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Stage 4, Tuesday, August 23: Betanzos - San Andrés de Teixido, 163.5 km

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Lilian Calmejane wins Vuelta stage 4

Rated Ascents:

• Km 28.0: Alto Da Serra Capela, 6.5 km @ 4.6%, cat. 3
• Km 58.3: Alto Monte Caxado, 7.3 km @ 4.5%,  cat. 3
• Km 163.5: Alto Mirador de Veixia, 11.2 km @ 4.8%, cat. 2

The Race: Here's the organizer's telling of the day's racing.

France's Lilian Calmejane (Direct Energie) seized his chance in the finale of stage 4 to hand his country its second victory in two days after the second successful breakaway in succession on the Tour of Spain. The 23-year-old neo-pro parted with his 20 breakaway companions in the climb to the Vixa de Hebeira viewpoint to snatch victory in his first ever Grand Tour. Colombian Darwin Atapuma (BMC) finished second, 11 seconds behind, and took the red jersey away from Spain's Ruben Fernandez, who faltered in the finale while all the favourites finished together, 2:06 behind the Frenchman.

197 riders started at 13:33. Nineteen riders broke clear in the first ascent of the day, the third category Alto de Capella, including red jersey holder Ruben Fernandez, forcing Team Sky to chase to close the gap. Thomas De Gendt (Lotto-Soudal) was first at the top ahead of Egor Silin (Katusha) and Pierre Rolland(Cannondale) and the Belgian went on in the descent. He was rapidly joined by twenty other riders: Darwin Atapuma (BMC), Enrico Battaglin (Lotto NL-Jumbo), Andrey Zeits (Astana), Nikias Arndt and Chad Haga (Giant-Alpecin), Axel Domont (AG2R-La Mondiale), Zdenek Stybar (Etixx-Quick Step), Benjamin King and Pierre Rolland (Cannondale-Drapac), Nathan Haas and Merhawi Kudus (Dimension Data), Lawrence Warbasse and Marcel Wyss (IAM Cycling), Tsgabu Grmay (Lampre-Merida), Stephane Rossetto (Cofidis), Cesare Benedetti and Scott Thwaites (Bora-Argon18), Angel Madrazo and Jaime Roson (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA), Lilian Calmejane (Direct Energie). Their lead reached 1:55 at kilometer 50.

The race lost two more riders: Vicente Reyes (IAM Cycling) and Federico Zurlo (Lampre-Merida) at that stage.

De Gendt again collected the points at the top of the second climb of the stage, Alto Monte Caxado (Km 58.3), ahead of Domont and Madrazo. The gap reached 4:45 with 70 km to go over a bunch constantly led by Fernandez's Movistar team-mates. It went up to 5:30 in the last 25 kilometers when De Gendt, Stybar, Grmay and twice Domont tried to attack in turn. The young AG2R rider found himself on his own with 12 km to go as Tinkoff toot the reins of the peloton but he was caught in the finale as Calmejane tackled the last ascent in the lead, followed by Rolland. The peloton was then 3:30 behind.

In his first year as a professional, Calmejane widened the gap with his former companions in the last ascent and saved enough strength to earn a deserved victory in his first pro season. Behind him, Atapuma sprinted ahead of Ben King to go for second place and become the fourth Vuelta leader in four days with a 29 seconds lead over Valverde and 33 ahead of Chris Froome.

Complete Results:

Stage 4 photos

163.5 kilometers raced at an average speed of 39.989 km/hr

1	CALMEJANE Lilian	DIRECT ENERGIE	4hr 5min 19sec
2	ATAPUMA Darwin	BMC	@ 15sec
3	KING Benjamin	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
4	ZEITS Andrey	ASTANA	+ 00' 19''
5	HAAS Nathan	DIMENSION DATA	+ 00' 23''
6	BATTAGLIN Enrico	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 00' 24''
7	ROLLAND Pierre	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 00' 33''
8	HAGA Chad	GIANT ALPECIN	+ 00' 37''
9	ROSON Jaime	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 00' 40''
10	BENEDETTI Cesare	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 00' 42''
11	WARBASSE Larry	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
12	MADRAZO Angel	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 00' 46''
13	KUDUS Merhawi	DIMENSION DATA	+ 00' 49''
14	WYSS Marcel	IAM CYCLING	+ 00' 55''
15	ROSSETTO Stéphane	COFIDIS	+ 01' 04''
16	STYBAR Zdenek	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 01' 35''
17	THWAITES Scott	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 01' 38''
18	DE GENDT Thomas	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
19	GRMAY Tsgabu Gebremaryam	LAMPRE - MERIDA	+ 01' 42''
20	VALVERDE Alejandro	MOVISTAR	+ 02' 06''
21	CHAVES Johan Esteban	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 02' 06''
22	FROOME Christopher	SKY	s.t.
23	CONTADOR Alberto	TINKOFF	s.t.
24	QUINTANA Nairo	MOVISTAR	s.t.
25	BRAMBILLA Gianluca	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
26	KONIG Leopold	SKY	s.t.
27	SANCHEZ Samuel	BMC	s.t.
28	DE LA CRUZ David	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
29	MEINTJES Louis	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
30	LATOUR Pierre-Roger	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
31	SCARPONI Michele	ASTANA	s.t.
32	TALANSKY Andrew	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
33	DOMONT Axel	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 02' 10''
34	KENNAUGH Peter	SKY	+ 02' 12''
35	MORENO Daniel	MOVISTAR	+ 02' 22''
36	DE CLERCQ Bart	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
37	MENDES José	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
38	PARDILLA Sergio	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
39	SICARD Romain	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 02' 29''
40	YATES Simon	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
41	HERMANS Ben	BMC	s.t.
42	FORMOLO Davide	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
43	LOSADA Alberto	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
44	MOLARD Rudy	COFIDIS	s.t.
45	ZOIDL Riccardo	TREK - SEGAFREDO	s.t.
46	PÉRAUD Jean-Christophe	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
47	ELISSONDE KENNY	FDJ	s.t.
48	LOPEZ Miguel Angel	ASTANA	+ 02' 39''
49	BENNETT George	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 02' 40''
50	KRUIJSWIJK Steven	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
51	ANTON Igor	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
52	SILIN Egor	TEAM KATUSHA	+ 02' 50''
53	HARDY Romain	COFIDIS	s.t.
54	MONFORT Maxime	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
55	FELLINE Fabio	TREK - SEGAFREDO	s.t.
56	SANCHEZ Luis-Leon	ASTANA	+ 02' 55''
57	FERNANDEZ Ruben	MOVISTAR	s.t.
58	JEANDESBOZ Fabrice	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 03' 16''
59	HUZARSKI Bartosz	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 03' 19''
60	VAN RENSBURG Jacques	DIMENSION DATA	+ 03' 22''
61	ZUBELDIA Haimar	TREK - SEGAFREDO	s.t.
62	BOUET Maxime	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 03' 45''
63	FRANK Mathias	IAM CYCLING	+ 04' 18''
