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Wednesday, May 14: Stage 4, Monterey - Cambria, 165.1 km (102.6 miles)

The Race: For once an early break went the distance. Six riders who posed no GC threat broke free early on and cleverly maintained a steady, but not intense effort. By the time the sprinters team's decided to reel in the break, the escapees were going full gas and couldn't be caught.

William Routely, who has been a regular protagonist in this year's breaks (I think he's tried this in three different stages this year), had the energy to win the sprint after spending the day off the front. Chapeau to all six riders who outsmarted the pack.

Bradley Wiggins (finished 18th) added four seconds to his lead over Rohan Dennis (finished 24th) by being on the right side of a slight split in the peloton.

Complete Results:

1	William Routley	Team Optum	3hr 48min 37sec
2	Gregory Daniel	Bissell Development Team
3	Kevin De Masmaeker	Team Novo Nordisk
4	Christopher Jones	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
5	Matt Cooke	Jamis - Hagens Berman
6	Jonathan Clarke	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling	@ 15 seconds
7	Mark Cavendish	Omega Pharma-QuickStep	0:01:17
8	Peter Sagan	Cannondale
9	Matthew Harley Goss	Orica GreenEDGE
10	Taylor Phinney	BMC Racing Team
11	John Degenkolb	Team Giant-Shimano
12	Danny Van Poppel	Trek Factory Racing
13	Nicolai Brochner	Bissell Development Team
14	John Murphy	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
15	Guillaume Boivin	Cannondale
16	Eric Young	Team Optum
17	Fred Rodriguez	Jelly Belly P/B Maxxis
18	Bradley Wiggins	Team Sky
19	Mark Renshaw	Omega Pharma-QuickStep
20	Moreno Hofland	Belkin Pro Cycling Team
21	Edward King	Cannondale	0:01:21
22	Scott Thwaites	Team NetApp-Endura
23	Lawson Craddock	Team Giant-Shimano
24	Jasper Stuyven	Trek Factory Racing
25	Daniel Summerhill	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
26	Daan Olivier	Team Giant-Shimano
27	Juan Jose Haedo	Jamis - Hagens Berman
28	Tiago Machado	Team NetApp-Endura
29	Andreas Schillinger	Team NetApp-Endura
30	Markel Irizar	Trek Factory Racing
31	Peter Stetina	BMC Racing Team
32	Niki Terpstra	Omega Pharma-QuickStep
33	David De La Cruz Melgarejo	Team NetApp-Endura
34	Rohan Dennis	Garmin-Sharp
35	Caleb Fairly	Garmin-Sharp
36	Joshua Edmondson	Team Sky
37	Koen De Kort	Team Giant-Shimano
38	Carter Jones	Team Optum
39	Martijn Verschoor	Team Novo Nordisk
40	Clément Chevrier	Bissell Development Team
41	Kristijan Koren	Cannondale
42	Adam Yates	Orica GreenEDGE
43	Laurens Ten Dam	Belkin Pro Cycling Team
44	Janier Alexis Acevedo Calle	Garmin-Sharp
45	Johan Esteban Chaves Rubio	Orica GreenEDGE
46	Alex Candelario	Team Optum
47	Jesse Sergent	Trek Factory Racing
48	Greg Van Avermaet	BMC Racing Team
49	Haimar Zubeldia Agirre	Trek Factory Racing
50	Tanner Putt	Bissell Development Team
