February 25, 2010 (Malaga, Spain) – Alex Rasmussen (Den) Team Saxo Bank won the Stage 4 10.9km ITT in Malaga by a 5s margin over Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team. Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC-Columbia, trailing by an additional 2s, snagged third place. With a fourth-place effort, Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC-Columbia catapulted into the GC lead with a 19s buffer over Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto and 30s over Sergio Pardilla Bellón (Spa) Carmiooro NGC, who had held onto the red jersey for the initial three days.

Results

1. Alex Rasmussen (Den) Team Saxo Bank 12:59
2. Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team 0:05
3. Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC-Columbia 0:07
4. Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC-Columbia 0:12
5. Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank 0:23
6. Hayden Roulston (NZl) Team HTC-Columbia 0:25
7. Gustav Larsson (Swe) Team Saxo Bank 0:28
8. Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank
9. Greg Henderson (NZl) Sky Professional Cycling Team 0:30
10. Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC-Columbia 0:34
11. Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram 0:38
12. Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram
13. Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 0:43
14. Stephen Cummings (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team 0:46
15. Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank 0:47
16. Simon Gerrans (Aus) Sky Professional Cycling Team 0:48
17. Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 0:49
18. Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Sky Professional Cycling Team 0:52
19. Michael Albasini (Swi) Team HTC-Columbia 0:53
20. Jan Bakelandsts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
21. Frank Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank
22. Jesús Rosendo (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur 0:54
23. Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil-Shimano
24. Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice 0:55
25. Markus Fothen (Ger) Team Milram 0:59
26. André Steensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank
27. Kanstantsin Siutsov (Blr) Team HTC-Columbia 1:00
28. Piet Rooijakkers (Ned) Skil-Shimano
29. Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil-Shimano 1:01
30. Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 1:03
31. Sergio Pardilla Bellón (Spa) Carmiooro NGC
32. Angel Vicioso (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur 1:04
33. Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank 1:05
34. Javier Moreno (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur
35. Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Rabobank 1:06
36. Manuel Vazquez (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur
37. Manuel Ortega (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur 1:12
38. Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC-Columbia
39. Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 1:14
40. Greca Bole (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini 1:15
41. Daniel Moreno (Spa) Omega Pharma-Lotto
42. Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
43. Guillermo Lana (Spa) Caja Rural
44. Serge Pauwels (Bel) Sky Professional Cycling Team 1:16
45. Alfredo Balloni (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini
46. Antonio Piedra (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur
47. Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Team Milram 1:17
48. Matthias Russ (Ger) Team Milram
49. Egoitz García (Spa) Caja Rural 1:19
50. Mirko Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini 1:22
51. Tomasz Kiendys (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice
52. Yann Huguet (Fra) Skil-Shimano 1:24
53. Bartlomiej Matysiak (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice 1:26
54. Christophe Brandt (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
55. Lukasz Bodnar (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice
56. Robert Wagner (Ger) Skil-Shimano 1:27
57. Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram 1:28
58. Aketza Peña (Spa) Caja Rural
59. Brice Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 1:31
60. Alexandre Geniez (Fra) Skil-Shimano
61. Jose A G. Marchante (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur
62. Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank 1:32
63. David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Farnese Vini 1:33
64. Garikoitz Bravo (Spa) Caja Rural 1:35
65. Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
66. Fabricio Ferrari (Uru) Caja Rural
67. David De La Cruz (Spa) Caja Rural 1:38
68. Emanuele Sella (Ita) Carmiooro NGC 1:40
69. Rubén García (Spa) Caja Rural 1:45
70. Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 1:46
71. Stephane Rossetto (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 1:47
72. Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini 1:49
73. Angelo Furlan (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini 1:50
74. Eric Berthou (Fra) Carmiooro NGC
75. Francisco Ventoso (Spa) Carmiooro NGC 1:57
76. Laurent Beuret (Swi) Carmiooro NGC 2:11
77. Óscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank 2:16
78. Mauricio Ardila (Col) Rabobank 2:42
79. Adrian Honkisz (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice 2:48
80. Diego A Tamayo Martínez (Col) Carmiooro NGC 2:50
81. Sylwester Janiszewsky (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice 2:58
82. Paul Voss (Ger) Team Milram 4:09
DNS Kjell Carlström (Fin) Sky Professional Cycling Team

