May 23, 2008 (Ascó La Vostra Energia, Spain) – Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis – Le Crédit par Téléphone won today’s Stage 4 from Ascó “La Vostra Energia” to El Vendrell, 163.5km, over Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole in second and High Road’s Bernhard Eisel (Aut) in third. Michael Barry (Can) Team High Road placed 28th today.

Results

1. Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis РLe Cr̩dit par T̩l̩phone 3.52.15 (42.293 km/h)
2. Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole 2.32
3. Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team High Road
4. Markus Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner
5. Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
6. Mathieu Drujon (Fra) Caisse d’Epargne
7. Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas
8. Davide Viganò (Ita) Quick Step
9. Mikel Gaztanaga Echeverria (Spa) Agritubel
10. Brett Lancaster (Aus) Team Milram
11. Josep Jufre Pou (Spa) Saunier Duval – Scott
12. Mark Renshaw (Aus) Crédit Agricole
13. Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Saunier Duval – Scott 2.34
14. Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
15. Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Silence – Lotto
16. Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
17. Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Karpin Galicia
18. Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre
19. Gustavo Cesar Veloso (Spa) Karpin Galicia
20. Chris Horner (USA) Astana
21. Volodymyr Diudia (Ukr) Team Milram
22. Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux 2.37
23. Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
24. Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana
25. Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
26. Matteo Carrara (Ita) Quick Step
27. Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse d’Epargne
28. Michael Barry (Can) Team High Road
29. Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Crédit Agricole
30. Eduardo Gonzalo Ramirez (Spa) Agritubel
31. Daniel Martin (Irl) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30
32. Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Andalucía – Cajasur
33. Aur̩lien Passeron (Fra) Saunier Duval РScott
34. Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Française des Jeux
35. Anthony Ravard (Fra) Agritubel
36. Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank
37. Benoît Joachim (Lux) Astana
38. Craig Lewis (USA) Team High Road
39. Gustavo Dominguez Lemos (Spa) Karpin Galicia
40. Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom
41. Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale
42. Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
43. William Bonnet (Fra) Crédit Agricole
44. Dmytro Grabovskyy (Ukr) Quick Step
45. Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team High Road
46. Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick Step
47. William Walker (Aus) Rabobank
48. George Hincapie (USA) Team High Road
49. Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux
50. Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d’Epargne
51. Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Astana
52. José Luis Carrasco Gamiz (Spa) Andalucía – Cajasur
53. José Iván Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
54. Luca Barla (Ita) Team Milram
55. Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC
56. Jose Ruiz Sanchez (Spa) Andalucía – Cajasur
57. Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
58. David Garcia Dapena (Spa) Karpin Galicia
59. Gorka Verdugo Markotegi (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
60. Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis РLe Cr̩dit par T̩l̩phone
61. Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Silence – Lotto
62. Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
63. Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
64. Julien Mazet (Fra) Astana
65. Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Andalucía – Cajasur
66. Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
67. John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
68. Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucía – Cajasur
69. Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre
70. Christophe Brandt (Bel) Silence – Lotto
71. Bart Dockx (Bel) Silence – Lotto
72. Vicente Reynes Mimo (Spa) Team High Road
73. Christophe Moreau (Fra) Agritubel
74. Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux
75. Christian Kux (Ger) Team Milram
76. Blake Caldwell (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30
77. Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank
78. Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram
79. Thomas Peterson (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30
80. Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas
81. Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank
82. Christophe Rinero (Fra) Agritubel
83. Dario David Cioni (Ita) Silence – Lotto
84. Gonzalo Rabuñal Ríos (Spa) Karpin Galicia
85. Stephan Schreck (Ger) Gerolsteiner
86. Javier Megías Leal (Spa) Saunier Duval – Scott
87. Leonardo Scarselli (Ita) Quick Step
88. Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quick Step
89. Mario Aerts (Bel) Silence – Lotto
90. Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram
91. Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner
92. Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole
93. Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Silence – Lotto
94. Thomas Danielson (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30
95. Christophe Laurent (Fra) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30
96. Jérôme Coppel (Fra) Française des Jeux
97. Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step
98. Iñigo Cuesta Lopez De Castro (Spa) Team CSC
99. Thomas Frei (Swi) Astana
100. Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
101. Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval – Scott
102. Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) Française des Jeux
103. Christophe Le Mével (Fra) Crédit Agricole
104. Sergio Miguel Paulinho Moreira (Por) Astana
105. Patrice Halgand (Fra) Crédit Agricole
106. Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Lampre
107. Raul Alarcon Garcia (Spa) Saunier Duval – Scott
108. Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank
109. Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux
110. Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC
111. Matej Mugerli (Slo) Liquigas
112. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank
113. Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
114. Aleksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Liquigas
115. José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2R La Mondiale
116. Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank
117. Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
118. Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
119. Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
120. Mathias Frank (Swi) Gerolsteiner
121. Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team CSC
122. Dominik Roels (Ger) Team Milram
123. Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC
124. Iban Mayoz (Spa) Karpin Galicia
125. Francisco Jose Martinez Perez (Spa) Andalucía – Cajasur
126. Aitor Hernandez Gutierrez (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
127. Jose Antonio Redondo (Spa) Andalucía – Cajasur
128. Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne
129. Carlo Westphal (Ger) Gerolsteiner
130. Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Crédit Agricole
131. Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner
132. Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank
133. St̩phane Aug̩ (Fra) Cofidis РLe Cr̩dit par T̩l̩phone
134. Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis РLe Cr̩dit par T̩l̩phone
135. Maryan Hary (Fra) Cofidis РLe Cr̩dit par T̩l̩phone
136. Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis – Le Crédit par Téléphone
137. Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel
138. Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
139. Benoît Salmon (Fra) Agritubel
140. Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas
141. Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel
142. Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre
143. Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step
144. Emanuele Bindi (Ita) Lampre
145. Trent Lowe (Aus) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30
146. Lucas Euser (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30
147. Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre
148. Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 3.04
149. Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team CSC 3.1
150. David Moncouti̩ (Fra) Cofidis РLe Cr̩dit par T̩l̩phone
151. Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas 3.12
152. Francis Mourey (Fra) Française des Jeux
153. José Antonio Lopez Gil (Spa) Andalucía – Cajasur
154. Nicolas Crosbie (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
155. Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas
156. Michael Rogers (Aus) Team High Road 3.21
157. Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis РLe Cr̩dit par T̩l̩phone 3.25
158. Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom
159. Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Silence – Lotto
160. Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner 3.28
161. Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC

General classification after stage 4

1. Rémi Pauriol (Fra) Crédit Agricole 18.24.25
2. Josep Jufre Pou (Spa) Saunier Duval – Scott 0.02
3. Haimar Zubeldia Agirre (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 0.07
4. Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana 0.08
5. Gustavo Cesar Veloso (Spa) Karpin Galicia
6. Pierrick Fédrigo (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 0.1
7. Rigoberto Uran (Col) Caisse d’Epargne 0.11
8. Daniel Navarro Garcia (Spa) Astana 0.21
9. Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 0.26
10. Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team High Road 0.29
11. Javier Megías Leal (Spa) Saunier Duval – Scott
12. Gorka Verdugo Markotegi (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 0.31
13. Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Française des Jeux
14. Juan Jose Cobo Acebo (Spa) Saunier Duval – Scott 0.34
15. John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0.39
16. Jose Ruiz Sanchez (Spa) Andalucía – Cajasur
17. Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale 0.42
18. Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Silence – Lotto 0.44
19. Rémy Di Grégorio (Fra) Française des Jeux 0.49
20. Eduardo Gonzalo Ramirez (Spa) Agritubel 0.57
21. Iñigo Cuesta Lopez De Castro (Spa) Team CSC 1
22. Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner 1.26
23. Leonardo Duque (Col) Cofidis РLe Cr̩dit par T̩l̩phone 1.38
24. George Hincapie (USA) Team High Road 1.4
25. Xavier Florencio Cabre (Spa) Bouygues Telecom 1.45
26. Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux 1.47
27. David Garcia Dapena (Spa) Karpin Galicia
28. Daniel Martin (Irl) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30 1.51
29. Gustavo Dominguez Lemos (Spa) Karpin Galicia 1.54
30. Christophe Moreau (Fra) Agritubel 1.55
31. Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Silence – Lotto
32. Leonardo Scarselli (Ita) Quick Step
33. Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank
34. Matteo Carrara (Ita) Quick Step 2
35. Carlos Sastre Candil (Spa) Team CSC
36. Mario Aerts (Bel) Silence – Lotto
37. Jérôme Coppel (Fra) Française des Jeux 2.06
38. Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team CSC 2.16
39. Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 2.26
40. Julien Mazet (Fra) Astana 2.27
41. Dario David Cioni (Ita) Silence – Lotto 2.4
42. Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre 2.42
43. Laurent Lefèvre (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 2.46
44. Alexandre Botcharov (Rus) Crédit Agricole 4.06
45. Christophe Le Mével (Fra) Crédit Agricole 4.17
46. Stéphane Goubert (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 4.44
47. Maxime Monfort (Bel) Cofidis РLe Cr̩dit par T̩l̩phone 5.02
48. Francis Mourey (Fra) Française des Jeux 5.35
49. Sergio Miguel Paulinho Moreira (Por) Astana 6.04
50. Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Karpin Galicia 7.06
51. Joost Posthuma (Ned) Rabobank 7.16
52. Javier Moreno Bazan (Spa) Andalucía – Cajasur 7.29
53. Thomas Frei (Swi) Astana 8.04
54. Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas 8.14
55. Jesus Rosendo Prado (Spa) Andalucía – Cajasur 8.47
56. Jurgen Van De Walle (Bel) Quick Step 8.55
57. Chris Horner (USA) Astana 10.51
58. Christophe Brandt (Bel) Silence – Lotto 11.12
59. Maarten Wynants (Bel) Quick Step 11.21
60. Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 11.3
61. William Bonnet (Fra) Crédit Agricole 12
62. Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus) Team CSC 12.07
63. Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 12.53
64. Amaël Moinard (Fra) Cofidis – Le Crédit par Téléphone 13.13
65. Lucas Euser (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30 13.17
66. Christophe Laurent (Fra) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30 13.3
67. Maryan Hary (Fra) Cofidis РLe Cr̩dit par T̩l̩phone 14.07
68. Christophe Rinero (Fra) Agritubel 14.1
69. David Moncouti̩ (Fra) Cofidis РLe Cr̩dit par T̩l̩phone 15.24
70. Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 15.47
71. Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 16.08
72. Matej Mugerli (Slo) Liquigas 16.19
73. Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Rabobank 16.31
74. Markus Zberg (Swi) Gerolsteiner 16.36
75. Ludovic Turpin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 16.49
76. Christian Kux (Ger) Team Milram 17
77. Blake Caldwell (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30 17.05
78. Iban Mayoz (Spa) Karpin Galicia 17.19
79. José Luis Arrieta Lujambio (Spa) AG2R La Mondiale 17.31
80. Patrice Halgand (Fra) Crédit Agricole 17.49
81. José Luis Carrasco Gamiz (Spa) Andalucía – Cajasur 18.3