51	Nicky Van Der Lijke	Belkin Pro Cycling Team
52	Jacob Rathe	Jelly Belly P/B Maxxis
53	Phil Gaimon	Garmin-Sharp
54	Tao Geoghegan Hart	Bissell Development Team
55	George Bennett	Cannondale
56	Ken Hanson	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
57	Amael Moinard	BMC Racing Team
58	Leigh Howard	Orica GreenEDGE
59	Dennis Van Winden	Belkin Pro Cycling Team
60	Tom Danielson	Garmin-Sharp
61	Iker Camano Ortuzar	Team NetApp-Endura
62	Lucas Euser	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
63	Ryan Anderson	Team Optum
64	Scott Zwizanski	Team Optum
65	Tom Boonen	Omega Pharma-QuickStep
66	Joseph Lloyd Dombrowski	Team Sky
67	Gregory Brenes	Jamis - Hagens Berman
68	Christian Knees	Team Sky
69	Damien Howson	Orica GreenEDGE
70	Charles Bradley Huff	Team Optum
71	Roy Curvers	Team Giant-Shimano
72	Michael Schär	BMC Racing Team
73	Matthew Busche	Trek Factory Racing
74	Ruben Zepuntke	Bissell Development Team
75	Jens Voigt	Trek Factory Racing
76	Nathan Brown	Garmin-Sharp
77	Jens Keukeleire	Orica GreenEDGE
78	Kiel Reijnen	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling
79	Martin Kohler	BMC Racing Team
80	Lars Boom	Belkin Pro Cycling Team
81	Javier Megias Leal	Team Novo Nordisk
82	Eloy Teruel Rovira	Jamis - Hagens Berman
83	Luis Romero Amaran	Jamis - Hagens Berman
84	Maarten Wynants	Belkin Pro Cycling Team
85	Maciej Bodnar	Cannondale
86	Thomas Damuseau	Team Giant-Shimano
87	Paul Voss	Team NetApp-Endura
88	Matteo Trentin	Omega Pharma-QuickStep
89	Guillaume Van Keirsbulck	Omega Pharma-QuickStep
90	Benjamin King	Garmin-Sharp
91	Fabio Sabatini	Cannondale
92	Serghei Tvetcov	Jelly Belly P/B Maxxis	0:01:37
93	Mathew Hayman	Orica GreenEDGE
94	Carlos Verona Quintanilla	Omega Pharma-QuickStep
95	Martin Velits	Omega Pharma-QuickStep
96	Calvin Watson	Trek Factory Racing
97	Thomas Leezer	Belkin Pro Cycling Team
98	Alex Howes	Garmin-Sharp	0:01:44
99	Jack Bobridge	Belkin Pro Cycling Team
100	Ian Boswell	Team Sky
101	Luke Rowe	Team Sky	0:01:46
102	Danny Pate	Team Sky
103	Jens Mouris	Orica GreenEDGE	0:01:47
104	Steve Fisher	Jelly Belly P/B Maxxis
105	Luis Enrique Davila	Jelly Belly P/B Maxxis	0:02:06
106	Zakkari Dempster	Team NetApp-Endura	0:02:11
107	Chad Haga	Team Giant-Shimano	0:03:58
108	Cameron Wurf	Cannondale
109	Charles Planet	Team Novo Nordisk
110	Joonas Henttala	Team Novo Nordisk
111	José Joao Pimenta Costa	Team NetApp-Endura
112	Daniel Jaramillo Díez	Jamis - Hagens Berman
113	Nicolas Lefrançois	Team Novo Nordisk
114	Matthew Lloyd	Jelly Belly P/B Maxxis
115	Ben Jacques-Maynes	Jamis - Hagens Berman
116	Lawrence Warbasse	BMC Racing Team
117	Kirk Carlsen	Jelly Belly P/B Maxxis
118	Robert Víctor Squire	Jamis - Hagens Berman
119	Thor Hushovd	BMC Racing Team
120	David Lozano Riba	Team Novo Nordisk
121	Nathan Earle	Team Sky	0:07:46
122	Isaac Bolivar Hernandez	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling

GC after Stage 4:

1	Bradley Wiggins	Team Sky	13hr 53min 51sec
2	Rohan Dennis	Garmin-Sharp	@ 28 seconds
3	Tiago Machado	Team NetApp-Endura	0:01:09
4	Lawson Craddock	Team Giant-Shimano	0:01:25
5	Adam Yates	Orica GreenEDGE	0:02:14
6	Peter Stetina	BMC Racing Team	0:02:28
7	Matthew Busche	Trek Factory Racing	0:02:29
8	Carter Jones	Team Optum	0:02:31
9	Laurens Ten Dam	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	0:02:33
10	Janier Alexis Acevedo Calle	Garmin-Sharp	0:02:34
11	Haimar Zubeldia Agirre	Trek Factory Racing	0:02:49
12	Damien Howson	Orica GreenEDGE	0:02:59
13	Johan Esteban Chaves Rubio	Orica GreenEDGE	0:03:32
14	Nathan Brown	Garmin-Sharp	0:03:39
15	David De La Cruz Melgarejo	Team NetApp-Endura	0:03:46
16	George Bennett	Cannondale	0:03:49
17	Lucas Euser	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling	0:04:12
18	Daan Olivier	Team Giant-Shimano
19	Tom Danielson	Garmin-Sharp	0:04:39
20	Thomas Damuseau	Team Giant-Shimano	0:05:31
21	Kristijan Koren	Cannondale	0:06:42
22	Caleb Fairly	Garmin-Sharp	0:06:44
23	Gregory Brenes	Jamis - Hagens Berman	0:06:45
24	Jack Bobridge	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	0:06:54
25	Clément Chevrier	Bissell Development Team	0:07:15
26	Luis Romero Amaran	Jamis - Hagens Berman	0:07:22
27	Jens Voigt	Trek Factory Racing	0:07:34
28	Edward King	Cannondale	0:07:45
29	Benjamin King	Garmin-Sharp	0:07:48
30	Daniel Jaramillo Díez	Jamis - Hagens Berman	0:08:26
31	Javier Megias Leal	Team Novo Nordisk	0:08:51
32	Carlos Verona Quintanilla	Omega Pharma-QuickStep	0:09:15
33	Maarten Wynants	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	0:09:44
34	Amael Moinard	BMC Racing Team	0:09:48
35	Kiel Reijnen	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling	0:10:17
36	Nicky Van Der Lijke	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	0:11:07
37	Joseph Lloyd Dombrowski	Team Sky	0:11:46
38	Ben Jacques-Maynes	Jamis - Hagens Berman	0:11:54
39	Chad Haga	Team Giant-Shimano	0:12:04
40	Markel Irizar	Trek Factory Racing	0:12:28
41	Gregory Daniel	Bissell Development Team	0:12:39
42	Iker Camano Ortuzar	Team NetApp-Endura	0:12:49
43	Christopher Jones	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling	0:12:59
44	Jens Keukeleire	Orica GreenEDGE	0:13:10
45	Scott Zwizanski	Team Optum	0:13:30
46	Paul Voss	Team NetApp-Endura	0:13:49
47	Joshua Edmondson	Team Sky	0:14:03
48	Christian Knees	Team Sky	0:14:05
49	Kirk Carlsen	Jelly Belly P/B Maxxis	0:15:19
50	Ruben Zepuntke	Bissell Development Team	0:15:21
51	Lars Boom	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	0:15:24
52	Eloy Teruel Rovira	Jamis - Hagens Berman	0:18:16
53	Daniel Summerhill	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling	0:18:44
54	Taylor Phinney	BMC Racing Team	0:19:29
55	Jesse Sergent	Trek Factory Racing	0:19:52
56	Danny Van Poppel	Trek Factory Racing	0:20:54
57	Martin Kohler	BMC Racing Team	0:21:05
58	Phil Gaimon	Garmin-Sharp	0:21:06
59	Peter Sagan	Cannondale	0:21:07
60	Michael Schär	BMC Racing Team	0:21:21
61	Serghei Tvetcov	Jelly Belly P/B Maxxis
