The Amgen Tour of California has arrived into Santa Barbara and Tyler Farrar seemed to have arrived a little faster than anyone else. Farrar won Stage 4 in a fine sprint finish. The final kilometers were straight, wide, flat and fast, with Farrar crossing the line ahead of Ken Hansen and Gianni Mersman. Fans along the final stretch had a perfect view of the final exciting sprint finish.
I was personally very happy to see Tyler win the stage today. He fought for it, he deserved it. Peter Sagan has won the green jersey for the past three years in a row, Tyler finally had his win. In 2008, Farrar wore the yellow jersey for one day, after collecting intermediate sprint points, but today was his first sprint stage win at the Tour of California.
The order of the top-10 riders in the sprint were:
- Tyler Farrar
- Ken Hanson
- Gianni Meersman
- Kris Boeckmans
- Peter Sagan
- Michael Matthews
- Thor Hushovd
- Sylvain Chavanel
- Jeremy Vennell
- Jasper Stuyven
See full Stage 4 results and standings at: ATOC website
Stage 4 winner
Tyler Farrar (USA), Garmin-Sharp
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| Stage winner Tyler Farrar ©Photo by Karen at Pedal Dancer® |
- Tyler Farrar (USA), Team Garmin-Sharp
- Ken Hanson (USA), Optum
- Gianni Meersman (BEL), Omega Pharma-Quickstep
Janier Alexis Acevedo Calle (COL), Team Jamis – Hagens Berman
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| Janier Acevedo Calle ©Photo by Karen at Pedal Dancer® |
Peter Sagan (SVK), Cannondale Pro Cycling
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| Sagan finally got his green sprint jersey today. ©Photo by Karen at Pedal Dancer® |
Carter Jones (USA), BISSELL Pro Cycling
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| Carter Jones ©Photo by Karen at Pedal Dancer® |
Lawson Craddock (USA), Bontrager Cycling Team
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| Lawson Craddock ©Photo by Karen at Pedal Dancer® |
Nathan Brown (USA), Bontrager Cycling Team
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| Nathan Brown ©Photo by Karen at Pedal Dancer® |
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| Sagan, Brown, Acevedo, Craddock, Jones. ©Photo by Karen at Pedal Dancer® |
United Healthcare Pro Cycling
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| United Healthcare - leader of the Team Classification ©Photo by Karen at Pedal Dancer® |
- Janier Acevedo Calle, Jamis, Columbia, 00"
- Tejay van Garderen, BMC, USA, 12"
- Philip Deignan, United Healthcare, Ireland, 27"
- Mathias Frank, BMC, Switzerland, 45"
- Michael Rogers, Saxo Bank-Tinkoff, Australia, 55"
- Francisco Mancebo Perez, 5Hour Energy, Spain, 01'03"
- Chad Haga, Optum, USA, 01'13"
- Matthew Busche, RadioShack Leopard Trek, USA, 01'15"
- Lawson Craddock, Bontrager, Australia, 01'32"
- Cameron Meyer, Orica-GreenEdge, Australia, 01'40"
Photos from Stage 4 Finish - Tyler Farrar won!
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| Tyler wins ©Photo by Karen at Pedal Dancer® |
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| The peloton comes in. ©Photo by Karen at Pedal Dancer® |
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| ©Photo by Karen at Pedal Dancer® |
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| A pat on the back for Tyler from his Garmin-Sharp teammates. ©Photo by Karen at Pedal Dancer® |
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| Podium after Stage 4 ©Photo by Karen at Pedal Dancer® |
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| A very warm reception after the race |
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| Ryan and James -so nice to see riders finishing the stage upright and smiling. ©Photo by Karen at Pedal Dancer® |
Looking Back at Pedal Dancer at the Tour of California 2013
Pedal Dancer Stage 1 results: Amgen Tour of California - Stage 1 Results
Pedal Dancer Stage 1 highlights: California Cruisin' - Stage 1, Tour of California
Pedal Dancer Stage 2 results: Amgen Tour of California - Stage 2 Results
Pedal Dancer Stage 2 highlights: California Cruisin' - Stage 2, Tour of California
Pedal Dancer Stage 3 results: Amgen Tour of California - Stage 3 Results
Pedal Dancer Stage 3 highlights: California Cruisin' - Stage 3, Tour of California
Pedal Dancer Stage 4 results: Amgen Tour of California - Stage 4 Results
Pedal Dancer Stage 4 highlights: California Cruisin' - Stage 4, Tour of California
Pedal Dancer Stage 5 results: Amgen Tour of California - Stage 5 results
Pedal Dancer Stage 5 highlights: California Cruisin' - Stage 5, Tour of California
Pedal Dancer Stage 6 results: Amgen Tour of California - Stage 6 results
Pedal Dancer Stage 7 results: Amgen Tour of California - Stage 7 Results
