Tour de France, stage 4 summary

[Bob Martin]

Changes in stage 4 compared to stage 3

Biggest gainers by position :
+44 Jens Voigt
+41 Denis Menchov
+39 Sylvain Chavanel
+38 Danny Pate
+35 Niki Terpstra
+34 Vincenzo Nibali
+34 Stef Clement
+34 Ivan Gutierrez
+34 Alessandro Ballan
+33 Christophe Moreau

Biggest losers by position :
-73 Freddy Bichot
-63 Baden Cooke
-54 William Frischkorn
-41 Paolo Longo Borghini
-40 Romain Feillu
-37 Thor Hushovd
-30 Christophe Brandt
-30 Robbie McEwen
-29 Erik Zabel
-28 Jerome Pineau
-26 Oscar Freire

Biggest gainers by time :
+1:52 Stefan Schumacher
+1:34 Kim Kirchen
+1:34 David Millar
+1:25 Cadel Evans
+1:19 Fabian Cancellara
+1:18 Denis Menchov
+1:17 Jens Voigt
+1:15 Christian Vande Velde
+1:11 George Hincapie
+1:05 Vincenzo Nibali

Biggest losers by time :
-5:18 Freddy Bichot
-4:52 Leonardo Piepoli
-4:27 Pieter Weening
-3:50 Baden Cooke
-3:42 David De La Fuente
-3:25 Wim Vansevenant
-3:24 Francesco Chicchi
-3:08 John Gadret
-3:07 Christophe Brandt
-3:07 Johann Tschopp
-3:07 Romain Feillu

Favourites by position :
+44 Jens Voigt
+41 Denis Menchov
+33 Christophe Moreau
+19 Stijn Devolder
+19 Damiano Cunego
+12 George Hincapie
+9 Vladimir Efimkin
+8 Carlos Sastre
+5 Cadel Evans
+3 Kim Kirchen
+2 Andy Schleck
-1 Samuel Sanchez
-2 Oscar Pereiro
-10 Riccardo Ricco
-10 Manuel Beltran
-13 Alejandro Valverde
-17 Frank Schleck

Favourites by time :
+1:34 Kim Kirchen
+1:25 Cadel Evans
+1:18 Denis Menchov
+1:17 Jens Voigt
+1:11 George Hincapie
+0:34 Stijn Devolder
+0:26 Damiano Cunego
+0:24 Oscar Pereiro
+0:23 Andy Schleck
+0:21 Samuel Sanchez
+0:18 Alejandro Valverde
+0:09 Carlos Sastre
-0:03 Christophe Moreau
-0:22 Vladimir Efimkin
-0:22 Frank Schleck
-1:05 Manuel Beltran
-1:44 Riccardo Ricco

Top 3 and favourites standings :
1 Stefan Schumacher 14.04.41
2 Kim Kirchen 0.12
3 David Millar 0.12
4 Cadel Evans 0.21
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7 George Hincapie 0.41
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11 Denis Menchov 1.12
12 Jens Voigt 1.13
13 Stijn Devolder 1.18
14 Oscar Pereiro 1.22
.....
16 Damiano Cunego 1.26
17 Alejandro Valverde 1.27
18 Andy Schleck 1.29
19 Samuel Sanchez 1.31
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23 Carlos Sastre 1.43
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28 Frank Schleck 2.08
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31 Vladimir Efimkin 2.25
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37 Manuel Beltran 2.57
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59 Riccardo Ricco 4.08
.....
81 Christophe Moreau 5.19

Retirements to date : Stage
Angel Gomez Gomez (Spa) Saunier Duval-Scott 3
Herve Duclos-Lassalle (Fra) Cofidis 1
Total retirements : 2

[Bounty Bob]

Bob Martin wrote:

> 4 Cadel Evans 0.21

Cadel Evans, taking it one 4th place at a time.

4th place to the MAX!