64	HERNANDEZ Jesus Alberto	TINKOFF	+ 05' 08''
65	TROFIMOV Yury	TINKOFF	s.t.
66	MAMYKIN Matvey	TEAM KATUSHA	+ 05' 25''
67	MATE Luis Angel	COFIDIS	+ 06' 06''
68	BOSWELL Ian	SKY	+ 06' 56''
69	GILBERT Philippe	BMC	s.t.
70	HERRADA Jose	MOVISTAR	+ 07' 31''
71	CASTROVIEJO Jonathan	MOVISTAR	s.t.
72	VERVAEKE Louis	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 08' 01''
73	BAKELANTS Jan	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
74	MACHADO Tiago	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
75	ROJAS José Joaquin	MOVISTAR	+ 10' 38''
76	HOWSON Damien	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 11' 30''
77	TANKINK Bram	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 12' 02''
78	GESINK Robert	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
79	LOPEZ GARCIA David	SKY	s.t.
80	CHEVRIER Clément	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
81	ARASHIRO Yukiya	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
82	GERRANS Simon	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
83	HERKLOTZ Silvio	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
84	VAN GARDEREN Tejay	BMC	s.t.
85	MINARD Sébastien	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 14' 54''
86	BEPPU Fumiyuki	TREK - SEGAFREDO	s.t.
87	LADAGNOUS Matthieu	FDJ	s.t.
88	SMUKULIS Gatis	ASTANA	s.t.
89	JAUREGUI Quentin	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
90	BERNARD Julien	TREK - SEGAFREDO	s.t.
91	MAS Luis	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
92	BAGOT Yoann	COFIDIS	s.t.
93	CONTI Valerio	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
94	BAGDONAS Gediminas	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
95	VILLELLA Davide	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
96	ARROYO David	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
97	WYSS Danilo	BMC	s.t.
98	WALLAYS Jelle	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
99	LAGUTIN Sergey	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
100	KISERLOVSKI Robert	TINKOFF	s.t.
101	DURASEK Kristijan	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
102	BIDARD François	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
103	DE KORT Koen	GIANT ALPECIN	s.t.
104	CLARKE Simon	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
105	BEVIN Patrick	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
106	PELLAUD Simon	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
107	KEIZER Martijn	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
108	VAN EMDEN Jos	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
109	MOSER Moreno	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
110	VANBILSEN KENNETH	COFIDIS	s.t.
111	PFINGSTEN Christoph	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
112	TEUNS Dylan	BMC	s.t.
113	FISCHER Murilo Antonio	FDJ	s.t.
114	VAN DER SANDE Tosh	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
115	QUEMENEUR Perrig	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
116	NAULEAU Bryan	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
117	ARMEE Sander	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
118	HUREL Tony	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
119	GENIEZ Alexandre	FDJ	s.t.
120	PICHON Laurent	FDJ	s.t.
121	FARIA Mario Jorge	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
122	SBARAGLI Kristan	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
123	DOMBROWSKI Joe	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
124	EIKING Odd Christian	FDJ	s.t.
125	LUDVIGSSON Tobias	GIANT ALPECIN	s.t.
126	IRIZAR Markel	TREK - SEGAFREDO	s.t.
127	PAULINHO Sergio Miguel	TINKOFF	s.t.
128	CHETOUT LOÏC	COFIDIS	s.t.
