Thomas Palmer (Drapac Professional Cycling Team) crashed out of stage three leading into the finish and the sprinter found himself on bidon duties the following day.(Image credit: Shane Goss)
The peloton sprints for pride in Haikou.(Image credit: Shane Goss)
Deon Locke (Champion Systems) has battled injury over the years but has always been an aggressive rider and never afraid to ride alone - today it paid off!(Image credit: Shane Goss)
No wonder Deon Locke (Champion Systems) is so strong - he has four arms!(Image credit: Shane Goss)
Stage four spray (l-r): Wong Kam Po (Hong Kong China Team), Deon Locke (Champion Systems) and Ma Hainjun (China National Team).(Image credit: Shane Goss)
The podium girls line up to present the best placed Asian rider Valentin Iglinskiy (Astana) with his awards.(Image credit: Shane Goss)
Julien Antomarchi (Velo Club/La Pomme Marseille) remains in the polka-dot jersey as the KOM leader.(Image credit: Shane Goss)
Frenchman Julien Antomarchi (Velo Club/La Pomme Marseille) didn't have to worry about climbs on stage four instead helping his teammate tour leader Justin Jules all day.(Image credit: Shane Goss)
Gee I wish I was still young enough to be a podium girl... jobs done for the podium girls as they make their way home in Haikou.(Image credit: Shane Goss)
Dim Sims anyone? Solo breakaway Deon Locke (Champion Systems) enters the outskirts of Haikou and the finish to stage four holding onto a slender one minute lead on three riders.(Image credit: Shane Goss)
An exhausted Deon Locke (Champion Systems) lies on the ground as the peloton go by in Haikou.(Image credit: Shane Goss)
It was a fantastic effort from Deon Locke (Champion Systems) to win the stage. It may be bitter sweet though as Locke was dumped from the team recently. This win will surely help his chances of securing a ride on another team.(Image credit: Shane Goss)
What a ride: He was away in breaks for over 100 kilometres and rode solo for the final 35. A gutsy and extremely strong ride from Deon Locke (Champion Systems) to win stage four into Haikou.(Image credit: Shane Goss)
Deon Locke (Champion Systems) leads Florian Salzinger (Atlas Personal-Jakroo) with Alexander Schmitt (Team Eddy MerckxIndeland) partly obscured in their daring breakaway.(Image credit: Shane Goss)
Locke, Salzinger and Schmitt got their lead out to more than three minutes after breaking free of the peloton near the first sprint point at 45kms.(Image credit: Shane Goss)
The peloton were in no hurry to reel the leading trio in on another hot day in the saddle.(Image credit: Shane Goss)
Velo Club/La Pomme Marseille were on the front of the peloton looking after their tour leader in yellow, Justin Jules.(Image credit: Shane Goss)
Tour leader Justin Jules (Velo Club/La Pomme Marseille) corners in front of tour fans on stage four.(Image credit: Shane Goss)
Stuart Shaw leads Drapac Professional Cycling teammate Darren Lapthorne around a bend on stage four of the tour.(Image credit: Shane Goss)
Velo Club/La Pomme Marseille controlled the field on stage four.(Image credit: Shane Goss)
The peloton were starting to reel in the break heading into the final forty kilometres.(Image credit: Shane Goss)
2010 tour winner Valentin Iglinskiy with his brother and Astana teammate Maxim during stage four.(Image credit: Shane Goss)
Deon Locke (Champion Systems) from Australia was feeling the pinch closing in on the final twenty kilometres but was fighting hard for the win.(Image credit: Shane Goss)
Stage winner Deon Locke is congratulated by Champion Systems teammate Holger Burkhardt in Haikou.(Image credit: Shane Goss)