GC after Stage 4

1. Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC-Columbia 13:52:09
2. Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 0:19
3. Sergio Pardilla Bellón (Spa) Carmiooro NGC 0:30
4. Jens Voigt (Ger) Team Saxo Bank 0:31
5. Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank 0:35
6. Maxime Monfort (Bel) Team HTC-Columbia 0:38
7. Gustav Larsson (Swe) Team Saxo Bank 0:44
8. Manuel Vazquez (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur 0:46
9. Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Team Milram
10. Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Sky Professional Cycling Team 0:50
11. Johnny Hoogerland (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 0:57
12. Markus Fothen (Ger) Team Milram 0:58
13. Javier Moreno (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur 1:00
14. Frank Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 1:01
15. Daniel Moreno (Spa) Omega Pharma-Lotto 1:11
16. Stephen Cummings (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team 1:27
17. Angel Vicioso (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur 1:57
18. Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Team Milram 2:03
19. Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice 2:05
20. Christian Knees (Ger) Team Milram 2:45
21. Alexandre Geniez (Fra) Skil-Shimano 3:25
22. Jan Bakelandsts (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 3:41
23. Tony Martin (Ger) Team HTC-Columbia 3:58
24. Brice Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 4:04
25. Greca Bole (Slo) Lampre-Farnese Vini 4:09
26. Albert Timmer (Ned) Skil-Shimano 4:14
27. Eric Berthou (Fra) Carmiooro NGC
28. Simon Geschke (Ger) Skil-Shimano 4:23
29. Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 4:30
30. Aketza Peña (Spa) Caja Rural 4:38
31. Simon Gerrans (Aus) Sky Professional Cycling Team 4:51
32. Jose A G. Marchante (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur 5:05
33. Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank 5:24
34. Christophe Brandt (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 5:52
35. Rubén García (Spa) Caja Rural 5:58
36. Serge Pauwels (Bel) Sky Professional Cycling Team 6:02
37. Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Team Milram 6:09
38. Alex Rasmussen (Den) Team Saxo Bank
39. Marco Marzano (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini 6:25
40. Emanuele Sella (Ita) Carmiooro NGC 6:43
41. Francis De Greef (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 6:46
42. Adrian Honkisz (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice 6:50
43. Greg Henderson (NZl) Sky Professional Cycling Team 7:02
44. Jesús Rosendo (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur 7:03
45. Manuel Ortega (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur 7:19
46. Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Team Saxo Bank 7:24
47. Mirko Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini 7:30
48. Hayden Roulston (NZl) Team HTC-Columbia 7:54
49. Óscar Freire (Spa) Rabobank 8:00
50. Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 8:01
51. Fabricio Ferrari (Uru) Caja Rural
52. Yann Huguet (Fra) Skil-Shimano 8:08
53. Piet Rooijakkers (Ned) Skil-Shimano 8:11
54. David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Farnese Vini 8:12
55. Francisco Ventoso (Spa) Carmiooro NGC 8:13
56. Mauricio Ardila (Col) Rabobank 8:18
57. Egoitz García (Spa) Caja Rural 8:51
58. Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Sky Professional Cycling Team
59. Guillermo Lana (Spa) Caja Rural 9:21
60. Borut Bozic (Slo) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 9:47
61. Antonio Piedra (Spa) Andalucia-Cajasur 9:49
62. Alfredo Balloni (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini 9:53
63. Paul Voss (Ger) Team Milram 10:08
64. Alberto Ongarato (Ita) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 10:43
65. Stephane Rossetto (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 10:55
66. Kanstantsin Siutsov (Blr) Team HTC-Columbia 12:30
67. Michael Albasini (Swi) Team HTC-Columbia 12:31
68. Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Rabobank 12:37
69. Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank 12:52
70. Garikoitz Bravo (Spa) Caja Rural 14:33
71. Matthias Russ (Ger) Team Milram 15:20
72. David De La Cruz (Spa) Caja Rural 15:33
73. André Steensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank 15:54
74. Tomasz Kiendys (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice 16:18
75. Bartlomiej Matysiak (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice 16:22
76. Diego A Tamayo Martínez (Col) Carmiooro NGC 16:39
77. Angelo Furlan (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini 17:58
78. Lukasz Bodnar (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice 18:48
79. Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team HTC-Columbia 19:12
80. Robert Wagner (Ger) Skil-Shimano 19:38
81. Sylwester Janiszewsky (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice 20:43
82. Laurent Beuret (Swi) Carmiooro NGC 21:08