By Jared Eborn
SALT LAKE CITY – These are Jeff Louder’s roads.
This is Jeff Louder’s home.
And this is, as much as any rider in the Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah peloton, Jeff Louder’s race.
Though the Salt Lake City native and resident may not be the designated favorite for his United Healthcare team, he is still the man the team looks to for knowledge, for insight and – when needed – for leadership.
Friday afternoon, during the Tour of Utah’s longest stage – more than 134 miles — Louder was called upon. UHC desperately wanted a second stage victory in this race and with the Wasatch Mountains looming on both the horizon and schedule knew the 6-man breakaway had to be reeled in.
With those six riders working hard to build a lead of more than 10-minutes, the peloton had some work to do and UHC was more than willing, more than capable and more than ready to do it.
The result was a perfectly timed catch just 800 meters from the finish line at EnergySolutions Arena where Jake Keough bolted through the field and raised both hands in celebration with a exciting victory.
“It feels good. There’s a lot of high quality riders here,” Keough said, clearly happy to have a win over several ProTour riders. “I’m still learning. I’m still trying to progress. I’m kind of making these small steps one at a time.”
Coupled with teammate Rory Sutherland’s win in Stage One, UHC has had an exceptional Tour of Utah thus far and is happy with it’s situation as the more difficult mountain stages become reality.
Louder, designated the team road captain Friday, called the situation ‘dire’ after seeing the breakaway get more than 10 minutes up the road. Knowing some teams would be content to let others do most of the work, Louder marshaled his UHC troops and got some support from other teams hoping to place a rider in the sprint finish.
“I knew in the back of my mind that once things got pretty dire I was going to have to jump in,” said Louder. “It’s a team effort to win a sprint.”
Garmin-Sharp-Barracuda’s Christian Vande Velde finished safely at the back of the first group to cross the line and retained his overall lead in the GC hunt. Teammates Tommy Danielson and Dave Zabriskie were just three seconds back and would share the podium with Vande Velde if the race were to have ended Friday afternoon.
But it is far from over. And with 40 riders, including two-time defending champion Levi Leipheimer, all within two minutes of the lead, all it will take is a well-timed attack to shake up the standings at the race leaves Park City Saturday morning for the 100-mile Queen Stage ending at Snowbird.
“I’m happy to be a Utahn and win this jersey, but I’m happy for our team UnitedHealthCare.,” Louder said. “To see the team win is the best. To see Jake (Keough) win was great. It’s an honor to be on this team.”
Keough edged out Liquigas-Cannondale’s Marco Benfatto to the line in front of EnergySolutions Arena. Garmin-Sharp-Barracuda’s Tyler Farrar finished third. The 119-rider group covered the 134.2-mile (216.2-kilometer) course in four hours, 47 minutes and six seconds – an average speed of more than 28 miles per hour.
“We committed to doing it all day (chasing the break). We knew a lot of the teams riding for the GC, with the mountains coming, kind of wanted a break, so we tried to take advantage of that. It was hard to make the catch, but we chipped away at it and got it right at the end,” Keough said.
