By Jim Freibert – May 16, 2013–California. Edited by Jen Benepe
Tyler Farrar clinched the finish at the fourth stage of the big California race yesterday.
The stage was once again nearly dominated by the internationals, until the finish, when Americans placed one and two to the line
The next fifteen places were all foreign, not domestic, pros.
But who will remember anyone other than Tyler Farrar, unless they remember he was just ahead of second place rider Ken Hanson, number 125 of Optum who earned a 6-second time bonus, or the third place Belgian, Gianni Meersman, of Omega Pharma Quickstep.
Behind Kris Boeckmans, was fifth place Peter Sagan who congratulated Farrar for winning (in stage 3 Farrar was third, Sagan was first, and today’s 6th place, Mick Matthews, was between them).
At the end of the day, all the race category leaders kept their jerseys, and it looks like 115 riders will start Thursday’s stage from Santa Barbara to Avila Beach. More familiar roads for ATOC veterans, but the sprinters and tired climbers will not like climbing San Marcos Pass to leave Santa Barbara!
From the standpoint of long-time tour of California, today’s stage was about as close as you get to a “classic” for the Amgen Tour of California
The race has traveled between Santa Barbara and Santa Clarita three times before, almost a reverse of today’s route in 2007 and ’08, and part of this course was used in 2006.
And this was the first time Santa Barbara has been visited in May, a particularly great time for riders and spectators to visit one of the most fragrant areas of America.
Substantial quantities of America’s orchids, roses, and other flowers are grown in and around the Santa Barbara and Carpenteria areas where Jens Voigt upped the pace before the finish – also a spot where you’re no doubt, inhaling more citrus scents, than at a perfume counter! Maybe he was inspired, remembering his sweetheart, Stephanie, the mother of their six children!
Earlier, closer to the Santa Clarita start, the riders skirted some of the more infamous short climbs used in the Amgen Tour’s first few years, and there’s little doubt that the veterans breathed a sigh of relief that the killer climbs east of Ventura were not included this year.
For you professional wannabes, with a sense of humor, or aspiring, wannabe professional racers, a new addition to this years race is a GRID, with competitors numbers… imagine you’re in 23rd place overall,… you really want to mark the riders in 22nd, 21st, and 20th place, and if you can – pass and gain time on those rivals in particular you improve your, and your teams standings.
The grid allows riders to cut out names and numbers, tape the small pieces to their bars or stems (easier than writing on your arm, the old fashioned way of the pros), and look to beat these guys at the line!
You didn’t think it was coincidental that so many stage racers finish in the same clusters day after day, did you?
If you’re not watching the race, and you want to see why San Marcos pass is so memorable – come back tomorrow, because a picture is worth a thousand words, and Cyclists International should have some exclusive photos.
It’s nothing like Manhattan, Greenwich, Providence, Boston, or Philly! This pass, and these exact roads that criss-cross it, are part of the reason several world class teams return to Santa Barbara and the Santa Ynez Valley behind it, to train – why they’ve left the names of rivals, teams, and Tour champions painted on these side roads for nearly 30 years!
2013 Amgen Tour of California Stage 4 Results
Pos. | No. | UCI Code | Rider | Team | Time | Gap |
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1. | 14 | USA19840602 | FARRAR, Tyler | GRS | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
2. | 125 | USA19820414 | HANSON, Ken | OPM | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
3. | 24 | BEL19851205 | MEERSMAN, Gianni | OPQ | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
4. | 72 | BEL19870213 | BOECKMANS, Kris | VCD | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
5. | 51 | SVK19900126 | SAGAN, Peter | CAN | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
6. | 46 | AUS19900926 | MATTHEWS, Michael | OGE | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
7. | 35 | NOR19780118 | HUSHOVD, Thor | BMC | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
8. | 21 | FRA19790630 | CHAVANEL, Sylvain | OPQ | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
9. | 118 | NZL19801006 | VENNELL, Jeremy | BPC | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
10. | 148 | BEL19920417 | STUYVEN, Jasper | BCT | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
