Giro d'Italia, stage 14 summary

Bob Martin

Changes in stage 14 compared to stage 13

Biggest gainers by position :
+26 Charles Wegelius
+23 Adam Hansen
+18 Emanuele Sella
+17 Jens Voigt
+16 Jeremy Roy
+16 Ivan Velasco Murillo
+15 Vasili Kiryienka
+15 Ruslan Ivanov
+15 Pablo Lastras Garcia
+15 Dries Devenyns

Biggest losers by position :
-30 Vladimir Gusev
-26 Marco Pinotti
-24 Matthias Russ
-21 Philip Deignan
-20 Daniele Nardello
-20 Iker Camano Ortuzar
-19 Ryder Hesjedal
-14 David Millar
-12 Daniele Pietropolli
-12 Francesco Gavazzi
-9 Giovanni Visconti

Biggest gainers by time :
+16:49 Emanuele Sella
+12:01 Vasili Kiryienka
+11:27 Joaquin Rodriguez
+8:49 Jose Rujano Guillen
+8:28 Paolo Bettini
+7:39 Denis Menchov
+7:30 Riccardo Ricco
+7:30 Franco Pellizotti
+7:26 Jurgen Van Den Broeck
+7:26 Gilberto Simoni

Biggest losers by time :
-25:35 Markus Eichler
-25:30 Lander Aperribay
-25:28 Mathew Hayman
-25:24 Yann Huguet
-25:10 Alberto Benitez Roman
-25:10 Alberto Ongarato
-25:10 Alexander Serov
-25:10 Anders Lund
-25:10 Andre Greipel
-25:10 Bradley Wiggins
-25:10 Bram De Groot

Favourites by position :
+17 Jens Voigt
+6 Riccardo Ricco
+5 Leonardo Piepoli
+5 Denis Menchov
+5 Andrea Noe
+4 Franco Pellizotti
+3 Marzio Bruseghin
+3 Gilberto Simoni
+3 Danilo Di Luca
+2 Tadej Valjavec
+1 Alberto Contador Velasco
-2 Andreas Kloden
-4 Paolo Savoldelli
-4 Daniele Bennati
-9 Levi Leipheimer

Favourites by time :
+7:39 Denis Menchov
+7:30 Riccardo Ricco
+7:30 Franco Pellizotti
+7:26 Gilberto Simoni
+7:24 Marzio Bruseghin
+7:13 Danilo Di Luca
+7:00 Leonardo Piepoli
+6:54 Alberto Contador Velasco
+6:30 Tadej Valjavec
+6:30 Andreas Kloden
+6:16 Paolo Savoldelli
+3:19 Levi Leipheimer
+2:54 Vladimir Karpets
+2:41 Jens Voigt
+2:31 Andrea Noe
-13:16 Daniele Bennati

Top 3 and favourites standings :
1 Gabriele Bosisio 63.10.47
2 Alberto Contador Velasco 0.05
3 Marzio Bruseghin 0.28
4 Riccardo Ricco 1.02
5 Danilo Di Luca 1.07
6 Andreas Kloden 1.11
7 Denis Menchov 1.18
8 Gilberto Simoni 1.31
9 Franco Pellizotti 1.32
.....
11 Paolo Savoldelli 1.40
.....
16 Leonardo Piepoli 3.16
.....
22 Tadej Valjavec 5.03
23 Levi Leipheimer 5.51
.....
29 Vladimir Karpets 10.04
.....
42 Andrea Noe 22.52
.....
61 Jens Voigt 43.42
.....
69 Daniele Bennati 50.33

