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2012 Vuelta a España
August 18 - September 9, 2012
Tuesday, August 21: Stage 4, Barakaldo - Estación de Valdezcara, 160.6 km
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Tuesday, August 21: Stage 4, Barakaldo - Estación de Valdezcara, 160.6 km
Rated ascents:
- Km 51.7: Puerto de Orduña, 7.7 km @ 7.8% gradient, Category 1
- Km 160.6: Estación de Valdezcaray, 13.4 km @ 5.2%, Category 1
The Race: Alejandro Valverde was caught in a crash just as Sky accelerated and never regained contact with the leaders.
Results:
- Simon Clarke (Orica-GreenEdge) 4hr 30min 27sec
- Tony Martin (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 2sec
- Assan Bazayev (Astana) @ 22sec
- Marcos Garcia (Caja Rural) @ 55sec
- Nicolas Roche (Ag2r) s.t.
- Linus Gerdemann (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 57sec
- Laurens Ten Dam (Rabobank) s.t.
- Andrey Zeits (Astana) @ 1min 1sec
- Bauke Mollema (Rabobank) @ 1min 4sec
- Jan Bakelants (Radio Shack-Nissan)s.t.
- Przemyslaw Niemiec (Lampre) s.t.
- Tomasz Marczynski (Vacansoleil) s.t.
- Steve Morabito (BMC) s.t.
- Andre Fernando Cardoso (Caja Rural) s.t.
- Christopher Froome (Sky) s.t.
- Winner Anacona (Lampre) s.t.
- Maxime Monfort (Radio Shack-Nissan) s.t.
- Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) s.t.
- Sergio Luis Henao (Sky) s.t.
- Kevin Seeldrayers (Astana) s.t.
- Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff) s.t.
- Robert Gesink (Rabobank) s.t.
- Andrew Talansky (Garmin-Sharp) s.t.
- Juan José Cobo (Movistar) s.t.
- Damiano Cunego (Lampre) s.t.
- Tiago Machado (Radio Shack-Nissan) s.t.
- Bart De Clercq (Lotto-Belisol) s.t.
- Rinaldo Nocentini (Ag2r) s.t.
- Daniel Navarro (Saxo-Tinkoff) s.t.
- Daniel Moreno (Katusha) s.t.
- Rigoberto Uran (Sky) s.t.
- Amets Txurruka (Euskaltel) @ 1min 34sec
- Gorka Verdugo (Euskaltel) s.t.
- Igor Anton (Euskaltel) s.t.
- Rémi Pauriol (FDJ-Big Mat) s.t.
- Alberto Losada (Katusha) @ 1min 57sec
- Rob Ruijgh (Vacansoleil) @ 1min 59sec
- Adrián Palomares (Andalucia) s.t.
- Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) s.t.
- Eros Capecchi (Liquigas) s.t.
- John Gadret (Ag2r) s.t.
- Andrey Kashechkin (Astana) s.t.
- Yohann Bagot (Cofidis) s.t.
- Hernani Broco (Caja Rural) s.t.
- Rafal Majka (Saxo-Tinkoff) s.t.
- Serge Pauwels (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 2min 8sec
- Romain Sicard (Euskaltel) s.t.
- Jesús Rosendo (Andalucia) @ 3min 0sec
- Maxime Bouet (Ag2r) s.t.
- Ivan Velasco (Euskaltel) @ 3min 15sec
GC after Stage 4:
Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) 13hr 18min 45sec- Christopher Froome (Sky) @ 1sec
- Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 5sec
- Bauke Mollema (Rabobank) @ 9sec
- Robert Gesink (Rabobank) s.t.
- Rigoberto Uran (Sky) @ 11sec
- Daniel Moreno (Katusha) @ 14sec
- Nicolas Roche (Ag2r) @ 24sec
- Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) @ 36sec
- Laurens Ten Dam (Rabobank) @ 46sec
- Juan José Cobo (Movistar) @ 47sec
- Sergio Luis Henao (Sky) @ 52sec
- Winner Anacona (Lampre) @ 53sec
- Steve Morabito (BMC) s.t.
