Vuelta al Pais Vasco Photos; Stage 4: Eibar → Bera-Ibardin, 151 km
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Dreary start in downtown Eibar (photo © Colin Flockton)		share this photo
Chris Horner on the way to the start (photo © Colin Flockton)		share this photo
The break going over the first pass of Alto de Ibardin (photo © Colin Flockton)		share this photo
Evgeny Petrov (Astana) followed by Maciej Paterski (Liquigas-Cannondale), Marcos Garcia (Caja Rural) and Angel Madrazo Ruiz (Movistar) (photo © Colin Flockton)		share this photo
(photo © Colin Flockton)		share this photo
(photo © Colin Flockton)		share this photo
The peloton coming through with Euskaltel-Euskadi near the front (photo © Colin Flockton)		share this photo
The second climb of Alto de Ibardin added a steep 18% for 500m to the finish where not surprisingly Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) made his move (photo © Colin Flockton)		share this photo
Nobody can dig through the steep stuff like Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) (photo © Colin Flockton)		share this photo
Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) wins Stage 4 (photo © Colin Flockton)		share this photo
The convincing win also made him the new race leader (photo © Colin Flockton)		share this photo
Overnight race leader Sammy Sanchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) came through next (photo © Colin Flockton)		share this photo
2nd Sammy Sanchez (Euskaltel-Euskadi) + 9s (photo © Colin Flockton)		share this photo
3rd Sergio Luis Henao Montoya (Sky Procycling) and 4th Robert Kiserlovski (Astana) +12s (photo © Colin Flockton)		share this photo
(photo © Colin Flockton)		share this photo
5th Lars Petter Nordhaug (Sky Procycling) and 6th Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre - ISD +16s (photo © Colin Flockton)		share this photo
13th Tony Martin (Omega Pharma-Quickstep) + 21s is now 33s back on GC which he could easily make back in the final day 18.9 km ITT (photo © Colin Flockton)		share this photo
14th Christopher Horner (RadioShack-Nissan) behind 12th Damiano Cunego (Lampre - ISD) + 21s (photo © Colin Flockton)		share this photo
15th Bauke Mollema (Rabobank) + 21s (photo © Colin Flockton)		share this photo
18th Thomas Danielson (Garmin - Barracuda) + 26s (photo © Colin Flockton)		share this photo
20th Jean-Christophe Peraud (AG2R La Mondiale) and 21st Michael Rogers (Sky) + 26s (photo © Colin Flockton)		share this photo
Michael Rogers with Tom Danielson hanging his head (photo © Colin Flockton)		share this photo
Milan San-Remo winner Simon Gerrans was 22nd + 33s (photo © Colin Flockton)		share this photo
26th Frank Schleck (RadioShack-Nissan) + 47s (photo © Colin Flockton)		share this photo
Sammy Sanchez post-race (photo © Colin Flockton)		share this photo
El Purito and Poco Purito (photo © Colin Flockton)		share this photo
Your stage 4 winner, Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) with Miguel Indurain (photo © Colin Flockton)		share this photo
Tied on GC going into today's stage means the stage win gives Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) and his son the race leader's jersey (photo © Colin Flockton)		share this photo
Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) leds by 9s over Sammy Sanchez and 21s over Chris Horner (photo © Colin Flockton)		share this photo
IMG_6509_edited-1.jpg (photo © Colin Flockton)		share this photo
(photo © Colin Flockton)		share this photo
Sammy Sanchez downgraded from Yellow to White today, but he's on 9s back on GC (photo © Colin Flockton)		share this photo
Race MC Juan Maria interviews Miguel Indurain while retiring (outgoing) race director Jaime Ugarte looks on (photo © Colin Flockton)		share this photo
Vuelta al Pais Vasco Photos; Stage 4: Eibar → Bera-Ibardin, 151 km
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