+95 Matteo Priamo
+81 Francesco Gavazzi
+80 Alan Perez Lezaun
+69 Daniele Nardello
+61 Giovanni Visconti
+54 Matthias Russ
+44 Paul Martens
+42 Nikolay Trusov
+42 Jason McCartney
+36 Maxim Iglinsky

Biggest losers by position :
-20 Enrico Gasparotto
-19 Andrea Moletta
-16 Levi Leipheimer
-15 Fabio Baldato
-13 Assan Bazayev
-13 Gabriele Bosisio
-13 Giairo Ermeti
-13 Mauricio Soler
-12 Antonio Colom Mas
-12 David Millar
-12 Francesco Bellotti

Biggest gainers by time :
+2:48 Matteo Priamo
+2:30 Alan Perez Lezaun
+2:07 Nikolay Trusov
+1:55 Paul Martens
+1:54 Maxim Iglinsky
+1:52 Giovanni Visconti
+1:50 Francesco Gavazzi
+1:50 Daniele Nardello
+1:43 Magnus Backstedt
+1:39 Matthias Russ

Biggest losers by time :
-14:51 Ermanno Capelli
-14:38 Kjell Carlstrom
-14:36 Carlo Scognamiglio
-14:33 Markus Eichler
-14:28 Christopher Sutton
-14:28 Dario Cataldo
-14:28 Graeme Brown
-14:27 Alberto Loddo
-14:27 Danny Pate
-14:24 Charles Wegelius
-14:17 Raivis Belohvosciks

Favourites by position :
-1 Vladimir Karpets
-1 Gilberto Simoni
-2 Denis Menchov
-3 Riccardo Ricco
-3 Marzio Bruseghin
-3 Davide Rebellin
-3 Alberto Contador Velasco
-4 Daniele Bennati
-4 Andreas Kloden
-5 Tadej Valjavec
-5 Danilo Di Luca
-6 Paolo Savoldelli
-6 Franco Pellizotti
-6 Andrea Noe
-12 Leonardo Piepoli
-16 Levi Leipheimer

Favourites by time :
-9:08 Vladimir Karpets
-9:08 Tadej Valjavec
-9:08 Riccardo Ricco
-9:08 Paolo Savoldelli
-9:08 Marzio Bruseghin
-9:08 Gilberto Simoni
-9:08 Franco Pellizotti
-9:08 Denis Menchov
-9:08 Davide Rebellin
-9:08 Danilo Di Luca
-9:08 Daniele Bennati
-9:08 Andreas Kloden
-9:08 Andrea Noe
-9:08 Alberto Contador Velasco
-9:22 Leonardo Piepoli
-9:31 Levi Leipheimer
-9:31 Jens Voigt

Top 3 and favourites standings :
1 Giovanni Visconti 27.14.04
2 Matthias Russ 0.00
3 Daniele Nardello 1.22
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7 Franco Pellizotti 9.08
8 Danilo Di Luca 9.15
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14 Paolo Savoldelli 9.27
15 Andrea Noe 9.30
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17 Andreas Kloden 9.36
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19 Alberto Contador Velasco 9.38
20 Riccardo Ricco 9.41
21 Davide Rebellin 9.45
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29 Marzio Bruseghin 9.54
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34 Daniele Bennati 10.02
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36 Gilberto Simoni 10.10
37 Levi Leipheimer 10.11
38 Denis Menchov 10.13
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46 Leonardo Piepoli 10.23
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57 Tadej Valjavec 10.38
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66 Vladimir Karpets 11.12
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100 Jens Voigt 21.26

Retirements to date : Stage
Rene Mandri (Est) AG2R La Mondiale 6 <<<
Kevin De Weert (Bel) Cofidis - Le Credit par Telephone 6 <<<
Nick Nuyens (Bel) Cofidis - Le Credit par Telephone 5
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
Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Milram 6 <<<
Total retirements : 11