2010 Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco Results - Stage 4
Euskaltel's Samuel Sanchez snatches stage win in stage 4 of the 2010 Tour of the Basque Country; Alejandro Valverde (Team Caisse d'Epargne) leads Team RadioShack's Christopher Horner by one second before crucial individual time trial.
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April 8, 2010: Tour of the Basque Country: Murguia Zuia - Eibar (162 km):
1  	Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi        	04:05:16
2 	Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 	0:00:02 	 
3 	Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank 	  	 
4 	Christopher Horner (USA) Team Radioshack 	  	 
5 	Beñat Intxausti (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 	0:00:33 	 
6 	Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Omega Pharma-Lotto 	  	 
7 	Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini 	0:00:40 	 
8 	Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 	  	 
9 	Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux 	0:00:49 	 
10 	Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha 	  	 
11 	Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team HTC - Columbia 	  	 
12 	Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step 	0:01:11 	 
13 	Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 	  	 
14 	Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana 	  	 
15 	Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 	  	 
16 	Daniel Navarro (Spa) Astana 	  	 
17 	Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team Radioshack 	  	 
18 	David López (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 	  	 
19 	Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 	0:01:14 	 
20 	Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Transitions 	0:01:16 	 
21 	Eros Capecchi (Ita) Footon-Servetto 	  	 
22 	Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC - Columbia 	  	 
23 	Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team HTC - Columbia 	  	 
24 	Iban Velasco (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 	  	 
25 	Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Team Radioshack 	  	 
26 	Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin - Transitions 	  	 
27 	Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia 	  	 
28 	Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel) Quick Step 	  	 
29 	Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Française Des Jeux 	0:01:42 	 
30 	Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo 	0:01:49 	 
31 	Ben Hermans (Bel) Team Radioshack 	0:01:54 	 
32 	Peter Velits (Svk) Team HTC - Columbia 	0:02:46 	 
33 	Manuel Vázquez (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur 	  	 
34 	Thomas Löfkvist (Swe) Sky Professional Cycling Team 	  	 
35 	Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d'Epargne 	  	 
36 	Jacob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank 	0:03:33 	 
37 	Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank 	  	 
38 	Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française Des Jeux 	  	 
39 	Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française Des Jeux 	  	 
40 	Alexander Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale 	  	 
41 	Johannes Frölingher (Ger) Team Milram 	  	 
42 	Dominik Nerz (Ger) Team Milram 	  	 
43 	Charles Wegelius (GBr) Omega Pharma-Lotto 	  	 
44 	Delio Fernandez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 	0:03:46 	 
45 	Mauro Finetto (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo 	0:04:23 	 
46 	Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini 	  	 
47 	Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team 	  	 
48 	Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quick Step 	  	 
49 	David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Farnese Vini 	  	 
50 	Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha 	0:06:04 	 
51 	Aitor Pérez Arrieta (Spa) Footon-Servetto 	0:06:44 	 
52 	Juan Jose Oroz (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 	0:06:56 	 
53 	Egoi Martínez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 	  	 
54 	Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo 	  	 
55 	Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Rabobank 	  	 
56 	David De La Fuente (Spa) Astana 	  	 
57 	Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini 	  	 
58 	Óscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank 	  	 
59 	Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank 	  	 
60 	Marcos Garcia (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 	  	 
61 	Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Team Katusha 	  	 
62 	Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne 	0:08:48 	 
63 	David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 	  	 
64 	Stephen Cummings (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team 	  	 
65 	Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 	0:10:09 	 
66 	Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank 	  	 