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Stage 4 Results
| Arrival classification: Stage 4 – Lehi to Salt Lake City p/b Xango Adobe | |||||||
| Average speed of winner: 45,182km/h<BR>28,075mph | |||||||
| Distance: 216,2km<BR>134,34m/(371,2km — | 364,99m) | ||||||
| Time of winner: 4.47’06” | |||||||
| Commencement: 10:15 AM | |||||||
| Position | No. | Rider | Team | Team | Time | Gap | Bonuses |
| 1 | 95 | KEOUGH Jacobe | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | UHC | 4:47:06 | 0:00:00 | 10 |
| 2 | 56 | BENFATTO Marco | Liquigas-Cannondale | LIQ | 4:47:06 | 0:00:00 | 6 |
| 3 | 12 | FARRAR Tyler | Garmin-Sharp-Barracuda | GRS | 4:47:06 | 0:00:00 | 4 |
| 4 | 45 | MATTHEWS Michael * | Rabobank Cycling Team | RAB | 4:47:06 | 0:00:00 | |
| 5 | 133 | CANDELARIO Alexander | Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | OPT | 4:47:06 | 0:00:00 | |
| 6 | 141 | RODRIGUEZ Fred | Team Exergy | XRG | 4:47:06 | 0:00:00 | |
| 7 | 121 | MANCEBO PEREZ Francisco | Competitive Cyclist Racing Team | RCC | 4:47:06 | 0:00:00 | |
| 8 | 21 | BOOKWALTER Brent | BMC Racing Team | BMC | 4:47:06 | 0:00:00 | |
| 9 | 2 | VELITS Martin | Omega Pharma-QuickStep | OPQ | 4:47:06 | 0:00:00 | |
| 10 | 165 | OYOLA OYOLA Robigzon Leandro | EPM-UNE | EPM | 4:47:06 | 0:00:00 | |
| 11 | 72 | KOENIG Leopold | Team NetApp | APP | 4:47:06 | 0:00:00 | |
| 12 | 155 | MANNION Gavin * | Bontrager Livestrong Team | BLS | 4:47:06 | 0:00:00 | |
| 13 | 24 | SCHÄR Michael | BMC Racing Team | BMC | 4:47:06 | 0:00:00 | |
| 14 | 115 | BARTON Chris | Bissell Pro Cycling | BPC | 4:47:06 | 0:00:00 | |
| 15 | 113 | JACQUES-MAYNES Ben | Bissell Pro Cycling | BPC | 4:47:06 | 0:00:00 | |
| 16 | 73 | SCHILLINGER Andreas | Team NetApp | APP | 4:47:06 | 0:00:00 | |
| 17 | 16 | VANDEVELDE Christian | Garmin-Sharp-Barracuda | GRS | 4:47:06 | 0:00:00 | |
| 18 | 94 | FORSTER Robert | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | UHC | 4:47:09 | 0:00:03 | |
| 19 | 14 | RATHE Jacob * | Garmin-Sharp-Barracuda | GRS | 4:47:09 | … | |
| 20 | 38 | ZAUGG Oliver | Radioshack-Nissan-Trek | RNT | 4:47:09 | … | |
| 21 | 162 | CASTIBLANCO CUBIDES Jorge Camilo | EPM-UNE | EPM | 4:47:09 | … | |
| 22 | 107 | WURF Cameron | Champion System Pro Cycling Team | CSS | 4:47:09 | … | |
| 23 | 13 | HAAS Nathan | Garmin-Sharp-Barracuda | GRS | 4:47:09 | … | |
| 24 | 22 | FRANK Mathias | BMC Racing Team | BMC | 4:47:09 | … | |
| 25 | 74 | BENEDETTI Cesare | Team NetApp | APP | 4:47:09 | … | |
| 26 | 85 | HOULE Hugo * | Team Spidertech p/b C10 | SPI | 4:47:09 | … | |
| 27 | 62 | VAN ZANDBEEK Ronan | Team Argos-Shimano | ARG | 4:47:09 | … | |
| 28 | 82 | DE LUNA Flavio * | Team Spidertech p/b C10 | SPI | 4:47:09 | … | |
| 29 | 122 | NANKERVIS Tommy # | Competitive Cyclist Racing Team | RCC | 4:47:09 | … | |
| 30 | 23 | SANTAROMITA Ivan | BMC Racing Team | BMC | 4:47:09 | … | |
| 31 | 43 | KRUIJSWIJK Steven | Rabobank Cycling Team | RAB | 4:47:09 | … | |
