April 19, 2007 – With a healthy wind and an enthusiastic crowd cheering them on, riders wound up Stage 4 ITT of this year’s Tour De Georgia atop the scenic Lookout Mountain that rests on the border of Georgia and Tennessee. So scenic in fact that you can apparently see up to seven states from the summit if your eyes are up to the task. The Discovery Channel team probably noticed nothing of the kind as they charged into the familiar spot of 1st on GC and 1st on the stage podium as well.

Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team, the young Slovenian U23 time trial champion of 2004, not only sits in yellow today, but is also the man in the young rider jersey. The capper for the team was also having Levi Leipheimer take the win out on the road today, with a stellar 44 mins and 55 second victory over Dave Zabriskie of Team CSC.

Canadian Ryder Hesjedal (Health Net p/b Maxxis) didn’t do too shabbily either, coming in 13th over a very tricky course inside a field that contained several time trial specialists. Hesjedal’s performance is just another confidence booster from the boys on the Health Net squad. Their team captain Tim Johnson continues to be the most aggressive rider, and American Jeff Louder remains in the top five overall, securely in fourth place.

This was not an effort well-suited to Charles Dionne (Colavita/Sutter Home) who finished 71st out on the road with a time of 51:46.

Tomorrow the race heads towards the dreaded climb of Brasstown Bald, one of the most beloved stages for Tour De Georgia spectators and one of the most painful for those on two wheels.

