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Stage 4 results: Alessandro Petacchi jumps from 4th position of the Mark Cavendish leadout train and wins his second Tour stage this year


9 Big Photos from Stage 4 — sirotti
Stage 4 results
1  Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) Lampre           
2  Julien Dean (NZL) Garmin-Transitions
3  Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) Sky 	 
4  Robbie McEwen (AUS) Katusha	 	 
5  Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin - Transitions	 	 
6  Sébastien Turgot (FRA) Bbox Bouygues Telecom	 	 
7  Jose Joaquin Rojas Gil (SPA) Caisse d'Epargne	 	 
8  Daniel Oss (ITA) Liquigas-Doimo	 	 
9  Thor Hushovd (NOR) Cervelo Test Team	 	 
10 Oscar Freire Gomez (SPA) Rabobank

General Classification after Stage 4
1  Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank)               18:28:55
2  Geraint Thomas (Sky)                          + 0:23
3  Cadel Evans (Bmc)	                         + 0:39
4  Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin - Transitions)         + 0:46
5  Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step)                 + 1:01
6  Andy Schleck (Saxo Bank)                      + 1:09
7  Thor Hushovd (Cervelo Test Team)              + 1:19
8  Alexandre Vinokourov (Astana)                 + 1:31
9  Alberto Contador (Astana)	                 + 1:40
10 Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Omega Pharma - Lotto)  + 1:42
Full Results (Click 'Stage Standing') — letour.fr
Take two for Ale-Jet — cyclingnews
  Petacchi pakt tweede ritzege in Reims (video restricted to Belgium) — sporza.be
  Petacchi imperiale "Sì, grande volata" — gazzetta.it
Tour stage victory eludes Cavendish — cyclingnews
Alessandro Petacchi shows the youngsters how it’s done — velonews
Cavendish keeps up fight for first Tour de France win — cyclingweekly.co.uk
  Last 5 km (08:37 flemish) — sporza
  Stage 4 Highlights narrated by Phil Liggett (03:08 english) — versus
  Last mile narrated by Phil Liggett (02:02 english) — versus
9 Big Photos from Stage 4 — sirotti
  Winner's Interview (01:03 english-translation) — letour
Graham Watson photos — grahamwatson
  Julien Dean post-Stage 4 (01:19 english) — versus
  Robbie McEwen post-Stage 4 (a good recap) (01:24 english) — versus
  ITV stage 4 podcast with Matt Rendell and Chris Boardman (14:38) — ITV
Reactions from the Tour's Stage 4 — cyclingnews

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 Mas allá de un final ceremonial, la etapa 4 del Tour, con 154 km, es la mas corta de todo el recorrido, asimismo es la primera que se corre íntegramente en territorio francés.

Con largada en Cambrai, los ciclistas continuarán su recorrido hacia el sudeste. En el norte de Francia, las rutas abiertas podrían ser vontosas, pero es poco probable que haya cortes estos meses mas calmos y calurosos.

Despues de una etapa llana se espera un final al sprint en Reims, que ha recibido al Tour en otras 10 oportunidades.  En 2002, Robbie McEwen obtuvo aquí el segundo de sus doce triunfos en el Tour. Este año espera recuperar el pasado esplendor. -- Steve/Hugo Caceres 

(Y! 2010 Edition)