| 32 | 103 | CLARKE William | Champion System Pro Cycling Team | CSS | 4:47:09 | … | |
| 33 | 131 | ANTHONY Jesse | Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | OPT | 4:47:09 | … | |
| 34 | 127 | OLHEISER Mike | Competitive Cyclist Racing Team | RCC | 4:47:09 | … | |
| 35 | 53 | CARUSO Damiano | Liquigas-Cannondale | LIQ | 4:47:09 | … | |
| 36 | 42 | BOL Jetse | Rabobank Cycling Team | RAB | 4:47:09 | … | |
| 37 | 52 | AGNOLI Valerio | Liquigas-Cannondale | LIQ | 4:47:09 | … | |
| 38 | 55 | LONGO BORGHINI Paolo | Liquigas-Cannondale | LIQ | 4:47:09 | … | |
| 39 | 83 | EUSER Lucas | Team Spidertech p/b C10 | SPI | 4:47:09 | … | |
| 40 | 163 | COLORADO HERNANDEZ Francisco Jarley | EPM-UNE | EPM | 4:47:09 | … | |
| 41 | 111 | BALDWIN Christopher | Bissell Pro Cycling | BPC | 4:47:09 | … | |
| 42 | 142 | DIAZ CORRALES Andres | Team Exergy | XRG | 4:47:09 | … | |
| 43 | 132 | BAJADALI Andrew | Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | OPT | 4:47:09 | … | |
| 44 | 32 | BENNETT George * | Radioshack-Nissan-Trek | RNT | 4:47:09 | … | |
| 45 | 41 | KELDERMAN Wilco * | Rabobank Cycling Team | RAB | 4:47:09 | … | |
| 46 | 102 | BUTLER Chris | Champion System Pro Cycling Team | CSS | 4:47:09 | … | |
| 47 | 66 | SPRICK Matthieu | Team Argos-Shimano | ARG | 4:47:09 | … | |
| 48 | 15 | STETINA Peter | Garmin-Sharp-Barracuda | GRS | 4:47:09 | … | |
| 49 | 27 | FLUECKIGER Mathias | BMC Racing Team | BMC | 4:47:09 | … | |
| 50 | 31 | HORNER Christopher | Radioshack-Nissan-Trek | RNT | 4:47:09 | … | |
| 51 | 76 | DIETZIKER Andreas | Team NetApp | APP | 4:47:09 | … | |
| 52 | 54 | KING Edward | Liquigas-Cannondale | LIQ | 4:47:09 | … | |
| 53 | 161 | INFANTINO ABREU Rafael | EPM-UNE | EPM | 4:47:09 | … | |
| 54 | 33 | BUSCHE Matthew | Radioshack-Nissan-Trek | RNT | 4:47:09 | … | |
| 55 | 47 | GOOS Marc * | Rabobank Cycling Team | RAB | 4:47:09 | … | |
| 56 | 77 | HOLLENSTEIN Reto | Team NetApp | APP | 4:47:09 | … | |
| 57 | 124 | JENKINS Max | Competitive Cyclist Racing Team | RCC | 4:47:09 | … | |
| 58 | 1 | LEIPHEIMER Levi | Omega Pharma-QuickStep | OPQ | 4:47:09 | … | |
| 59 | 114 | JONES Carter | Bissell Pro Cycling | BPC | 4:47:09 | … | |
| 60 | 71 | HUZARSKI Bartosz | Team NetApp | APP | 4:47:09 | … | |
| 61 | 167 | BELTRAN SUAREZ Eduard Alexander * | EPM-UNE | EPM | 4:47:09 | … | |
| 62 | 11 | DANIELSON Thomas | Garmin-Sharp-Barracuda | GRS | 4:47:09 | … | |
| 63 | 51 | DUGGAN Timothy | Liquigas-Cannondale | LIQ | 4:47:09 | … | |
| 64 | 26 | WARBASSE Lawrence * | BMC Racing Team | BMC | 4:47:09 | … | |
| 65 | 154 | DOMBROWSKI Joseph Lloyd * | Bontrager Livestrong Team | BLS | 4:47:09 | … | |
| 66 | 17 | ZABRISKIE David | Garmin-Sharp-Barracuda | GRS | 4:47:09 | … | |
| 67 | 168 | GOMEZ PINEDA Javier Eduardo * | EPM-UNE | EPM | 4:47:09 | … | |
| 68 | 134 | CREED Michael | Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | OPT | 4:47:09 | … | |