67 	Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Sky Professional Cycling Team 	  	 
68 	Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank 	  	 
69 	Rene Mandri (Est) AG2R La Mondiale 	  	 
70 	Peter Stenina (USA) Garmin - Transitions 	  	 
71 	Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Astana 	  	 
72 	Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank 	  	 
73 	Francis Mourey (Fra) Française Des Jeux 	  	 
74 	Ben Swift (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team 	  	 
75 	Laurent Didier (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 	  	 
76 	Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank 	  	 
77 	Rafaél Valls (Spa) Footon-Servetto 	  	 
78 	Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Omega Pharma-Lotto 	  	 
79 	Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha 	  	 
80 	Sergio Paulinho (Por) Team Radioshack 	0:11:13 	 
81 	Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram 	0:14:47 	 
82 	Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini 	0:17:42 	 
83 	Simon Gerrans (Aus) Sky Professional Cycling Team 	  	 
84 	Matthias Russ (Ger) Team Milram 	  	 
85 	Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram 	  	 
86 	Rubén Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 	  	 
87 	Maxim Gourov (Kaz) Astana 	  	 
88 	Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini 	  	 
89 	Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Caisse d'Epargne 	  	 
90 	Rasmus Guldhammer (Den) Team HTC - Columbia 	  	 
91 	Simone Ponzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini 	  	 
92 	Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Team Milram 	  	 
93 	Serguei Klimov (Rus) Team Katusha 	  	 
94 	Manuel Calvente (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur 	  	 
95 	Serafín Martínez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 	  	 
96 	Christophe Brandt (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 	  	 
97 	Kjell Carlström (Fin) Sky Professional Cycling Team 	  	 
98 	Alberto Benítez (Spa) Footon-Servetto 	  	 
99 	Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank 	  	 
100 	Matthias Brandle (Aut) Footon-Servetto 	  	 
101 	Iban Mayoz (Spa) Footon-Servetto 	  	 
102 	Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana 	  	 
103 	Javier Ramírez (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur 	  	 
104 	Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Team Katusha 	  	 
105 	Sergio Carrasco (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur 	  	 
106 	Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin - Transitions 	  	 
107 	Michael Albasini (Swi) Team HTC - Columbia 	  	 
108 	Jonas Aaen Jörgensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank 	  	 
109 	Richie Porte (Aus) Team Saxo Bank 	  	 
110 	Bolat Raimbekov (Kaz) Astana 	  	 
111 	Gonzalo Rabuñal (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 	  	 
112 	Matthew Busche (USA) Team Radioshack 	  	 
113 	Martin Pedersen (Den) Footon-Servetto 	  	 
114 	Davide Malacarne (Ita) Quick Step 	  	 
115 	Christian Meier (Can) Garmin - Transitions 	  	 
116 	Markus Eibegger (Aut) Footon-Servetto 	  	 
117 	Antonio Piedra (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur 	  	 
118 	Kristijan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-Doimo 	  	 
119 	Francesco Reda (Ita) Quick Step 	  	 
120 	Francisco Pérez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 	  	 
121 	Davide Vigano (Ita) Sky Professional Cycling Team 	  	 
122 	Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Team Katusha 	  	 
123 	Biel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 	  	 
124 	Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 	  	 
125 	Alan Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 	  	 
126 	Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Garmin - Transitions 	  	 
127 	José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R La Mondiale 	  	 
128 	Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 	  	 
129 	Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française Des Jeux 	  	 
130 	Gianni Meersman (Bel) Française Des Jeux 	  	 
131 	David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - Transitions 	  	 
132 	Gustavo César (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 	  	 
133 	Trent Lowe (Aus) Garmin - Transitions 	  	 
134 	Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step 	  	 
135 	Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 	  	 
136 	Mario Aerts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 	  	 
137 	Markus Fothen (Ger) Team Milram 	  	 
138 	Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini 	  	 
139 	Artur Gajek (Ger) Team Milram 	  	 
140 	Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step 	  	 
141 	Fuyu Li (Chn) Team Radioshack 	0:23:25 	 
142 	Rodrigo Garcia (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 	  	 
143 	Juan Javier Estrada (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur 	0:24:05
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Overall rankings after stage 4:
