Giro d'Italia, stage 17 summary

[Bob Martin]

Changes in stage 17 compared to stage 16

Biggest gainers by position :
+1 Riccardo Chiarini
+1 Raffaele Illiano
+1 Paul Martens
+1 Paolo Bailetti
+1 Mickael Buffaz
+1 Mauro Facci
+1 Marlon Alirio Perez Arango
+1 Laurent Mangel
+1 Josu Agirre Aseginolaza
+1 Joan Horrach Rippoll

Biggest losers by position :
-4 Charles Wegelius
-3 Francesco Gavazzi
-3 Steven Cummings
-2 Mathieu Perget
-2 Yann Huguet
-1 Adam Hansen
-1 Kjell Carlstrom
-1 Morris Possoni
-1 Timothy Gudsell

Biggest gainers by time :
+0:24 Andre Greipel
+0:16 Mark Cavendish
+0:12 Daniele Bennati
+0:04 Tiziano dall'Antonia
+0:04 Sven Krauss
+0:04 Nikolay Trusov
+0:04 Erik Zabel
+0:04 Enrico Gasparotto
+0:04 Danilo Hondo
+0:04 Bram De Groot

Biggest losers by time :
-3:45 Charles Wegelius
-3:45 Kjell Carlstrom
-3:45 Steven Cummings
-3:04 Yann Huguet
-2:59 Mikhail Ignatiev
-2:23 Markus Eichler
-2:20 Morris Possoni
-1:47 Francesco Gavazzi
-1:34 Adam Hansen
-1:12 Frantisek Rabon
-1:12 Mathieu Perget

Favourites by position :

Favourites by time :
+0:12 Daniele Bennati

Top 3 and favourites standings :
1 Alberto Contador Velasco 72.14.40
2 Riccardo Ricco 0.41
3 Gilberto Simoni 1.21
4 Marzio Bruseghin 2.00
5 Franco Pellizotti 2.05
6 Danilo Di Luca 2.18
7 Denis Menchov 2.47
.....
12 Tadej Valjavec 8.44
13 Andreas Kloden 8.44
.....
17 Paolo Savoldelli 14.28
.....
20 Levi Leipheimer 16.41
.....
32 Vladimir Karpets 32.33
33 Andrea Noe 32.35
.....
49 Jens Voigt 50.09
.....
71 Daniele Bennati 1.23.26

Retirements to date : Stage
Rene Mandri (Est) AG2R La Mondiale 6
Steve Morabito (Swi) Astana 8
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
Inigo Landaluze Intxaurraga (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 15
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
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
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 : 52

[Donald Munro]

Ted van de Weteringe wrote:
>>> Final podium:
>>>
>>> 1 Alberto Contador Velasco
>>> 2 Gilberto Simoni
>>> 3 Marzio Bruseghin

Keith schreef:
>> Source ?

Ted van de Weteringe wrote:
> The Pierian spring.

Your last remaining crystal ball ?

[Ted van de Weteringe]

Ted van de Weteringe schreef:
> Keith schreef:
>> Ted van de Weteringe wrote:
>>> Final podium:
>>>
>>> 1 Alberto Contador Velasco
>>> 2 Gilberto Simoni
>>> 3 Marzio Bruseghin
>>
>> Source ?
>
> The Pierian spring.

Perhaps I haven't drunk deep enough.

[Hell And High Water]

In article <Vfg%j.10746$DZ6.9943@text.news.virginmedia.com>,
bob.martin@excite.com says...


Tell me these guys are all still in the hunt:


> 1 Alberto Contador Velasco 72.14.40
> 2 Riccardo Ricco 0.41
> 3 Gilberto Simoni 1.21
> 4 Marzio Bruseghin 2.00
> 5 Franco Pellizotti 2.05
> 6 Danilo Di Luca 2.18


(please!)


-Bob

[Ted van de Weteringe]

Hell And High Water schreef:
> bob.martin@excite.com says...
> Tell me these guys are all still in the hunt:

Final podium:

>> 1 Alberto Contador Velasco
>> 2 Gilberto Simoni
>> 3 Marzio Bruseghin

[Donald Munro]

Keith schreef:
>>> Source ?

Ted van de Weteringe wrote:
>> The Pierian spring.

Ted van de Weteringe wrote:
> Perhaps I haven't drunk deep enough.

Try some of Ryan's strawberry martini or gin or whatever.