| 69 | 143 | COOKE Mathew | Team Exergy | XRG | 4:47:09 | … | |
| 70 | 117 | KYER Julian | Bissell Pro Cycling | BPC | 4:47:09 | … | |
| 71 | 37 | VOIGT Jens | Radioshack-Nissan-Trek | RNT | 4:47:09 | … | |
| 72 | 5 | HOORNE Jeroen | Omega Pharma-QuickStep | OPQ | 4:47:09 | … | |
| 73 | 166 | PIAMONTE RODRIGUEZ Freddy Orlando | EPM-UNE | EPM | 4:47:09 | … | |
| 74 | 25 | TSCHOPP Johann | BMC Racing Team | BMC | 4:47:09 | … | |
| 75 | 34 | KING Benjamin | Radioshack-Nissan-Trek | RNT | 4:47:09 | … | |
| 76 | 108 | XU Gang | Champion System Pro Cycling Team | CSS | 4:47:09 | … | |
| 77 | 153 | CRADDOCK Lawson * | Bontrager Livestrong Team | BLS | 4:47:09 | … | |
| 78 | 157 | ORAM James * | Bontrager Livestrong Team | BLS | 4:47:09 | … | |
| 79 | 151 | ATKINS Joshua * | Bontrager Livestrong Team | BLS | 4:47:09 | … | |
| 80 | 152 | BOSWELL Ian * | Bontrager Livestrong Team | BLS | 4:47:09 | … | |
| 81 | 156 | O’LEARY Connor * # | Bontrager Livestrong Team | BLS | 4:47:09 | … | |
| 82 | 126 | SHELDON Taylor | Competitive Cyclist Racing Team | RCC | 4:47:09 | … | |
| 83 | 46 | SLAGTER Tom Jelte | Rabobank Cycling Team | RAB | 4:47:09 | … | |
| 84 | 118 | SCHMALZ Joseph * | Bissell Pro Cycling | BPC | 4:47:09 | … | |
| 85 | 116 | VANIAS Alex * | Bissell Pro Cycling | BPC | 4:47:22 | 0:00:16 | |
| 86 | 147 | TVETCOV Serghei | Team Exergy | XRG | 4:47:22 | … | |
| 87 | 158 | STUYVEN Jasper * | Bontrager Livestrong Team | BLS | 4:47:27 | 0:00:21 | 1 |
| 88 | 91 | SUTHERLAND Rory | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | UHC | 4:47:28 | 0:00:22 | |
| 89 | 63 | STAMSNIJDER Tom | Team Argos-Shimano | ARG | 4:47:31 | 0:00:25 | |
| 90 | 136 | MUMFORD Reid # | Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | OPT | 4:47:35 | 0:00:29 | |
| 91 | 86 | ROTH Ryan | Team Spidertech p/b C10 | SPI | 4:47:35 | … | |
| 92 | 88 | VANDBORG Brian | Team Spidertech p/b C10 | SPI | 4:47:35 | … | |
| 93 | 125 | WILLIAMS David | Competitive Cyclist Racing Team | RCC | 4:47:35 | … | |
| 94 | 35 | POSTHUMA Joost | Radioshack-Nissan-Trek | RNT | 4:47:40 | 0:00:34 | |
| 95 | 96 | DAY Benjamin | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | UHC | 4:47:40 | … | |
| 96 | 123 | RABOU Thomas | Competitive Cyclist Racing Team | RCC | 4:47:44 | 0:00:38 | |
| 97 | 61 | GRETSCH Patrick | Team Argos-Shimano | ARG | 4:47:45 | 0:00:39 | |
| 98 | 64 | HUGUET Yann | Team Argos-Shimano | ARG | 4:47:45 | … | 1 |
| 99 | 101 | LEWIS Craig | Champion System Pro Cycling Team | CSS | 4:47:53 | 0:00:47 | 4 |
| 100 | 3 | VELITS Peter | Omega Pharma-QuickStep | OPQ | 4:47:53 | … | 7 |
| 101 | 44 | LEEZER Thomas | Rabobank Cycling Team | RAB | 4:47:53 | … | |
| 102 | 112 | VENNELL Jeremy | Bissell Pro Cycling | BPC | 4:47:57 | 0:00:51 | 5 |
| 103 | 138 | ZWIZANSKI Scott | Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | OPT | 4:48:16 | 0:01:10 | |
