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2014 Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco Results - Stage 4

Wout Poels (Omega Pharma-Quickstep) soloed to victory on stage four of the Tour of the Basque Country after accelerating on the final climb; Alberto Contador's (Tinkoff-Saxo) general classification lead margin reduced.

April 10, 2014: Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco / Tour of the Basque Country 2014 - Stage 4: Vitoria - Arrate/Eibar, Basque Country/Spain (150 km):
1    Wout Poels (Ned) Team Omega Pharma - QuickStep       03:39:29 Watch video highlights in our video player (USA-only)
2    Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Team Movistar - Canyon Bikes    0:00:01
3    Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) BMC Racing Team
4    Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Team Garmin-Sharp-POC    0:00:03
5    Bauke Mollema (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
6    Iurii Trofimov (Rus) Team Katusha
7    Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team
8    Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Astana Pro Team
9    Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Merida
10    Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Team Tinkoff-Saxo
11    Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale - Focus Bikes
12    Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team
13    Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ.fr
14    Simon Spilak (Slo) Team Katusha
15    Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team Omega Pharma - QuickStep    0:00:10
16    Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Team Sky Pro Cycling    0:00:26
17    Simon Yates (GBr) Team GreenEdge    0:00:42
18    Gorka Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Team Movistar - Canyon Bikes
19    Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto-Belisol
20    Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar
21    Alexis Vuillermoz (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale - Focus Bikes    0:00:51
22    Sergei Chernetckii (Rus) Team Katusha
23    Robert Gesink (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
24    Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Trek Factory Racing
25    Damiano Caruso (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling Team    0:01:07
26    Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team Europcar
27    Maxime Monfort (Bel) Lotto-Belisol
28    Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ.fr
29    Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Team Tinkoff-Saxo    0:01:43
30    Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Team Garmin-Sharp-POC    0:01:57
31    Maxime Mederel (Fra) Team Europcar
32    Andre Fernando S. Martins Cardoso (Por) Team Garmin-Sharp-POC    0:02:11
33    Fränk Schleck (Lux) Trek Factory Racing    0:02:14
34    Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto-Belisol    0:03:14
35    Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale - Focus Bikes    0:03:44
36    Warren Barguil (Fra) Team Giant-Shimano
37    Daan Olivier (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano
38    Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
39    Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ.fr
40    Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar    0:04:03
41    Amets Txurruka (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA    0:04:46
42    Matthew Busche (USA) Trek Factory Racing
43    Luis Leon Sanchez Gil (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA
44    Tony Martin (Ger) Team Omega Pharma - QuickStep    0:05:44

2014 Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco general classification after stage 4:
1    Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Team Tinkoff-Saxo       16:33:35
2    Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (Spa) Team Movistar - Canyon Bikes    0:00:12
3    Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Merida    0:00:36
4    Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team
5    Jean-Christophe Peraud (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale - Focus Bikes
6    Iurii Trofimov (Rus) Team Katusha
7    Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team Omega Pharma - QuickStep    0:00:41
8    Mikel Landa Meana (Spa) Astana Pro Team    0:00:54
9    Wout Poels (Ned) Team Omega Pharma - QuickStep    0:00:55
10    Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez (Spa) BMC Racing Team    0:00:56
11    Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Team Garmin-Sharp-POC
12    Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ.fr
13    Tejay van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team    0:00:58
14    Simon Spilak (Slo) Team Katusha
15    Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Team Sky Pro Cycling    0:00:59
16    Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Bel) Lotto-Belisol    0:01:37
17    Simon Yates (GBr) Team GreenEdge
18    Robert Gesink (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team    0:01:46
19    Sergei Chernetckii (Rus) Team Katusha
20    Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Trek Factory Racing
21    Yukiya Arashiro (Jpn) Team Europcar    0:02:00
22    Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Team Tinkoff-Saxo    0:02:34
23    Alexis Vuillermoz (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale - Focus Bikes    0:02:36
24    Damiano Caruso (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling Team    0:02:38
25    Andre Fernando Martins Cardoso (Por) Team Garmin-Sharp-POC    0:03:06
26    Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Team Garmin-Sharp-POC    0:03:24
27    Warren Barguil (Fra) Team Giant-Shimano    0:05:33
28    Fränk Schleck (Lux) Trek Factory Racing    0:05:36
29    Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) FDJ.fr    0:05:59
30    Daan Olivier (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano    0:06:04
31    John Gadret (Fra) Team Movistar - Canyon Bikes    0:06:39
32    Cyril Gautier (Fra) Team Europcar    0:06:42
33    Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team    0:08:28
34    Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ.fr    0:08:29
35    Bauke Mollema (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team    0:09:01
36    Maxime Monfort (Bel) Lotto-Belisol    0:09:07
37    Tom Dumoulin (Ned) Team Giant-Shimano    0:09:25
38    Gorka Izaguirre Insausti (Spa) Team Movistar - Canyon Bikes    0:10:08
39    Pierre Rolland (Fra) Team Europcar    0:10:44
40    Romain Sicard (Fra) Team Europcar    0:11:13
41    Jelle Vanendert (Bel) Lotto-Belisol    0:12:07
42    Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana Pro Team    0:13:10
43    Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana Pro Team    0:13:16
44    Kenny Elissonde (Fra) FDJ.fr    0:14:32
45    Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale - Focus Bikes    0:15:45
46    Kristijan Durasek (Cro) Lampre-Merida    0:16:36
47    Pieter Weening (Ned) Team GreenEdge    0:17:27
48    Caleb Fairly (USA) Team Garmin-Sharp-POC    0:17:53
49    David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Caja Rural - Seguros RGA    0:17:59
50    Maxime Mederel (Fra) Team Europcar    0:18:13
51    Tony Martin (Ger) Team Omega Pharma - QuickStep    0:19:19