129	CATALDO Dario	ASTANA	s.t.
130	ERVITI Imanol	MOVISTAR	s.t.
131	VANOTTI Alessandro	ASTANA	s.t.
132	CATTANEO Mattia	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
133	SKJOESTAD LUNKE Sindre	GIANT ALPECIN	s.t.
134	LAENGEN Vegard Stake	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
135	GOLAS Michal	SKY	s.t.
136	MALACARNE Davide	ASTANA	s.t.
137	VELITS Martin	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
138	DIDIER Laurent	TREK - SEGAFREDO	s.t.
139	FRÖHLINGER Johannes	GIANT ALPECIN	s.t.
140	HANSEN Adam	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
141	REIJNEN Kiel	TREK - SEGAFREDO	s.t.
142	BOUWMAN Koen	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
143	FRAILE Omar	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
144	MORICE Julien	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
145	PRADES Eduard	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
146	STAMSNIJDER Tom	GIANT ALPECIN	s.t.
147	BOARO Manuele	TINKOFF	s.t.
148	GONCALVES José	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
149	PUCCIO Salvatore	SKY	s.t.
150	ANDERSON Ryan	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
151	KOCHETKOV Pavel	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
152	DRUCKER Jean-Pierre	BMC	s.t.
153	DILLIER Silvan	BMC	s.t.
154	DOCKX Gert	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
155	SERRY Pieter	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
156	SUTHERLAND Rory	MOVISTAR	s.t.
157	REZA Kévin	FDJ	s.t.
158	KNEES Christian	SKY	s.t.
159	WAEYTENS ZICO	GIANT ALPECIN	s.t.
160	MEERSMAN Gianni	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
161	COUSIN Jérome	COFIDIS	s.t.
162	CARTHY Hugh	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
163	FARRAR Tyler	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
164	BEWLEY Sam	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
165	KEUKELEIRE Jens	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
166	BILBAO Pello	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
167	DOUGALL Nick	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
168	KOSHEVOY Ilia	LAMPRE - MERIDA	s.t.
169	CAMPENAERTS Victor	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
170	VENTER Jacobus	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
171	RESTREPO Jhonatan	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
172	DEVENYNS Dries	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
173	BYSTRÖM Sven Erik	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.
174	VAN GENECHTEN Jonas	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
175	LAMPAERT Yves	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
176	GRUZDEV Dmitriy	ASTANA	s.t.
177	HAIG Jack	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
178	MANZIN Lorenzo	FDJ	s.t.
179	TERPSTRA Niki	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 15' 10''
180	TUFT Svein	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
181	BENNATI Daniele	TINKOFF	s.t.
182	ROVNY Ivan	TINKOFF	+ 16' 37''
183	SENECHAL Florian	COFIDIS	+ 16' 58''
184	KWIATKOWSKI Michal	SKY	+ 19' 03''
185	RIBLON Christophe	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 19' 18''
186	LE BON Johan	FDJ	s.t.
187	GOGL Michael	TINKOFF	+ 19' 49''
188	MUHLBERGER Gregor	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
189	NIELSEN Magnus Cort	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
190	ARNDT Nikias	GIANT ALPECIN	+ 21' 40''
191	SELIG Rüdiger	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
192	SCHWARZMANN Michael	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
193	BONIFAZIO Niccolo	TREK - SEGAFREDO	s.t.
194	TAARAMÄE Rein	TEAM KATUSHA	s.t.