Results
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#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Deon Locke (Aus) Champion System
3:50:07
2
Ma Hainjun (Chn) China
0:00:05
3
Wong Kam Po (HKg) Hong Kong
0:00:10
4
Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil - Shimano
0:00:15
5
Justin Jules (Fra) Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille
Row 4 - Cell 2
6
Kenny Van Hummel (Ned) Skil - Shimano
Row 5 - Cell 2
7
Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Pro Team Astana
Row 6 - Cell 2
8
Danielle Colli (Ita) Geox-TMC
Row 7 - Cell 2
9
Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) MTN Qhubeka
Row 8 - Cell 2
10
Martijn Verschoor (Ned) Team Type 1 - Sanofi
Row 9 - Cell 2
11
Bartlomiej Matysiak (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice
Row 10 - Cell 2
12
Rico Rogers (NZl) Giant Kenda Cycling Team
Row 11 - Cell 2
13
Maurizio Gorato (Ita) Geox-TMC
Row 12 - Cell 2
14
Mohd Harrif Salleh (Mas) Terengganu Cycling Team
Row 13 - Cell 2
15
Adam Phelan (Aus) Drapac
Row 14 - Cell 2
16
Chan Jae Jang (Kor) Terengganu Cycling Team
Row 15 - Cell 2
17
Stuart Shaw (Aus) Drapac
Row 16 - Cell 2
18
Christian Poos (Lux) Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
Row 17 - Cell 2
19
Mart Ojavee (Est) Champion System
Row 18 - Cell 2
20
Emmanuel Van Ruitenbeek (Ned) Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland
Row 19 - Cell 2
21
Petr Lechner (Cze) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer
Row 20 - Cell 2
22
Kazuhiro Mori (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team
Row 21 - Cell 2
23
Xavier Florencio (Spa) Geox-TMC
Row 22 - Cell 2
24
Vytautas Kaupas (Ltu) Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
Row 23 - Cell 2
25
Amirul Fakhruddin Marzuki (Mas) Terengganu Cycling Team
Row 24 - Cell 2
26
Holger Burkhardt (Ger) Champion System
Row 25 - Cell 2
27
Adiq Othman (Mas) Drapac
Row 26 - Cell 2
28
Stefan Ganser (Ger) Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland
Row 27 - Cell 2
29
Raphael Addy (Swi) Atlas Personal
Row 28 - Cell 2
30
Wang Meiyin (Chn) China
Row 29 - Cell 2
31
Anuar Manan (Mas) Terengganu Cycling Team
Row 30 - Cell 2
32
Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy (Kaz) Pro Team Astana
Row 31 - Cell 2
33
Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team
Row 32 - Cell 2
34
Nozomu Kimori (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team
Row 33 - Cell 2
35
Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Skil - Shimano
Row 34 - Cell 2
36
Jiang Kun (Chn) China
Row 35 - Cell 2
37
Christopher Williams (Aus) Champion System
Row 36 - Cell 2
38
Ko Siu Wai (HKg) Hong Kong
Row 37 - Cell 2
39
Kamil Zielinski (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice
Row 38 - Cell 2
40
Chen Zhian (Chn) 361° Cycling Team
Row 39 - Cell 2
41
Amir Rusli (Mas) Drapac
Row 40 - Cell 2
42
Ji Xitao (Chn) China
Row 41 - Cell 2
43
Yasuharu Nakajima (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team
Row 42 - Cell 2
44
Alexander Schrangl (Aut) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer
Row 43 - Cell 2
45
Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Pro Team Astana
Row 44 - Cell 2
46
Feng Han (Chn) Skil - Shimano
Row 45 - Cell 2
47
Alexander Schmitt (Ger) Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland
Row 46 - Cell 2
48
Wei Kei Chang (Tpe) Giant Kenda Cycling Team
Row 47 - Cell 2
49
David McCann (Irl) Giant Kenda Cycling Team
Row 48 - Cell 2
50
Eugen Wacker (Kgz) Giant Kenda Cycling Team
Row 49 - Cell 2
51
Lars Pria (Rom) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer
Row 50 - Cell 2
52
Chen Yuanjun (Chn) 361° Cycling Team
Row 51 - Cell 2
53
Matthias Bertling (Ger) Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland
Row 52 - Cell 2
54
Xue Cheng (Chn) 361° Cycling Team
Row 53 - Cell 2
55
Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Drapac
Row 54 - Cell 2
56
Dariusz Batek (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice
Row 55 - Cell 2
57
Wu Xuanfu (Chn) 361° Cycling Team
Row 56 - Cell 2
58
Wu Kin San (HKg) Champion System
Row 57 - Cell 2
59
Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Pro Team Astana
Row 58 - Cell 2
60
Wang Yin Chih (Tpe) Giant Kenda Cycling Team
Row 59 - Cell 2
61
Jai Crawford (Aus) Giant Kenda Cycling Team
Row 60 - Cell 2
62
Wai Man Chau (HKg) Champion System
Row 61 - Cell 2
63
Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Skil - Shimano
Row 62 - Cell 2
64
Benoit Andre (Ger) Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
Row 63 - Cell 2
65
Yuen Chi Ho (HKg) Hong Kong
Row 64 - Cell 2
66
Alexandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Pro Team Astana
Row 65 - Cell 2
67
Masakazu Ito (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team
Row 66 - Cell 2
68
Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Team Type 1 - Sanofi
Row 67 - Cell 2
69
Chan Chun Hing (HKg) Hong Kong
Row 68 - Cell 2
70
Dennis Van Niekerk (RSA) MTN Qhubeka
Row 69 - Cell 2
71
Julien Antomarchi (Fra) Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille
Row 70 - Cell 2
72
Simon Pellaud (Swi) Atlas Personal
Row 71 - Cell 2
73
Peter Erdin (Swi) Atlas Personal
Row 72 - Cell 2
74
Thomas Palmer (Aus) Drapac
Row 73 - Cell 2
75
Muradjan Halmuratov (Uzb) Giant Kenda Cycling Team
Row 74 - Cell 2
76
Frank Dresslerlehnhof (Ger) Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
Row 75 - Cell 2
77
Sylwester Janiszewski (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice
Row 76 - Cell 2
78
Zhang Wenlong (Chn) China
Row 77 - Cell 2
79
Dong Xiaoyong (Chn) China
Row 78 - Cell 2
80
Adam Semple (Aus) Drapac
Row 79 - Cell 2
81
Ronan Van Zandbeek (Ned) Skil - Shimano
Row 80 - Cell 2
82
Johannes Christoffel Nel (RSA) MTN Qhubeka
Row 81 - Cell 2
83
Joseph Robert Rosskopf (USA) Team Type 1 - Sanofi
Row 82 - Cell 2
84
Tyler Steven Magner (USA) Team Type 1 - Sanofi
Row 83 - Cell 2
85
Gian Paolo Cheula (Ita) Geox-TMC
Row 84 - Cell 2
86
Zhang Ruisong (Chn) China
Row 85 - Cell 2
87
Yohan Cauquil (Fra) Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille
Row 86 - Cell 2
88
Mateusz Taciak (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice
Row 87 - Cell 2
89
Thomas Vaubourzeix (Fra) Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille
Row 88 - Cell 2
90
Sergey Renev (Kaz) Pro Team Astana
Row 89 - Cell 2
91
Daniel Westmattelmann (Ger) Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland
Row 90 - Cell 2
92
Jonathan Fumeaux (Swi) Atlas Personal
Row 91 - Cell 2
93
Yeung Ying Hon (HKg) Hong Kong
Row 92 - Cell 2
94
Martin Wesemann (RSA) MTN Qhubeka
0:00:25
95
Pawel Charucki (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice
Row 94 - Cell 2
96
Dohyoung Kim (Kor) Terengganu Cycling Team
0:00:37
97
Wang Zhen (Chn) 361° Cycling Team
Row 96 - Cell 2
98
Dmitri Gruzdev (Kaz) Pro Team Astana
Row 97 - Cell 2
99
Bert De Backer (Bel) Skil - Shimano
0:01:00
100
Luc Hagenaars (Ned) Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland
0:01:07
101
Stanley Namanyana (RSA) MTN Qhubeka
0:01:10
102
James Tennent (RSA) MTN Qhubeka
0:01:18
103
Bradley Potgieter (RSA) MTN Qhubeka
0:01:35
104
Daniel Reiter (Aut) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer
Row 103 - Cell 2
105
Tomasz Kiendys (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice
0:02:24
106
Marko Kump (Slo) Geox-TMC
0:02:30
107
Florian Salzinger (Ger) Atlas Personal
0:06:39
108
David Rösch (Ger) Atlas Personal
Row 107 - Cell 2
DNF
Liu Xinjun (Chn) 361° Cycling Team
Row 108 - Cell 2
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General classification after stage 4
#
Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Justin Jules (Fra) Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille
15:41:00
2
Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Pro Team Astana
0:00:07
3
Alexander Schmitt (Ger) Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland
Row 2 - Cell 2
4
Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) MTN Qhubeka
0:00:11
5
Adam Phelan (Aus) Drapac
0:00:12
6
Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) Team Type 1 - Sanofi
0:00:13
7
Julien Antomarchi (Fra) Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille
Row 6 - Cell 2
8
Kazuhiro Mori (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team
0:00:15
9
Xavier Florencio (Spa) Geox-TMC
Row 8 - Cell 2
10
Christian Poos (Lux) Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
0:00:16
11
Adiq Othman (Mas) Drapac
Row 10 - Cell 2
12
Wang Meiyin (Chn) China
Row 11 - Cell 2
13
Stefan Ganser (Ger) Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland
Row 12 - Cell 2
14
Emmanuel Van Ruitenbeek (Ned) Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland
Row 13 - Cell 2
15
David McCann (Irl) Giant Kenda Cycling Team
Row 14 - Cell 2
16
Kamil Zielinski (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice
Row 15 - Cell 2
17
Maurizio Gorato (Ita) Geox-TMC
Row 16 - Cell 2
18
Johannes Fröhlinger (Ger) Skil - Shimano
Row 17 - Cell 2
19
Alexandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Pro Team Astana
Row 18 - Cell 2
20
Jiang Kun (Chn) China
Row 19 - Cell 2
21
Yevgeniy Nepomnyachshiy (Kaz) Pro Team Astana
Row 20 - Cell 2
22
Wei Kei Chang (Tpe) Giant Kenda Cycling Team
Row 21 - Cell 2
23
Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Pro Team Astana
Row 22 - Cell 2
24
Matthias Bertling (Ger) Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland
Row 23 - Cell 2
25
Dariusz Batek (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice
Row 24 - Cell 2
26
Matthieu Sprick (Fra) Skil - Shimano
Row 25 - Cell 2
27
Feng Han (Chn) Skil - Shimano
Row 26 - Cell 2
28
Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Drapac
Row 27 - Cell 2
29
Jai Crawford (Aus) Giant Kenda Cycling Team
Row 28 - Cell 2
30
Alexander Schrangl (Aut) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer
Row 29 - Cell 2
31
Chan Chun Hing (HKg) Hong Kong
Row 30 - Cell 2
32
Gian Paolo Cheula (Ita) Geox-TMC
Row 31 - Cell 2
33
Mateusz Taciak (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice
0:00:21
34
Masakazu Ito (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team
0:00:29
35
Johannes Christoffel Nel (RSA) MTN Qhubeka
Row 34 - Cell 2
36
Thomas Vaubourzeix (Fra) Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille
Row 35 - Cell 2
37
Yohan Cauquil (Fra) Velo-Club La Pomme Marseille
Row 36 - Cell 2
38
Ma Hainjun (Chn) China
0:01:02
39
Tom Veelers (Ned) Skil - Shimano
0:01:10
40
Peter Erdin (Swi) Atlas Personal
0:01:20
41
Muradjan Halmuratov (Uzb) Giant Kenda Cycling Team
Row 40 - Cell 2
42
Ronan Van Zandbeek (Ned) Skil - Shimano
0:01:23
43
Martin Wesemann (RSA) MTN Qhubeka
0:01:58
44
Daniel Westmattelmann (Ger) Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland
0:02:15
45
Yasuharu Nakajima (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team