62	Luis Enrique Davila	Jelly Belly P/B Maxxis	0:21:37
63	Greg Van Avermaet	BMC Racing Team	0:21:55
64	Maciej Bodnar	Cannondale	0:21:59
65	John Murphy	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling	0:22:20
66	Mark Cavendish	Omega Pharma-QuickStep	0:22:23
67	Fred Rodriguez	Jelly Belly P/B Maxxis	0:22:24
68	John Degenkolb	Team Giant-Shimano	0:22:25
69	Tom Boonen	Omega Pharma-QuickStep	0:22:35
70	Guillaume Van Keirsbulck	Omega Pharma-QuickStep	0:22:36
71	Fabio Sabatini	Cannondale
72	Matteo Trentin	Omega Pharma-QuickStep	0:22:40
73	Mark Renshaw	Omega Pharma-QuickStep	0:22:43
74	Tanner Putt	Bissell Development Team	0:22:45
75	Tao Geoghegan Hart	Bissell Development Team	0:22:47
76	Jasper Stuyven	Trek Factory Racing	0:22:49
77	Koen De Kort	Team Giant-Shimano	0:22:50
78	Matthew Harley Goss	Orica GreenEDGE	0:23:02
79	Danny Pate	Team Sky
80	Jonathan Clarke	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling	0:23:03
81	Ryan Anderson	Team Optum
82	Moreno Hofland	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	0:23:08
83	Niki Terpstra	Omega Pharma-QuickStep	0:23:10
84	Kevin De Masmaeker	Team Novo Nordisk	0:23:12
85	Lawrence Warbasse	BMC Racing Team
86	Guillaume Boivin	Cannondale	0:23:13
87	Mathew Hayman	Orica GreenEDGE	0:23:16
88	Ian Boswell	Team Sky	0:23:18
89	Jacob Rathe	Jelly Belly P/B Maxxis	0:23:35
90	Martijn Verschoor	Team Novo Nordisk	0:23:36
91	Martin Velits	Omega Pharma-QuickStep	0:23:38
92	Andreas Schillinger	Team NetApp-Endura
93	Scott Thwaites	Team NetApp-Endura	0:24:04
94	Ken Hanson	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling	0:24:05
95	Zakkari Dempster	Team NetApp-Endura	0:24:13
96	Roy Curvers	Team Giant-Shimano	0:24:17
97	Alex Candelario	Team Optum	0:24:32
98	Jens Mouris	Orica GreenEDGE	0:24:37
99	Dennis Van Winden	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	0:24:43
100	Robert Víctor Squire	Jamis - Hagens Berman	0:25:19
101	José Joao Pimenta Costa	Team NetApp-Endura	0:26:21
102	Nicolas Lefrançois	Team Novo Nordisk	0:26:34
103	Charles Planet	Team Novo Nordisk	0:27:12
104	Thomas Leezer	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	0:28:20
105	Juan Jose Haedo	Jamis - Hagens Berman	0:28:28
106	Isaac Bolivar Hernandez	UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling	0:29:07
107	Eric Young	Team Optum	0:29:17
108	Nicolai Brochner	Bissell Development Team	0:29:19
109	Leigh Howard	Orica GreenEDGE	0:29:36
110	Charles Bradley Huff	Team Optum	0:29:38
111	David Lozano Riba	Team Novo Nordisk	0:30:41
112	Luke Rowe	Team Sky	0:31:12
113	Thor Hushovd	BMC Racing Team	0:31:15
114	Matt Cooke	Jamis - Hagens Berman	0:35:06
115	William Routley	Team Optum	0:35:24
116	Nathan Earle	Team Sky	0:35:54
117	Calvin Watson	Trek Factory Racing	0:36:27
118	Steve Fisher	Jelly Belly P/B Maxxis	0:37:38
119	Matthew Lloyd	Jelly Belly P/B Maxxis	0:39:05
120	Cameron Wurf	Cannondale	0:39:34
121	Joonas Henttala	Team Novo Nordisk	0:40:01
122	Alex Howes	Garmin-Sharp	0:44:16

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