82. Egoi Martinez De Esteban (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 18.48
83. Benoît Joachim (Lux) Astana 20.24
84. Dimitri Champion (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 21.09
85. Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 21.21
86. Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis РLe Cr̩dit par T̩l̩phone 22.53
87. Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank 23.07
88. Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Liquigas 23.25
89. José Iván Gutierrez Palacios (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 23.35
90. Arnaud Labbe (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 23.43
91. Anthony Geslin (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 23.57
92. Thomas Peterson (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30
93. Anthony Ravard (Fra) Agritubel 24.01
94. Marcus Ljungqvist (Swe) Team CSC 24.06
95. Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner 24.33
96. William Walker (Aus) Rabobank 24.38
97. Thomas Danielson (USA) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30 24.43
98. Michael Barry (Can) Team High Road 24.47
99. Craig Lewis (USA) Team High Road 24.5
100. Frederik Willems (Bel) Liquigas 25.17
101. Michael Rogers (Aus) Team High Road 25.32
102. Igor Anton Hernandez (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 25.42
103. Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre 25.5
104. Jose Antonio Redondo (Spa) Andalucía – Cajasur 26.1
105. Nicolas Vogondy (Fra) Agritubel 26.21
106. Ruben Perez Moreno (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 27.48
107. Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank 28.12
108. Imanol Erviti Ollo (Spa) Caisse d’Epargne 28.13
109. Frédéric Guesdon (Fra) Française des Jeux 28.35
110. Trent Lowe (Aus) Slipstream Chipotle Presented By H30 28.38
111. Wim Vansevenant (Bel) Silence – Lotto 28.42
112. Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra) Française des Jeux 29.01
113. Pietro Caucchioli (Ita) Crédit Agricole 29.42
114. Vicente Reynes Mimo (Spa) Team High Road 30.24
115. Stephan Schreck (Ger) Gerolsteiner 30.43
116. Manuel Quinziato (Ita) Liquigas 30.49
117. Emanuele Bindi (Ita) Lampre 31.58
118. Dmytro Grabovskyy (Ukr) Quick Step 32.22
119. Freddy Bichot (Fra) Agritubel 32.38
120. Luca Barla (Ita) Team Milram 32.45
121. Mathias Frank (Swi) Gerolsteiner 33.03
122. Davide Viganò (Ita) Quick Step 34.46
123. Mickael Delage (Fra) Française des Jeux 34.5
124. Peter Velits (Svk) Team Milram 34.53
125. Nicolas Portal (Fra) Caisse d’Epargne 34.55
126. Wilfried Cretskens (Bel) Quick Step 34.56
127. Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre 34.58
128. Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre 36.04
129. Aleksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Liquigas 36.34
130. Thor Hushovd (Nor) Crédit Agricole 38.41
131. Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Team High Road 39.03
132. Brett Lancaster (Aus) Team Milram 39.07
133. Mathieu Drujon (Fra) Caisse d’Epargne 39.16
134. Mark Renshaw (Aus) Crédit Agricole 39.17
135. Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Saunier Duval – Scott 39.2
136. Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Andalucía – Cajasur 39.27
137. Raul Alarcon Garcia (Spa) Saunier Duval – Scott 39.29
138. Carlo Westphal (Ger) Gerolsteiner 39.37
139. Dominik Roels (Ger) Team Milram 39.38
140. Pedro Horrillo Munoz (Spa) Rabobank
141. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank 39.42
142. Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Quick Step 40.01
143. Benoît Salmon (Fra) Agritubel
144. St̩phane Aug̩ (Fra) Cofidis РLe Cr̩dit par T̩l̩phone 40.03
145. Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Lampre 40.17
146. Aitor Hernandez Gutierrez (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 40.24
147. Samuel Dumoulin (Fra) Cofidis РLe Cr̩dit par T̩l̩phone 40.27
148. Francisco Jose Martinez Perez (Spa) Andalucía – Cajasur 40.29
149. Aur̩lien Passeron (Fra) Saunier Duval РScott 40.35
150. Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC 40.41
151. Bart Dockx (Bel) Silence – Lotto 41.11
152. Johan Van Summeren (Bel) Silence – Lotto 41.24
153. Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Gerolsteiner 44.11
154. Mikel Gaztanaga Echeverria (Spa) Agritubel 47.21
155. Gonzalo Rabuñal Ríos (Spa) Karpin Galicia 47.22
156. Andry Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram 47.23
157. Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team CSC 48.07
158. Volodymyr Diudia (Ukr) Team Milram
159. Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Liquigas 48.26
160. Nicolas Crosbie (Fra) Bouygues Telecom 49.13
161. José Antonio Lopez Gil (Spa) Andalucía – Cajasur 49.21