| 104 | 36 | ROHREGGER Thomas | Radioshack-Nissan-Trek | RNT | 4:48:16 | … | |
| 105 | 135 | COOPER Marsh | Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | OPT | 4:48:33 | 0:01:27 | |
| 106 | 128 | BURNETT Ian | Competitive Cyclist Racing Team | RCC | 4:48:38 | 0:01:32 | |
| 107 | 98 | LOUDER Jeffry # | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | UHC | 4:48:44 | 0:01:38 | |
| 108 | 92 | CLARKE Hilton | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | UHC | 4:48:44 | … | |
| 109 | 137 | SALAS Sebastian | Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | OPT | 4:50:44 | 0:03:38 | |
| 110 | 84 | FAIRLY Caleb | Team Spidertech p/b C10 | SPI | 4:47:09 | 0:00:03 | |
| 111 | 146 | CARLSEN Kirk | Team Exergy | XRG | 4:50:44 | 0:03:38 | |
| 112 | 87 | ROUTLEY Will | Team Spidertech p/b C10 | SPI | 4:50:44 | … | |
| 113 | 18 | HOWES Alex | Garmin-Sharp-Barracuda | GRS | 4:53:42 | 0:06:36 | |
| 114 | 81 | BOILY David * | Team Spidertech p/b C10 | SPI | 4:53:42 | … | |
| 115 | 67 | KLEMME Dominic | Team Argos-Shimano | ARG | 4:53:42 | … | |
| 116 | 148 | JOHNSON Sam | Team Exergy | XRG | 4:54:41 | 0:07:35 | |
| 117 | 97 | JONES Christopher | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | UHC | 4:56:08 | 0:09:02 | |
| 118 | 145 | SCHMITT Morgan | Team Exergy | XRG | 4:56:18 | 0:09:12 | |
| 119 | 93 | DEIGNAN Philip | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | UHC | 4:56:18 | … | |
| Riders dropping out | |||||||
| 106 | FRIEDMANN Matthias | Champion System Pro Cycling Team | CSS | ||||
General Classification after Stage 4
| Position | No. | Rider | Team | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | 16 | VANDEVELDE Christian | Garmin-Sharp-Barracuda | GRS | 13:59:29 | 0:00:00 |
| 2 | 11 | DANIELSON Thomas | Garmin-Sharp-Barracuda | GRS | 13:59:32 | 0:00:03 |
| 3 | 17 | ZABRISKIE David | Garmin-Sharp-Barracuda | GRS | 13:59:32 | … |
| 4 | 15 | STETINA Peter | Garmin-Sharp-Barracuda | GRS | 14:00:02 | 0:00:33 |
| 5 | 41 | KELDERMAN Wilco * | Rabobank Cycling Team | RAB | 14:00:05 | 0:00:36 |
| 6 | 43 | KRUIJSWIJK Steven | Rabobank Cycling Team | RAB | 14:00:05 | … |
| 7 | 32 | BENNETT George * | Radioshack-Nissan-Trek | RNT | 14:00:10 | 0:00:41 |
| 8 | 31 | HORNER Christopher | Radioshack-Nissan-Trek | RNT | 14:00:10 | … |
| 9 | 33 | BUSCHE Matthew | Radioshack-Nissan-Trek | RNT | 14:00:10 | … |
| 10 | 21 | BOOKWALTER Brent | BMC Racing Team | BMC | 14:00:19 | 0:00:50 |
| 11 | 24 | SCHÄR Michael | BMC Racing Team | BMC | 14:00:21 | 0:00:52 |
| 12 | 111 | BALDWIN Christopher | Bissell Pro Cycling | BPC | 14:00:22 | 0:00:53 |
| 13 | 117 | KYER Julian | Bissell Pro Cycling | BPC | 14:00:22 | … |
| 14 | 25 | TSCHOPP Johann | BMC Racing Team | BMC | 14:00:29 | 0:01:00 |
| 15 | 22 | FRANK Mathias | BMC Racing Team | BMC | 14:00:30 | 0:01:01 |
| 16 | 23 | SANTAROMITA Ivan | BMC Racing Team | BMC | 14:00:30 | … |
| 17 | 27 | FLUECKIGER Mathias | BMC Racing Team | BMC | 14:00:30 | … |
