National road race champion Matt Brammeier has survived a late scare on the Tour of Qatar's fourth stage today, Wednesday.
The Champion System rider had enjoyed good early season performances on the opening two road stages of the event, coming home with the main group as many riders got spat out in high winds that blew the race apart.
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The breeze was not a massive factor during today's 160km to Al Khor Corniche but the race still split up a little. Brammeier came home in a group some 2:31 down.
However, he had been in the main bunch until a crash in the last kilometre saw the group fragment, with everyone held up awarded the same time as the winner for their overall standings, including Brammeier.
Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma Quickstep) took the bunch sprint that decided today's stage. With time bonuses for that victory he has now assumed the race's overall lead with just two stages remaining.
Stage 4: Camel Race Track - Al Khor Corniche 160km
| Position | Rider | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | 3:30:05 |
| 2 | Barry Markus (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | |
| 3 | Andrea Guardini (Ita) Astana Pro Team | |
| 4 | Filippo Fortin (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | |
| 5 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha | |
| 6 | Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | |
| 7 | Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ | |
| 8 | Aidis Kruopis (Ltu) Orica-GreenEdge | |
| 9 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling | |
| 10 | Davide Appollonio (Ita) Ag2R La Mondiale | |
| 11 | Heinrich Haussler (Aus) IAM Cycling | |
| 12 | Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | |
| 13 | Roger Kluge (Ger) Team NetApp-Endura | |
| 14 | Adam Blythe (GBr) BMC Racing Team | |
| 15 | John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano | |
| 16 | Soupe Geoffrey (Fra) FDJ | |
| 17 | Gediminas Bagdonas (Ltu) Ag2R La Mondiale | |
| 18 | Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Japan | |
| 19 | Andrea Pasqualon (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | |
| 20 | Christian Delle Stelle (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | |
| 21 | Blaz Jarc (Slo) Team NetApp-Endura | |
| 22 | Marco Coledan (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | |
| 23 | Baden Cooke (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | |
| 24 | Niki Terpstra (Ned) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | |
| 25 | Elia Viviani (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | |
| 26 | Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | |
| 27 | Luke Rowe (GBr) Sky Procycling | |
| 28 | Marco Haller (Aut) Katusha | |
| 29 | Tom Veelers (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano | |
| 30 | Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Sky Procycling | |
| 31 | Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Procycling | |
| 32 | Rüdiger Selig (Ger) Katusha | |
| 33 | Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Astana Pro Team | |
| 34 | Kazuhiro Mori (Jpn) Japan | |
| 35 | Jens Mouris (Ned) Orica-GreenEdge | |
| 36 | Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Procycling | |
| 37 | Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Orica-GreenEdge | |
| 38 | Wouter Mol (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | |
| 39 | Marco Bandiera (Ita) IAM Cycling | |
| 40 | Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | |
| 41 | Chun Kai Feng (Chn) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | |
| 42 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | |
| 43 | Dominique Rollin (Can) FDJ | |
| 44 | Pengda Jiao (Chn) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | |
| 45 | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team | |
| 46 | Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha | |
| 47 | David Boucher (Fra) FDJ | |
| 48 | Reto Hollenstein (Swi) IAM Cycling | |
| 49 | Gregory Rast (Swi) RadioShack Leopard | |
| 50 | Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team | |
| 51 | Kristijan Koren (Slo) Cannondale Pro Cycling | |
| 52 | Jonas Aaen Jorgensen (Den) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | |
| 53 | Wesley Kreder (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | |
| 54 | Junya Sano (Jpn) Japan | |
| 55 | Chan Jae Jang (Kor) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | |
| 56 | Murilo Antoniobil Fischer (Bra) FDJ | |
| 57 | Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Katusha | |
| 58 | Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha | |
| 59 | Vladimir Isaichev (Rus) Katusha | |
| 60 | Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team | |
| 61 | Arman Kamyshev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | |
| 62 | Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) RadioShack Leopard | |
