May 16, 2012 (Livermore, CA) – On the longest stage of the 2012 Amgen Tour of California, Day 4 proved to be the warmest one, with temperatures hovering around 35 degrees Celsius as the riders tackled six peaks in the California mountains.

With all six climbs counting for the King of the Mountains (KOM) classification, the opportunity was there for David Boily or Pat McCarty of Team SpiderTech powered by C10 to score some points and reclaim the polka dot jersey, which Boily held for two days. But Boily and McCarty both missed a breakaway that rode off in the opening kilometres that included current KOM leader Sebastien Salas (Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies), who took the points in the first climb before dropping back in the peloton. The breakaway went on to take almost all of the remaining KOM points on the stage.

With the hot temperatures and challenging terrain, team soigneurs Jonathan Adams and Al Worozbyt had plenty of Herbalife 24 drinks, Bonk Breaker bars and GU energy gels to service the riders at feed zones along the long course.

SpiderTech time trial specialist Brian Vandborg orchestrated a significant move as the breakaway was caught shortly before the last KOM sprint, escaping with five other riders. But with Vandborg sitting just 30 seconds behind leader Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) in the overall standings, the peloton quickly chased the move back, setting the stage up for the fourth bunch sprint finish of the 2012 Amgen Tour of California.

Slovak Peter Sagan of Liquigas-Cannondale won his fourth straight victory at the line, outsprinting Australians Heinrich Haussler of Garmin-Barracuda and Michael Matthews de Rabobank Cycling Team. Sagan remains perfect so far after four days or racing at the Tour of California.

Sagan remains the uncontested leader of the general classification midway through the race, with four stages to go including tomorrow’s time trial.

David Boily is still second overall in the KOM classification, eight points behind Salas. His next chance to challenge Salas will come on Thursday’s stage from Palmdale to Big Bear Lake.

Tomorrow will be the individual time trial in Bakersfield. The solo race of 29.6km is expected to shuffle the general classification and set-up the last three days of competition.

