Photo

Cadel Evans of Australia, right, crosses the finish line ahead of Three-time Tour de France winner Alberto Contador of Spain, center, to win the fourth stage of the Tour de France cycling race, Tuesday July 5, 2011. (AP Photo/Laurent …

Regular Photo Size

Top Sports Stories

Turriff in position to repeat

Spencer Turriff entered Thursday’s Division 1 sectional at …

Flucke flies to sectional title

Evenutally, Flucke got into the action and as expected the …

Photos: Division 1 track and field sectional

Photos: Division 1 track sectional

Photos from the Division 1 track and field sectional meet at …

Woodson ready for new title

There has been plenty of talk about whether Charles Woodson is …

Appleton North, Kimberly seeded No. 1 in soccer

Appleton North, Kimberly No. 1 seeds

The WIAA has released the girls soccer brackets for the …

Evans wins stage four, Hushovd leads

Updated: Tuesday, 05 Jul 2011, 11:08 AM CDT
Published : Tuesday, 05 Jul 2011, 11:06 AM CDT

MUR-DE-BRETAGNE, France (AP) - Cadel Evans has won the fourth stage of the Tour de France by a nose after a sprint, with Thor Hushovd retaining the yellow jersey after a rain-doused ride through western Brittany.

Tuesday's 107-mile route from Lorient to Mur-de-Bretagne was mostly flat, but ended with a short, sharp climb favoring those with legs that could muster bursts of speed uphill.