| 63 | Stijn Devolder (Bel) RadioShack Leopard | |
| 64 | Tony Gallopin (Fra) RadioShack Leopard | |
| 65 | Markel Irizar (Spa) RadioShack Leopard | |
| 66 | Nelson Santos Oliveira (Por) RadioShack Leopard | |
| 67 | Muhamad Adiq Husainie Othman (Mas) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | |
| 68 | Daniele Bennati (Ita) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | |
| 69 | Roy Curvers (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano | |
| 70 | Nikias Arndt (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano | |
| 71 | Paul Voss (Ger) Team NetApp-Endura | |
| 72 | Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Team NetApp-Endura | |
| 73 | Marco Canola (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | |
| 74 | Sébastien Hinault (Fra) IAM Cycling | |
| 75 | Fumeaux Jonathan (Swi) IAM Cycling | |
| 76 | Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | |
| 77 | Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | |
| 78 | Yuzuru Suzuki (Jpn) Japan | |
| 79 | Matthias Friedemann (Ger) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | |
| 80 | Martin Elmiger (Swi) IAM Cycling | |
| 81 | Fabian Cancellara (Swi) RadioShack Leopard | |
| 82 | Hayden Roulston (NZl) RadioShack Leopard | |
| 83 | Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | |
| 84 | Marko Kump (Slo) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | |
| 85 | Markus Eichler (Ger) Team NetApp-Endura | |
| 86 | Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | |
| 87 | Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Cannondale Pro Cycling | |
| 88 | Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Sky Procycling | |
| 89 | Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | |
| 90 | Johan Le Bon (Fra) FDJ | |
| 91 | Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Team NetApp-Endura | |
| 92 | Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team | |
| 93 | Stephen Cummings (GBr) BMC Racing Team | 0:01:30 |
| 94 | Yannick Eijssen (Bel) BMC Racing Team | |
| 95 | Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team | |
| 96 | Lawrence Warbasse (USA) BMC Racing Team | |
| 97 | Kohei Uchima (Jpn) Japan | |
| 98 | Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | |
| 99 | Martin Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | |
| 100 | Tiziano Dall'Antonia (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | |
| 101 | Daniele Ratto (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | |
| 102 | Daniel Schorn (Aut) Team NetApp-Endura | 0:01:34 |
| 103 | Alexander Porsev (Rus) Katusha | |
| 104 | Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | |
| 105 | Iljo Keisse (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | |
| 106 | Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | |
| 107 | Pirmin Lang (Swi) IAM Cycling | 0:01:49 |
| 108 | Andrea Di Corrado (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | |
| 109 | Yusuke Hatanaka (Jpn) Japan | |
| 110 | Evan Huffman (USA) Astana Pro Team | 0:01:53 |
| 111 | Sébastien Minard (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale | |
| 112 | Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | 0:01:53 |
| 113 | Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:01:55 |
| 114 | Borut Bozic (Slo) Astana Pro Team | |
| 115 | Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Ag2R La Mondiale | 0:02:12 |
| 116 | Hugo Houle (Can) Ag2R La Mondiale | |
| 117 | Brett Daniel Lancaster (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | |
| 118 | Allan Davis (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | 0:02:28 |
| 119 | Matteo Trentin (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | |
| 120 | Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano | 0:02:31 |
| 121 | Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ | |
| 122 | Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | |
| 123 | Russell Downing (GBr) Team NetApp-Endura | |
| 124 | Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano | |
| 125 | Luka Mezgec (Slo) Team Argos-Shimano | |
| 126 | Matt Brammeier (Irl) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | |
| 127 | Bobbie Traksel (Ned) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | |
| 128 | Yoann Offredo (Fra) FDJ | |
| 129 | Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Ag2R La Mondiale | |
| 130 | Kristof Goddaert (Bel) IAM Cycling | |
| 131 | Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Orica-GreenEdge | |
| 132 | Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Japan | |
| 133 | Julien Berard (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale | 0:04:57 |
| 134 | Steve Chainel (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale | |
| 135 | Mathew Hayman (Aus) Sky Procycling | |
| 136 | Christopher Sutton (Aus) Sky Procycling | 0:05:01 |
| 137 | Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:05:06 |
| 138 | Guillaume Boivin (Can) Cannondale Pro Cycling | |