GC after Stage 4:

• GC leader: Darwin Atapuma (BMC)
• Points classification leader: Alexandre Geniez (FDJ)
• Mountains classification leader: Alexandre Geniez (FDJ)
• Combination classification leader: Darwin Atapuma (BMC)
• Team classification leader: Movistar

528.5 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 39.481 km/hr

1	ATAPUMA Darwin	BMC	13hr 23min 10sec
2	VALVERDE Alejandro	MOVISTAR	@ 29sec
3	FROOME Christopher	SKY	+ 00' 33''
4	CHAVES Johan Esteban	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 00' 39''
5	QUINTANA Nairo	MOVISTAR	+ 00' 39''
6	SANCHEZ Samuel	BMC	+ 01' 08''
7	FERNANDEZ Ruben	MOVISTAR	+ 01' 11''
8	KONIG Leopold	SKY	+ 01' 13''
9	KENNAUGH Peter	SKY	+ 01' 15''
10	BRAMBILLA Gianluca	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 01' 23''
11	CALMEJANE Lilian	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 01' 24''
12	MORENO Daniel	MOVISTAR	+ 01' 36''
13	CONTADOR Alberto	TINKOFF	+ 01' 53''
14	DE LA CRUZ David	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 01' 56''
15	YATES Simon	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 02' 08''
16	WYSS Marcel	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
17	TALANSKY Andrew	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 02' 14''
18	SCARPONI Michele	ASTANA	+ 02' 18''
19	HERMANS Ben	BMC	+ 02' 28''
20	FORMOLO Davide	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 02' 35''
21	ROSSETTO Stéphane	COFIDIS	+ 02' 36''
22	ANTON Igor	DIMENSION DATA	+ 02' 42''
23	KUDUS Merhawi	DIMENSION DATA	+ 02' 44''
24	DE CLERCQ Bart	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 02' 46''
25	LATOUR Pierre-Roger	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 02' 51''
26	MENDES José	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 02' 52''
27	ZOIDL Riccardo	TREK - SEGAFREDO	+ 02' 52''
28	ELISSONDE KENNY	FDJ	+ 02' 54''
29	MOLARD Rudy	COFIDIS	+ 02' 58''
30	MADRAZO Angel	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 03' 09''
31	KRUIJSWIJK Steven	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 03' 10''
32	BENNETT George	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
33	MEINTJES Louis	LAMPRE - MERIDA	+ 03' 11''
34	LOSADA Alberto	TEAM KATUSHA	+ 03' 12''
35	PARDILLA Sergio	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 03' 23''
36	FELLINE Fabio	TREK - SEGAFREDO	+ 03' 31''
37	HUZARSKI Bartosz	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 03' 36''
38	HARDY Romain	COFIDIS	+ 03' 43''
39	ZUBELDIA Haimar	TREK - SEGAFREDO	+ 03' 45''
40	MONFORT Maxime	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 03' 50''
41	PÉRAUD Jean-Christophe	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 03' 50''
42	SICARD Romain	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 03' 57''
43	HAAS Nathan	DIMENSION DATA	+ 04' 00''
44	KING Benjamin	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 04' 06''
45	SANCHEZ Luis-Leon	ASTANA	+ 04' 14''
46	WARBASSE Larry	IAM CYCLING	+ 04' 19''
47	BOUET Maxime	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 04' 28''
48	VAN RENSBURG Jacques	DIMENSION DATA	+ 04' 39''
49	FRANK Mathias	IAM CYCLING	+ 04' 43''
50	JEANDESBOZ Fabrice	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 04' 50''
51	MAMYKIN Matvey	TEAM KATUSHA	+ 06' 15''
52	SILIN Egor	TEAM KATUSHA	+ 07' 16''
53	GRMAY Tsgabu Gebremaryam	LAMPRE - MERIDA	+ 07' 25''
54	BATTAGLIN Enrico	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 08' 13''
55	GILBERT Philippe	BMC	+ 08' 23''
56	TROFIMOV Yury	TINKOFF	+ 08' 24''
57	MATE Luis Angel	COFIDIS	+ 08' 44''
58	MACHADO Tiago	TEAM KATUSHA	+ 08' 51''
59	HAGA Chad	GIANT ALPECIN	+ 08' 53''
60	HERNANDEZ Jesus Alberto	TINKOFF	+ 09' 06''
61	BAKELANTS Jan	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 09' 09''
62	DOMONT Axel	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 09' 54''
63	ROLLAND Pierre	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 10' 33''
64	CASTROVIEJO Jonathan	MOVISTAR	+ 10' 37''
65	ROJAS José Joaquin	MOVISTAR	+ 12' 01''
66	BENEDETTI Cesare	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 12' 02''
67	STYBAR Zdenek	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 12' 08''