| 18 | 26 | WARBASSE Lawrence * | BMC Racing Team | BMC | 14:00:30 | … |
| 19 | 91 | SUTHERLAND Rory | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | UHC | 14:00:34 | 0:01:05 |
| 20 | 121 | MANCEBO PEREZ Francisco | Competitive Cyclist Racing Team | RCC | 14:00:35 | 0:01:06 |
| 21 | 132 | BAJADALI Andrew | Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | OPT | 14:00:35 | … |
| 22 | 134 | CREED Michael | Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | OPT | 14:00:35 | … |
| 23 | 124 | JENKINS Max | Competitive Cyclist Racing Team | RCC | 14:00:38 | 0:01:09 |
| 24 | 72 | KOENIG Leopold | Team NetApp | APP | 14:00:39 | 0:01:10 |
| 25 | 151 | ATKINS Joshua * | Bontrager Livestrong Team | BLS | 14:00:40 | 0:01:11 |
| 26 | 152 | BOSWELL Ian * | Bontrager Livestrong Team | BLS | 14:00:40 | … |
| 27 | 154 | DOMBROWSKI Joseph Lloyd * | Bontrager Livestrong Team | BLS | 14:00:40 | … |
| 28 | 84 | FAIRLY Caleb | Team Spidertech p/b C10 | SPI | 14:00:46 | 0:01:17 |
| 29 | 82 | DE LUNA Flavio * | Team Spidertech p/b C10 | SPI | 14:00:48 | 0:01:19 |
| 30 | 83 | EUSER Lucas | Team Spidertech p/b C10 | SPI | 14:00:48 | … |
| 31 | 53 | CARUSO Damiano | Liquigas-Cannondale | LIQ | 14:00:57 | 0:01:28 |
| 32 | 51 | DUGGAN Timothy | Liquigas-Cannondale | LIQ | 14:01:01 | 0:01:32 |
| 33 | 143 | COOKE Mathew | Team Exergy | XRG | 14:01:11 | 0:01:42 |
| 34 | 47 | GOOS Marc * | Rabobank Cycling Team | RAB | 14:01:16 | 0:01:47 |
| 35 | 102 | BUTLER Chris | Champion System Pro Cycling Team | CSS | 14:01:26 | 0:01:57 |
| 36 | 163 | COLORADO HERNANDEZ Francisco Jarley | EPM-UNE | EPM | 14:01:32 | 0:02:03 |
| 37 | 162 | CASTIBLANCO CUBIDES Jorge Camilo | EPM-UNE | EPM | 14:01:32 | … |
| 38 | 114 | JONES Carter | Bissell Pro Cycling | BPC | 14:01:33 | 0:02:04 |
| 39 | 1 | LEIPHEIMER Levi | Omega Pharma-QuickStep | OPQ | 14:01:36 | 0:02:07 |
| 40 | 141 | RODRIGUEZ Fred | Team Exergy | XRG | 14:02:19 | 0:02:50 |
| 41 | 127 | OLHEISER Mike | Competitive Cyclist Racing Team | RCC | 14:02:28 | 0:02:59 |
| 42 | 107 | WURF Cameron | Champion System Pro Cycling Team | CSS | 14:02:37 | 0:03:08 |
| 43 | 165 | OYOLA OYOLA Robigzon Leandro | EPM-UNE | EPM | 14:02:40 | 0:03:11 |
| 44 | 167 | BELTRAN SUAREZ Eduard Alexander * | EPM-UNE | EPM | 14:02:40 | … |
| 45 | 166 | PIAMONTE RODRIGUEZ Freddy Orlando | EPM-UNE | EPM | 14:02:43 | 0:03:14 |
| 46 | 96 | DAY Benjamin | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | UHC | 14:02:46 | 0:03:17 |
| 47 | 161 | INFANTINO ABREU Rafael | EPM-UNE | EPM | 14:02:48 | 0:03:19 |
| 48 | 131 | ANTHONY Jesse | Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | OPT | 14:03:36 | 0:04:07 |
| 49 | 113 | JACQUES-MAYNES Ben | Bissell Pro Cycling | BPC | 14:04:47 | 0:05:18 |
| 50 | 155 | MANNION Gavin * | Bontrager Livestrong Team | BLS | 14:05:12 | 0:05:43 |
| 51 | 126 | SHELDON Taylor | Competitive Cyclist Racing Team | RCC | 14:05:13 | 0:05:44 |