1  	Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne             18:46:50
2 	Christopher Horner (USA) Team Radioshack 	0:00:01 	 
3 	Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank 	  	 
4 	Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) Omega Pharma-Lotto 	0:00:32 	 
5 	Beñat Intxausti (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 	  	 
6 	Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini 	0:00:39 	 
7 	Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 	  	 
8 	Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team HTC - Columbia 	0:00:48 	 
9 	Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha 	  	 
10 	Sandy Casar (Fra) Française Des Jeux 	  	 
11 	Dries Devenyns (Bel) Quick Step 	0:01:10 	 
12 	Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 	  	 
13 	Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Transitions 	0:01:15 	 
14 	Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Team Radioshack 	  	 
15 	Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel) Quick Step 	  	 
16 	Daniel Martin (Irl) Garmin - Transitions 	  	 
17 	Kanstantsin Siutsou (Blr) Team HTC - Columbia 	  	 
18 	Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 	0:01:36 	 
19 	Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Française Des Jeux 	0:01:41 	 
20 	Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo 	0:01:48 	 
21 	Ben Hermans (Bel) Team Radioshack 	0:01:53 	 
22 	Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d'Epargne 	0:02:45 	 
23 	Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana 	0:02:49 	 
24 	David López (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 	  	 
25 	Iban Velasco (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 	0:02:54 	 
26 	Eros Capecchi (Ita) Footon-Servetto 	  	 
27 	Andreas Klöden (Ger) Team Radioshack 	0:03:50 	 
28 	Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 	0:03:53 	 
29 	Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC - Columbia 	0:03:55 	 
30 	Thomas Löfkvist (Swe) Sky Professional Cycling Team 	0:04:24 	 
31 	Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) Française Des Jeux 	0:05:11 	 
32 	Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank 	  	 
33 	Peter Velits (Svk) Team HTC - Columbia 	0:05:23 	 
34 	Manuel Vázquez (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur 	0:05:25 	 
35 	David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Farnese Vini 	0:06:01 	 
36 	Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team 	  	 
37 	Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team Katusha 	0:06:03 	 
38 	Dominik Nerz (Ger) Team Milram 	0:06:12 	 
39 	Óscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank 	0:06:52 	 
40 	Mauro Finetto (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo 	0:07:02 	 
41 	Daniel Navarro (Spa) Astana 	0:07:16 	 
42 	Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini 	0:08:32 	 
43 	Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Team Katusha 	0:08:34 	 
44 	Jacob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank 	0:08:56 	 
45 	Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo 	0:09:35 	 
46 	Egoi Martínez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 	  	 
47 	David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 	0:10:26 	 
48 	Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Française Des Jeux 	0:10:28 	 
49 	Juan Jose Oroz (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 	0:10:47 	 
50 	Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Team Katusha 	0:11:47 	 
51 	Sylvain Calzati (Fra) Sky Professional Cycling Team 	  	 
52 	Stephen Cummings (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team 	0:11:55 	 
53 	Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Rabobank 	0:12:06 	 
54 	Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 	0:12:48 	 
55 	Rene Mandri (Est) AG2R La Mondiale 	  	 
56 	Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz) Astana 	  	 
57 	Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank 	  	 
58 	Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini 	0:13:30 	 
59 	Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quick Step 	0:14:17 	 
60 	Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Caisse d'Epargne 	0:14:41 	 
61 	Peter Stenina (USA) Garmin - Transitions 	0:15:11 	 
62 	Alexander Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale 	0:15:19 	 
63 	Francis Mourey (Fra) Française Des Jeux 	  	 
64 	Johannes Frölingher (Ger) Team Milram 	0:15:21 	 
65 	Aitor Pérez Arrieta (Spa) Footon-Servetto 	0:15:51 	 
66 	David De La Fuente (Spa) Astana 	0:16:05 	 
67 	Laurent Didier (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 	0:17:12 	 
68 	Marcos Garcia (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 	0:18:27 	 
69 	Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank 	0:19:18 	 
70 	Kristijan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-Doimo 	  	 
71 	Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Team Katusha 	  	 
72 	Markus Eibegger (Aut) Footon-Servetto 	0:19:46 	 
