Tour de France 2008/4. stage

00000 Result of the 4th stage 00000
		Stefan Schumacher (GST)	35:44 min
2.		Kim Kirchen (THR)	+ 0:18 min
3.		David Millar (CPT)	+ 0:18 min
4th		Cadel Evans (OLO)	+ 0:27 min
5.		Fabian Cancellara (TNK)	+ 0:33 min
6th		Denis Menshov (TLJ)	+ 0:34 min
7th		Jens Voigt (TNK)	+ 0:35 min
8th.		Christian Vande Velde (CPT)	+ 0:37 min
9.		George Hincapie (THR)	+ 0:41 min
10.		Vincenzo Nibali (CAN)	+ 0:47 min
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Intermediate results after the 4th stage
		Stefan Schumacher (GST)	14:04:41 h
2.		Kim Kirchen (THR)	+ 0:12 min
3.		David Millar (CPT)	+ 0:12 min
		Kim Kirchen (THR)	81 pts.
2.		Thor Hushovd (CA)	64 pts.
3.		Óscar Freire Gomez (TLJ)	55 pts.
		Thomas Voeckler (DEN)	19 pts.
2.		Sylvain Chavanel (COF)	11 pts.
3.		Björn Schröder (MRM)	9 pts.
		Thomas Lövkvist (THR)	14:05:28 h
2.		Vincenzo Nibali (CAN)	+ 0:11 min
3.		Maxime Monfort (COF)	+ 0:37 min
		Garmin Chipotle	42:13:59 h
2.		Team Columbia	+ 1:44 min
3.		Team CSC-Saxo Bank	+ 2:35 min

The 4th stage of the Tour de France 2008 on July 8th was a 29.5 kilometer individual time trial . It was the first time trial of the 2008 tour and was around Cholet .

There were two split times at kilometer 11 and kilometer 18.

The short time trial distance compared to previous years was without major difficulties. The time trial began with Wim Vansevenant , 178th and last placed, who started at 11.02 a.m. The yellow jersey wearer Romain Feillu started at 16:56. The best time of the American Danny Pate lasted over 2 hours before it was beaten one after the other by Sylvain Chavanel , Jens Voigt , Denis Menschow , Fabian Cancellara and finally by the German Stefan Schumacher . Schumacher's time was not undercut until the end. Cadel Evans failed at this time, as did Kim Kirchen , who could finish second. In addition to the stage, Schumacher also won the yellow jersey and thus became the third wearer in the 2008 Tour. Thomas Lövkvist won the white jersey , who finished eleventh overall. Also Alejandro Valverde , the yellow jersey on the 2nd and 3rd stage, lost ground against Schumacher and a half minutes, which was in the standings only ranked 17. The goal was long on a 780-meter and 6.50 meter wide stretch reached.

Split times

• 1. Intermediate time measurement point in Saint-André-de-la-Marche (kilometer 11) (99 m above sea level)

First	Stefan Schumacher	13:54 min
Second	Kim churches	+ 0:11 min
Third	David Millar	+ 0:13 min
Fourth	George Hincapie	+ 0:14 min
fifth	Jens Voigt	+ 0:15 min
Sixth	Fabian Cancellara	+ 0:17 min
seventh	Denis Menshov	+ 0:19 min
seventh	Christian Vande Velde	+ 0:19 min
Ninth	Vincenzo Nibali	+ 0:20 min
Tenth	Cadel Evans	+ 0:22 min

• 2nd intermediate time measuring point in La Romagne (km 18) (96 m above sea level)

First	Stefan Schumacher	24:42 min
Second	Kim churches	+ 0:11 min
Third	David Millar	+ 0:15 min
Fourth	Jens Voigt	+ 0:23 min
fifth	Cadel Evans	+ 0:24 min
Sixth	Denis Menshov	+ 0:29 min
seventh	Christian Vande Velde	+ 0:30 min
seventh	Fabian Cancellara	+ 0:30 min
Ninth	George Hincapie	+ 0:34 min
Tenth	Vincenzo Nibali	+ 0:43 min

Sprint scoring

• Destination in Cholet (kilometer 29.5) (97 m above sea level)

First	Stefan Schumacher	15 pts.
Second	Kim churches	12 pts.
Third	David Millar	10 pts.
Fourth	Cadel Evans	8 pts.
fifth	Fabian Cancellara	6 pts.
Sixth	Denis Menshov	5 pts.
seventh	Jens Voigt	4 pts.
Eighth	Christian Vande Velde	3 pts.
Ninth	George Hincapie	2 pts.
Tenth	Vincenzo Nibali	1 point