Fabian Cancellara remains in yellow following his prologue win in Liège and continues to hold a seven second lead over Bradley Wiggins and Sylvain Chavanel. In fourth place overall is the American Tejay Van Garderen who currently leads the young riders classification by one second over Norwegian Team Sky rider Edvald Boasson Hagen. Both of these young riders are talents in the ITT and the Stage Nine 41.5km time trial could see a change in the lead if Van Garderen is still in white following the mountainous stages Seven and Eight. In the overall Cancellara will most likely hand over his lead following the summit finish at La Planche des Belle Filles on Saturday.
In the points classification Peter Sagan leads Matt Goss by 49 points courtesy of his two stage wins. With two flat stages to come in Stages Five and Six, Sagan could lose the jersey to Goss who has been contesting the intermediate sprints in order to pick up precious points. Sagan is yet to impress in bunch sprints as his two wins have come on Classics-like finishes. Both riders are serious about wearing green on the podium in Paris and the battle between the two should be of interest on the flat road. However these two are not the only sprinters chasing green and will have Greipel, Cavendish, Renshaw, Petacchi and Kittel keeping them company.
Michael Mørkøv has been the sole leader of the mountains classification since it was first awarded on Stage One in 2012. He holds a seven point lead over four riders on two points and with only one point on offer during the next two stages, he can look to lead that classification until at least until Stage Seven when 14 points will be on offer. The Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank rider may lose the jersey following the two mountainous during stages Seven and Eight but until then he is the safe leader in the maillot pois.
In the teams classification Team Sky hold a four second lead over RadioShack-Nissan and six seconds over BMC. Sky should still lead the classification following the conclusion of Stage Six but may find itself handing back its yellow helmets after Stage Seven. The team classification could change on Stages Seven, Eight and Nine and may even continue to change hands until the flat stages return. A new rule has been introduced this year in which the team which leads the team classification is also to wear yellow helmets as to distinguish them from the other teams in the peloton. The yellow bibs which the riders wear on the back of jerseys remain in 2012 as the yellow helmets just ensure the leading team cannot be missed. With only seconds between the teams the mountain stages and the ITT should shake up the classification.
The combativity award has been awarded to riders from four different teams so far this year. Yukiya Arashiro became the first Japanese rider to make a podium at the Tour after he won the category for his breakaway exploits on Stage Four. Team FDJ-BigMat has already won rider in Anthony Roux who has won the classification and could win the classification on a few more stages yet. The award is generally given to breakaway riders during the flat and intermediate stage who do their best to animate the race. As the first mountain stages approach us the award could go to a GC rider looking to attack and gain time as to limit their losses in the time trials.
So far the four categories have remained almost unchanged after the start in Liège but they look to experience a bit of a shake up over the next few stages. The two mountain stages over the weekend which will be followed by a flat stage and the 41.5km ITT should see some of the jerseys change hands as well as some yellow helmets changing heads.
2nd Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky) +7”
3rd Sylvain Chavanel (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) +7”
4th Tejay van Garderen (BMC) +10”
5th Edvald Boasson Hagen (Team Sky) +11”
6th Dennis Menchov (Katusha) +13”
7th Cadel Evans (BMC) +17”
8th Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale) +18”
9th Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Sharp) +18”
10th Andreas Klöden (RadioShack-Nissan) +19”
2nd Matt Goss (Orica-GreenEdge) 92 points
3rd André Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) 87 points
4th Mark Cavendish (Team Sky) 86 points
5th Edvald Boasson Hagen (Team Sky) 81 points
6th Fabian Cancellara (RadioShack-Nissan) 74 points
7th Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-ISD) 71 points
8th Tom Veelers (Argos-Shimano) 56 points
9th Mark Renshaw (Rabobank) 46 points
10th Michael Mørkøv (Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank) 40 points
2nd Ivan Basso (Liquigas-Cannondale) 2 points
3rd Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) 2 points
4th David Moncoutié (Cofidis) 2 points
5th Anthony Delaplace (Saur-Sojasun) 2 points
6th Pablo Urtasun (Euskaltel-Euskadi) 1 points
7th Tony Gallopin (RadioShack-Nissan) 1 points
8th Sébastien Minard (AG2R-Mondiale) 1 points
2nd Edvald Boasson Hagen (Team Sky) +1
3rd Rein Taaramäe (Cofidis) +12
4th Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) +13
5th Wout Poels (Vacansoleil-DCM) +14
6th Thibaut Pinot (FDJ-BigMat) +37
7th Steven Kruijswijk (Rabobank) +43
8th Rafael Valls (Vacansoleil-DCM) +51
9th Tony Gallopin (RadioShack-Nissan) + 1:28
10th Gorka Izagirre (Euskaltel-Euskadi) +2:30
2nd RadioShack-Nissan +4
3rd BMC +6
4th Omega Pharma-Quick Step +13
5th Liquigas-Cannondale +29
6th Katusha +38
7th Vacansoleil-DCM +50
8th Astana +52
9th Rabobank +1:01
10th Euskaltel-Euskadi +1:51
Stage Two: Anthony Roux (FDJ-BigMat)
Stage Three: Michael Mørkøv (Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank)
Stage Four: Yukiya Arashiro (Europcar)
In the points classification Peter Sagan leads Matt Goss by 49 points courtesy of his two stage wins. With two flat stages to come in Stages Five and Six, Sagan could lose the jersey to Goss who has been contesting the intermediate sprints in order to pick up precious points. Sagan is yet to impress in bunch sprints as his two wins have come on Classics-like finishes. Both riders are serious about wearing green on the podium in Paris and the battle between the two should be of interest on the flat road. However these two are not the only sprinters chasing green and will have Greipel, Cavendish, Renshaw, Petacchi and Kittel keeping them company.
