Stage 4: Vielsalm to Villers-le-Bouillet, 168km/104mi

By Cathy Mehl

It was the fourth and hardest stage in the Tour de Wallonie with Frenchman Laurent Mangel of Saur – Sojasun taking the victory ahead of Marco Marcato in a sprint from the leading group.  Mangel became the new race leader, the fourth one in this year’s race.

It was a stage full of climbs on Tuesday for the peloton of 110 riders.  An early break of two went away and held a gap of almost four minutes while Quick-Step and Katusha worked from the main field.  Once the race came back together a small group went away on the final two climbs in the last 20k, with Mangel emerging the victor on the line.

Team RadioShack’s Jason McCartney is the best-placed team rider at almost one-minute back on GC.  Gert Steegmans did not finish today’s stage due to tendinitis.

The final stage 5 on Wednesday is from Chaudfontaine to Welkenraedt at 164.7km.

Top Ten Results

1 MANGEL Laurent SAU 4:07:30 0:00:00

2 MARCATO Marco VAC 4:07:30 0:00:00

3 VANTOMME Maxime * KAT 4:07:30 0:00:00

4 BAKELANDTS Jan * OLO 4:07:30 0:00:00

5 MOLLEMA Bauke * RAB 4:07:30 0:00:00

6 VICHOT Arthur * FDJ 4:07:30 0:00:00

7 CODOL Massimo ASA 4:07:30 0:00:00

8 VANDEWALLE Kristof TSV 4:07:30 0:00:00

9 SIMON Julien SAU 4:07:30 0:00:00

10 DOWNING Russell SKY 4:07:30 0:00:00

Team RadioShack Results

44 MCCARTNEY Jason RSH 4:08:16 0:00:46

49 ROSSELER Sébastien RSH 4:08:49 0:01:19

50 LEQUATRE Geoffroy RSH 4:08:49 0:01:19

52 SELANDER Bjorn * RSH 4:09:15 0:01:45

62 VAITKUS Tomas RSH 4:15:04 0:07:34

88 BEWLEY Sam * RSH 4:20:37 0:13:07

DNF  STEEGMANS Gert RSH

General Classification After Stage 4

1 MANGEL Laurent SAU 18:03:59 0:00:00

2  MARCATO Marco VAC 18:04:00 0:00:01

3 VANTOMME Maxime * KAT 18:04:05 0:00:06

4 SIMON Julien SAU 18:04:06 0:00:07

5 DOWNING Russell SKY 18:04:07 0:00:08

6 VICHOT Arthur * FDJ 18:04:09 0:00:10

7 BAKELANDTS Jan * OLO 18:04:09 0:00:10

8  VAN VOOREN Steven * TSV 18:04:09 0:00:10

9 VANDEWALLE Kristof TSV 18:04:09 0:00:10

10 MOLLEMA Bauke * RAB 18:04:09 0:00:10

Team RadioShack on General Classification

42 MCCARTNEY Jason RSH 18:04:55 0:00:56

45 LEQUATRE Geoffroy RSH 18:05:48 0:01:49

55 ROSSELER Sébastien RSH 18:09:20 0:05:21

56 SELANDER Bjorn * RSH 18:10:06 0:06:07

64 VAITKUS Tomas RSH 18:11:43 0:07:44

94 BEWLEY Sam * RSH 18:25:10 0:21:11