Result

1. Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale  5:18:08
2. Heinrich Haussler (Aus) Garmin-Barracuda
3. Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team
4. Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
5. Roger Kluge (Ger) Argos-Shimano
6. Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Bontrager Livestrong Team
7. Guillaume Boivin (Can) SpiderTech Powered By C10  
8. Alexander Candelario (USA) Team Optum presented by Kelly Benefit Strategies
9. Leigh Howard (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team
10. Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
11. Fred Rodriguez (USA) Team Exergy
12. Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell Cycling
13. Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Esp) Rabobank Cycling Team
14. Peter Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
15. Andrew Talansky (USA) Garmin-Barracuda
16. Tiago Machado (Por) RadioShack-Nissan
17. Alex Howes (USA) Garmin-Barracuda
18. Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team
19. Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale
20. George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing Team
21. Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Argos-Shimano
22. Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team
23. Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
24. Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
25. Timothy Duggan (USA) Liquigas-Cannondale
26. Markel Irizar Aranburu (Esp) RadioShack-Nissan
27. Christopher Horner (USA) RadioShack-Nissan
28. Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin-Barracuda
29. Marc De Maar (AHo) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
30. Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
31. Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
32. Koen De Kort (Ned) Argos-Shimano
33. Edward King (USA) Liquigas-Cannondale
34. Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team
35. Lawson Craddock (USA) Bontrager Livestrong Team
36. Bradley White (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
37. Brian Vandborg (Den) Spidertech Powered By C10
38. Christopher Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
39. Rory Sutherland (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
40. Raymond Kunzli (Sui) Spidertech Powered By C10
41. Darwin Atapuma Hurtado (Col) Colombia-Coldeportes
42. Luke Durbridge (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team
43. Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
44. George Bennett (Nzl) RadioShack-Nissan
45. Joseph Dombrowski (USA) Bontrager Livestrong Team
46. Pieter Weening (Ned) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team
47. Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
48. Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team
49. Yannick Eijssen (Bel) BMC Racing Team
50. Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
51. Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team
52. Sylvain Georges (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
53. Levi Leipheimer (USA) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
54. David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin-Barracuda
55. Fabio Andres Duarte Arevalo (Col) Colombia-Coldeportes
56. Kristijan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-Cannondale
57. Cameron Meyer (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team
58. Benjamin King (USA) RadioShack-Nissan
59. Ryan Eastman (USA) Bontrager Livestrong Team
60. Philip Deignan (Irl) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
61. Jeffry Louder (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
62. Hugo Houle (Can) Spidertech Powered By C10
63. Matthew Busche (USA) RadioShack-Nissan
64. Frank Pipp (USA) Bissell Cycling
65. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
66. Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
67. Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
68. Ken Hanson (USA) Team Optum presented by Kelly Benefit Strategies
69. Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
70. Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
71. Christopher Baldwin (USA) Bissell Cycling
72. Matt Cooke (USA) Team Exergy
73. Andrés Díaz Corrales (Col) Team Exergy
74. Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin-Barracuda
75. Thimothy Roe (Aus) BMC Racing Team
76. Josh Atkins (Nzl) Bontrager Livestrong Team
77. Thomas Zirbel (USA) Team Optum presented by Kelly Benefit Strategies
78. Andrew Bajadali (USA) Team Optum presented by Kelly Benefit Strategies
79. Nathan Brown (USA) Bontrager Livestrong Team
80. Ian Boswell (USA) Bontrager Livestrong Team
81. Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Argos-Shimano
82. Jens Voigt (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan
83. Ryan Anderson (Can) SpiderTech Powered By C10  
84. Bert Grabsch (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
85. Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Argos-Shimano
86. Gavin Mannion (USA) Bontrager Livestrong Team
87. Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
88. Dries Devenyns (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
89. Thomas Damuseau (Fra) Argos-Shimano
90. Scott Zwizanski (USA) Team Optum presented by Kelly Benefit Strategies
91. Nathan Haas (Aus) Garmin-Barracuda  0:00:24
92. Alexandre Geniez (Fra) Argos-Shimano  0:00:31
93. Sébastian Salas (Can) Team Optum presented by Kelly Benefit Strategies  0:00:36
94. Victor Hugo Pena Grisales (Col) Colombia-Coldeportes
95. Michael Rodriguez Galindo (Col) Colombia-Coldeportes
96. Morgan Schmitt (USA) Team Exergy  0:00:49
97. Jacob Rathe (USA) Garmin-Barracuda
98. Jason McCartney (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
99. Lucas Euser (USA) Spidertech Powered By C10
100. Serghei Tvetcov (Mda) Team Exergy  0:01:01
101. Grégory Rast (Sui) RadioShack-Nissan
102. Jeremy Vennell (Nzl) Bissell Cycling  0:01:09
103. Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
104. Michael Creed (USA) Team Optum presented by Kelly Benefit Strategies
105. Matthew Wilson (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team  0:01:22
106. Jonathan Clarke (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
107. David Boily (Can) SpiderTech Powered By C10  
108. Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Omega Pharma-Quickstep  0:02:15
109. Robbie McEwen (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team  0:14:50
110. Logan Loader (USA) Team Exergy
111. Carlos Julian Quintero (Col) Colombia-Coldeportes
112. Juan Pablo Suarez Suarez (Col) Colombia-Coldeportes
113. Wilson Alexander Marentes Torres (Col) Colombia-Coldeportes
114. Carter Jones (USA) Bissell Cycling
115. Travis Meyer (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team
116. Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
117. Marcel Kittel (Ger) Argos-Shimano
118. Jonathan Patrick McCarty (USA) Spidertech Powered By C10
DNF  Rinaldo Nocentini (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale
DNF  Javier Gonzalez Barrera (Col) Colombia-Coldeportes
DNF  Michael Friedman (USA) Team Optum presented by Kelly Benefit Strategies
DNF  Carlos Eduardo Alzate Escobar (Col) Team Exergy
DNF  Sam Johnson (USA) Team Exergy