Michael Mørkøv has been the sole leader of the mountains classification since it was first awarded on Stage One in 2012. He holds a seven point lead over four riders on two points and with only one point on offer during the next two stages, he can look to lead that classification until at least until Stage Seven when 14 points will be on offer. The Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank rider may lose the jersey following the two mountainous during stages Seven and Eight but until then he is the safe leader in the maillot pois.
In the teams classification Team Sky hold a four second lead over RadioShack-Nissan and six seconds over BMC. Sky should still lead the classification following the conclusion of Stage Six but may find itself handing back its yellow helmets after Stage Seven. The team classification could change on Stages Seven, Eight and Nine and may even continue to change hands until the flat stages return. A new rule has been introduced this year in which the team which leads the team classification is also to wear yellow helmets as to distinguish them from the other teams in the peloton. The yellow bibs which the riders wear on the back of jerseys remain in 2012 as the yellow helmets just ensure the leading team cannot be missed. With only seconds between the teams the mountain stages and the ITT should shake up the classification.
The combativity award has been awarded to riders from four different teams so far this year. Yukiya Arashiro became the first Japanese rider to make a podium at the Tour after he won the category for his breakaway exploits on Stage Four. Team FDJ-BigMat has already won rider in Anthony Roux who has won the classification and could win the classification on a few more stages yet. The award is generally given to breakaway riders during the flat and intermediate stage who do their best to animate the race. As the first mountain stages approach us the award could go to a GC rider looking to attack and gain time as to limit their losses in the time trials.
So far the four categories have remained almost unchanged after the start in Liège but they look to experience a bit of a shake up over the next few stages. The two mountain stages over the weekend which will be followed by a flat stage and the 41.5km ITT should see some of the jerseys change hands as well as some yellow helmets changing heads.
Standings after Stage Four
General Classification
1st Fabian Cancellara (RadioShack-Nissan) 20:04:022nd Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky) +7”
3rd Sylvain Chavanel (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) +7”
4th Tejay van Garderen (BMC) +10”
5th Edvald Boasson Hagen (Team Sky) +11”
6th Dennis Menchov (Katusha) +13”
7th Cadel Evans (BMC) +17”
8th Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale) +18”
9th Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Sharp) +18”
10th Andreas Klöden (RadioShack-Nissan) +19”
Points Classification
1st Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) 147 points2nd Matt Goss (Orica-GreenEdge) 92 points
3rd André Greipel (Lotto-Belisol) 87 points
4th Mark Cavendish (Team Sky) 86 points
5th Edvald Boasson Hagen (Team Sky) 81 points
6th Fabian Cancellara (RadioShack-Nissan) 74 points
7th Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-ISD) 71 points
8th Tom Veelers (Argos-Shimano) 56 points
9th Mark Renshaw (Rabobank) 46 points
10th Michael Mørkøv (Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank) 40 points
Mountains Classification
1st Michael Mørkøv (Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank) 9 points2nd Ivan Basso (Liquigas-Cannondale) 2 points
3rd Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) 2 points
4th David Moncoutié (Cofidis) 2 points
5th Anthony Delaplace (Saur-Sojasun) 2 points
6th Pablo Urtasun (Euskaltel-Euskadi) 1 points
7th Tony Gallopin (RadioShack-Nissan) 1 points
8th Sébastien Minard (AG2R-Mondiale) 1 points
Young Riders Classification
1st Tejay van Garderen (BMC) 20:04:122nd Edvald Boasson Hagen (Team Sky) +1
3rd Rein Taaramäe (Cofidis) +12
4th Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) +13
5th Wout Poels (Vacansoleil-DCM) +14
6th Thibaut Pinot (FDJ-BigMat) +37
7th Steven Kruijswijk (Rabobank) +43
8th Rafael Valls (Vacansoleil-DCM) +51
9th Tony Gallopin (RadioShack-Nissan) + 1:28
10th Gorka Izagirre (Euskaltel-Euskadi) +2:30
Team Classification
1st Team Sky 60:12:402nd RadioShack-Nissan +4
3rd BMC +6
4th Omega Pharma-Quick Step +13
5th Liquigas-Cannondale +29
6th Katusha +38
7th Vacansoleil-DCM +50
8th Astana +52
9th Rabobank +1:01
10th Euskaltel-Euskadi +1:51
Combativity Award
Stage One: Nicolas Edet (Cofidis)Stage Two: Anthony Roux (FDJ-BigMat)
Stage Three: Michael Mørkøv (Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank)
Stage Four: Yukiya Arashiro (Europcar)
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