Tour de France: Thor Hushovd wins stage 4
{{date|July 12, 2007}}
{{Tour de France 2007}}[[Image:Thor Hushovd.jpg|left|thumb|Thor Hushovd during the 2005 Tour de France. {{Image source|Jaqueline Lohmele}}]]
[[Norway|Norwegian]] cyclist [[w:Thor Hushovd|Thor Hushovd]] sprinted his way to a stage four victory in the [[w:2007 Tour de France|2007 Tour de France]] on Wednesday.

[[w:Fabian Cancellara|Fabian Cancellara]] of [[Switzerland]] maintained the overall lead, while Hushovd moved into second place, 29 seconds behind Cancellara.

Cancellara is not confident of keeping the yellow jersey. "When I get into the mountains, it's sure that it's finished," Cancellara said.

[[Denmark|Danish]] mountain specialist, and "King of the Mountains" for 2005 and 2006, [[w:Michael Rasmussen|Michael Rasmussen]] agrees that the [[w:Alps|Alps]] will be a turning point in the race.

"We'll definitely get some answers on those days," Rasmussen said. "Already on the Colombiere [La Colombiere Pass], there will be guys from the general classification maybe even dropping or being in trouble."

[[France|French]] mountain specialist [[w:Remy Di Gregorio|Remy Di Gregorio]] withdrew from the Tour after fracturing his elbow during stage 4. 

==Stage 4 results==
{| class="prettytable"
!Rank!!Rider!!Team!!Time
|- 
|'''1'''
|'''Thor Hushovd'''
|'''[[w:Crédit Agricole (cycling team)|Crédit Agricole]]'''
|align="right"| '''4h 37'47"'''
|- 
|2
|[[w:Robert Hunter (cyclist)|Robert Hunter]]
|[[w:Barloworld|Barloworld]]
|align="right"| s.t"
|-
|3
|[[w:Óscar Freire|Óscar Freire]]
|[[w:Rabobank (cycling)|Rabobank]]
|align="right"| s.t"
|- 
|4
|[[w:Erik Zabel|Erik Zabel]]
|[[w:Team Milram|Team Milram]]
|align="right"| s.t"
|-
|5
|[[w:Danilo Napolitano|Danilo Napolitano]]
|[[w:Lampre-Fondital|Lampre-Fondital]]
|align="right"| s.t"
|-
|6
|[[w:Gert Steegmans|Gert Steegmans]]
|[[w:Quick Step-Innergetic|Quick Step-Innergetic]]
|align="right"| s.t"
|-
|7
|[[w:Robert Förster|Robert Förster]]
|[[w:Team Gerolsteiner|Gerolsteiner]]
|align="right"| s.t"
|- bgcolor=limegreen
|8
|[[w:Tom Boonen|Tom Boonen]]
|Quick Step-Innergetic
|align="right"| s.t"
|-
|9
|[[w:Sébastien Chavanel|Sébastien Chavanel]]
|[[w:Française des Jeux|Française des Jeux]]
|align="right"| s.t"
|-
|10
|[[w:Mark Cavendish|Mark Cavendish]]
|[[w:T-Mobile Team|T-Mobile Team]]
|align="right"| s.t"
|}

==General classification after stage 4==
{| class="prettytable"
!Rank!!Rider!!Team!!Time
|- bgcolor=yellow
|'''1'''
|'''Fabian Cancellara'''
|'''Team CSC'''
|align=right|    '''19h 49'55"'''
|-
|2 
|Thor Hushovd
|Crédit Agricole
|align=right| 29"
|-
|3 
|[[w:Andreas Klöden|Andreas Klöden]]
|[[w:Astana Team|Astana Team]]
|align=right| 33"
|-
|4 
|[[w:David Millar|David Millar]]
|[[w:Saunier Duval-Prodir|Saunier Duval-Prodir]]
|align=right| 41"
|-
|5 
|[[w:George Hincapie|George Hincapie]]
|[[w:Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team|Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team]]
|align=right| 43"
|-
|6 
|[[w:Bradley Wiggins|Bradley Wiggins]]
|[[w:Cofidis (cycling team)|Cofidis]]
|align=right| 43"
|-
|7 
|[[w:Sylvain Chavanel|Sylvain Chavanel]]
|Cofidis
|align=right| 44"
|- bgcolor=lightblue
|8
|[[w:Vladimir Gusev|Vladimir Gusev]]
|Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
|align=right| 45" 
|- bgcolor=limegreen
|9
|Tom Boonen
|Quick Step-Innergetic
|align=right| 46" 
|-
|10 
|[[w:Vladimir Karpets|Vladimir Karpets]]
|[[w:Caisse d'Epargne|Caisse d'Epargne]]
|align=right| 46"
|}

==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://sports.yahoo.com/sc/news;_ylt=AplfxIBcps4aeXkLLD956F5.grcF?slug=ap-tourdefrance&prov=ap&type=lgns
|title=Raisin and shine: Early morning phone call spurs Hushovd
|author=Jerome Pugmire, AP
|pub=Yahoo! Sports
|date=July 12, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/cycling/6293070.stm
|title=Hushovd sprints to stage four win
|author=
|pub=BBC Sport
|date=July 11, 2007}}

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[[fr:Tour de France cycliste 2007 : 4e étape]]
[[pl:Thor Huschovd wygrał 4. etap Tour de France 2007]]
Thor Hushovd during the 2005 Tour de France. 
Norwegian cyclist Thor Hushovd sprinted his way to a stage four victory in the 2007 Tour de France on Wednesday.

Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland maintained the overall lead, while Hushovd moved into second place, 29 seconds behind Cancellara.

Cancellara is not confident of keeping the yellow jersey. "When I get into the mountains, it's sure that it's finished," Cancellara said.

Danish mountain specialist, and "King of the Mountains" for 2005 and 2006, Michael Rasmussen agrees that the Alps will be a turning point in the race.

"We'll definitely get some answers on those days," Rasmussen said. "Already on the Colombiere La Colombiere Pass, there will be guys from the general classification maybe even dropping or being in trouble."

French mountain specialist Remy Di Gregorio withdrew from the Tour after fracturing his elbow during stage 4. 


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