February 17, 2010 (Nakhal, Oman) – Leigh Howard (Aus) Team HTCColumbia beat out Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo in the bunch sprint for the Stage 4 victory, while Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step had to settle for third. Stage 4 took racers a distance of 187km from Ibri to Nakhal and saw Bennati taking over the race lead from Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Pro Cycling Team. Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin-Transitions was the top Canuck in 84th, followed directly by Dominique Rollin (Can) Cervélo Test Team in 85th. Rollin is best Canadian overall, ranked 43rd in the current GC standings.

Full Results

1. Leigh Howard (Aus) Team HTCColumbia 4:11:31
2. Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo
3. Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step
4. Roger Hammond (GBr) Cervélo Test Team
5. Tyler Farrar (USA) GarminTransitions
6. Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Team Katusha
7. Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
8. Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team
9. Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team
10. Robert Hunter (RSA) GarminTransitions
11. Martin Velits (Svk) Team HTCColumbia
12. Alex Dowsett (GBr) Trek Livestrong
13. Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank
14. Cameron Meyer (Aus) GarminTransitions
15. Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team HTCColumbia
16. Sebastian Lang (Ger) Omega PharmaLotto
17. Cyril Lemoine (Fra) SaurSojasun
18. Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team HTCColumbia
19. Martin Reimer (Ger) Cervélo Test Team
20. Gatis Smukulis (Lat) AG2R La Mondiale
21. Stuart O’Grady (Aus) Team Saxo Bank
22. Andreas Klier (Ger) Cervélo Test Team
23. Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram
24. Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Team Katusha
25. Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step
26. Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank
27. Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team HTCColumbia
28. Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step
29. Alexander Kristoff (Nor) BMC Racing Team
30. Arnoud Van Groen (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 0:07
31. Adam Hansen (Aus) Team HTCColumbia
32. Nicolas Rousseau (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
33. Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Cervélo Test Team 0:08
34. Murilo Fischer (Bra) GarminTransitions
35. Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo
36. Joaquin Novoa (Spa) Cervélo Test Team
37. Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quick Step
38. Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo Bank 0:23
39. Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo
40. Lucas Sebastien Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank 0:49
41. Benjamin King (USA) Trek Livestrong 1:05
42. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Pro Cycling Team
43. Matthe Pronk (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
44. Wouter Mol (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
45. Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
46. Frank Hoj (Den) Team Saxo Bank
47. Jimmy Casper (Fra) SaurSojasun
48. Baden Cooke (Aus) Team Saxo Bank
49. Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Team HTCColumbia
50. Servais Knaven (Ned) Team Milram
51. Nikita Eskov (Rus) Team Katusha
52. Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Omega PharmaLotto
53. Wim De Vocht (Bel) Team Milram
54. Roy Sentjens (Bel) Team Milram
55. Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Team Katusha
56. Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
57. Rony Martias (Fra) SaurSojasun
58. Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) SaurSojasun
59. Laurent Mangel (Fra) SaurSojasun
60. Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing Team
61. Steven Van Vooren (Bel) Topsport VlaanderenMercator
62. Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram
63. Jens Mouris (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
64. Peter Wrolich (Aut) Team Milram
65. Christopher Sutton (Aus) Sky Pro Cycling Team
66. Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas-Doimo
67. Gert Dockx (Bel) Team HTCColumbia
68. Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
69. Michiel Elijzen (Ned) Omega PharmaLotto
70. Martijn Maaskant (Ned) GarminTransitions
71. Marco Velo (Ita) Quick Step
72. Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
73. Marco Bandiera (Ita) Team Katusha
74. Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Omega PharmaLotto
75. Jackson Stewart (USA) BMC Racing Team
76. Johan Van Summeren (Bel) GarminTransitions
77. Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Omega PharmaLotto
78. Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Cervélo Test Team
79. John Murphy (USA) BMC Racing Team
80. Danny Pate (USA) GarminTransitions
81. Mathew Hayman (Aus) Sky Pro Cycling Team
82. Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Team Katusha
83. Leif Hoste (Bel) Omega PharmaLotto
84. Svein Tuft (Can) GarminTransitions
85. Dominique Rollin (Can) Cervélo Test Team
86. Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step
87. Davide Vigano (Ita) Sky Pro Cycling Team
88. Bobbie Traksel (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 1:15
89. Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Pro Cycling Team
90. Domenik Klemme (Ger) Team Saxo Bank
91. Andreas Stauff (Ger) Quick Step 1:19
92. Roger Kluge (Ger) Team Milram
93. Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step
94. Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Pro Cycling Team 1:36
95. Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Sky Pro Cycling Team 1:50
96. Benjamin King (Aus) Trek Livestrong 3:15
97. Kenny De Haes (Bel) Omega PharmaLotto 3:22
98. Simon Zahner (Swi) BMC Racing Team
99. Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
100. Julian Kyer (USA) Trek Livestrong
101. Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega PharmaLotto
102. Kristof Goddaert (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale
103. Davide Cimolai (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo
104. Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team
105. Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo
106. Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Topsport VlaanderenMercator
107. Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) SaurSojasun
108. Romain Matheou (Fra) SaurSojasun
109. Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale
110. Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) Topsport VlaanderenMercator
111. Xavier Florencio (Spa) Cervélo Test Team 5:12
112. Jesse Sergent (NZl) Trek Livestrong
113. Artem Ovechkin (Rus) Team Katusha
114. Kenny De Ketele (Bel) Topsport VlaanderenMercator
115. Julien Bérard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
116. Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team Katusha
117. Cody Campbell (Can) Trek Livestrong
118. Thimothy Roe (Aus) Trek Livestrong
119. Michael Van Stayen (Bel) Topsport VlaanderenMercator
120. Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Topsport VlaanderenMercator
121. Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Sky Pro Cycling Team
122. Geert Steurs (Bel) Topsport VlaanderenMercator
123. Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo
124. Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Topsport VlaanderenMercator
125. Cedric Coutouly (Fra) SaurSojasun

GC after Stage 4

1. Daniele Bennati (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo 12:12:29
2. Tyler Farrar (USA) GarminTransitions 0:06
3. Gatis Smukulis (Lat) AG2R La Mondiale
4. Leigh Howard (Aus) Team HTCColumbia
5. Nikolay Trusov (Rus) Team Katusha 0:11
6. Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step 0:12
7. Cyril Lemoine (Fra) SaurSojasun 0:14
8. Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team HTCColumbia 0:16
9. Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
10. Roger Hammond (GBr) Cervélo Test Team
11. Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team
12. Martin Velits (Svk) Team HTCColumbia
13. Andreas Klier (Ger) Cervélo Test Team
14. Robert Hunter (RSA) GarminTransitions
15. Sebastian Lang (Ger) Omega PharmaLotto
16. Martin Reimer (Ger) Cervélo Test Team
17. Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step
18. Stuart O’Grady (Aus) Team Saxo Bank
19. Kevin De Weert (Bel) Quick Step
20. Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank
21. Marcus Burghardt (Ger) BMC Racing Team
22. Cameron Meyer (Aus) GarminTransitions
23. Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team HTCColumbia
24. Marco Pinotti (Ita) Team HTCColumbia
25. Niki Terpstra (Ned) Team Milram
26. Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank
27. Arnoud Van Groen (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 0:23
28. Nicolas Rousseau (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
29. Adam Hansen (Aus) Team HTCColumbia
30. Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Cervélo Test Team 0:24
31. Daniel Oss (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo
32. Joaquin Novoa (Spa) Cervélo Test Team
33. Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo Bank 0:39
34. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Pro Cycling Team 1:01
35. Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quick Step
36. Lucas Sebastien Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank 1:05