11. | 53 | CAN19890525 | BOIVIN, Guillaume | CAN | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
12. | 108 | GER19860326 | VOSS, Paul | TNE | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
13. | 104 | AUS19870927 | DEMPSTER, Zakkari | TNE | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
14. | 82 | IRL19830907 | DEIGNAN, Philip | UHC | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
15. | 66 | DEN19850430 | MORKOV, Michael | TST | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
16. | 65 | AUS19920908 | MCCARTHY, Jay | TST | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
17. | 147 | USA19920421 | PUTT, Tanner | BCT | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
18. | 107 | AUT19881021 | SCHORN, Daniel | TNE | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
19. | 31 | USA19880812 | VAN GARDEREN, Tejay | BMC | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
20. | 106 | POR19850424 | PIMENTA, Jose Joao | TNE | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
21. | 32 | USA19840216 | BOOKWALTER, Brent | BMC | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
22. | 3 | LUX19840719 | DIDIER, Laurent | RLT | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
23. | 105 | POL19801027 | HUZARSKI, Bartosz | TNE | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
24. | 83 | USA19831205 | EUSER, Lucas | UHC | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
25. | 153 | USA19861205 | JENKINS, Max | 5HR | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
26. | 61 | AUS19791220 | ROGERS, Michael | TST | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
27. | 68 | SUI19810509 | ZAUGG, Oliver | TST | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
28. | 128 | USA19770529 | ZWIZANSKI, Scott | OPM | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
29. | 143 | CAN19910912 | DUCHESNE, Antoine | BCT | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
30. | 121 | USA19880826 | HAGA, Chad | OPM | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
31. | 33 | SUI19861209 | FRANK, Mathias | BMC | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
32. | 77 | NED19880118 | VAN POPPEL, Boy | VCD | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
33. | 151 | ESP19760309 | MANCEBO, Francisco | 5HR | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
34. | 4 | ESP19800205 | IRIZAR, Markel | RLT | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
35. | 71 | BEL19861106 | DE GENDT, Thomas | VCD | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
36. | 2 | USA19850509 | BUSCHE, Matthew | RLT | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
37. | 47 | AUS19880111 | MEYER, Cameron | OGE | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
38. | 56 | USA19830131 | KING, Edward | CAN | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
39. | 81 | AHO19840215 | DE MAAR, Marc | UHC | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
40. | 96 | CAN19830110 | ROTH, Ryan | CSS | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
41. | 137 | CUB19790407 | ROMERO AMARAN, Luis | JSH | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
42. | 101 | CZE19871115 | KOENIG, Leopold | TNE | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
43. | 103 | ESP19890506 | DE LA CRUZ, David | TNE | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
44. | 1 | GER19710917 | VOIGT, Jens | RLT | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
45. | 67 | ITA19740514 | TOSATTO, Matteo | TST | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
46. | 95 | SLO19811015 | GAZVODA, Gregor | CSS | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
47. | 131 | COL19851206 | ACEVEDO, Janier | JSH | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
48. | 55 | ARG19830418 | HAEDO, Lucas Sebastian | CAN | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
49. | 134 | USA19780922 | JACQUES-MAYNES, Ben | JSH | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
50. | 113 | USA19890227 | JONES, Carter | BPC | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
51. | 93 | USA19880216 | BUTLER, Chris | CSS | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
52. | 8 | ESP19770401 | ZUBELDIA, Haimar | RLT | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
53. | 52 | POL19850307 | BODNAR, Maciej | CAN | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
54. | 57 | SLO19861125 | KOREN, Kristijan | CAN | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
55. | 145 | USA19910824 | MANNION, Gavin | BCT | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
56. | 36 | FRA19820202 | MOINARD, Amael | BMC | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
57. | 37 | ITA19760225 | PINOTTI, Marco | BMC | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
