Tour de France 2010/4. stage

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		Alessandro Petacchi (LAM)	3:34:55 h
2.		Julian Dean (CPT)	equal time
3.		Edvald Boasson Hagen (SKY)	equal time
4th		Robbie McEwen (KAT)	equal time
5.		Robert Hunter (CPT)	equal time
6th		Sébastien Turgot (DEN)	equal time
7th		José Joaquín Rojas Gil (MOV)	equal time
8th.		Daniel Oss (CAN)	equal time
9.		Thor Hushovd (CTT)	equal time
10.		Óscar Freire Gomez (TLJ)	equal time
		Dimitri Champion (ALM)
Intermediate results after the 4th stage
		Fabian Cancellara (TNK)	18:28:55 h
2.		Geraint Thomas (SKY)	+ 0:23 min
3.		Cadel Evans (BMC)	+ 0:39 min
		Thor Hushovd (CTT)	80 pts.
2.		Alessandro Petacchi (LAM)	70 pts.
3.		Robbie McEwen (KAT)	62 pts.
		Jérôme Pineau (EQS)	13 pts.
2.		Sylvain Chavanel (EQS)	8 pts.
3.		Pure Taaramäe (COF)	8 pts.
		Geraint Thomas (SKY)	18:29:18 h
2.		Andy Schleck (TNK)	+ 0:46 min
3.		Roman Kreuziger (CAN)	+ 2:01 min
		Team Saxo Bank	55:30:40 h
2.		Garmin transitions	+ 0:11 min
3.		Sky Professional Cycling Team	+ 0:25 min

The 4th stage of the Tour de France 2010 on July 7th led over 153.5 km from Cambrai to Reims . On this flat stage there were three sprint classifications and a mountain classification in the 4th category. After David Le Lays and Fränk Schleck retired due to broken collarbones during the day before, 189 of the 198 registered participants started.

Race course

The real start of the stage took place exactly at 2:00 p.m. after three kilometers of neutralized race through Chambrai. Dimitri Champion attacked shortly afterwards. He was followed by a group of four made up of Francis De Greef , Nicolas Vogondy , Iñaki Isasi and Iban Mayoz . Together they were able to break away from the field and achieved a maximum lead of around four minutes. Mayoz won the first sprint and the mountain classification. De Greef secured the other two sprint classifications.

Amets Txurruka fell in the field, but was able to continue. It was the only fall on this quiet stage. The teams Saxo Bank and HTC-Columbia did the main lead work, whereby the lead of the group of five began to shrink again and the field kept the outliers on a short leash. De Greef was arrested four kilometers from the finish and the others a kilometer later.

There were several roundabouts before the finish in Reims. This was followed by the first smooth mass sprint of this Tour de France, which Alessandro Petacchi was able to win again. Co-favorite Mark Cavendish , however, disappointed, he only finished twelfth. Thor Hushovd was able to defend his green jersey in ninth place, there were no changes in the other ratings either.

Sprint ratings

• 1st intermediate sprint in Walincourt-Selvigny (kilometer 12.5) ( 136  m )

First	Iban Mayoz	6 pts.
Second	Dimitri Champion	4 pts.
Third	Francis De Greef	2 pts.

• 2nd intermediate sprint in Flavigny-et-Beaurin (49.5 km) ( 145  m )

First	Francis De Greef	6 pts.
Second	Iban Mayoz	4 pts.
Third	Nicolas Vogondy	2 pts.

• 3rd intermediate sprint in Brienne-sur-Aisne (kilometer 128.5) ( 86  m )

First	Francis De Greef	6 pts.
Second	Iñaki Isasi	4 pts.
Third	Nicolas Vogondy	2 pts.

• Finish in Reims (km 153.5) ( 108  m )

First	Alessandro Petacchi	35 pts.
Second	Julian Dean	30 pts.
Third	Edvald Boasson Hagen	26 pts.
Fourth	Robbie McEwen	24 pts.
fifth	Robert Hunter	22 pts.
Sixth	Sébastien Turgot	20 pts.
seventh	José Joaquín Rojas Gil	19 pts.
Eighth	Daniel Oss	18 pts.
Ninth	Thor Hushovd	17 pts.
Tenth	Óscar Freire	16 pts.
11.	Gerald Ciolek	15 pts.
12.	Mark Cavendish	14 pts.
13.	Brent Bookwalter	13 pts.
14th	Samuel Sánchez	12 pts.
15th	Vasil Kiryenka	11 pts.
16.	Cadel Evans	10 pts.
17th	Sandy Casar	9 pts.
18th	Thomas Lövkvist	8 pts.
19th	Geraint Thomas	7 pts.
20th	Carlos Barredo	6 pts.
21st	Sebastian Lang	5 pts.
22nd	Bradley Wiggins	4 pts.
23.	Tyler Farrar	3 pts.
24.	Lloyd Mondory	2 pts.
25th	Stuart O'Grady	1 point

Mountain ratings

• Côte de Vadencourt, Category 4 (kilometers 40.5) ( 158  m ; 1.6 km at 3.9%)

First	Iban Mayoz	3 pts.
Second	Francis De Greef	2 pts.
Third	Iñaki Isasi	1 point

Web links

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• Results and ratings

Individual evidence

1. ↑ letour.fr: Petacchi, what a sprinter! (No longer available online.) July 7, 2010, archived from the original on July 9, 2010 ; Retrieved July 9, 2010 (4 - Cambrai> Reims). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.