| 139 | Koen De Kort (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano |
General Classification
| Position | Rider | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Cavendish (GBr) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | 10:20:01 |
| 2 | Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team | 0:00:02 |
| 3 | Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team | 0:00:08 |
| 4 | Adam Blythe (GBr) BMC Racing Team | 0:00:09 |
| 5 | Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team | 0:00:12 |
| 6 | Michael Schär (Swi) BMC Racing Team | |
| 7 | Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Sky Procycling | 0:00:13 |
| 8 | Mathew Hayman (Aus) Sky Procycling | 0:00:14 |
| 9 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling | 0:00:16 |
| 10 | Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Procycling | 0:00:17 |
| 11 | Luke Rowe (GBr) Sky Procycling | |
| 12 | Niki Terpstra (Ned) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | 0:00:22 |
| 13 | Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | |
| 14 | Tony Gallopin (Fra) RadioShack Leopard | 0:00:23 |
| 15 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha | 0:00:25 |
| 16 | Marco Haller (Aut) Katusha | 0:00:27 |
| 17 | Alexander Porsev (Rus) Katusha | |
| 18 | Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 0:00:29 |
| 19 | Aidis Kruopis (Ltu) Orica-GreenEdge | 0:00:31 |
| 20 | Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Astana Pro Team | 0:00:34 |
| 21 | Baden Cooke (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | 0:00:35 |
| 22 | Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Orica-GreenEdge | |
| 23 | Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) FDJ | |
| 24 | Elia Viviani (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:00:36 |
| 25 | Tiziano Dall'Antonia (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | |
| 26 | Matti Breschel (Den) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | 0:00:38 |
| 27 | Jonas Aaen Jorgensen (Den) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | |
| 28 | Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Procycling | |
| 29 | John Degenkolb (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano | 0:00:40 |
| 30 | Dominique Rollin (Can) FDJ | 0:00:41 |
| 31 | Tom Veelers (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano | 0:00:42 |
| 32 | Koen De Kort (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano | |
| 33 | Martin Elmiger (Swi) IAM Cycling | 0:00:43 |
| 34 | Stijn Vandenbergh (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | |
| 35 | Markel Irizar (Spa) RadioShack Leopard | 0:00:44 |
| 36 | Yoann Offredo (Fra) FDJ | |
| 37 | Roger Kluge (Ger) Team NetApp-Endura | 0:00:45 |
| 38 | Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Katusha | |
| 39 | Heinrich Haussler (Aus) IAM Cycling | 0:00:49 |
| 40 | Guillaume Van Keirsbulck (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | 0:00:55 |
| 41 | Paul Voss (Ger) Team NetApp-Endura | 0:00:56 |
| 42 | Daniele Bennati (Ita) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | 0:00:59 |
| 43 | Reto Hollenstein (Swi) IAM Cycling | 0:01:00 |
| 44 | Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:01:03 |
| 45 | Roy Curvers (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano | |
| 46 | Rob Ruijgh (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | |
| 47 | Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | |
| 48 | Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | 0:01:20 |
| 49 | Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) RadioShack Leopard | 0:01:25 |
| 50 | Gregory Rast (Swi) RadioShack Leopard | 0:01:34 |
| 51 | Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:01:36 |
| 52 | Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Team NetApp-Endura | 0:01:38 |
| 53 | Matt Brammeier (Irl) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | 0:01:39 |
| 54 | Sébastien Minard (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale | |
| 55 | Fabian Cancellara (Swi) RadioShack Leopard | 0:01:43 |
| 56 | Murilo Antoniobil Fischer (Bra) FDJ | 0:01:47 |
| 57 | Iljo Keisse (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | 0:02:06 |
| 58 | Johan Le Bon (Fra) FDJ | 0:02:17 |
| 59 | Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha | 0:02:21 |
| 60 | Sébastien Hinault (Fra) IAM Cycling | 0:02:22 |
| 61 | Martin Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | |
| 62 | Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano | 0:02:29 |
| 63 | Gabriel Rasch (Nor) Sky Procycling | 0:02:54 |
| 64 | Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Ag2R La Mondiale | 0:02:57 |
| 65 | Dmitriy Muravyev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | 0:03:19 |
| 66 | Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Team NetApp-Endura | 0:03:23 |
| 67 | Nikias Arndt (Ger) Team Argos-Shimano | 0:03:27 |
| 68 | Daniel Schorn (Aut) Team NetApp-Endura | 0:04:00 |
