Tour Down Under (2012) Photos; Stage 4: Norwood → Tanunda, 130 km
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Aussie pride		share this photo
Stage 4 was a lumpy, twisty route north from Norwood to Tanunda		share this photo
There were several KOMs (hills) along the way that unhitched several high placed riders		share this photo
This may look like André Greipel crossing the line first again, but he wasn't in the mix today...		share this photo
The sprint finish in Tanunda with the 35 year old Spaniard, Oscar Freire (Katusha), leading home a break of 50 riders that went clear on the final climb of the day. Overnight leader Andre Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) finished over four minutes behind.		share this photo
Oscar Freire (Katusha) wins ahead of 2nd Gerald Ciolek (Omega Pharma QuickStep) and 3rd Daniele Bennati (RadioShack-Nissan)		share this photo
A blurry photo of the photo finish confirming Gerald Ciolek (Omega Pharma QuickStep) crossed ahead of Daniele Bennati (RadioShack-Nissan)		share this photo
Oscar Freire (Katusha) gets his first win for his new team while Gerald Ciolek dips his head for the often seen runner-up hunch		share this photo
Oscar Freire (Katusha), a three time world champ and three time winner of Milan-Sanremo, thrives on hard, fast sprinter stages like today		share this photo
Race leader no longer; André Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) lost over four minutes today. Freire and Greipel are too different types of sprinters needless to say.		share this photo
The 35 year-old Oscar Freire (Katusha) looking like the seasoned pro he is		share this photo
Martin Kohler (BMC Racing) is back in Ochre after taking the leader's jersey off of André Greipel's shoulders for the second time this week. "I didn't expect to be back in the lead but we dropped Andre Greipel on the climb and then we were riding hard to make the gap bigger," said Kohler. "Tomorrow there will be ten or fifteen riders contesting the win at the top of Willunga Hill. It's going to be very hard and I don't know if I can keep this lead or not but I'm already happy with what I'm doing here."		share this photo
Michael Matthews (Rabobank) is just two seconds off the race lead, but for now he'll continue to wear the gaudy, best young rider's jersey		share this photo
Tour Down Under (2012) Photos; Stage 4: Norwood → Tanunda, 130 km
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