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
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
Koldo Fernandez De Larrea (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 14 <<<
Aitor Galdos Alonso (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 7
Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Francaise des Jeux 7
Tom Stubbe (Bel) Francaise des Jeux 4
Robert Forster (Ger) Gerolsteiner 14 <<<
Oscar Gatto (Ita) Gerolsteiner 14 <<<
Andrea Moletta (Ita) Gerolsteiner 11
Volker Ordowski (Ger) Gerolsteiner 11
Davide Rebellin (Ita) Gerolsteiner 14 <<<
Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre 14 <<<
Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) Lampre 11
Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank 14 <<<
Luciano Andre Pagliarini Mendonca (Bra) Saunier Duval - Scott 14 <<<
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 <<<
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 : 40

Ted van de Weteringe

Bob Martin schreef:
> Top 3 and favourites standings :
> 1 Gabriele Bosisio 63.10.47
> 2 Alberto Contador Velasco 0.05
> 3 Marzio Bruseghin 0.28
> 4 Riccardo Ricco 1.02
> 5 Danilo Di Luca 1.07
> 6 Andreas Kloden 1.11
> 7 Denis Menchov 1.18
> 8 Gilberto Simoni 1.31
> 9 Franco Pellizotti 1.32
> .....
> 11 Paolo Savoldelli 1.40

I say Bruseghin for the win. Menchov looked good today but won't go too
far in the red with the Tour to come.

Hell And High Water

In article <48387c38$0$14360$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl>,
myfullname@xs4all.nl.invalid says...
> Bob Martin schreef:
> > Top 3 and favourites standings :
> > 1 Gabriele Bosisio 63.10.47
> > 2 Alberto Contador Velasco 0.05
> > 3 Marzio Bruseghin 0.28
> > 4 Riccardo Ricco 1.02
> > 5 Danilo Di Luca 1.07
> > 6 Andreas Kloden 1.11
> > 7 Denis Menchov 1.18
> > 8 Gilberto Simoni 1.31
> > 9 Franco Pellizotti 1.32
> > .....
> > 11 Paolo Savoldelli 1.40
>
> I say Bruseghin for the win. Menchov looked good today but won't go too
> far in the red with the Tour to come.


Di Luca for the win. He's playing his cards perfectly.


FORZA DANILO!

-Bob

Keith

On Sat, 24 May 2008 22:36:07 +0200, Ted van de Weteringe
<myfullname@xs4all.nl.invalid> wrote:

>Bob Martin schreef:
>> Top 3 and favourites standings :
>> 1 Gabriele Bosisio 63.10.47
>> 2 Alberto Contador Velasco 0.05
>> 3 Marzio Bruseghin 0.28
>> 4 Riccardo Ricco 1.02
>> 5 Danilo Di Luca 1.07
>> 6 Andreas Kloden 1.11
>> 7 Denis Menchov 1.18
>> 8 Gilberto Simoni 1.31
>> 9 Franco Pellizotti 1.32
>> .....
>> 11 Paolo Savoldelli 1.40
>
>I say Bruseghin for the win.

Doubt it, he'll take a bit hit tomorrow. Simoni is looking strong to
me, still believe in Kloden if he can hang on tomorrow.

>Menchov looked good today but won't go too
>far in the red with the Tour to come.

bjw@mambo.ucolick.org

On May 24, 1:36*pm, Ted van de Weteringe
<myfulln...@xs4all.nl.invalid> wrote:
>
> I say Bruseghin for the win. Menchov looked good today but won't go too
> far in the red with the Tour to come.

A bold prediction. Bruseghin hung on very well today
but I will be surprised if he can do that in each of the big
mountain stages. He also doesn't have an incredibly
strong team for controlling the race. Menchov is in too
good a position to check his HRM and sit up if he is
in a group with the other favorites, but he might not go
all-in if faced with a long attack.

Kloden lost too much time today, if that happens again,
forget it. I like Pellizotti, but he doesn't TT well enough.

Simoni is in an interestingly dangerous position, and he
did pretty well in the stage 10 TT so he might not lose
much time on the last stage. And he has nothing to lose.
He could attack from a longer way out next time. Ol'
Gibo may be a loudmouth, but I would like to see him
put the screws to everyone once again; he is a Force
To Be Reckoned With.

Ben