Michael Rogers wins the fourth stage of the Bayern-Rundfahrt 2012
Michael Rogers of Team Sky Procycling bagged yet another victory during the 26.4 kilometre stage 4 of the Bayern-Rundfahrt.
The cyclist rode brilliantly during the event and finished the race in a quickest time of 31 minutes and 15 seconds and overcame the race favourites.
Richie Porte of Team Sky finished 4 seconds behind at the second position while Jerome Coppel of Team Saur-Sojasun achieved the third spot with a total deficit of 16 seconds.
Vladimir Gusev of Team Katusha, Kanstantsin Sivtsov of Team Sky and Tony Gallopin of Team RadioShack-Nissan occupied the fourth, the fifth and the sixth positions in the respective order.
Rogers was delighted after the stage victory and noted that the victory is amongst one of the most important victory of the season.
He told dpa news agency, “Today that was one of the most beautiful courses I have seen in a long time, a bit of climbing, some descending, technical, but not too challenging”.
Rogers is enjoying a terrific season and has already filled his bag with two stages at the German race.
He secured the third overall victory at the Criterium International, fourth overall at the Tour Down Under and occupied the fifth overall position during the Tour de Romandie 2012.
Team Sky Procycling achieved the top position with Team RSH, Team Saur-Sojasun, Team Orica GreenEdge and Team FDJ-Big Mat achieving the next four positions.
The stage victory helped Rogers extending his overall lead after the stage 4 classifications.
Jerome Coppel of Team Saur-Sojasun is further 2 seconds behind at the second spot while Vladimir Gusev of Team Katusha, Richie Porte of Team Sky and Kanstantsin Sivtsov of Team Sky achieving the third, the fourth and the fifth positions in the respective
order.
Tony Gallopin of Team Gallopin, Anthony Delaplace of Team Saur-Sojasun John Degenkolb of Team Argos-Shimano and Christopher Juul Jensen of Team Saxo Bank are the top four riders after the best young rider’s classifications.
Team Sky Procycling, Team RadioShack Nissan, Team Saur Sojasun, Team Orica GreenEdge and Team Big Mat are the top five leading teams after the stage 4 team’s classifications.
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