Giro d'Italia, stage 20 summary

Bob Martin

Changes in stage 20 compared to stage 19

Biggest gainers by position :
+19 Kevin Seeldraeyers
+18 Julio Alberto Perez Cuapio
+16 Jeremy Roy
+13 Theo Eltink
+11 Vladimir Karpets
+11 Ryder Hesjedal
+11 Lilian Jegou
+11 David Loosli
+11 Charles Wegelius
+11 Antonio Colom Mas

Biggest losers by position :
-11 Nicki Sorensen
-10 Jussi Veikkanen
-9 Andrea Noe
-9 Giovanni Visconti
-9 Vasili Kiryienka
-7 Jens Voigt
-7 Rinaldo Nocentini
-5 Alessandro Vanotti
-5 Christian Vande Velde
-5 Gabriele Bosisio
-5 Marlon Alirio Perez Arango

Biggest gainers by time :
+1:50 Emanuele Sella
+0:38 Gilberto Simoni
+0:16 Joaquin Rodriguez
+0:04 Fortunato Baliani
+0:02 Antonio Colom Mas

Biggest losers by time :
-35:59 Nick Gates
-35:49 Adam Hansen
-35:49 Addy Engels
-35:49 Alan Perez Lezaun
-35:49 Alberto Ongarato
-35:49 Alessandro Bertolini
-35:49 Alessandro Vanotti
-35:49 Alexander Efimkin
-35:49 Alexander Serov
-35:49 Alexandre Usov
-35:49 Anders Lund

Favourites by position :
+11 Vladimir Karpets
+4 Tadej Valjavec
+2 Levi Leipheimer
+1 Marzio Bruseghin
+1 Franco Pellizotti
-3 Daniele Bennati
-4 Danilo Di Luca
-7 Jens Voigt
-9 Andrea Noe

Favourites by time :
+0:38 Gilberto Simoni
-3:57 Vladimir Karpets
-3:57 Danilo Di Luca
-9:23 Paolo Savoldelli
-9:23 Levi Leipheimer
-33:50 Jens Voigt
-33:50 Andrea Noe
-35:49 Daniele Bennati

Top 3 and favourites standings :
1 Alberto Contador Velasco 89.23.25
2 Riccardo Ricco 0.04
3 Marzio Bruseghin 2.00
4 Franco Pellizotti 2.05
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6 Denis Menchov 2.47
7 Danilo Di Luca 4.18
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10 Gilberto Simoni 6.40
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13 Tadej Valjavec 22.05
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16 Paolo Savoldelli 29.48
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19 Levi Leipheimer 45.19
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31 Vladimir Karpets 1.07.02
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38 Andrea Noe 1.17.43
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55 Jens Voigt 1.46.20
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71 Daniele Bennati 2.23.54

Retirements to date : Stage
Rene Mandri (Est) AG2R La Mondiale 6
Steve Morabito (Swi) Astana 8
Andreas Kloden (Ger) Astana 20 <<<
Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Barloworld 11
Patrick Calcagni (Swi) Barloworld 7
Christian Pfannberger (Aut) Barloworld 15
Mauricio Soler (Col) Barloworld 11
Kevin De Weert (Bel) Cofidis - Le Credit par Telephone 6
Bingen Fernandez Bustinza (Spa) Cofidis - Le Credit par Telephone 9
Steve Zampieri (Swi) Cofidis - Le Credit par Telephone 10
Nick Nuyens (Bel) Cofidis - Le Credit par Telephone 5
Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Cofidis - Le Credit par Telephone 11
Filippo Savini (Ita) CSF Group Navigare 9
Matteo Priamo (Ita) CSF Group Navigare 13
Lander Aperribay (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 16
Koldo Fernandez De Larrea (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 14
Aitor Galdos Alonso (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 7
Dionisio Galparsoro Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 19
Inigo Landaluze Intxaurraga (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 15
Mickael Cherel (Fra) Francaise des Jeux 19
Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Francaise des Jeux 7
Tom Stubbe (Bel) Francaise des Jeux 4
Robert Forster (Ger) Gerolsteiner 14
Thomas Fothen (Ger) Gerolsteiner 16
Oscar Gatto (Ita) Gerolsteiner 14
Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner 11
Volker Ordowski (Ger) Gerolsteiner 11
Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner 14
Matthias Russ (Ger) Gerolsteiner 15
Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team High Road 20 <<<
Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Lampre 16
Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre 14
Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Lampre 11
Dario Cataldo (Ita) Liquigas 15
Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank 14
Mathew Hayman (Aus) Rabobank 16
Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) Saunier Duval - Scott 16
Ermanno Capelli (Ita) Saunier Duval - Scott 15
Luciano Andre Pagliarini Mendonca (Bra) Saunier Duval - Scott 14
Leonardo Piepoli (Ita) Saunier Duval - Scott 15
Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattol 1
Geert Steurs (Bel) Silence - Lotto 11
Dominique Cornu (Bel) Silence - Lotto 4
Robbie McEwen (Aus) Silence - Lotto 14
Magnus Backstedt (Swe) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30 10
Julian Dean (NZl) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30 19
Jonathan Patrick Mc Carty (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30 14
Christopher Sutton (Aus) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30 16
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
Sergio Ghisalberti (Ita) Team Milram 8
Enrico Poitschke (Ger) Team Milram 6
Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Team Milram 13
Alberto Loddo (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems 7
Pavel Brutt (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems 10
Total retirements : 57