GC after Stage 4

1. Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale  19:52:52
2. Heinrich Haussler (Aus) Garmin-Barracuda  0:00:16
3. Jeffry Louder (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team  0:00:34
4. Alex Howes (USA) Garmin-Barracuda  0:00:35
5. Fred Rodriguez (USA) Team Exergy  0:00:36
6. Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell Cycling
7. Markel Irizar Aranburu (Esp) RadioShack-Nissan
8. Marc De Maar (AHo) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team  0:00:37
9. Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team  0:00:38
10. Josh Atkins (Nzl) Bontrager Livestrong Team  0:00:39
11. Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Esp) Rabobank Cycling Team  0:00:40
12. Peter Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
13. George Hincapie (USA) BMC Racing Team
14. Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team
15. Lawson Craddock (USA) Bontrager Livestrong Team
16. Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Argos-Shimano
17. Tiago Machado (Por) RadioShack-Nissan
18. Christopher Horner (USA) RadioShack-Nissan
19. Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team
20. Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team
21. Andrew Talansky (USA) Garmin-Barracuda
22. Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin-Barracuda
23. Darwin Atapuma Hurtado (Col) Colombia-Coldeportes
24. Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
25. Luke Durbridge (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team
26. Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
27. Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team
28. Cameron Meyer (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team
29. Brian Vandborg (Den) Spidertech Powered By C10
30. Fabio Andres Duarte Arevalo (Col) Colombia-Coldeportes
31. Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale
32. Rory Sutherland (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
33. Paul Martens (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team
34. Raymond Kunzli (Sui) Spidertech Powered By C10
35. Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
36. Levi Leipheimer (USA) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
37. Pieter Weening (Ned) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team
38. David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin-Barracuda
39. Yannick Eijssen (Bel) BMC Racing Team
40. Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
41. Sylvain Georges (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
42. Philip Deignan (Irl) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
43. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
44. Matt Cooke (USA) Team Exergy
45. Thimothy Roe (Aus) BMC Racing Team
46. Ian Boswell (USA) Bontrager Livestrong Team
47. Nathan Brown (USA) Bontrager Livestrong Team
48. Andrés Díaz Corrales (Col) Team Exergy  0:00:50
49. Christopher Baldwin (USA) Bissell Cycling  0:01:02
50. Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team
51. Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale  0:01:03
52. George Bennett (Nzl) RadioShack-Nissan  0:01:04
53. Joseph Dombrowski (USA) Bontrager Livestrong Team
54. Timothy Duggan (USA) Liquigas-Cannondale  0:01:24
55. Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale  0:01:44
56. Andrew Bajadali (USA) Team Optum presented by Kelly Benefit Strategies  0:01:48
57. Matthew Busche (USA) RadioShack-Nissan  0:02:16
58. Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale  0:03:42
59. Alexander Candelario (USA) Team Optum presented by Kelly Benefit Strategies  0:07:36
60. Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Bontrager Livestrong Team
61. Koen De Kort (Ned) Argos-Shimano
62. Yukihiro Doi (Jpn) Argos-Shimano
63. Thomas Damuseau (Fra) Argos-Shimano
64. Jens Voigt (Ger) RadioShack-Nissan
65. Hugo Houle (Can) SpiderTech Powered By C10  0:07:56
66. Lucas Euser (USA) Spidertech Powered By C10  0:08:25
67. Victor Hugo Pena Grisales (Col) Colombia-Coldeportes  0:08:32
68. Gavin Mannion (USA) Bontrager Livestrong Team  0:08:56
69. Frank Pipp (USA) Bissell Cycling  0:09:29
70. Alexandre Geniez (Fra) Argos-Shimano  0:09:51
71. Leigh Howard (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team  0:11:16
72. Tom Boonen (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep  0:12:09
73. Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep  0:12:13
74. Edward King (USA) Liquigas-Cannondale  0:14:39
75. Dries Devenyns (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep  0:14:41
76. Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team  0:15:21
77. Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale  0:15:51
78. Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin-Barracuda  0:15:52
79. Ryan Eastman (USA) Bontrager Livestrong Team  0:18:23
80. Thomas Zirbel (USA) Team Optum presented by Kelly Benefit Strategies  0:19:19
81. Christopher Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team  0:19:30
82. Michael Rodriguez Galindo (Col) Colombia-Coldeportes  0:20:07
83. Benjamin King (USA) RadioShack-Nissan  0:21:33
84. Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team  0:21:35
85. Roger Kluge (Ger) Argos-Shimano  0:22:21
86. Ryan Anderson (Can) SpiderTech Powered By C10  0:22:26
87. Grégory Rast (Sui) RadioShack-Nissan  0:22:38
88. Michael Creed (USA) Team Optum presented by Kelly Benefit Strategies  0:22:46
89. Morgan Schmitt (USA) Team Exergy  0:23:10
90. Gerald Ciolek (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quickstep  0:23:30
91. Kristijan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-Cannondale  0:23:37
92. Bert Grabsch (Ger) Omega Pharma-Quickstep
93. David Boily (Can) SpiderTech Powered By C10  0:26:14
94. Jeremy Vennell (Nzl) Bissell Cycling  0:26:29
95. Sébastian Salas (Can) Team Optum presented by Kelly Benefit Strategies  0:27:08
96. Guillaume Boivin (Can) SpiderTech Powered By C10  0:28:24
97. Bradley White (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team  0:29:18
98. Jonathan Clarke (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team  0:29:20
99. Scott Zwizanski (USA) Team Optum presented by Kelly Benefit Strategies  0:29:42
100. Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Argos-Shimano  0:32:20
101. Nathan Haas (Aus) Garmin-Barracuda  0:34:07
102. Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale  0:34:47
103. Ken Hanson (USA) Team Optum presented by Kelly Benefit Strategies
104. Matthew Wilson (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team  0:35:05
105. Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Omega Pharma-Quickstep  0:36:42
106. Robbie McEwen (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team  0:38:58
107. Jason McCartney (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team  0:39:24
108. Serghei Tvetcov (Mda) Team Exergy  0:40:20
109. Jacob Rathe (USA) Garmin-Barracuda  0:40:28
110. Carlos Julian Quintero (Col) Colombia-Coldeportes  0:44:34
111. Carter Jones (USA) Bissell Cycling  0:44:56
112. Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale  0:46:05
113. Jonathan Patrick McCarty (USA) Spidertech Powered By C10
114. Travis Meyer (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team  0:49:04
115. Juan Pablo Suarez Suarez (Col) Colombia-Coldeportes  0:49:17
116. Logan Loader (USA) Team Exergy
117. Marcel Kittel (Ger) Argos-Shimano
118. Wilson Alexander Marentes Torres (Col) Colombia-Coldeportes  0:49:45