37. Alex Dowsett (GBr) Trek Livestrong 1:06
38. Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Team Katusha 1:08
39. Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Team Katusha 1:15
40. Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 1:17
41. Christopher Sutton (Aus) Sky Pro Cycling Team 1:21
42. Peter Wrolich (Aut) Team Milram
43. Dominique Rollin (Can) Cervélo Test Team
44. Nikita Eskov (Rus) Team Katusha
45. Marco Velo (Ita) Quick Step
46. Roy Sentjens (Bel) Team Milram
47. John Murphy (USA) BMC Racing Team
48. Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing Team
49. Michiel Elijzen (Ned) Omega PharmaLotto
50. Rony Martias (Fra) SaurSojasun
51. Baden Cooke (Aus) Team Saxo Bank
52. Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) Omega PharmaLotto
53. Wouter Mol (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
54. Lloyd Mondory (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
55. Wim De Vocht (Bel) Team Milram
56. Jens Mouris (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
57. Daniel Lloyd (GBr) Cervélo Test Team
58. Gert Dockx (Bel) Team HTCColumbia
59. Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
60. Jimmy Engoulvent (Fra) SaurSojasun
61. Staf Scheirlinckx (Bel) Omega PharmaLotto
62. Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Team Katusha
63. Marco Bandiera (Ita) Team Katusha
64. Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas-Doimo
65. Steven Van Vooren (Bel) Topsport VlaanderenMercator
66. Martijn Maaskant (Ned) GarminTransitions
67. Servais Knaven (Ned) Team Milram
68. Björn Schröder (Ger) Team Milram
69. Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
70. Danny Pate (USA) GarminTransitions
71. Johan Van Summeren (Bel) GarminTransitions
72. Svein Tuft (Can) GarminTransitions
73. Leif Hoste (Bel) Omega PharmaLotto
74. Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo 1:31
75. Roger Kluge (Ger) Team Milram 1:35
76. Mathew Hayman (Aus) Sky Pro Cycling Team 1:43
77. Laurent Mangel (Fra) SaurSojasun 1:47
78. Murilo Fischer (Bra) GarminTransitions 1:57
79. Jimmy Casper (Fra) SaurSojasun 2:03
80. Davide Vigano (Ita) Sky Pro Cycling Team
81. Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Sky Pro Cycling Team 2:06
82. Patrick Gretsch (Ger) Team HTCColumbia 2:10
83. Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step 2:23
84. Kevin Hulsmans (Bel) Quick Step 2:25
85. Andreas Stauff (Ger) Quick Step 2:27
86. Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Pro Cycling Team 2:37
87. Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Pro Cycling Team 3:27
88. Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale 3:35
89. Klaas Lodewyck (Bel) Topsport VlaanderenMercator 3:38
90. Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega PharmaLotto
91. Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team
92. Pieter Vanspeybrouck (Bel) Topsport VlaanderenMercator
93. Alexander Kristoff (Nor) BMC Racing Team 3:51
94. Julian Kyer (USA) Trek Livestrong 4:20
95. Benjamin King (Aus) Trek Livestrong 4:21
96. Frank Hoj (Den) Team Saxo Bank 4:56
97. Benjamin King (USA) Trek Livestrong
98. Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Omega PharmaLotto
99. Kristof Goddaert (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale 5:00
100. Domenik Klemme (Ger) Team Saxo Bank 5:06
101. Jackson Stewart (USA) BMC Racing Team 5:20
102. Kristof Vandewalle (Bel) Topsport VlaanderenMercator 5:24
103. Michael Van Stayen (Bel) Topsport VlaanderenMercator 5:28
104. Geert Steurs (Bel) Topsport VlaanderenMercator
105. Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Topsport VlaanderenMercator
106. Xavier Florencio (Spa) Cervélo Test Team
107. Kenny De Ketele (Bel) Topsport VlaanderenMercator
108. Mikhail Ignatiev (Rus) Team Katusha
109. Artem Ovechkin (Rus) Team Katusha
110. Ivan Santaromita (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo
111. Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Sky Pro Cycling Team
112. Julien Bérard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 6:20
113. Jesse Sergent (NZl) Trek Livestrong
114. Cedric Coutouly (Fra) SaurSojasun 6:50
115. Martin Kohler (Swi) BMC Racing Team 7:13
116. Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) SaurSojasun 7:43
117. Romain Matheou (Fra) SaurSojasun 7:49
118. Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo 7:52
119. Matthe Pronk (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 8:54
120. Thimothy Roe (Aus) Trek Livestrong 9:03
121. Bobbie Traksel (Ned) Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team 9:31
122. Kenny De Haes (Bel) Omega PharmaLotto 11:07
123. Simon Zahner (Swi) BMC Racing Team 11:11
124. Davide Cimolai (Ita) Liquigas-Doimo 11:56
125. Cody Campbell (Can) Trek Livestrong 13:28