- Tomasz Marczynski (Vacansoleil) @ 55sec
- Igor Anton (Euskaltel) @ 57sec
- Daniel Navarro (Saxo-Tinkoff) s.t.
- Kevin Seeldrayers (Astana) @ 1min 27sec
- Andrew Talansky (Garmin-Sharp) @ 1min 26sec
- Bart De Clercq (Lotto-Belisol) @ 1min 33sec
- Przemyslaw Niemiec (Lampre) @ 1min 34sec
- Eros Capecchi (Liquigas) @ 1min 35sec
- Maxime Monfort (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 1min 38sec
- Gorka Verdugo (Euskaltel) s.t.
- Amets Txurruka (Euskaltel) @ 1min 50sec
- Rinaldo Nocentini (Ag2r) @ 1min 55sec
- Marcos Garcia (Caja Rural) @ 2min 1sec
- Damiano Cunego (Lampre) @ 2min 15sec
- Yohann Bagot (Cofidis) @ 2min 25sec
- Serge Pauwels (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 2min 35sec
- John Gadret (Ag2r) @ 2min 40sec
- Rob Ruijgh (Vacansoleil) @ 2min 41sec
- Andre Fernando Cardoso (Caja Rural) @ 2min 48sec
- Linus Gerdemann (Radio Shack-Nissan) s.t.
- Beñat Intxausti (Movistar) s.t.
- Romain Sicard (Euskaltel) @ 2min 53sec
- Maxime Bouet (Ag2r) @ 3min 41sec
- Hernani Broco (Caja Rural) @ 3min 43sec
- Andrey Kashechkin (Astana) @ 3min 53sec
- Tiago Machado (Radio shack-Nissan) @ 34min 10sec
- Andrián Palomares (Andalucia) @ 4min 20sec
- Alberto Losada (Katusha) @ 4min 24sec
- Fredrik Kessiakoff (Astana) @ 4min 28sec
- Rémi Pauriol (FDJ-Big Mat) @ 4min 42sec
- Mikel Astarloza (Euskaltel) @ 5min 0sec
- Egor Silin (Astana) @ 5min 6sec
- Ivan Velasco (Euskaltel) @ 5min 25sec
- Mikel Landa (Euskaltel) @ 5min 27sec
- Luis Angel Mate (Cofidis) @ 5min 43sec
- Jan Bakelants (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 5min 48sec
Points Classification:
John Degenkolb (Argos-Shimano): 25 points- Alejandro Valverde (Movistar): 25
- Allan Davis (Orica-GreenEdge): 20
- Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha): 20
- Ben Swift (Sky): 16
Climber Classification:
- Pim Ligthart (Vacansoleil): 11 points
- Alejandro Valverde (Movistar): 10
- Luis Angel Mate (Cofidis): 10
- Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha): 6
- Simon Clarke (Orica-GreenEdge): 6
Allround Classification:
Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha): 11 points- Alejandro Valverde (Movistar): 14
- Christpher Froome (Sky): 22
- Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff) 24
- Nicolas Roche (Ag2r): 31
Team Classification:
- Rabobank: 39hr 19min 14sec
- Sky @ 3sec
- Astana @ 1min 55sec
- Katusha @ 2min 4sec
- Lampre @ 2min 13sec
Stage 4 map
Stage 4 profile
Near the end Tony Martin tries to get Simon Clrke to go to the front, but Clarke is having none of it.
Further back, the gorup with Rodriguez, Froome and Contador is working hard to stay away from the Valverde group.
Eros Capecchi and Alejandro Valverde are desperate to get up to Froome and Contador, but can't do it.
Steve Morabito gives a go, but is quickly reeled in.
Romain Sicard
Stage winner Simon Clarke
Joaquin Rodriguez is the Vuelta's new leader.