| 52 | 52 | AGNOLI Valerio | Liquigas-Cannondale | LIQ | 14:05:38 | 0:06:09 |
| 53 | 142 | DIAZ CORRALES Andres | Team Exergy | XRG | 14:05:46 | 0:06:17 |
| 54 | 36 | ROHREGGER Thomas | Radioshack-Nissan-Trek | RNT | 14:06:16 | 0:06:47 |
| 55 | 34 | KING Benjamin | Radioshack-Nissan-Trek | RNT | 14:06:35 | 0:07:06 |
| 56 | 45 | MATTHEWS Michael * | Rabobank Cycling Team | RAB | 14:06:42 | 0:07:13 |
| 57 | 55 | LONGO BORGHINI Paolo | Liquigas-Cannondale | LIQ | 14:06:53 | 0:07:24 |
| 58 | 62 | VAN ZANDBEEK Ronan | Team Argos-Shimano | ARG | 14:07:47 | 0:08:18 |
| 59 | 98 | LOUDER Jeffry # | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | UHC | 14:08:27 | 0:08:58 |
| 60 | 64 | HUGUET Yann | Team Argos-Shimano | ARG | 14:08:41 | 0:09:12 |
| 61 | 76 | DIETZIKER Andreas | Team NetApp | APP | 14:08:55 | 0:09:26 |
| 62 | 77 | HOLLENSTEIN Reto | Team NetApp | APP | 14:08:55 | … |
| 63 | 85 | HOULE Hugo * | Team Spidertech p/b C10 | SPI | 14:09:01 | 0:09:32 |
| 64 | 38 | ZAUGG Oliver | Radioshack-Nissan-Trek | RNT | 14:09:19 | 0:09:50 |
| 65 | 66 | SPRICK Matthieu | Team Argos-Shimano | ARG | 14:09:35 | 0:10:06 |
| 66 | 147 | TVETCOV Serghei | Team Exergy | XRG | 14:09:57 | 0:10:28 |
| 67 | 158 | STUYVEN Jasper * | Bontrager Livestrong Team | BLS | 14:10:06 | 0:10:37 |
| 68 | 101 | LEWIS Craig | Champion System Pro Cycling Team | CSS | 14:10:19 | 0:10:50 |
| 69 | 3 | VELITS Peter | Omega Pharma-QuickStep | OPQ | 14:10:26 | 0:10:57 |
| 70 | 153 | CRADDOCK Lawson * | Bontrager Livestrong Team | BLS | 14:10:40 | 0:11:11 |
| 71 | 73 | SCHILLINGER Andreas | Team NetApp | APP | 14:10:49 | 0:11:20 |
| 72 | 71 | HUZARSKI Bartosz | Team NetApp | APP | 14:11:05 | 0:11:36 |
| 73 | 133 | CANDELARIO Alexander | Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | OPT | 14:11:43 | 0:12:14 |
| 74 | 5 | HOORNE Jeroen | Omega Pharma-QuickStep | OPQ | 14:11:46 | 0:12:17 |
| 75 | 168 | GOMEZ PINEDA Javier Eduardo * | EPM-UNE | EPM | 14:11:54 | 0:12:25 |
| 76 | 86 | ROTH Ryan | Team Spidertech p/b C10 | SPI | 14:12:25 | 0:12:56 |
| 77 | 135 | COOPER Marsh | Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | OPT | 14:13:13 | 0:13:44 |
| 78 | 88 | VANDBORG Brian | Team Spidertech p/b C10 | SPI | 14:14:15 | 0:14:46 |
| 79 | 46 | SLAGTER Tom Jelte | Rabobank Cycling Team | RAB | 14:14:50 | 0:15:21 |
| 80 | 156 | O’LEARY Connor * # | Bontrager Livestrong Team | BLS | 14:15:15 | 0:15:46 |
| 81 | 157 | ORAM James * | Bontrager Livestrong Team | BLS | 14:15:15 | … |
| 82 | 54 | KING Edward | Liquigas-Cannondale | LIQ | 14:15:38 | 0:16:09 |
| 83 | 123 | RABOU Thomas | Competitive Cyclist Racing Team | RCC | 14:16:01 | 0:16:32 |
| 84 | 2 | VELITS Martin | Omega Pharma-QuickStep | OPQ | 14:16:08 | 0:16:39 |
| 85 | 118 | SCHMALZ Joseph * | Bissell Pro Cycling | BPC | 14:16:10 | 0:16:41 |
| 86 | 138 | ZWIZANSKI Scott | Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | OPT | 14:16:17 | 0:16:48 |
