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Time Bonus Question

I thought I understood about the time bonuses, but now I'm not so sure. I see Nibali and Van de Walle are not in 2nd and 3rd in the GC standings. Why is that? I don't understand how Levi can be ahead after the proplogue by a mtter of seconds, then those guys can beat him on stage 1 by over a minute, and still he is in second. Did he pick up some bonuses by being 4th on some of those climbs? Even if he did, 45 seconds is a lot of time to get in bonuses.

Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against Levi and I think he'll probably win the te whole darn thing when all is said and done, but I also know I will enjoy watching VS a lot more if I understand what's going on. Thanks racer folk.
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