| 69 | Rüdiger Selig (Ger) Katusha | 0:04:09 |
| 70 | Pirmin Lang (Swi) IAM Cycling | 0:04:58 |
| 71 | Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Team Argos-Shimano | 0:07:17 |
| 72 | Steve Chainel (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale | 0:08:25 |
| 73 | Stijn Devolder (Bel) RadioShack Leopard | 0:16:25 |
| 74 | Soupe Geoffrey (Fra) FDJ | 0:16:37 |
| 75 | Jens Mouris (Ned) Orica-GreenEdge | |
| 76 | Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Orica-GreenEdge | |
| 77 | Andrea Guardini (Ita) Astana Pro Team | 0:16:44 |
| 78 | Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:16:46 |
| 79 | Lawrence Warbasse (USA) BMC Racing Team | |
| 80 | Blaz Jarc (Slo) Team NetApp-Endura | 0:16:47 |
| 81 | Gediminas Bagdonas (Ltu) Ag2R La Mondiale | |
| 82 | Davide Appollonio (Ita) Ag2R La Mondiale | |
| 83 | Kristof Goddaert (Bel) IAM Cycling | 0:16:51 |
| 84 | Barry Markus (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:16:53 |
| 85 | Yannick Eijssen (Bel) BMC Racing Team | |
| 86 | Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) FDJ | 0:16:57 |
| 87 | Nelson Santos Oliveira (Por) RadioShack Leopard | 0:17:02 |
| 88 | Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:17:08 |
| 89 | Luka Mezgec (Slo) Team Argos-Shimano | 0:17:11 |
| 90 | Filippo Fortin (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | 0:17:13 |
| 91 | Andrea Pasqualon (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | |
| 92 | Marco Coledan (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | |
| 93 | Marco Canola (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | |
| 94 | Wesley Kreder (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | |
| 95 | Russell Downing (GBr) Team NetApp-Endura | 0:17:16 |
| 96 | Chan Jae Jang (Kor) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | 0:17:28 |
| 97 | Bobbie Traksel (Ned) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | 0:17:30 |
| 98 | Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | 0:17:36 |
| 99 | Hayden Roulston (NZl) RadioShack Leopard | 0:17:40 |
| 100 | Kristijan Koren (Slo) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:17:45 |
| 101 | Wouter Mol (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:17:47 |
| 102 | David Boucher (Fra) FDJ | 0:17:49 |
| 103 | Daniele Ratto (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:17:50 |
| 104 | Markus Eichler (Ger) Team NetApp-Endura | 0:17:59 |
| 105 | Taiji Nishitani (Jpn) Japan | 0:18:02 |
| 106 | Kazuhiro Mori (Jpn) Japan | |
| 107 | Chun Kai Feng (Chn) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | |
| 108 | Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn) Japan | |
| 109 | Matthias Friedemann (Ger) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | 0:18:03 |
| 110 | Arman Kamyshev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | 0:18:07 |
| 111 | Pengda Jiao (Chn) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | 0:18:12 |
| 112 | Marco Bandiera (Ita) IAM Cycling | |
| 113 | Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Ag2R La Mondiale | 0:18:16 |
| 114 | Yuzuru Suzuki (Jpn) Japan | 0:18:17 |
| 115 | Borut Bozic (Slo) Astana Pro Team | 0:18:26 |
| 116 | Matteo Trentin (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quick-Step Cycling Team | |
| 117 | Yusuke Hatanaka (Jpn) Japan | 0:18:34 |
| 118 | Andrea Di Corrado (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | |
| 119 | Vladimir Isaichev (Rus) Katusha | 0:18:46 |
| 120 | Brett Daniel Lancaster (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | 0:18:48 |
| 121 | Hugo Houle (Can) Ag2R La Mondiale | 0:18:59 |
| 122 | Muhamad Adiq Husainie Othman (Mas) Champion System Pro Cycling Team | 0:19:02 |
| 123 | Guillaume Boivin (Can) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:19:07 |
| 124 | Junya Sano (Jpn) Japan | |
| 125 | Dmitriy Gruzdev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | 0:19:16 |
| 126 | Kohei Uchima (Jpn) Japan | 0:19:21 |
| 127 | Christian Delle Stelle (Ita) Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | 0:19:26 |
| 128 | Stephen Cummings (GBr) BMC Racing Team | 0:19:29 |
| 129 | Fumeaux Jonathan (Swi) IAM Cycling | 0:19:30 |
| 130 | Marko Kump (Slo) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | 0:19:42 |
| 131 | Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | 0:19:57 |
| 132 | Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo-Tinkoff | 0:20:27 |
| 133 | Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha | 0:20:28 |
| 134 | Evan Huffman (USA) Astana Pro Team | 0:20:41 |
| 135 | Allan Davis (Aus) Orica-GreenEdge | 0:21:16 |
| 136 | Marco Marcato (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team | 0:21:56 |
| 137 | Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) Cannondale Pro Cycling | 0:22:14 |
| 138 | Julien Berard (Fra) Ag2R La Mondiale | 0:23:13 |
| 139 | Christopher Sutton (Aus) Sky Procycling | 0:23:36 |
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