Stage 4

Lorient – Mur de Bretagne

Distance: 172.5 kilometers.

The stage starts out nice enough with a ride through the countryside, the finish is a 7.5% [a rise of 7.5 units for every 100 units traveled] Category 3 climb. There will be a lot of passing at the end.

Adding to the fun today was rain and a photo finish between Cadel Evans and Alberto Contador. Alberto was attempting to gain time on Thor, but that didn’t happen. Although he moved up in the rankings from 69 to 41, Alberto is still a minute, 42 seconds behind.

Thor Hushovd ( Nor – GRM – 051 ) [Yellow] 13h 58′ 25″
Jose Joaquin Rojas ( Esp – MOV – 088 ) [Green] 82 points
Cadel Evans ( Aus – BMC – 141 ) [Polka Dot] 2 points
Geraint Thomas ( GBr – SKY – 117 ) 7 [White]

Team: Garmin-Cervelo ( 051-059 ) [Yellow numbers]
Stage winner: Cadel Evans ( Aus – BMC – 141 )
Combative: Jérémy Roy ( Fra – FDJ – 138 ) [Red numbers]

They’ve gone 585.0 kilometers [363.5 miles] at an average speed of 41.9 kph [26.0 mph] ↓.

OVERALL STANDINGS:

Thor Hushovd ( Nor – GRM – 051 ) [Yellow]
2 Cadel Evans ( Aus – BMC – 141 ) [Polka Dot] [Stage winner]
3 Frank Schleck ( Lux – LEO – 018 )
4 David Millar ( GBr – GRM – 056 )
5 Andréas Klöden ( Ger – RSH – 074 )
6 Bradley Wiggins ( GBr – SKY – 111 )
7 Geraint Thomas ( GBr – SKY – 117 ) [White]
8 Edvald Boasson Hagen ( Nor – SKY – 114 )
9 Andy Schleck ( Lux – LEO – 011 )
10 Jakob Fuglsang ( Den – LEO – 013 )
11 Tony Martin ( Ger – THR – 175 )
12 Peter Velits ( Svk – THR – 179 )
13 Tejay Van Garderen ( USA – THR – 178 )
14 Christopher Horner ( USA – RSH – 072 )
15 Levi Leipheimer ( USA – RSH – 075 )
16 Janez Brajkovic ( Slo – RSH – 071 )
17 Robert Gesink ( Ned – RAB – 041 )
18 Alexandre Vinokourov ( Kaz – AST – 061 )
19 Philippe Gilbert ( Bel – OLO – 032 )
20 Jurgen Van Den Broeck ( Bel – OLO – 031 )

27 Nicolas Roche ( Irl – ALM – 101 )
29 Jose Joaquin Rojas ( Esp – MOV – 088 ) [Green]
41 Alberto Contador ( Esp – SBS – 001 ) +1′ 42″
124 Jérémy Roy ( Fra – FDJ – 138 ) [Red numbers]

Out of the race: Jurgen Van De Walle ( Bel – OLO – 037 )

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