KOM Classification

1. Sebastian Salas (Can) Team Optum presented by Kelly Benefit Strategies  40  pts
2. David Boily (Can) SpiderTech Powered By C10  32
3. Alex Howes (USA) Garmin-Barracuda  16
4. Jeremy Vennell (Nzl) Bissell Cycling  16
5. Alexandre Geniez (Fra) Argos-Shimano  14
6. Jonathan Patrick McCarty (USA) Spidertech Powered By C10  12
7. Carlos Julian Quintero (Col) Colombia-Coldeportes  11
8. Josh Atkins (Nzl) Bontrager Livestrong Team  10
9. Darwin Atapuma Hurtado (Col) Colombia-Coldeportes  9
10. Bradley White (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team  9
11. Philip Deignan (Irl) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team  8
12. Ben Jacques-Maynes (USA) Bissell Cycling  8
13. Wesley Sulzberger (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team  8
14. Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team  7
15. Christopher Jones (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team  7
16. Benjamin King (USA) RadioShack-Nissan  7
17. Wilson Alexander Marentes Torres (Col) Colombia-Coldeportes  7
18. Fabio Andres Duarte Arevalo (Col) Colombia-Coldeportes  6
19. Michael Rodriguez Galindo (Col) Colombia-Coldeportes  6
20. Rory Sutherland (Aus) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team  6
21. Maxime Bouet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale  6
22. Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale  6
23. Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin-Barracuda  6
24. Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Esp) Rabobank Cycling Team  5
25. Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale  5
26. George Bennett (Nzl) RadioShack-Nissan  5
27. Jeffry Louder (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team  4
28. Markel Irizar Aranburu (Spa) RadioShack-Nissan  4
29. Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale  4
30. Scott Zwizanski (USA) Team Optum presented by Kelly Benefit Strategies  4
31. Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team  3
32. Brian Vandborg (Den) Spidertech Powered By C10  3
33. Yannick Eijssen (Bel) BMC Racing Team  3
34. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale  3
35. Bram Tankink (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team  3
36. Lucas Euser (USA) SpiderTech Powered By C10  2
37. Dries Devenyns (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep  2
38. Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin-Barracuda  1