0:02:19
46
Chan Jae Jang (Kor) Terengganu Cycling Team
0:03:27
47
Danielle Colli (Ita) Geox-TMC
0:03:28
48
Bartlomiej Matysiak (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice
Row 47 - Cell 2
49
Eugen Wacker (Kgz) Giant Kenda Cycling Team
Row 48 - Cell 2
50
Wai Man Chau (HKg) Champion System
Row 49 - Cell 2
51
Adam Semple (Aus) Drapac
Row 50 - Cell 2
52
Frank Dresslerlehnhof (Ger) Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
Row 51 - Cell 2
53
Takeaki Ayabe (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team
0:03:53
54
Dennis Van Niekerk (RSA) MTN Qhubeka
Row 53 - Cell 2
55
Wang Zhen (Chn) 361° Cycling Team
0:04:15
56
Zhang Wenlong (Chn) China
0:04:21
57
Kenny Van Hummel (Ned) Skil - Shimano
0:05:09
58
Ji Xitao (Chn) China
0:05:19
59
Mart Ojavee (Est) Champion System
0:05:21
60
Martijn Verschoor (Ned) Team Type 1 - Sanofi
0:05:22
61
Petr Lechner (Cze) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer
Row 60 - Cell 2
62
Chen Yuanjun (Chn) 361° Cycling Team
Row 61 - Cell 2
63
Dong Xiaoyong (Chn) China
Row 62 - Cell 2
64
Yuen Chi Ho (HKg) Hong Kong
Row 63 - Cell 2
65
Nozomu Kimori (Jpn) Aisan Racing Team
Row 64 - Cell 2
66
Maxim Iglinskiy (Kaz) Pro Team Astana
Row 65 - Cell 2
67
Wang Yin Chih (Tpe) Giant Kenda Cycling Team
Row 66 - Cell 2
68
Simon Pellaud (Swi) Atlas Personal
Row 67 - Cell 2
69
Joseph Robert Rosskopf (USA) Team Type 1 - Sanofi
Row 68 - Cell 2
70
Amirul Fakhruddin Marzuki (Mas) Terengganu Cycling Team
0:05:41
71
Marko Kump (Slo) Geox-TMC
0:05:43
72
Wu Xuanfu (Chn) 361° Cycling Team
0:05:47
73
Jonathan Fumeaux (Swi) Atlas Personal
0:05:50
74
Tyler Steven Magner (USA) Team Type 1 - Sanofi
Row 73 - Cell 2
75
Stuart Shaw (Aus) Drapac
0:06:11
76
Florian Salzinger (Ger) Atlas Personal
0:06:34
77
Tomasz Kiendys (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice
0:07:31
78
Bert De Backer (Bel) Skil - Shimano
0:08:26
79
Deon Locke (Aus) Champion System
0:08:45
80
Wong Kam Po (HKg) Hong Kong
0:09:05
81
Raphael Addy (Swi) Atlas Personal
0:09:15
82
Amir Rusli (Mas) Drapac
Row 81 - Cell 2
83
Zhang Ruisong (Chn) China
Row 82 - Cell 2
84
Chen Zhian (Chn) 361° Cycling Team
0:09:19
85
Dmitri Gruzdev (Kaz) Pro Team Astana
0:09:36
86
James Tennent (RSA) MTN Qhubeka
0:11:28
87
Bradley Potgieter (RSA) MTN Qhubeka
0:11:43
88
David Rösch (Ger) Atlas Personal
0:12:41
89
Benoit Andre (Ger) Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
0:13:45
90
Sergey Renev (Kaz) Pro Team Astana
Row 89 - Cell 2
91
Stanley Namanyana (RSA) MTN Qhubeka
0:15:05
92
Wu Kin San (HKg) Champion System
0:30:19
93
Pawel Charucki (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice
0:30:31
94
Dohyoung Kim (Kor) Terengganu Cycling Team
0:30:43
95
Holger Burkhardt (Ger) Champion System
0:32:15
96
Xue Cheng (Chn) 361° Cycling Team
Row 95 - Cell 2
97
Thomas Palmer (Aus) Drapac
Row 96 - Cell 2
98
Yeung Ying Hon (HKg) Hong Kong
Row 97 - Cell 2
99
Luc Hagenaars (Ned) Team Eddy Merckx - Indeland
0:33:07
100
Rico Rogers (NZl) Giant Kenda Cycling Team
0:34:43
101
Lars Pria (Rom) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer
0:36:08
102
Sylwester Janiszewski (Pol) CCC Polsat Polkowice
Row 101 - Cell 2
103
Daniel Reiter (Aut) ARBÖ Gebrüder Weiss - Oberndorfer
0:40:33
104
Mohd Harrif Salleh (Mas) Terengganu Cycling Team
0:40:34
105
Anuar Manan (Mas) Terengganu Cycling Team
0:40:38
106
Ko Siu Wai (HKg) Hong Kong
Row 105 - Cell 2
107
Vytautas Kaupas (Ltu) Team Differdange - Magic-Sportfood.de
Row 106 - Cell 2
108
Christopher Williams (Aus) Champion System
0:43:49
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