Results

1. Levi Leipheimer (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 44.51
2. David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC 0.41
3. Nathan O’Neill (Aus) Health Net p/b Maxxis 1.18
4. Thomas Danielson (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 1.31
5. Dominique Cornu (Bel) Predictor-Lotto 1.41
6. David Millar (GBr) Saunier Duval-Prodir 1.47
7. Danny Pate (USA) Team Slipstream 1.55
8. George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 2.15
9. Brian Vandborg (Den) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 2.2
10. Ben Day (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 2.28
11. Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 2.37
12. Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC 2.49
13. Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Health Net p/b Maxxis 2.52
14. Rory Sutherland (Aus) Health Net p/b Maxxis 2.54
15. Timothy Duggan (USA) Team Slipstream 3.03
16. Anthony Colby (USA) Colavita/Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 3.04
17. Phil Zajicek (USA) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 3.11
18. Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Team CSC 3.13
19. Michael Blaudzun (Den) Team CSC 3.29
20. Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team p/b Bissell 3.31
21. Hubert Schwab (Swi) Quick Step-Innergetic 3.36
22. Christopher Baldwin (USA) Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team 3.39
23. Glen Alan Chadwick (NZl) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team
24. Jason Donald (USA) Team Slipstream 3.48
25. Gilberto Simoni (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 3.5
26. Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir 3.59
27. Justin England (USA) Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team 4.05
28. Kurt-Asle Arvesen (Nor) Team CSC 4.08
29. Thomas Peterson (USA) Team Slipstream 4.1
30. Craig Lewis (USA) Team Slipstream
31. Cesar Augusto Grajales (Col) Jittery Joe’s Pro Cycling Team
32. Alexandre Moos (Swi) BMC Racing Team 4.14
33. Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 4.15
34. Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 4.2
35. Valery Kobzarenko (Ukr) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 4.36
36. Jeffry Louder (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis 4.57
37. David Mccann (Irl) Colavita/Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 4.58
38. Timothy Johnson (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis
39. David Canada Gracia (Spa) Saunier Duval-Prodir 5.02
40. Ivan Stevic (SCG) Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team 5.03
41. Tyler Hamilton (USA) Tinkoff Credit Systems 5.07
42. Christophe Brandt (Bel) Predictor-Lotto 5.13
43. Chris Wherry (USA) Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team 5.16
44. Neil Shirley (USA) Jittery Joe’s Pro Cycling Team 5.17
45. Adam Bergman (USA) Colavita/Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 5.37
46. Jackson Stewart (USA) BMC Racing Team 5.4
47. Ivan Dominguez (Cub) Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team 5.42
48. Edward King (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team p/b Bissell
49. Trent Wilson (Aus) Jittery Joe’s Pro Cycling Team 5.43
50. Guido Trentin (Ita) Saunier Duval-Prodir 5.55
51. Karl Menzies (Aus) Health Net p/b Maxxis
52. Pavel Brutt (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems 5.57
53. Cameron Wurf (Aus) Priority Health Cycling Team p/b Bissell 5.58
54. Jonathan Patrick McCarty (USA) Team Slipstream 5.59
55. Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic 6.04
56. Richard England (Aus) Priority Health Cycling Team p/b Bissell 6.08
57. Kevin Seeldrayers (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic 6.09
58. Burke Swindlehurst (USA) Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team 6.17
59. Benjamin Brooks (Aus) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 6.18
60. Caleb Manion (Aus) Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team 6.24
61. Ian Mckissick (USA) BMC Racing Team
62. Nick Reistad (USA) USA National Development Team 6.35
63. Henk Vogels (Aus) Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team 6.39
64. Elio Aggiano (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems 6.4
65. Doug Ollerenshaw (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis 6.43
66. Scott Nydam (USA) BMC Racing Team 6.44
67. John Devine (USA) USA National Development Team 6.45
68. Christophe Rinero (Fra) Saunier Duval-Prodir 6.46
69. Jonathan Garcia (USA) BMC Racing Team
70. Leonardo Scarselli (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic
71. Charles Dionne (Can) Colavita/Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 6.55
72. Alessandro Proni (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic 6.57
73. Michael Lange (USA) Team Slipstream 6.59
74. Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic 7
75. Gianni Meersman (Bel) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 7.02
76. Fred Rodriguez (USA) Predictor-Lotto 7.13
77. Geert Steurs (Bel) Predictor-Lotto 7.14
78. Austin King (USA) Jittery Joe’s Pro Cycling Team 7.15
79. Matt Shriver (USA) Jittery Joe’s Pro Cycling Team
80. Daniele Contrini (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems 7.21
81. Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Predictor-Lotto
82. Davide Frattini (Ita) Colavita/Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 7.24
83. Tommy Nankervis (Aus) Jittery Joe’s Pro Cycling Team 7.26
84. Eric Keim (USA) USA National Development Team 7.27
85. Scott Moninger (USA) BMC Racing Team 7.3
86. Scott Zwizanski (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team p/b Bissell 7.32
87. Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Predictor-Lotto 7.37
88. Ivan Santaromita (Swi) Quick Step-Innergetic 7.41
89. Lucas Euser (USA) Team Slipstream 7.44
90. Tyler Wren (USA) Colavita/Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 7.47
91. Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team CSC 8.01
92. Kirk O’bee (USA) Health Net p/b Maxxis 8.07
93. Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems 8.1
94. Evan Elken (USA) Jittery Joe’s Pro Cycling Team 8.12
95. Garrett Peltonen (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team p/b Bissell
96. Brian Dziewa (USA) USA National Development Team 8.4
97. Cody Stevenson (Aus) Jittery Joe’s Pro Cycling Team 8.43
98. Peter Hatton (Aus) Colavita/Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 8.5
99. Mauro Facci (Ita) Quick Step-Innergetic 8.52
100. Sheldon Deeny (USA) USA National Development Team 8.57
101. Anders Lund (Den) Team CSC 8.59
102. Jacob Rosenbarger (USA) BMC Racing Team 9.04
103. Omer Kem (USA) Priority Health Cycling Team p/b Bissell 9.05
104. Nick Gates (Aus) Predictor-Lotto 9.06
105. Martin Pedersen (Den) Team CSC 9.13
106. Stefano Zanini (Ita) Predictor-Lotto 9.16
107. Steffen Weigold (Ger) Tinkoff Credit Systems 9.35
108. Gustavo Artacho (Arg) Colavita/Sutter Home p/b Cooking Light 9.59
109. Emile Abraham (Tri) Priority Health Cycling Team p/b Bissell 10.03
110. Chad Beyer (USA) USA National Development Team 10.3
111. Eric Riggs (USA) USA National Development Team 10.37
112. Caleb Fairly (USA) USA National Development Team 10.59

After Time Cut

113. Viktor Rapinski (Blr) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team 15.26
DNS Ciaran Power (Irl) Navigators Insurance Cycling Team

GC after Stage 4

1. Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
2. Christian Vandevelde (USA) Team CSC
3. Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval-Prodir