73 	Sergio Paulinho (Por) Team Radioshack 	0:19:49 	 
74 	Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram 	0:20:19 	 
75 	Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Team Milram 	0:20:21 	 
76 	Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana 	  	 
77 	Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 	  	 
78 	Ben Swift (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team 	0:21:57 	 
79 	Charles Wegelius (GBr) Omega Pharma-Lotto 	  	 
80 	Michael Albasini (Swi) Team HTC - Columbia 	0:22:06 	 
81 	Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 	0:22:19 	 
82 	Serafín Martínez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 	0:22:44 	 
83 	Rubén Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 	0:23:02 	 
84 	Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram 	0:23:26 	 
85 	Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step 	0:23:47 	 
86 	Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank 	0:24:07 	 
87 	Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia 	0:24:55 	 
88 	Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank 	0:24:56 	 
89 	Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini 	0:26:16 	 
90 	Serguei Klimov (Rus) Team Katusha 	0:26:39 	 
91 	Davide Malacarne (Ita) Quick Step 	0:26:47 	 
92 	Simon Gerrans (Aus) Sky Professional Cycling Team 	0:27:14 	 
93 	Christophe Brandt (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 	0:27:15 	 
94 	Manuel Calvente (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur 	0:27:26 	 
95 	Davide Vigano (Ita) Sky Professional Cycling Team 	0:27:38 	 
96 	Rasmus Guldhammer (Den) Team HTC - Columbia 	0:27:40 	 
97 	Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Team Katusha 	0:27:42 	 
98 	Kjell Carlström (Fin) Sky Professional Cycling Team 	0:28:09 	 
99 	Delio Fernandez (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 	0:28:52 	 
100 	Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini 	0:29:22 	 
101 	Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 	0:29:43 	 
102 	Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Omega Pharma-Lotto 	0:30:04 	 
103 	Maxim Gourov (Kaz) Astana 	0:31:08 	 
104 	Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin - Transitions 	0:31:15 	 
105 	Rafaél Valls (Spa) Footon-Servetto 	0:31:42 	 
106 	Simone Ponzi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini 	0:32:29 	 
107 	Gustavo César (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 	0:33:35 	 
108 	David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - Transitions 	0:33:46 	 
109 	Iban Mayoz (Spa) Footon-Servetto 	0:34:26 	 
110 	Christian Meier (Can) Garmin - Transitions 	0:34:43 	 
111 	Gianni Meersman (Bel) Française Des Jeux 	  	 
112 	Antonio Piedra (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur 	0:34:52 	 
113 	Richie Porte (Aus) Team Saxo Bank 	0:35:34 	 
114 	Matthew Busche (USA) Team Radioshack 	0:36:14 	 
115 	Nicki Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank 	0:36:19 	 
116 	Addy Engels (Ned) Quick Step 	0:36:29 	 
117 	Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Garmin - Transitions 	0:36:55 	 
118 	Markus Fothen (Ger) Team Milram 	0:37:08 	 
119 	Rémy Di Gregorio (Fra) Française Des Jeux 	0:37:48 	 
120 	Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank 	0:38:11 	 
121 	Mario Aerts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 	0:38:24 	 
122 	Francesco Reda (Ita) Quick Step 	0:38:37 	 
123 	Matthias Brandle (Aut) Footon-Servetto 	0:39:15 	 
124 	Alan Pérez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 	0:41:10 	 
125 	Bolat Raimbekov (Kaz) Astana 	0:41:36 	 
126 	Javier Ramírez (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur 	0:43:23 	 
127 	Artur Gajek (Ger) Team Milram 	0:44:14 	 
128 	José Luis Arrieta (Spa) AG2R La Mondiale 	  	 
129 	Alberto Benítez (Spa) Footon-Servetto 	0:45:40 	 
130 	Trent Lowe (Aus) Garmin - Transitions 	0:46:34 	 
131 	Jonas Aaen Jörgensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank 	0:47:03 	 
132 	Matthias Russ (Ger) Team Milram 	0:48:16 	 
133 	Francisco Pérez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 	0:50:20 	 
134 	Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini 	0:50:58 	 
135 	Biel Kadri (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 	0:52:08 	 
136 	Rodrigo Garcia (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 	0:52:36 	 
137 	Sergio Carrasco (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur 	0:52:59 	 
138 	Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Caisse d'Epargne 	0:53:44 	 
139 	Gonzalo Rabuñal (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 	0:56:09 	 
140 	Fuyu Li (Chn) Team Radioshack 	0:56:41 	 
141 	Martin Pedersen (Den) Footon-Servetto 	0:58:07 	 
142 	Juan Javier Estrada (Spa) Andalucia - Cajasur 	0:58:31 	 
143 	Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 	0:59:17
Watch 2010 Tour of the Basque Country video highlights in our Roadcycling.com videos section and watch the race live at www.universalsports.com/cycling.

              