68	HERRADA Jose	MOVISTAR	+ 13' 04''
69	DE GENDT Thomas	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 13' 39''
70	THWAITES Scott	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 13' 44''
71	ZEITS Andrey	ASTANA	+ 13' 51''
72	GERRANS Simon	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 14' 03''
73	LOPEZ Miguel Angel	ASTANA	+ 14' 11''
74	BOSWELL Ian	SKY	s.t.
75	CHEVRIER Clément	IAM CYCLING	+ 14' 20''
76	VERVAEKE Louis	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 14' 21''
77	GESINK Robert	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 15' 19''
78	PELLAUD Simon	IAM CYCLING	+ 15' 36''
79	GONCALVES José	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 15' 37''
80	SERRY Pieter	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 15' 38''
81	HOWSON Damien	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 16' 09''
82	DOMBROWSKI Joe	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 16' 27''
83	BAGOT Yoann	COFIDIS	+ 16' 31''
84	ROSON Jaime	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 16' 42''
85	CONTI Valerio	LAMPRE - MERIDA	+ 16' 49''
86	PRADES Eduard	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 17' 06''
87	REIJNEN Kiel	TREK - SEGAFREDO	+ 17' 07''
88	WYSS Danilo	BMC	+ 17' 20''
89	ARASHIRO Yukiya	LAMPRE - MERIDA	+ 17' 44''
90	GENIEZ Alexandre	FDJ	+ 17' 48''
91	VAN GARDEREN Tejay	BMC	+ 18' 05''
92	KOSHEVOY Ilia	LAMPRE - MERIDA	+ 18' 25''
93	DIDIER Laurent	TREK - SEGAFREDO	+ 18' 28''
94	CATALDO Dario	ASTANA	+ 18' 47''
95	MAS Luis	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 18' 54''
96	BILBAO Pello	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 19' 09''
97	HANSEN Adam	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 19' 11''
98	HERKLOTZ Silvio	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 19' 16''
99	LAENGEN Vegard Stake	IAM CYCLING	+ 19' 25''
100	KEUKELEIRE Jens	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 19' 33''
101	ARMEE Sander	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 19' 39''
102	PUCCIO Salvatore	SKY	+ 19' 57''
103	DURASEK Kristijan	LAMPRE - MERIDA	+ 20' 39''
104	BERNARD Julien	TREK - SEGAFREDO	+ 21' 18''
105	IRIZAR Markel	TREK - SEGAFREDO	+ 21' 38''
106	DILLIER Silvan	BMC	+ 22' 07''
107	CLARKE Simon	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 22' 16''
108	VILLELLA Davide	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 22' 16''
109	BIDARD François	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 22' 24''
110	TANKINK Bram	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 22' 48''
111	HAIG Jack	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 23' 13''
112	KWIATKOWSKI Michal	SKY	+ 23' 15''
113	ROVNY Ivan	TINKOFF	+ 23' 36''
114	LADAGNOUS Matthieu	FDJ	+ 23' 58''
115	EIKING Odd Christian	FDJ	+ 24' 02''
116	COUSIN Jérome	COFIDIS	+ 24' 03''
117	FRÖHLINGER Johannes	GIANT ALPECIN	+ 24' 12''
118	DE KORT Koen	GIANT ALPECIN	+ 24' 19''
119	BEPPU Fumiyuki	TREK - SEGAFREDO	+ 24' 37''
120	KISERLOVSKI Robert	TINKOFF	+ 24' 50''
121	BYSTRÖM Sven Erik	TEAM KATUSHA	+ 25' 24''
122	JAUREGUI Quentin	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 25' 44''
123	BENNATI Daniele	TINKOFF	+ 25' 54''
124	PFINGSTEN Christoph	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 26' 12''
125	QUEMENEUR Perrig	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 26' 23''
126	GRUZDEV Dmitriy	ASTANA	+ 26' 24''
127	MOSER Moreno	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 26' 32''
128	DOCKX Gert	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 26' 41''
129	SBARAGLI Kristan	DIMENSION DATA	+ 27' 02''
130	SMUKULIS Gatis	ASTANA	+ 27' 17''
131	VAN DER SANDE Tosh	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 27' 23''
132	VANOTTI Alessandro	ASTANA	+ 27' 46''
133	MEERSMAN Gianni	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 27' 50''
134	LAMPAERT Yves	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 28' 00''
135	VAN EMDEN Jos	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 28' 05''
136	TERPSTRA Niki	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 28' 16''
137	VAN GENECHTEN Jonas	IAM CYCLING	+ 28' 51''
138	DEVENYNS Dries	IAM CYCLING	s