58. | 58 | DEN19811204 | VANDBORG, Brian | CAN | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
59. | 7 | LUX19850610 | SCHLECK, Andy | RLT | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
60. | 152 | USA19840328 | ENGLISH, Nathaniel | 5HR | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
61. | 5 | LUX19920922 | JUNGELS, Bob | RLT | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
62. | 78 | NED19820911 | WESTRA, Lieuwe | VCD | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
63. | 94 | TPE19881102 | FENG, Chun Kai | CSS | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
64. | 41 | AUS19861020 | SULZBERGER, Wesley | OGE | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
65. | 142 | USA19920220 | CRADDOCK, Lawson | BCT | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
66. | 123 | USA19750226 | CANDELARIO, Alexander | OPM | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
67. | 11 | USA19790112 | ZABRISKIE, David | GRS | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
68. | 116 | USA19730903 | MCCARTY, Pat | BPC | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
69. | 38 | SUI19860929 | SCHAR, Michael | BMC | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
70. | 114 | NZL19870412 | TORCKLER, Michael | BPC | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
71. | 13 | USA19870219 | FAIRLY, Caleb | GRS | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
72. | 111 | USA19751015 | BALDWIN, Christopher | BPC | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
73. | 115 | USA19820124 | MCCARTNEY, Jason | BPC | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
74. | 16 | AUS19920102 | MORTON, Lachlan David | GRS | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
75. | 22 | BEL19820527 | DE WEERT, Kevin | OPQ | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
76. | 28 | ESP19921104 | VERONA, Carlos | OPQ | 03:14:09 | 00:00:00 |
77. | 126 | USA19830820 | SOLADAY, Thomas | OPM | 03:14:24 | 00:00:15 |
78. | 75 | NED19890616 | LINDEMAN, Bertjan | VCD | 03:14:26 | 00:00:17 |
79. | 73 | ESP19770917 | FLECHA, Juan Antonio | VCD | 03:14:26 | 00:00:17 |
80. | 43 | AUS19781012 | COOKE, Baden | OGE | 03:14:32 | 00:00:23 |
81. | 48 | AUS19890608 | MEYER, Travis | OGE | 03:14:36 | 00:00:27 |
82. | 64 | DEN19860420 | JORGENSEN, Jonas Aaen | TST | 03:15:00 | 00:00:51 |
83. | 92 | IRL19850607 | BRAMMEIER, Matt | CSS | 03:15:03 | 00:00:54 |
84. | 44 | AUS19861002 | DOCKER, Mitchell | OGE | 03:15:20 | 00:01:11 |
85. | 12 | AUS19900528 | DENNIS, Rohan | GRS | 03:15:37 | 00:01:28 |
86. | 15 | USA19880101 | HOWES, Alex | GRS | 03:15:40 | 00:01:31 |
87. | 17 | USA19910313 | RATHE, Jacob | GRS | 03:15:40 | 00:01:31 |
88. | 91 | USA19860815 | BEYER, Chad | CSS | 03:15:40 | 00:01:31 |
89. | 156 | USA19850821 | STEMPER, James | 5HR | 03:15:40 | 00:01:31 |
90. | 85 | USA19790806 | JONES, Christopher | UHC | 03:16:17 | 00:02:08 |
91. | 86 | USA19870618 | KEOUGH, Jake | UHC | 03:16:17 | 00:02:08 |
92. | 122 | USA19850612 | ANTHONY, Jesse | OPM | 03:16:17 | 00:02:08 |
93. | 88 | USA19841215 | MURPHY, John | UHC | 03:16:17 | 00:02:08 |
94. | 98 | HKG19840605 | WU, Kin San | CSS | 03:16:17 | 00:02:08 |
95. | 138 | USA19810304 | WREN, Tyler | JSH | 03:16:17 | 00:02:08 |
96. | 63 | USA19821114 | DUGGAN, Timothy | TST | 03:16:17 | 00:02:08 |
97. | 84 | SLO19840901 | ILESIC, Aldo Ino | UHC | 03:16:17 | 00:02:08 |
98. | 144 | USA19920728 | EASTMAN, Ryan | BCT | 03:16:17 | 00:02:08 |
99. | 146 | NZL19930617 | ORAM, James | BCT | 03:16:17 | 00:02:08 |
100. | 157 | USA19870605 | SWEETING, Robert | 5HR | 03:16:17 | 00:02:08 |
101. | 74 | NED19901104 | KREDER, Wesley | VCD | 03:16:17 | 00:02:08 |
102. | 26 | BEL19910214 | VAN KEIRSBULCK, Guillaume | OPQ | 03:16:17 | 00:02:08 |
103. | 102 | ITA19870803 | BENEDETTI, Cesare | TNE | 03:16:17 | 00:02:08 |
104. | 141 | USA19910707 | BROWN, Nathan | BCT | 03:17:40 | 00:03:31 |
105. | 117 | USA19770522 | PIPP, Frank | BPC | 03:20:09 | 00:06:00 |
106. | 135 | USA19890109 | MILLER, Carson | JSH | 03:20:09 | 00:06:00 |
107. | 154 | USA19811109 | MILNE, Shawn | 5HR | 03:20:09 | 00:06:00 |
108. | 18 | BEL19810204 | VAN SUMMEREN, Johan | GRS | 03:20:09 | 00:06:00 |
109. | 124 | CAN19850822 | COOPER, Marsh | OPM | 03:20:53 | 00:06:44 |
110. | 132 | USA19861111 | DRISCOLL, James | JSH | 03:20:53 | 00:06:44 |
111. | 158 | USA19880619 | WILLIAMS, David | 5HR | 03:20:53 | 00:06:44 |
112. | 87 | USA19771208 | LOUDER, Jeffry | UHC | 03:20:53 | 00:06:44 |
113. | 62 | AUS19820108 | CANTWELL, Jonathan | TST | 03:20:53 | 00:06:44 |
114. | 97 | NED19811103 | TRASKEL, Bobbie | CSS | 03:23:00 | 00:08:51 |
904. | 34 | BEL19820705 | GILBERT, Philippe | BMC | Did Not Start |