September 1st, 2009 by 
thien
Stage 4 Results
1 André Greipel (Ger) Columbia-HTC - 5:43:05
2 Wouter Weylandt (Bel) Quick Step
3 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Columbia-HTC
4 Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Columbia-HTC
5 Marco Velo (Ita) Quick Step
6 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step
7 Adam Hansen (Aus) Columbia-HTC
8 Jürgen Roelandts (Bel) Silence-Lotto
9 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Milram
10 Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Milram
General classification after stage 4
1 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Saxo Bank - 15:12:38
2 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step - 0:00:09
3 Bert Grabsch (Ger) Columbia-HTC - 0:00:11
4 André Greipel (Ger) Columbia-HTC
5 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin-Slipstream - 0:00:12
6 Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas - 0:00:16
7 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Liquigas - 0:00:17
8 David Garcia (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia - 0:00:18
9 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas
10 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
Links to News…
“Cancellara keeps lead despite mass Vuelta crash
(CNN) — Fabian Cancellara retained his gold jersey at the Vuelta Espana despite being caught up in a huge pile-up involving the leading riders near the end of Tuesday’s fourth stage from Venlo to Liege.
Andre Greipel of Team Columbia edged out Belgian Wouter Weylandt and fellow German cyclists Bert Grabsch and Marcel Sieberg in a sprint finish to the rain-hit 225km leg which saw the race move from the Netherlands into Belgium.
They moved clear after the main pack endured a major spill two kilometers from the end of the stage, which featured the first real climbs of the race.
Switzerland’s Cancellara now has a nine-second lead over Belgian sprint specialist Tom Boonen, who moved up to second as the top 57 riders involved in the crash were given the same time as the leaders.” Read more from CNN International…
“Greipel wins fourth stage of Spanish Vuelta, two Canucks in top 20
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS (CP)
LIEGE, Belgium — Germany’s Andre Greipel won a crash-marred fourth stage of the Vuelta, edging Belgian Wouter Weylandt in a sprint finish.
Vuelta leader Fabian Cancellara was among the top riders involved in a high-speed crash less than three kilometres from the finish which unseated dozens of riders on the slippery road surface just as they were approaching top speed for the sprint.
Because the crash happened so close to the finish it did not affect the overall standings, even though most riders slowly crossed the finish line minutes after Greipel.” Read more from the AP…
“German Greipel wins Tour of Spain fourth stage
By Benoit Noel (AFP)
LIEGE, Belgium — German Andre Greipel of Team Columbia headed a four-man sprint to win the treacherous 225km fourth stage of the Tour of Spain from Venlo in the Netherlands to here on Tuesday.
Greipel beat Belgian Wouter Weylandt, and the German duo of Bert Grabsch and Marcel Sieberg to the line just moments after around 40 riders, including overall leader Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland, suffered a huge pile-up just 2km from the finish.
But Cancellara, of the Saxo Bank team, managed to retain the race leader’s gold jersey in the overall standings, 9sec ahead of second-placed Belgian Tom Boonen.
“It was an astonishing finish but that’s the race,” said Greipel.” Read more from the AFP…