139	RESTREPO Jhonatan	TEAM KATUSHA	+ 28' 55''
140	SELIG Rüdiger	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 28' 59''
141	WALLAYS Jelle	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 29' 05''
142	ANDERSON Ryan	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 29' 33''
143	LOPEZ GARCIA David	SKY	+ 29' 34''
144	KNEES Christian	SKY	+ 29' 41''
145	LAGUTIN Sergey	TEAM KATUSHA	s
146	BAGDONAS Gediminas	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 29' 50''
147	ERVITI Imanol	MOVISTAR	+ 29' 51''
148	BEVIN Patrick	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 30' 12''
149	TEUNS Dylan	BMC	+ 30' 12''
150	KEIZER Martijn	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 30' 28''
151	WAEYTENS ZICO	GIANT ALPECIN	+ 30' 33''
152	PAULINHO Sergio Miguel	TINKOFF	+ 30' 54''
153	FARRAR Tyler	DIMENSION DATA	+ 31' 14''
154	SENECHAL Florian	COFIDIS	+ 31' 16''
155	MINARD Sébastien	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 31' 17''
156	CATTANEO Mattia	LAMPRE - MERIDA	+ 31' 25''
157	VANBILSEN KENNETH	COFIDIS	+ 31' 50''
158	SKJOESTAD LUNKE Sindre	GIANT ALPECIN	s
159	FARIA Mario Jorge	LAMPRE - MERIDA	+ 31' 52''
160	VELITS Martin	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 32' 10''
161	BEWLEY Sam	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 32' 13''
162	BOARO Manuele	TINKOFF	+ 32' 16''
163	BOUWMAN Koen	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 32' 22''
164	PICHON Laurent	FDJ	+ 32' 23''
165	HUREL Tony	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 32' 31''
166	SUTHERLAND Rory	MOVISTAR	+ 32' 56''
167	FISCHER Murilo Antonio	FDJ	+ 33' 14''
168	MORICE Julien	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 33' 19''
169	CARTHY Hugh	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s
170	VENTER Jacobus	DIMENSION DATA	+ 33' 43''
171	MANZIN Lorenzo	FDJ	+ 33' 46''
172	LUDVIGSSON Tobias	GIANT ALPECIN	+ 33' 51''
173	KOCHETKOV Pavel	TEAM KATUSHA	+ 34' 06''
174	ARROYO David	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	+ 34' 08''
175	NIELSEN Magnus Cort	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 34' 18''
176	CAMPENAERTS Victor	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 34' 44''
177	DRUCKER Jean-Pierre	BMC	+ 34' 46''
178	MUHLBERGER Gregor	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 34' 58''
179	NAULEAU Bryan	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 35' 00''
180	REZA Kévin	FDJ	+ 35' 13''
181	CHETOUT LOÏC	COFIDIS	+ 35' 20''
182	GOLAS Michal	SKY	+ 35' 28''
183	MALACARNE Davide	ASTANA	s
184	TUFT Svein	ORICA BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 36' 16''
185	DOUGALL Nick	DIMENSION DATA	+ 36' 18''
186	LE BON Johan	FDJ	+ 36' 20''
187	TAARAMÄE Rein	TEAM KATUSHA	+ 36' 50''
188	FRAILE Omar	DIMENSION DATA	+ 37' 19''
189	GOGL Michael	TINKOFF	+ 38' 27''
190	SCHWARZMANN Michael	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 38' 47''
191	STAMSNIJDER Tom	GIANT ALPECIN	+ 38' 54''
192	RIBLON Christophe	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 41' 26''
193	BONIFAZIO Niccolo	TREK - SEGAFREDO	+ 41' 54''
194	ARNDT Nikias	GIANT ALPECIN	+ 44' 19''

Stage 4 map & profile:

Vuelta stage 4 map

Vuelta stage 4 profile

Stage 4 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

A day of racing in the Spanish hills.

Overnight GC leader Ruben Fernandez

Marcel Wyss

Chris Froome. Is that Contador on his wheel?

Tsgabu Grmay

Peter Kennaugh clearly not enjoying the Spanish slopes and breezes

Stage winner Lilian Calmajane

Calmajane close to the summit

Calmajane gives Direct Energie a big win

Darwin Atapuma and Ben king were only 15 seconds back

Stage winner Lilian Calmajane

And new GC leader Darwin Atapuma

Organizer's stage preview: Beautiful, colourful 163.5km stage with a departure in Betanzos and a new high-altitude arrival, this time in the impressive and unprecedented Mirador Vixia de Herbeira, in San Andrés de Teixido, where the highest cliffs in Europe can be admired (620m).

This 11.2km mountain pass, with an average inclination of 4.8%, is not excessively tough but it could potentially be dangerous to those who get distracted.

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