Giro d'Italia, stage 20 summary

[Bob Martin]

Stage 20 : May 26, Caldes/Val di Sole - Passo dello Stelvio, 218 km

1 Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 6.54.41
2 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - ISD 0.56
3 Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 2.50
4 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha Team 3.22
5 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre - ISD 3.34
6 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Barracuda 3.36
7 John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 4.29
8 Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling 4.53
9 Sergio Luis Henao Montoya (Col) Sky Procycling 4.55
10 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale


Changes in GC, stage 20 compared to stage 19 :

Biggest gainers by position :
+28 Ben Hermans
+14 Geoffrey Soupe
+13 Guillaume Bonnafond
+11 Oliver Zaugg
+11 Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez
+11 Jan Bakelants
+10 Martijn Keizer
+9 Victor Cabedo
+9 Mathieu Perget
+9 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni

Biggest losers by position :
-10 Francisco Jose Ventoso Alberdi
-8 Emanuele Sella
-7 Daniele Pietropolli
-7 Julien Vermote
-7 Sandy Casar
-7 Sergey Lagutin
-7 Stefano Pirazzi
-6 Cristiano Salerno
-6 Daniel Moreno Fernandez
-6 Nelson Oliveira
-5 Adriano Malori

Biggest gainers by time :
+3:22 Thomas De Gendt
+2:26 Damiano Cunego
+0:32 Mikel Nieve Ituralde

Biggest losers by time :
-44:27 Francisco Jose Ventoso Alberdi
-43:56 Cristiano Salerno
-43:51 Alexander Kristoff
-43:44 Jonas Aaen Jorgensen
-43:44 Mirko Selvaggi
-43:37 Andreas Dietziker
-43:23 Gregor Gazvoda
-43:23 Marco Coledan
-43:18 Fumiyuki Beppu
-42:38 Adrian Saez
-42:38 Adriano Malori

Favourites by position :
+6 Mathias Frank
+4 Damiano Cunego
+2 Roman Kreuziger
+2 Christian Vande Velde
-1 Marco Pinotti
-1 Ivan Basso
-2 Rigoberto Uran
-2 Domenico Pozzovivo
-3 John Gadret
-5 Benat Intxausti Elorriaga

Favourites by time :
+2:26 Damiano Cunego
-0:12 Michele Scarponi
-0:14 Ryder Hesjedal
-1:07 John Gadret
-1:31 Rigoberto Uran
-1:33 Ivan Basso
-2:17 Domenico Pozzovivo
-5:48 Roman Kreuziger
-7:38 Christian Vande Velde
-32:46 Mathias Frank
-36:08 Marco Pinotti
-42:38 Benat Intxausti Elorriaga

Top 10 and favourites GC standings (previous stage in parens) :
1 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver 91:04:16 (unchanged)
2 Ryder Hesjedal 0:31 (was 2nd at 0:17)
3 Michele Scarponi 1:51 (was 3rd at 1:39)
4 Thomas De Gendt 2:18 (was 8th at 5:40)
5 Ivan Basso 3:18 (was 4th at 1:45)
6 Damiano Cunego 3:43 (was 10th at 6:09)
7 Rigoberto Uran 4:52 (was 5th at 3:21)
8 Domenico Pozzovivo 5:47 (was 6th at 3:30)
9 Mikel Nieve Ituralde 5:56 (was 13th at 6:28)
10 John Gadret 6:43 (was 7th at 5:36)
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15 Roman Kreuziger 18:09 (was 17th at 12:21)
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22 Christian Vande Velde 38:27 (was 24th at 30:49)
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38 Benat Intxausti Elorriaga 1:25:52 (was 33rd at 43:14)
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43 Marco Pinotti 1:36:17 (was 42nd at 1:00:09)
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81 Mathias Frank 3:01:44 (was 87th at 2:28:58)

Top 10 on Points table with previous in parens:
1 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver 139 (was 2nd with 125 points)
2 Mark Cavendish 138 (was 1st with 138 points)
3 Ryder Hesjedal 103 (was 3rd with 93 points)
4 Michele Scarponi 81 (was 5th with 69 points)
5 Domenico Pozzovivo 80 (was 4th with 75 points)
6 Thomas De Gendt 64 (was 16th with 39 points)
7 Ivan Basso 58 (was 8th with 52 points)
8 Alexander Kristoff 58 (was 6th with 58 points)
9 Andrey Amador Bakkazakova 52 (was 7th with 52 points)
10 John Gadret 52 (was 11th with 43 points)

Top 10 on Mountains table with previous in parens:
1 Matteo Rabottini 84 (was 1st with 65 points)
2 Stefano Pirazzi 44 (unchanged)
3 Andrey Amador Bakkazakova 43 (was 4th with 28 points)
4 Michal Golas 34 (was 3rd with 34 points)
5 Domenico Pozzovivo 26 (unchanged)
6 Jan Barta 24 (unchanged)
7 Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez 24 (unchanged)
8 Ryder Hesjedal 24 (was 8th with 22 points)
9 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver 23 (was 11th with 18 points)
10 Thomas De Gendt 21 (was 0 points)

Retirements to date : Stage
Andrea Guardini (Ukn) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia 20 <<<
Dominique Rollin (Can) FDJ-Big Mat 20 <<<
Iban Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 20 <<<
Jack Bobridge (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 20 <<<
Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin-Barracuda 20 <<<
Timon Seubert (Ger) Team NetApp 20 <<<
Alfredo Balloni (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia 19
Elia Favilli (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia 19
Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Omega Pharma - QuickStep 19
Jose Rujano Guillen (Ven) Androni Giocattoli 19
Carlos Jose Ochoa (Ven) Androni Giocattoli 18
Martin Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma - QuickStep 18
Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 17
Gaetan Bille (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 17
Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Sky Procycling 17
Theo Bos (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 17
Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 17
Stefano Locatelli (Ukn) Colnago - CSF Inox 16
Frank Schleck (Lux) RadioShack-Nissan 15
Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar Team 15
Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team 15
Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Sky Procycling 15
Manuel Belletti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale 15
Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 14
Brett Lancaster (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 14
Juan Jose Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank 14
Mark Renshaw (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team 14
Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 14
Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Team NetApp 13
Mads Christensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank 12
Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 12
William Bonnet (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 12
Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 11
Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia 10
Daniele Bennati (Ita) RadioShack-Nissan 8
Dennis van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 8
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 : 41


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