| 87 | 14 | RATHE Jacob * | Garmin-Sharp-Barracuda | GRS | 14:17:29 | 0:18:00 |
| 88 | 97 | JONES Christopher | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | UHC | 14:17:41 | 0:18:12 |
| 89 | 94 | FORSTER Robert | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | UHC | 14:18:45 | 0:19:16 |
| 90 | 136 | MUMFORD Reid # | Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | OPT | 14:18:50 | 0:19:21 |
| 91 | 95 | KEOUGH Jacobe | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | UHC | 14:19:21 | 0:19:52 |
| 92 | 93 | DEIGNAN Philip | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | UHC | 14:19:33 | 0:20:04 |
| 93 | 137 | SALAS Sebastian | Team Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies | OPT | 14:19:56 | 0:20:27 |
| 94 | 56 | BENFATTO Marco | Liquigas-Cannondale | LIQ | 14:20:03 | 0:20:34 |
| 95 | 125 | WILLIAMS David | Competitive Cyclist Racing Team | RCC | 14:20:13 | 0:20:44 |
| 96 | 112 | VENNELL Jeremy | Bissell Pro Cycling | BPC | 14:20:14 | 0:20:45 |
| 97 | 74 | BENEDETTI Cesare | Team NetApp | APP | 14:20:41 | 0:21:12 |
| 98 | 44 | LEEZER Thomas | Rabobank Cycling Team | RAB | 14:20:54 | 0:21:25 |
| 99 | 61 | GRETSCH Patrick | Team Argos-Shimano | ARG | 14:21:07 | 0:21:38 |
| 100 | 128 | BURNETT Ian | Competitive Cyclist Racing Team | RCC | 14:21:16 | 0:21:47 |
| 101 | 37 | VOIGT Jens | Radioshack-Nissan-Trek | RNT | 14:21:27 | 0:21:58 |
| 102 | 116 | VANIAS Alex * | Bissell Pro Cycling | BPC | 14:21:41 | 0:22:12 |
| 103 | 13 | HAAS Nathan | Garmin-Sharp-Barracuda | GRS | 14:21:43 | 0:22:14 |
| 104 | 42 | BOL Jetse | Rabobank Cycling Team | RAB | 14:21:46 | 0:22:17 |
| 105 | 87 | ROUTLEY Will | Team Spidertech p/b C10 | SPI | 14:21:56 | 0:22:27 |
| 106 | 108 | XU Gang | Champion System Pro Cycling Team | CSS | 14:23:00 | 0:23:31 |
| 107 | 35 | POSTHUMA Joost | Radioshack-Nissan-Trek | RNT | 14:23:01 | 0:23:32 |
| 108 | 92 | CLARKE Hilton | UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team | UHC | 14:23:38 | 0:24:09 |
| 109 | 63 | STAMSNIJDER Tom | Team Argos-Shimano | ARG | 14:23:43 | 0:24:14 |
| 110 | 146 | CARLSEN Kirk | Team Exergy | XRG | 14:24:14 | 0:24:45 |
| 111 | 81 | BOILY David * | Team Spidertech p/b C10 | SPI | 14:24:54 | 0:25:25 |
| 112 | 18 | HOWES Alex | Garmin-Sharp-Barracuda | GRS | 14:25:14 | 0:25:45 |
| 113 | 103 | CLARKE William | Champion System Pro Cycling Team | CSS | 14:27:51 | 0:28:22 |
| 114 | 122 | NANKERVIS Tommy # | Competitive Cyclist Racing Team | RCC | 14:27:58 | 0:28:29 |
| 115 | 12 | FARRAR Tyler | Garmin-Sharp-Barracuda | GRS | 14:28:30 | 0:29:01 |
| 116 | 115 | BARTON Chris | Bissell Pro Cycling | BPC | 14:29:20 | 0:29:51 |
| 117 | 67 | KLEMME Dominic | Team Argos-Shimano | ARG | 14:30:04 | 0:30:35 |
| 118 | 148 | JOHNSON Sam | Team Exergy | XRG | 14:31:21 | 0:31:52 |
| 119 | 145 | SCHMITT Morgan | Team Exergy | XRG | 14:32:58 | 0:33:29 |
General Classification after Stage 4
