Tour of Oman 2015: Results 4th stage
1. Rafael Valls (spa)
2. Tejay Van Garderen (USA) + 0.05
3. Alejandro Valverde (spa) + 0.19
4. Rafal Majka (pol) + 0.22
5. Thibaut Pinot (fra) + 0.35
6. Rui Costa (por) + 0.49
7. Jacques J. van Rensburg (Rsa) + 0.54
8. Louis Meintjes (Rsa) + 0.58
9. Ben Hermans (bel) + 1.00
10. Jakob Fuglsang (den) s.t.
GC after stage 4
1. Rafael Valls (spa)
2. Tejay van Garderen (USA) + 0.09
3. Alejandro Valverde (spa) + 0.19
4. Rafal Majka (pol) + 0.32
5. Jacques J. van Rensburg (Rsa) + 1.04
6. Louis Meintjes (Rsa) + 1.08
7. Jakob Fuglsang (den) + 1.10
8. Ben Hermans (bel) + 1.15
9. Julián Arredondo (col) + 1.25
10. Patrick Konrad (Aut) + 1.36
Race report
Straight from the start a break-away of four is off. Van Hoecke and Vandenbergh are accompanied by Andrea Guardini and Jef Van Meirhaeghe. The first is eyeing up the green jersey, the second the dot jersey. They finish 1 and 2 in the intermediate sprint and immediately they let go, leaving Van Hoecke and Vandenbergh upfront. The duo races to a maximum gain of 15 minutes.
Van Hoecke and Vandenbergh just before Green Mountain. The 5,7 km’s climb goes up by an average grade of 10.2%.
Vincenzo Nibali is the first to attack and the Italian keeps on attacking untill he drops his rivals. For a moment. Led by BMC a group of 20 riders manages to get back on his wheel. With BMC setting the pace for Van Garderen Nibali is dropped with 3 km’s left.
BMC pushes on and one after the other riders are dropped. The red/black train is doing everything right to bring leader Tejay van Garderen the win, but it is Rafael Valls outsmarting the American and besting him by 10 metres. The 27-year old Spaniard is the new leader for tomorrow’s showdown leading four times over the notorious Bousher Alamrat (at 20%).
This is tomorrow’s route.
Tour of Oman 2015 stage 4: Images and more
Click on the images to zoom
Rafael Valls
Related articles Favourites - Tour of Oman 2015 Overview - Tour of Oman 2015 Brändle takes stage 6, Valls the overall - Tour of Oman 2015 Stage 5 is Neutralized - Tour of Oman 2015 Kristoff outsprints Guardini in stage 3 - Tour of Oman 2015 Stage 2: Cancellara outpowers Valverde - Tour of Oman 2015 Stage 1: Andrea Guardini outsprints pack - Tour of Oman 2015 Route stage 1: Bayt Al Naman Castle - Al Wutayyah - Tour of Oman 2015 Route stage 2: Al Hazm Castle - Al Bustan - Tour of Oman 2015 Route stage 3: Al Mussanah - Al Mussanah - Tour of Oman 2015 Route stage 5: Al Sawai Beach - Ministry of Housing - Tour of Oman 2015 Route stage 6: Oman Air - Matrah Corniche - Tour of Oman 2015 More articles Paris-Nice 2021: The Route
Paris-Nice 2021 Route stage 1: Saint-Cyr-l'École - Saint-Cyr-l'École
Paris-Nice 2021 Route stage 2: Oinville-sur-Montcient - Amilly
Paris-Nice 2021 Route stage 3: Gien - Gien
Paris-Nice 2021 Route stage 4: Chalon-sur-Saône - Chiroubles
Paris-Nice 2021 Route stage 5: Vienne - Bollène
Paris-Nice 2021 Route stage 6: Brignoles - Biot
Paris-Nice 2021 Route stage 7: Nice - Valdeblore La Colmiane
Paris-Nice 2021 Route stage 8: Nice - Nice
Tour de France 2021: The Route
Tour de France 2021: Riders
Tour of Flanders 2021: Riders
Tour de France 2021 Route stage 1: Brest - Landerneau
Tour de France 2021 Route stage 2: Perros-Guirec - Mûr-de-Bretagne
Tour de France 2021 Route stage 3: Lorient - Pontivy
Tour de France 2021 Route stage 4: Redon - Fougères
Tour de France 2021 Route stage 5: Changé - Laval
Tour de France 2021 Route stage 6: Tours - Châteauroux
Tour de France 2021 Route stage 7: Vierzon - Le Creusot
Tour de France 2021 Route stage 8: Oyonnax - Le-Grand-Bornand
Tour de France 2021 Route stage 9: Cluses - Tignes
Tour de France 2021 Route stage 10: Albertville - Valence
Tour de France 2021 Route stage 11: Sorgues - Malaucène
Tour de France 2021 Route stage 12: Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux - Nîmes
Tour de France 2021 Route stage 13: Nîmes - Carcassonne
Tour de France 2021 Route stage 14: Carcassonne - Quillan
Tour de France 2021 Route stage 15: Céret - Andorra la Vella
Tour de France 2021 Route stage 16: Pas de la Case - Saint-Gaudens
Tour de France 2021 Route stage 17: Muret - Col du Portet
Tour de France 2021 Route stage 18: Pau - Luz-Ardiden
Tour de France 2021 Route stage 19: Mourenx - Libourne
Tour de France 2021 Route stage 20: Libourne - Saint-Emilion
Tour de France 2021 Route stage 21: Chatou - Paris
Cycling Calendar 2021
Volta a Catalunya 2021: The Route
Volta a Catalunya 2021: Riders
Giro 2021: Riders
Milan - San Remo 2021: Riders
Strade Bianche 2021: Riders
UAE Tour 2021: Riders